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2026-27 NATIONAL QUALIFYING SERIES COMPETITION CENTRAL

 

The 2026-27 U.S. Figure Skating Qualifying Season kicks off with the 2026 National Qualifying Series. Follow along as skaters vie for top scores to advance to the Sectional Singles, U.S. Pairs and Ice Dance Finals in order to earn a qualification berth for the 2027 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

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SCHEDULE

Dallas Classic
Ice Dance | July 9-12 | Plano, Texas
Results Website

Cactus Classic 
Singles | July 23-26 | Scottsdale, Arizona
ResultsWebsite

Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships
Ice Dance | July 27-30 | Lake Placid, New York
ResultsWebsite

Glacier Falls Summer Classic
Singles, Pairs | July 30-Aug. 2 | Anaheim, California
ResultsWebsite

Scott Hamilton Invitational
Singles | July 30-Aug. 1 | Nashville, Tennessee
Results | Website

Cranberry Open
Singles | Aug. 4-8 | Norwood, Massachusetts 
Results | Website

First Coast Classic
Singles | Aug. 6-9 | Jacksonville, Florida
Results | Website

Philadelphia Summer Championships
Singles, Pairs | Aug. 12-15 | Aston Township, Pennsylvania
Results | Website

Skate the Lake
Singles | Aug. 12-16 | Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
ResultsWebsite

PNIC Championship
Singles | Aug. 13-16 | Wenatchee, Washington
ResultsWebsite

Skate Detroit
Singles, Pairs, Ice Dance | Aug. 19-22 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
ResultsWebsite

Potomac Memorial Open
Singles | Aug. 21-23 | Ashburn, Virginia
ResultsWebsite

Peach Open
Singles | Sept. 4-6 | Duluth, Georgia
ResultsWebsite

100th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships
Singles, Pairs | Sept. 8-11 | New York, New York
ResultsWebsite

Greater Chicagoland Fall Invitational
Singles, Pairs | Sept. 10-13 | Evanston, Illinois
ResultsWebsite

Skate St. Moritz
Singles | Sept. 11-13 | Oakland, California
ResultsWebsite 

Maplewood Fall Classic
Singles | Sept. 17-20 | Vadnais Heights, Minnesota
ResultsWebsite

Oktoberfest
Singles | Sept. 17-20 | Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Results Website

Challenge Cup
Ice Dance | Sept. 24-27 | Ardmore, Pennsylvania
ResultsWebsite

Austin Autumn Classic
Singles | Sept. 24-27 | Leander, Texas
ResultsWebsite

Boston Open
Singles, Pairs | Oct. 1-4 | Norwood, Massachusetts
ResultsWebsite

Broadmoor Fall Classic
Singles, Ice Dance | Oct. 1-4 | Colorado Springs, Colorado
ResultsWebsite 

LA Autumn Classic
Singles | Oct. 2-4 | El Segundo, California
ResultsWebsite

Sectional And U.S. Finals

Eastern Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs Final
Singles, Pairs | Nov. 3-7 | Norwood, Massachusetts
Results | Competition Central | Watch

Midwestern Sectional Singles and U.S. Dance Final
Singles, Ice Dance | Nov. 11-15 | Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Results | Competition Central | Watch

Pacific Coast Sectional Singles Final 
Singles | Nov. 16-21 | San Jose, California
Results | Competition Central | Watch

ABOUT NQS

The National Qualifying Series (NQS) is an opportunity for skaters to compete and vie for top scores to advance to the Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs and Ice Dance Finals, and then ultimately the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

For more information on various skating opportunities, click here.