2012 United States Figure Skating Championships
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The 2012 United States Figure Skating Championships
will be a figure skating
national championship
during the 2011–2012 season
. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles
, pair skating
and ice dancing
on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The competition is part of the selection process for several international events, including the 2012 World Championships
.
The event will be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California
from January 22–29, 2012.
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
will be a figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
national championship
Figure skating competition
-International:* International competitions sanctioned by the International Skating Union. These competitions are held using ISU rules; skaters are entered by their respective national skating federations....
during the 2011–2012 season
2011–2012 figure skating season
The 2011–2012 figure skating season begins on July 1, 2011, and ends on June 30, 2012. During this season, elite skaters will compete on the ISU Championship level at the 2012 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships...
. Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles
Single skating
Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...
, pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
and ice dancing
Ice dancing
Ice dancing is a form of figure skating which draws from the world of ballroom dancing. It was first competed at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, but did not become a Winter Olympic Games medal sport until 1976....
on the senior, junior, and novice levels. The competition is part of the selection process for several international events, including the 2012 World Championships
2012 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the World Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing...
.
The event will be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
from January 22–29, 2012.