U.S. Figure Skating Skate Forever Young Award Program Forever Young v2.0 LMF 111517.pdf · LMF 2.0...
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LMF 2.0 11/15/17 U.S. Figure Skating Skate Forever Young Award Program Version 2.0 November 2017 Drafted by: Terryl Lee Allen, Vice Chair for Community Support and Development – Adult Skating Committee Lori Fussell, Chair – Adult Skating Committee Lisa Insley, Chair – Synchronized Skating Committee Karissa Woienski, Figure Skating Programs Manager - U.S. Figure Skating Edited by: Julie Gidlow, Adult Skating Committee Award Design by: Stasia Buffenbarger
Transcript of U.S. Figure Skating Skate Forever Young Award Program Forever Young v2.0 LMF 111517.pdf · LMF 2.0...
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U.S.FigureSkatingSkateForeverYoungAwardProgram
Version2.0
November2017
Draftedby:TerrylLeeAllen,ViceChairforCommunitySupportandDevelopment–AdultSkatingCommittee
LoriFussell,Chair–AdultSkatingCommitteeLisaInsley,Chair–SynchronizedSkatingCommittee
KarissaWoienski,FigureSkatingProgramsManager-U.S.FigureSkating
Editedby:JulieGidlow,AdultSkatingCommittee
AwardDesignby:StasiaBuffenbarger
LMF2.011/15/17
INTRODUCTION/RATIONALEU.S.FigureSkatingSkateForeverYoungAwardsaremedal-likeawardsgiventocompetitorsattheU.S.AdultChampionshipsandtheU.S.SynchronizedSkatingChampionshipswhoare71yearsofageandolder.Thepurposeoftheawardistoencourageandhonoradultfigureskaterswhohavethepassionandcouragetoskatecompetitivelyatagesthatarerarelyseenincompetitivesports,letalonetheU.S.AdultChampionshipsandtheU.S.SynchronizedSkatingChampionships.TheoldestageclassattheU.S.AdultChampionshipsisclassV,whichincludesallcompetitorswhoare66yearsofageandolder.TheU.S.AdultChampionshipsisoneofahandfulofcompetitionsintheworldthatisabletooffereventsfortheseolderskaters.Giventherealityofagingbodies,classVskatersarenotcompetitiveunlesstheyareskatingagainsttheirpeers.Andeventhen,olderclassVskatersareatadisadvantagewhenjudgedagainstyoungerclassVskaters.ThisprogramrecognizestheolderskatersinclassV(71yearsofageandolder),basedontheirageandparticipationattheU.S.AdultChampionships.AdultteamsattheU.S.SynchronizedSkatingChampionshipscompriseathletes21andolder(upto4teammembersmaybe18-20yearsold).MastersteamsattheU.S.SynchronizedSkatingChampionshipscompriseathletes25andolder,withthemajoritybeing30orolder.Itisatrueachievementforsomeone71oroldertocompeteonanadultormastersteamattheU.S.SynchronizedSkatingChampionships.U.S.FigureSkating’sAdultSkatingProgramdefinestheultimatesuccessincompetitiveadultfigureskatingasbeingphysicallyabletoskatecompetitivelyforalifetime,andwouldliketoofferincentivestocompetitiveadultfigureskaterstocontinuetocompeteatthemostadvancedages.Beingacompetitorat71yearsofageandolderisanaccomplishmentworthyofrecognitionbeyondjustfinalplacements.Theseskatersinspireallofus.Theyarelivingexamplesofwhatalifelongloveoffigureskatingcanbe!
AWARDDESCRIPTIONU.S.FigureSkatingSkateForeverYoungAwardsaremedal-likeawardsgiventoallcompetitorswhoare71andolderfortheirparticipationattheU.S.AdultChampionshipsandtheU.S.SynchronizedSkatingChampionships.Threelevelsofawardsareavailable,basedsolelyonageasofthecloseofentries.CompetitorsattheU.S.AdultChampionshipsandtheU.S.SynchronizedSkatingChampionshipswillreceiveoneSkateForeverYoungAward,pereventskated,asindicatedbelow:
• 71yearsto75yearsofage BronzeSkateForeverYoungAward• 76yearsto80yearsofage SilverSkateForeverYoungAward• 81yearsandolder GoldSkateForeverYoungAward
SkateForeverYoungAwardswillbepresentedatthemedalceremonyfortheeventinwhichtherecipientskated.
