The U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships shall consist of the following events (See Rule 1440):
A. Events which require qualification from sectionals: Championship intermediatenovice free skate, championship junior-senior free skate, championship adult gold free skate, championship adult dance, championship adult pairs.
B. Events which do not require qualification from
sectionals: Masters senior free skate, masters junior free skate,
masters novice free skate, masters intermediate free skate, adult
gold free skate, adult silver free skate, adult bronze free skate,
masters pairs, adult gold pairs, adult silver pairs, adult bronze
pairs, open masters dance, adult gold dance, adult pre-gold dance,
adult silver dance, adult pre-silver dance, adult bronze dance, adult
prebronze dance, adult centennial dance, adult solo gold dance, adult
solo silver dance, adult solo bronze dance, masters artistic/dramatic
interpretive free skate, masters light entertainment/comedy interpretive
free skate, adult artistic/dramatic interpretive free skate, and adult
light entertainment/comedy interpretive free skate.
A full description of all events and requirements can be found at:
www.usfigureskating.org/Programs.asp?id=112 .
RECENT CHANGES TO EVENTS:
Solo dance: Will be included in three categories: gold, silver and
bronze. Compulsory dances selected are posted at www.usfigureskating.org/Programs.asp?id=112.
Championship masters is divided into two categories: intermediate-novice
and juniorsenior. Adult championship dance, adult gold dance, adult
pre-gold dance and masters open dance: Free dance has replaced original
dance as the final round.
Interpretive: Prop Rules/Violations
1) A prop may touch or graze the ice as long as it remains in the
skater's hand and/or attached to the skater’s costume/person,
and is not dropped or out of the skater's control.
2) There will be a .1 deduction from the second mark for each time
a prop is dropped on the ice (out of the skater's control); if the
prop is not retrieved and back in the skater's control within 10 seconds,
the prop will be considered intentionally set down and the skater
will be disqualified.
3) Skaters who intentionally place a prop on the ice, boards or judges
stand, who throw a prop into the audience or over the boards, or whose
prop harms the ice will be disqualified.
4) Skaters who use illegal special effects (e.g., water, fire, pyrotechnics,
dry ice, loud noises) or costumes (e.g., feathers, boas, excessive
beading) that are deemed unsafe by the referee will be disqualified.
5) Skaters who perform illegal elements (for example: Axels and/or
double jumps) will be disqualified.