Welcome to the US Freestyle Skaters Association, the home of Freestyle skating in the USA. Please join our on-line community in the USFSA forum
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USFSA Structure
As the 2011 competition season draws to a close, it is time to once again start planning for the 2012 season. If you would like to be involved in the running of the USFSA, then we are very keen to hear from you. Get in touch! The USFSA needs many skills.
2011 North American Slalom Series Winners!
After a second year of a 7-strong competition series, visiting Washington, California, Florida, New York, Massachusettes, Pennsylvania and Washington DC, our new champions Eriald Karakosta (NY) and Stacy Schlutsmeyer (WA) are crowned.
2011 Gears up
The 2011 Season is gearing up for an early start in Miami Beach on 5th February. Where else to go during these cold winter months?! Check out the Events page for a preview of what this year has to offer. You will see that BattleUS will once again be taking place in sunny San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, but that there will for the first time be two main competitions in the USA - San Francisco and New York. The NYC Battle will enable riders to earn extra ranking points on the east coast.
BattleUS New Video!
The first official videos of BattleUS are now available! The International Men's Final and Consolation Final are now up on YouTube:
Men's Final
Men's Consoltaion Final
BattleUS Exceeds all Expectations!
The hugely successful 4th annual BattleUS took place this weekend and with Korean YuJinSeong calling it his 'favourite competition ever', exceeded the expectations of participants and spectators alike. With numbers and involved countries growing year by year, BattleUS is now established as a major international freestyle slalom event.
Check out the results, now up on BattleUS.com, and the new updated NASS rankings!
Biggest Battle so far!
Seattle has hosted the biggest US battle so far of 2010, though it will only hold that crown for a week, before BatteUS takes place in San Francisco! World famous, and almost completely undefeated, Kim Sungjin did his skates proud by beating fellow Korean Yu Jinseong and taking 1st place. Next came the US skaters fronted by ex US champ Jeremy LaCivita and 12 year old whizz Nancy Gallacher.
Full rankings here.
Skate DC Mini-Battle results add to North American rankings
The first SkateDC mini-battle took place and so we have the 2nd set of results for the North American Slalom Rankings. Jeremy LaCivita steps in to the rankings, seizing the top spot from the absent Dennis Palmer. Reigning US champion Eriald Karakosta took 2nd place and enters the ranking in 3rd, just ahead of Stacy Schlutsmeyer who was judging at this SkateDC Mini-Battle. Other new comers include Gerbert Dosanjos and Sharif Fajardo who both reached the final in DC.
Interview with US Champion, Eriald Karakosta
Eriald Karakosta became US Champion in BattleUS 2009. Soon he will be entering the series to defend his position, and will again return to BattleUS 2010 to bid for the BattleUS crown. Read his interview here:
Interview with Eriald Karkosta
BattleUS now open for registration
If you are planning to make the trip over to San Francisco for BattleUS on June 12/13th, then please let everyone know! Whether or not you plan to join in any of the skating events, complete the registration so that we can make the list of attending skaters more representative:
BattleUS Regisration
BattleUS Skaters
Join our new information list
The USFSA has started an email database of those interested in slalom in the US, sorted by state. This enables us to send an occasional, strictly non-commercial USFSA email containing information relevant to slalom in the US which we believe you will be interested in finding out about. It also means that if there is news very specific to a particular area, then we can let you know. If you are interested in getting intouch with other slalomers in your area as they appear, then join! Send us your email address and state via the forum or email naomi@skatefreestyle.com
First North American Slalom Skater Rankings
The first North American Slalom Rankings are up! The first battle of the 2010 North American Slalom Series (NASS) took place in Miami and was just a Mini-Battle so the ranking is as-yet very young, but it has begun! The next ranking change is due at the end of May when the next competition of the NASS takes place in Washington DC. The ranking will then get fully up to speed at BattleUS in San Francisco as skaters travel from all over North America to collect the double points that the main NASS competition offers.
Miami Great EsSkate Demo & Mini-Battle Videos
Here are a few video clip extracts of the demo & mini battle that took place in Miami at the Great EsSkate event, February 2010:
Demo, good quality, 3 minutes
Demo, bad quality but shows the demo well, 5 minutes
Last round of battle final, plus final trick, 7 minutes
USFSA Forum re-organization
The USFSA forum has been reorganized to make it easier to navigate and a lot simpler to see new posts. Next time you visit, check out the new regional splits for the 'Local Skating Scenes' forum, the continually updated '2010 events' summary, and please stop by to introduce yourself in the 'Introduce yourself' thread in the 'Global & General' forum. Visit the forums here.
BattleUS Website
The BattleUS website has now been fully updated for the 4th annual BattleUS in San Francisco 12/13 June 2010. The new updates include pages for the schedule, details of attending skaters, information on travel and accomodation, and details of this years venue.
Battle US 2010 - San Francisco