The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is a 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". Medals are currently awarded in four disciplines: men's (boys') singles, ladies' (girls') singles, pair skating, and ice dancing in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth) on two levels, senior and junior. Medals were previously given at the novice, intermediate, and juvenile levels. The event is also used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Championships, World Junior Championships, Four Continents Championships, and Winter Olympics, however, U.S. Figure Skating reserves the right to consider other results.
The 2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships took place from January 15 to 21 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The event is an annual figure skating competition held by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The top finishers are named to Canadian teams, which competes at the 2007 World Championships, the 2007 Four Continents Championships, and the 2007 World Junior Championships.
The 2008 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 7 and 9, 2007 in Rauma. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of senior and junior. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2008 European Championships. Following the event, the Europeans team was named as: Minkkinen for the men and Korpi, Lepistö, and Vähämaa for the ladies.
The 2007 Nordic Figure Skating Championships was held from February 8th through 11th, 2007 at the Helsinki Ice Hall in Helsinki, Finland. The competition was open to elite figure skaters from Nordic countries. Skaters competed in two disciplines, men's singles and ladies' singles, across three levels: senior (Olympic-level), junior, and novice.
The 2009 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 19 and 21, 2008 at the Helsingin jäähalli in Helsinki. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2009 World Championships, the 2009 European Championships, and the 2009 World Junior Championships.
The 2010 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 18 and 20, 2009 at the Synergia-arena in Jyväskylä. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2010 World Championships, the 2010 European Championships, and the 2010 World Junior Championships.
The 2010 Nordic Figure Skating Championships was held between February 4 and 7, 2010 at the Askerhallen in Asker, Norway. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and novice levels.
The 2006 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 10 and 12, 2005 in Tampere. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of jsenior and junior. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2006 European Championships.
The 2005 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 18 and 19, 2004 in Hämeenlinna. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2005 European Championships.
The 2004 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between January 3 and 4, 2004 in Vantaa. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of senior and junior. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2004 European Championships.
The 2003 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between January 10 and 12, 2003 in Turku. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of senior and junior. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2003 European Championships.
The 2002 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 15 and 16, 2001 in Helsinki. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of senior and junior. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 2002 European Championships.
The 1999 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 11 and 13, 1998 in Joensuu. Skaters competed at the senior and junior levels in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not all disciplines are included in the program every year due to the lack of competitors. Skaters compete across the levels of senior and junior. The event was used to help determine the Finnish team to the 1999 European Championships.
The 2011 Nordic Figure Skating Championships were held from February 10 to 13, 2011 at the Rødovre Skøjte Arena in Rødovre, Denmark. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior, junior, and novice levels.
The 2011 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 17 and 19, 2010 in Kupittaa of Turku. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2011 World Championships, the 2011 European Championships, and the 2011 World Junior Championships.
The 2012 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 16 and 18, 2011 at the Tampereen Jäähalli in Tampere. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2012 World Championships, 2012 European Championships, and 2012 World Junior Championships.
The 2013 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 14 and 16, 2012 in Joensuu. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2013 World Championships, 2013 European Championships, and 2013 World Junior Championships.
The 2014 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 13 and 15, 2013 at the Barona Areena in Espoo. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2014 Winter Olympics, 2014 World Championships, 2014 European Championships, and 2014 World Junior Championships.
The 2015 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 19 and 21, 2014 at the Trio Areena in Vantaa. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2015 World Championships, 2015 European Championships, and 2015 World Junior Championships.
The 2016 Finnish Figure Skating Championships took place between December 18 and December 20, 2015 in Mikkeli. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels. The results of the national championships were one of the criteria used to choose the Finnish teams to the 2016 World Championships, 2016 European Championships, and 2016 World Junior Championships.