The Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. It is one of three sectional competitions, alongside the Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships and Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships.
Skaters compete in five levels: Senior, Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile. Medals are given out in four colors: gold (first), silver (second), bronze (third), and pewter (fourth). Stand-alone sectional competitions are held for men's singles and women's singles, but as of the 2022-23 season, not for ice dance or pairs. Per 2022 Governing Council approval, the pathway for advancement in the two partnered disciplines has changed to: National Qualifying Series directly to U.S. Ice Dance Final and U.S. Pairs Final (both for entries from all sections), and then to U.S. Figure Skating Championships. [1] [2]
Modifications began in the 2019-20 season to the conventional structure that skaters who place in the top four at sectionals advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships. As of the 2019-20 season, the top two Novice skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles advance to Junior-level competition at U.S. Figure Skating Championships [3] [4] -- which no longer hold singles competition at the level of Novice, Intermediate, or Juvenile. Starting with the 2022-23 season, only the top two Senior skaters per sectional in men's singles and in women's singles have been guaranteed to advance to U.S. Figure Skating Championships; next-best sectional scores nationwide (across all sections, in other words) have become necessary for other Senior competitors to advance. [5] [6]
For ice dance and pairs, U.S. Figure Skating Championships discontinued Novice, Intermediate and Juvenile competition starting in the 2019-20 season, [3] [7] but brought back Novice ice dance and Novice pairs for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. [8] [9]
Starting in the 2019-20 season, top Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile skaters from Sectional Singles Finals (as they now are named), U.S. Ice Dance Final, and U.S. Pairs Final qualify for National High Performance Development Team camp. [10]
Season | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter | Details |
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2011 | Ann Arbor, MI | Steven Evans | TJ Yang | Timothy Koleto | Ryan Hartley | [52] |
2012 | Fort Collins, CO | Timothy Koleto | Troy Tomasello | Lukas Kaugars | Ryan Hartley | [53] |
2013 | Cleveland, OH | Jordan Moeller | Troy Tomasello | Brian Krentz | Lukas Kaugars | [54] |
2014 | East Lansing, MI | Jordan Moeller | Nicholas Vrdoljak | Chase Belmontes | Daniel Kulenkamp | [55] |
2015 | Geneva, IL | Alexei Krasnozhon | Chase Belmontes | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Anthony Boucher | [56] |
2016 | Strongsville, OH | Alexei Krasnozhon | Tomoki Hiwatashi | Chase Belmontes | Anthony Boucher | [57] |
2017 | Colorado Springs, CO | Camden Pulkinen | Kevin Li | Derek Wagner | Sasha Lunin | [58] |
2018 | Bloomington, MN | Alex Wellman | Sasha Lunin | Luke Ferrante | Justin Wichmann | [59] |
2019 | Fort Wayne, IN | Chase Finster | David Shapiro | Alex Wellman | Luke Ferrante | [60] |
2020 | Allen, TX | David Shapiro | Matthew Nielsen | Chase Finster | Daniel Turchin | [61] |
2021- 2022 | No competition held | [62] [63] [64] | ||||
2023 | East Lansing, MI | Beck Strommer | Nhat-Viet Nguyen | Taira Shinohara | Alexander Liu | [65] |
2024 | Bloomington, MN | Taira Shinohara | Beck Strommer | Antonio Monaco | Lorenzo Elano | [66] |
2025 | Plano, TX | Kornzeo Elano | Isaac Fulton | Thomas Chen | Alex Tankovic | [67] |
Season | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter | Details |
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2011 | Ann Arbor, MI | Lauren Dinh | McKinzie Daniels | Nina Jiang | Ashley Cain | [52] |
2012 | Fort Collins, CO | Gracie Gold | Barbie Long | Mariah Bell | Hannah Miller | [53] |
2013 | Cleveland, OH | Barbie Long | Mariah Bell | Amber Glenn | Katia Shpilband | [54] |
2014 | East Lansing, MI | Amber Glenn | Bradie Tennell | Elena Taylor | Ashley Shin | [55] |
2015 | Geneva, IL | Vivian Le | Bradie Tennell | Elena Taylor | Paige Rydberg | [56] |
2016 | Strongsville, OH | Vivian Le | Emily Chan | Paige Rydberg | Shannon Porter | [57] |
2017 | Colorado Springs, CO | Ashley Lin | Ashley Kim | Shannon Porter | Maxine Bautista | [58] |
2018 | Bloomington, MN | Hanna Harrell | Jenna Shi | Pooja Kalyan | Angelina Huang | [59] |
2019 | Fort Wayne, IN | Wren Warne-Jacobsen | Stephanie Ciarochi | Akane Eguchi | Alyssa Rich | [60] |
2020 | Allen, TX | Calista Choi | Isabella Inthisone | Maryn Pierce | Jessica Lin | [61] |
2021- 2022 | No competition held | [62] [63] [64] | ||||
2023 | East Lansing, MI | Adele Zheng | Logan Higase-Chen | Lilah Gibson | Phoebe Stubblefield | [65] |
2024 | Bloomington, MN | Logan Higase-Chen | Jessica Jurka | Alina Bonillo | Jiaying Ellyse Johnson | [66] |
2025 | Plano, TX | Emilia Nemirovsky | Jessica Jurka | Jiaying Ellyse Johnson | Ella Cui | [67] |
Season | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter | Details |
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2011 | Ann Arbor, MI | Andrea Poapst / Chris Knierim | Cassie Andrews / Timothy LeDuc | Olivia Oltmanns / Joshua Santillan | Vladyslava Rybka / Matthew Blackmer | [52] |
2012 | Fort Collins, CO | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | Olivia Oltmanns / Joshua Santillan | Brianna de la Mora / Taylor Wilson | No other competitors | [53] |
2013 | Cleveland, OH | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | Brianna de la Mora / Taylor Wilson | No other competitors | [54] | |
2014 | East Lansing, MI | Madeline Aaron / Max Settlage | Aya Takai / Brian Johnson | Kaitlin Budd / Nikita Cheban | Brianna de la Mora / Taylor Wilson | [55] |
2015 | Geneva, IL | Caitlin Fields / Ernie Utah Stevens | Olivia Allan / Austin Hale | Lindsay Weinstein / Jacob Simon | Kailey Matkin / Justin Highgate-Brutman | [56] |
2016 | Strongsville, OH | Lindsay Weinstein / Jacob Simon | Meiryla Findley / Austin Hale | Jacquelyn Green / Rique Newby-Estrella | Madeleine Gallagher / Justin Highgate-Brutman | [57] |
2017 | Colorado Springs, CO | Nica Digerness / Danny Neudecker | Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow | Lindsay Weinstein / Jacob Simon | Hannah Klopstock / Daniel Arsenault | [58] |
2018 | Bloomington, MN | Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov | Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow | Evelyn Grace Hanns / Kristofer Ogren | Eliana Secunda / Blake Eisenach | [59] |
2019 | Fort Wayne, IN | Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow | Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy | Isabelle Martins / Ryan Bedard | Evelyn Grace Hanns / Kristofer Ogren | [60] |
2020 [a] | Allen, TX | Kate Finster / Balazs Nagy | Winter Deardorff / Mikhail Johnson | Anastasiia Smirnova / Danil Siianytsia | Isabelle Martins / Ryan Bedard | [68] |
2021- 2022 | No competition held | [62] [63] [64] | ||||
2023 [a] | East Lansing, MI | Ellie Korytek / Timmy Chapman | Naomi Williams / Lachlan Lewer | Lilianna Murray / Jordan Gillette | Olivia Flores / Luke Wang | [65] |
2024- 2025 | No competition held | [66] [67] |
Season | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Pewter | Details |
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2011 | Ann Arbor, MI | Anastasia Olson / Jordan Cowan | Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton | Heather Buckner / Nicholas Taylor | Carina Glastris / Kevin Allison | [52] |
2012 | Fort Collins, CO | Amanda Bertsch / Sam Kaplun | Kaitlin Hawayek / Michael Bramante | Jessica Mancini / Tyler Brooks | Jenna Dzierzanowski / Vinny Dispenza | [53] |
2013 | Cleveland, OH | Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker | Holly Moore / Daniel Klaber | Hannah Rosinski / Jacob Jaffe | Mackenzie Reid / Christian Erwin | [54] |
2014 | East Lansing, MI | Holly Moore / Daniel Klaber | Tory Patsis / Joseph Johnson | Olivia Di Iorio / Alex Benoit | Kelsey Barnes / Douglas Stevenson | [55] |
2015 | Geneva, IL | Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit | Holly Moore / Daniel Klaber | Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson | Danielle Thomas / Alexander Martin | [56] |
2016 | Strongsville, OH | Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit | Katherine Grosul / Cameron Colucci | Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville | Aya Takai / Alexander Martin | [57] |
2017 | Colorado Springs, CO | Diana Avaz / Val Katsman | Lydia Erdman / Alexey Shchepetov | Cassidy Klopstock / Jacob Schedl | Heidi Washburn / Ilya Yukhimuk | [58] |
2018 | Bloomington, MN | Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik | Isabella Amoia / Luca Becker | Sophia Elder / Christopher Elder | Katarina DelCamp / Maxwell Gart | [59] |
2019 | Fort Wayne, IN | Eliana Gropman / Ian Somerville | Ella Ales / Daniel Tsarik | Sophia Elder / Christopher Elder | Katarina DelCamp / Maxwell Gart | [60] |
2020- 2023 | No competition held | [62] [63] [64] | ||||
2024 [a] | Bloomington, MN | Jenna Hauer / Benjamin Starr | Elliana Peal / Ethan Peal | Caroline Mullen / Brendan Mullen | Olivia Ilin / Dylan Cain | [66] |
2025 [a] | Plano, TX | Hana Maria Aboian / Daniil Veselukhin | Caroline Mullen / Brendan Mullen | Olivia Ilin / Dylan Cain | Annelise Stapert / Maxim Korotcov | [67] |
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