The United States Figure Skating Association

(USFSA) is the National Governing Body for the

sport of figure skating in the United States.

It is a member of the International Skating

Union (I.S.U.), the International Federation

for the sport of figure skating and is a member

organization of the United States Olympic

Committee (USOC).

The USFSA's charter member clubs numbered seven

in 1921 when the USFSA was formed and became a

member of the I.S.U. Today, 75 years later, the

association's 450 member clubs cover the

country from coast-to-coast and from

border-to-border, with USFSA total membership

surpassing 127,000.

The United States Postal Service/USFSA Skate

With U.S. basic skills program was designed to

bring figure skating, one of the most enjoyable

year-round sports, to the largest possible

number of people. The Skate With U.S. program

provides for the first tentative steps that

skaters take and leads naturally into the

official USFSA testing structure. The Skate

With U.S. program has enrolled more than

350,000 people since it began in 1985 and has

attracted figure skaters between the ages of 1

and 94.

Competitions at every level are a principal

incentive for figure skaters to train, develop

and improve their proficiency. By ascending the

competition ladder, competitors qualify to

compete at international figure skating events,

including the Olympic Winter Games and the

World Figure Skating Championships.

U.S. figure skaters have won more Olympic

medals (38) than any other country in history.

Additionally, the U.S. has won at least one

medal in 13 consecutive Olympic Winter Games.

Figure skaters representing the United States

have won 153 World Championship medals and 45

World titles, again more than any other

country.

The U.S. Figure Skating Association sanctions

more than 1,250 figure skating events,

performances and competitions each year.

Precision Team Skating has been an emerging

discipline within the U.S. and international

skating communities throughout the past decade.

In the United States alone, precision skating

has attracted thousands of skaters, and USFSA's

membership records reflect it is the

fastest-growing of the five disciplines as more

than 300 teams are registered with the USFSA.

Adult figure skating has shown tremendous

growth in the past several years. The USFSA

sanctioned the third U.S. Adult Championships

in 1997 and almost 900 entrants competed.

Skating magazine, the official publication of

the USFSA, is a great source of information for

all figure skating enthusiasts. It is published

10 times per year and is a four-color,

newsstand-quality publication available to all

USFSA members and subscribers. Skating magazine

features results and reports on national and

international competitions, athlete interviews

and profiles, upcoming events and many more

exciting and informative articles.

Skating magazine subscriptions are handled

through the USFSA's national headquarters,

which are located in Colorado Springs, Colo.,

and house the World Figure Skating Museum and

Hall of Fame. The national office is staffed

with more than 30 professionals who are charged

with managing the membership and basic skills

programs, competitions and events, public

relations and marketing, sponsorship and

fundraising, and athlete programs and services.

For more information on the USFSA, Skating

magazine or any of the USFSA's programs, please

write to:

United States Figure Skating Association

20 First Street

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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