Figure Skating, held to determine the national champions of the United States.
Teams who qualify at a Sectional Championship competition compete in eight levels: juvenile, intermediate, novice, junior, senior, collegiate, adult and masters.
The top two senior teams then go on to compete at the World Synchronized Skating Championships, while at the Junior level the teams competing at the World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships is predetermined by a Junior World Qualifier competition.
[2] In 2000, the name of the competition was changed to U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships.
Skaters must be at least 15 years old and have passed the junior moves in the field test.
Skaters must be enrolled in a college or degree program as full-time students and have passed the juvenile moves in the field test.