Figure Skating Championships are held annually to crown the national champions of the United States.

The top four finishers in each regional advance to one of three sectional competitions (Eastern, Midwestern, and Pacific Coast).

The terms "novice", "junior", and "senior" refer to the level of skating, not the age of the competitors.

Note that the qualifying rules for the U.S. Championships have varied greatly over the history of the event.

The regional qualifying event structure was not uniformly put in place until the 1966–67 season.

[4] Qualification for the senior national championship was through a separate set of rules, essentially based on results from the previous season.

During the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, the traditional qualification system was replaced with The Championship Series due to the impact of COVID-19.

All senior ice dance teams who registered for the in-person qualifying season advanced to the 2021 U.S.

Competitions in compulsory figures were held for the last time at the 1999 U.S. Championships in Salt Lake City.