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Thirty-Third Annual Cherry Blossom Invitational Competition
Sanctioned by the UNITED STATES FIGURE SKATING ASSOCIATION
Friday, April 15 Through Sunday, April 17, 2011
Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2017 Belleview Blvd., Alexandria, Virginia
Eligibility and Rules
This competition is open to all qualified eligible skaters who are members in good standing of a Member Club of US Figure Skating, Individual Members of USFS, or Basic Skills members. It will be governed by the rules of US Figure Skating as specified in the 2011 Rule Book and the 2010-11 Basic Skills Competition Manual. The International Judging System (IJS) will be used for all Singles, Pairs, and Dance events Juvenile and higher, and for the Championship, Masters, and Gold levels of Adult Singles, Pairs and Dance. (Note exception on page 4 of the application for Senior/Junior Compulsory Dance). Junior and Senior events will NOT be subdivided. The "6.0" judging system will be used for all other events. Accordingly, all IJS Singles, Pairs, Original Dance, and Free Dance competitors are required to submit a Planned Program Content form for all programs entered via the USFS Website Online Event Registration (See page 13 of the application for instructions). Short program and free skating program events in Senior, Junior, Novice and Intermediate Singles and Senior, Junior, Novice, and Intermediate Pairs are separate events. Where events parallel US Figure Skating qualifying competitions, in addition to the competitor's current free skating, pair or dance test level, he or she may also compete in events one level higher. Eligibility requirements and the entry form for National Solo Dance Series participants are provided on pages 14 - 17 of the application. If entries in an event are insufficient, entrants will be notified.
Entries
Entries, except for Solo Dance, must be submitted on the Official Entry Form (Pages 11 and 12 of the application). The Solo Dance Entry Form is on Page 17. All entries must be postmarked no later than Midnight Friday, March 11, 2011. Payment of fees must be sent with the Entry Form.
Click on this link to download the competition application:
CRC Cherry Blossom Competition Application
Click on the link below to download the competition schedule:
Cherry Blossom Competition Schedule
Competition email contact: Dorothy Dodson
The competition application is a pdf file that will open on any computer that has Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you do not already have this program, click the image below to download it for free:
Last Updated: 4/10/2011