Competitions
The Skating Club of Boston is unique among the many U.S. Figure Skating clubs for its long tradition of hosting and producing regional, sectional, national and international competitions. These include: two World Championships, a Grand Prix, a Challenger Series event, seven U.S. Championships, and multiple regional and sectional qualifying competitions. Most recently, the Club hosted the 2022 Skate America and the 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships. These large-scale, premier events are not only important to the sport and its many competitive athletes but they also make a tremendous economic impact on the Greater Boston area and bring some of the biggest names in competitive figure skating to thousands of skating fans within the region. The events are also an outstanding opportunity for many Club members, who are passionate about skating, to volunteer and lead many of these events.
2025 U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic
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Boston Open Spring and Compete USA Boston – Winter
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ISU World Figure Skating Championships® 2025
The World is returning to Boston in 2025! Returning to the United States and Boston for the first time since 2016, the ISU World Figure Skating Championships is the world’s most important annual figure-skating competition. The Skating Club of Boston and TD Garden are proud to have been selected by U.S. Figure Skating and the International Skating Union to serve as local hosts for this very prestigious event.
Annual Competitions
Cranberry Open and Cranberry Cup International
The Cranberry Open has an illustrious history of world-class officials and was held for 39 years on Cape Cod as one of the premier figure skating competitions in the country. The competition is permanently moving to Norwood and will be hosted by The Skating Club of Boston. Events will include well balanced, adult, Excel and pairs. The Cranberry Cup is an international competition held in conjunction with the Cranberry Open, for international singles and pairs competitors in junior and senior events. Learn More
Boston Open
The Boston Open is an annual figure-skating competition hosted by The Skating Club of Boston since 1976. As the last large competition in the northeast, the Boston Open is the perfect stop for skaters to perfect their skating programs before U.S. Figure Skating’s Sectional Singles Finals and the U.S. Pairs Finals. The competition is held every fall at The Skating Club of Boston facility and offers on-site physical trainers, local practice ice, on-site parking and café, and ample seating for friends and family. Learn More
Boston Synchronized Skating Classic
Hosted by Team Excel Synchronized Skating and The Skating Club of Boston, the Boston Synchronized Skating Classic is held annually at the Club’s home facility. The Boston Synchronized Skating Classic is conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of U.S. Figure Skating. This competition is open to all synchronized teams comprised of members who are eligible, restricted, reinstated or readmitted persons, as defined by the Eligibility Rules, and currently registered members of a U.S. Figure Skating member club, a collegiate club or an individual member in accordance with the current U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook. Learn More
Club Competition
Each year, the Club conducts its competition for its members. Many of the Club’s finest skaters have participated in the Club Competition throughout its illustrious history. This rich heritage is reflected through the trophies displayed in the Richard T. Button Trophy Room. While this competition is less formal than its official U.S. Figure Skating counterparts, traditional competition rules are employed to offer a unique and fun experience. Learn More
Compete USA Boston
Previously referred to as ‘Basic Skills,’ Compete USA Boston is The Skating Club of Boston’s annual Compete USA competition. Hosted at the Club twice each season, Compete USA competitions incorporate moves from Learn to Skate USA group lessons and offer the perfect setting for beginner skaters to experience the competitive world of skating while encouraging all participants to have fun! All participants receive a medal regardless of the results. Learn More
Past Competitions
2023 National Showcase
National Showcase is a competition filled with inspiration, and skaters who qualify are strongly encouraged to participate. With the use of props, elaborate costumes and theatrical performance, showcase fuses figure skating with artistic creativity. The Club held U.S. Figure Skating’s National Showcase competition at its facility in July 2023.
2023 Nations’ Cup and Adult Gold Cup
Held every other year, the Nations’ Cup and Adult Gold Cup are two of the most prestigious international Theatre On Ice competitions. Teams are selected to participate by their country’s governing body to represent their country on this international stage. The 2023 Nations’ Cup & Adult Gold Cup competitions took place in April at The Skating Club of Boston’s home facility in Norwood, MA.
2023 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships
Hosted in February 2023 by the Club, this U.S. Figure Skating qualifying event welcomed upwards of 150 east-coast-based synchronized skating teams with nearly 2,500 athletes. For grassroots and open teams, the event marked the culmination of their qualifying season, while teams in the juvenile through senior events competed for an opportunity to advance to the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships.
2023 Eastern Sectional Singles and U.S. Dance Final
In November 2022, U.S. Figure Skating held the 2023 U.S. Eastern Single Sectionals and U.S. Dance Final presented by Toyota at The Skating Club of Boston. Based on their competition performance and level, athletes had a chance to either earn advancement to the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships or an invitation to the National High Performance Development Team. Athletes competing at the junior and senior levels were assigned to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Meanwhile, athletes competing at the juvenile, intermediate and novice levels were able to go on to participate in the National High Performance Development Camp.
2022 Skate America
2022 Skate America served as the first stop on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series for the 2022-2023 competitive season. Broadcasted on live television to millions of people around the world from the Club’s Tenley E. Albright Performance Center, this prestigious, senior-level ISU event welcomed international competitors from 14 skating federations. Of particular note, this event marked the first time a quadruple Axel was landed in an ISU Grand Prix competition by Team USA’s Ilia Malinin.
2022 Excel National Festival
The Excel National Festival is made up of two competitions, the Excel Series Final and the Excel Open Competition. The Excel Series Final is an invite-only event for the top skaters from the Excel Series at the plus levels and novice, junior and senior. The Excel Open Competition is a competition open to skaters at the beginner through intermediate levels that competed in at least two Excel Series competitions.
Excel Series Final competitors also participate in the Finalist Camp which includes a number of on and off-ice sessions. The Excel Open Competition skaters have a Festival experience with different off-ice activities including on and off-ice classes, panel discussions and a meet & greet with Team USA skaters. There is also additional programming for coaches and parents scheduled throughout the weekend.
2022 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships and U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic
The Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships welcomed upwards of 150 east-coast-based synchronized skating teams with nearly 2,500 athletes. For grassroots and open teams, the event marked the culmination of their qualifying season, while teams in the juvenile through senior events competed for an opportunity to advance to the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. The U.S. Synchronized Skating International Classic is one of five international competitions included in the ISU Challenger Series for Synchronized Skating, and it drew 12 international teams at the junior and senior levels.
2022 U.S. Championship Series
The U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series presented by Toyota was a series of eight competitions giving athletes the opportunity to compete at up to two competitions in the locations of their choice. Advancement to the 2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships and invitation to the National High Performance Development Team was based on each skater’s highest score earned during the series rather than placement at each competition. The Norwood event featured singles and pairs events from juvenile to senior.
2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and Novice & Junior Challenge Skate
In September 2021, U.S. Figure Skating hosted the 2021 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic at The Skating Club of Boston. The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic is a senior international event, for singles and ice dance competitors selected by their country’s federation. This event was held alongside the U.S. Novice and Junior Challenge Skate, a developmental competition for domestic novice and junior competitors.
ISU World Figure Skating Championships
The Skating Club of Boston hosted the ISU World Championships 2016 at TD Garden in Boston, MA. This was Boston’s first time hosting the World Championships. Numerous events were sold out during the competition, and athletes, ISU officials and fans called it one of the best World Figure Skating Championships ever. The event generated an estimated $40 million in visitor spending for the City of Boston.
U.S. Figure Skating Championships
The Skating Club of Boston has hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships six times over the course of its history, most recently in January 2014, with the 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which served as the Olympic qualifying event for Sochi 2014.
ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships
The Club partnered with U.S. Figure Skating in 2012 to serve as the local operations committee for the 2013 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships and plans to bid for future World Synchronized Skating Championships.
U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
The Skating Club of Boston hosted its first U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in January 2012 at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA.
