National Showcase 2019 to be Held This Week in Wenatchee, Washington
Results
(7/29/19) - National Showcase 2019, hosted by the Wenatchee
Figure Skating Club, will be held July 31 to Aug. 4 in Wenatchee, Washington.
Competitors will vie for titles in dramatic entertainment, light entertainment,
extemporaneous improvisation, duets, mini production and production ensembles.
National Showcase fuses artistic creativity with figure
skating, providing a unique combination of artistry and athleticism. The
competition is considered a festival of inspiration, and all skaters who
qualify are encouraged to participate. Participants include singles skaters,
duets, small ensembles of three to seven skaters and large production numbers
of eight to 30. Practice sessions will be held Wed., July 31, with competition
beginning Thursday morning at the Town Toyota Center.
Competitors qualify for the event by placing in the top four
at any showcase/theatrical/interpretive event at sanctioned, nonqualifying
competitions in the United States held from the close of entries at National
Showcase 2018 to the close of entries for this event. Skaters also earn a spot
to compete by placing in the top four at National Showcase the previous year.
This year’s competition includes 343 individual skaters and
100 duets/teams from across the country competing in 728 starts during this
event.
Events exceeding 15 entrants will include a final round to
determine a champion in that category. The highest placed skaters from each
preliminary group will participate in the final round of competition. Winners
in each event compete in the Parade of Champions, where an overall champion is
named in five disciplines (Parade of Champions, Junior Parade Champions, Parade
of Duet Champions, Parade of Interpretive Champions and Parade of Adult
Champions).