2013 U.S. Regional Championships schedule/roster info (in progress)

Last updated: Sept. 30 (SA groups added, UGL schedule added, NA starting orders posted)

NOTE: Please go to the Home page of this blog for NWP and NA/EGL Regional competition updates (NE/UGL/SWP and SA/SW/CP to come).

Northwest Pacific (NWP), Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2012, in Eugene, Oregon
Host club’s event site
Roster (PDF)
Bye to Pacific Coast Sectional: Keegan Messing (Nebelhorn Trophy).
There are no Senior, Junior or Novice Men’s events due to 4 or fewer registered.
Official Starting Orders are up (competition starts Saturday 9/29)

North Atlantic (NA), Oct. 5-9, in Hackensack, New Jersey
Host club’s event site (all starting orders posted on 9/30)
Juvenile/Intermediate/Novice Ladies Groups as of 9/18 (PDF)
There is no Senior Men’s event due to 4 or fewer registered.
Bye to Eastern Sectional: Samantha Cesario in Sr. and Jay Yostanto in Jr. (JGP Germany).
Johnny Weir has a bye though NA due to Finlandia Trophy and his 2 GP assignments give him bye through Easterns to Nationals.

Eastern Great Lakes (EGL), Oct. 5-9, 2012, in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Host club’s event site
Schedule/Groups on sk8stuff.com
A Senior Men’s exhibition is scheduled for W. Brewster.
Bye to Midwestern Sectional: Hannah Miller (JGP Croatia)

New England (NE), Oct. 12-16, in Warwick, Rhode Island
Host club’s event site
Roster/Groups (PDF)
Bye to Eastern Sectional: Stephen Carriere (won Easterns last year), Harrison Choate (JGP Croatia);
Yasmin Siraj won Easterns last year but has elected to compete – top 5 Sr. ladies will advance to Easterns (rule 2472).

Upper Great Lakes (UGL), Oct. 12-16, in Hobart, Wisconsin
Host club’s event site (schedule posted 9/30)
Juvenile/Intermediate/Novice Ladies Groups as of 9/27 (PDF)
There is no Senior Men’s event due to 4 or fewer registered.
Gracie Gold has a bye through UGL and Mids due to her 2 GP assignments.

Southwest Pacific (SWP), Oct. 12-16, in Peoria, Arizona
Host club’s event site
Roster/Groups as of 9/17 (PDF)
No. of Skaters advancing to Sectionals chart (as of 9/26)
Bye to Pacific Coast Sectional: Leah Keiser (won Pacifics last year) and Courtney Hicks (due to her 2 JGP assignments) in Sr.; Shotaro Omori in Jr. Men (JGP Germany).
Mirai Nagasu and Richard Dornbush have byes through SWP due to Finlandia Trophy and their respective GP assignments gives them both a bye through Pacifics to Nationals.

South Atlantic (SA), Oct. 19-23, in Wake Forest, North Carolina
Host club’s event site (competition schedule with group numbers added on 9/19)
Juvenile/Intermediate/Novice/Junior Ladies Qualifying Groups (PDF)
There is no Senior Men’s event due to 4 or fewer registered.

Southwestern (SW), Oct. 19-23, in Centennial, Colorado
Host club’s event site
Roster/Groups (Juvenile Girls/Intermediate Ladies added)
There is no Senior Men’s event due to 4 or fewer registered.
Bye to Midwestern Sectional: Rachael Flatt (Skate America), Max Aaron and Nina Jiang (both won Mids last year).

Central Pacific (CP), Oct. 19-23, in Murray, Utah
Host club’s event site (schedule posted on 9/28)
There are no Senior or Novice Men’s events due to 4 or fewer registered.
Bye to Pacific Coast Sectional: Nathan Chen in Jr. (as defending national champ); Angela Wang in Sr. (due to her 2nd JGP assignment in Croatia – to be confirmed)

From the current USFS Rulebook online (page 163):
Rule 2472 Senior, junior, novice, intermediate and juvenile singles skaters:
A. Senior, junior, novice, intermediate and juvenile singles skaters qualify
for sectional championships by:
1. Placing in the top four at a regional championship;
2. Receiving an international bye (per rule 2473);
3. Having four or fewer entries in their event at a regional championship;