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SCHEDULE

• Competition & OPI Schedule
• Unofficial Practice Ice Schedule - if you would like to purchase any available slots on the UPI schedule, email 2025mwsynchro@skatekalamazoo.org.

VOLUNTEER

• Click here to sign up as a volunteer. 

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

• Team Photo and Pre-Order Form
• Purchase Program Ad Form
• Deadline Jan. 8: Roster Substitution Requests (Form Here)
• Skater Party - RSVP by Jan. 20
• Boxed Lunches - Order by Jan. 27

VENUE AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

Venue Information

Wings Event Center
3600 Vanrick Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
Facility Website

Housing Information

The Greater Kalamazoo Skating Association has partnered with Event Connect to provide housing for the 2025 Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships. Teams are required to book housing through the Event Connect portal. Team leadership is required to review the Hotel Process and Policy document linked below prior to booking housing. Any team found to have booked outside of the housing block will be assessed a $1,000 penalty per team to be paid prior to checking in to the competition. 

• Hotel Process and Policy Document
• Event Connect Booking Portal (now open for bookings)

REGISTRATION

Click here for the 2025 Qualifying Season Announcement. 

Registration Open: Aug. 15, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET

All teams are required to review the qualifying season announcement prior to completing registration for the competition. Registration is only available online via EMS and must be completed prior to the October 1 deadline. No late registrations will be accepted.

A minimum roster with skaters that meet all requirements for the season must be provided at the time of registration, however teams have until Dec. 1 to make changes in EMS to their competition roster. After Dec. 1, teams may only request substitutions to their competition roster. Substitution requests must be submitted via the form which will be posted here on Dec. 2 and are subject to review by the competitions committee. 

CONTACTS

Local Organizing Committee (LOC) - 2025mwsynchro@skatekalamazoo.org 
EMS - memberservices@usfigureskating.org

SCHEDULE

• Competition Schedule
• Official Practice Ice Schedule
• Unofficial Practice Ice Schedule

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

• Jan. 8: Roster Substitution Requests (Form Here)
• KRPhotogs Photography will be providing event photos. Click here to pre-purchase your team download now and save!

TICKETS

The GIANT Center Box Office will not be open during the competition. All tickets must be purchased online via Ticketmaster in advance and a mobile ticket will be provided after checkout. All tickets are general admission and are available as single day tickets for $20 on Wednesday and $40 Thursday - Saturday. Discounts are available for children 12 and under.

Parking can be pre-purchased online at a discounted rate of $10; price increases to $20 on-site.Team buses are required to purchase parking per-day. All tickets are subject to additional taxes and fees. 

• Wednesday (event | parking)
• Thursday (event | parking)
• Friday (event | parking) 
• Saturday (event | parking) 

PRACTICE ICE

Practice ice is now available online via EMS. All teams are required to submit the Mandatory Team Form which includes the submission of practice ice scheduling preferences. 

OPI: $120/segment
UPI: $120/10-minute segment

Deadline: Nov. 22, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Mandatory Team Form

VENUE AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

Giant Center

Address: 550 Hersheypark Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
Facility Website

Parking: $10/day in advance for all cars and buses; $20/day on-site (see Tickets section to purchase)

The Giant Center is a cashless venue, all major credit cards are accepted. 

Bag Policy: 5" x 8" x 1" or smaller bags will be permitted through spectator entry. Skating bags or any larger bags will only be permitted, with credential, through the skater entry. 

Housing Information

Hershey Figure Skating Club has teamed up with HBC Event Services to provide housing for this event. These special arrangements and discounted rates are only available via this booking process. Teams found to book housing outside of the process outlined below will be assessed a penalty. 

• Housing Process and Policy for 2025 Eastern Synchro Sectionals
• List of Available Hotel Properties
• Hotel Booking Link

REGISTRATION

Click here for the 2025 Qualifying Season Announcement. 

Registration Open: Aug. 15, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET

All teams are required to review the qualifying season announcement prior to completing registration for the competition. Registration is only available online via EMS and must be completed prior to the October 1 deadline. No late registrations will be accepted.

A minimum roster with skaters that meet all requirements for the season must be provided at the time of registration, however teams have until Dec. 1 to make changes in EMS to their competition roster. After Dec. 1, teams may only request substitutions to their competition roster. Substitution requests must be submitted via the form which will be posted here on Dec. 2 and are subject to review by the competitions committee. 

VOLUNTEERING

Volunteers are needed to help make this event a success! If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up here. Once signed up, you will receive an email from US Figure Skating to select the jobs and shifts you are willing to volunteer. Shift selection will end on January 10th, 2025.

All volunteers will be provided with a complimentary event t-shirt to be worn during all volunteer shifts. Volunteers who register for two or more shifts by January 10th will be offered a complimentary ticket for any day of the competition (to be used for self or others).

VENDORS

If you are interested in being a vendor at this event, please complete the form linked below. 

Vendor Interest Form

SCHEDULE

• Competition and Official Practice Ice Schedule
• Unofficial Practice Ice

VOLUNTEER

If you are intersted in volunteering, click here. 

PARTICIPANT INFORMATION

• Jan. 8: Roster Substitution Requests (Form Here)

VENUE AND TRAVEL INFORMATION

Venue Information

Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena
888 Ridge Valley, Irvine, CA 92618
Facility Website

Housing Information

Prior to booking housing for this event, all members of team leadership are required to review the Housing Process and Policy Document linked below. Non-communting teams participating in the Pacific Coast Sectional are required to book housing through this process. Any team found to have booked outside the hotel block will be assessed a $500/team penalty to be paid prior to checking in to the competition. Teams participating in the Aspire Classic are also welcome to book housing through this process. 

• Housing Process and Policy Document
• Primary Hotel Booking Link: DoubleTree - Irvine Spectrum
• Additional properties available via Event Connect

REGISTRATION

Click here for the 2025 Qualifying Season Announcement. 

Registration Open: Aug. 15, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Deadline: Oct. 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET

All teams are required to review the qualifying season announcement prior to completing registration for the competition. Registration is only available online via EMS and must be completed prior to the October 1 deadline. No late registrations will be accepted.

A minimum roster with skaters that meet all requirements for the season must be provided at the time of registration, however teams have until Dec. 1 to make changes in EMS to their competition roster. After Dec. 1, teams may only request substitutions to their competition roster. Substitution requests must be submitted via the form which will be posted here on Dec. 2 and are subject to review by the competitions committee.