Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Midwestern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championship, which is being hosted by Visit Wichita and the Wichita Figure Skating Club in Wichita, Kansas, Jan. 24-27, at INTRUST Bank Arena. The event will be open to the public Jan. 25-27.
All championship performances will be conducted at INTRUST Bank Arena and practices will take place at the Wichita Ice Center. This is Visit Wichita’s fourth time to host a U.S. Figure Skating event.
“It is such an incredible opportunity to once again host this U.S. Figure Skating competition in Wichita,” said Josh Howell, vice president of sports development for Visit Wichita. “We want to encourage the community to get tickets to this great event and experience the unique sport of synchronized skating.”
The competition will attract more than 100 teams, 1,000 athletes and 200-plus coaches and team personnel to Wichita. In total, Visit Wichita estimates the event will generate more than $2.5 million in local economic impact.
Teams consist of 8-20 skaters performing a program together, executing various formations including lines, circles, wheels, and intersections. It uses the same judging system as singles, pairs, and ice dance but is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations, and challenging step sequences. Those competing will range in age from 7 to 70 years old.
Qualifying teams from the Eastern, Midwestern and Pacific Coast sectional championships will earn a berth to the 2024 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, taking place in Las Vegas, NV, in February 2024.
Adult single session tickets start at $25 and adult all session passes, which provides access to all days of competition, start at $40. Tickets can be purchased online at www.selectaseat.com, by phone at 855-755-SEAT (7328) or in person at the Select-A-Seat Box Office at INTRUST Bank Arena.
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About U.S. Figure Skating
U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States as recognized by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the International Skating Union. U.S. Figure Skating comprises more than 800 member clubs, collegiate clubs and high school teams, and more than 1,000 registered Learn to Skate USA programs representing over 242,000 members. U.S. Figure Skating is charged with the development of the sport on all levels within the United States, including athletes, officials, sanctioning of events and exhibitions, and establishing the rules and guidelines by which the sport is governed.
About Visit Wichita
Visit Wichita markets the greater Wichita area and advocates for the city as a destination, increasing travel and tourism as a key economic driver for the city, county, region and state. Visit Wichita is led by President and CEO Susie Santo, and in 2022 travel and tourism contributed more than $1.5 billion in economic impact to the greater Wichita area.
About INTRUST Bank Arena
INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita’s premier entertainment venue, is located in downtown Wichita. The arena can seat more than 15,000 guests and hosts a variety of events including professional and collegiate sports, concerts, family shows and corporate functions. INTRUST Bank Arena is owned by Sedgwick County government and managed by ASM Global.
About Wichita Figure Skating Club
The Wichita Figure Skating Club (WFSC) was established in 1932 and became a full member of the United States Figure Skating Association in 1941. They encourage the instruction, practice and advancement of the members in any or all of the disciplines of figure skating, up to and including participation at national and international levels; to encourage and cultivate a spirit of harmony and fraternal feeling among ice skaters; and to carry out the general policies and objectives of United States Figure Skating.
