What is the Invitational Series?
The SCICA Invitational Series is comprised of a series of events open to standard track singles skaters from Pre-Preliminary through Senior, Adult singles and pairs (Bronze – Gold, Masters), Juvenile through Senior pairs (at discretion of the Board), and Juvenile through Senior partnered free dance (at discretion of the Board). The series culminates with the Invitational Series Final.
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For the second straight year, Excel Pre-Preliminary through Excel Senior events are included in the Invitational Series!
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Skaters accumulate points based on their standings in each event. Points from their top 3 events are added together, and the top 15 skaters in each division will be invited to the Series Final in September.
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The 2024 Invitational Series Final results.
2024 Champions Class Photo.
Honor Roll of Champions
Interclub Invitational Series Rules
2025 14th Annual Southern California Interclub Invitational Series
Qualifying events: All open competitions hosted by Southern California Interclub Association member clubs; or by rinks in the Southern California Interclub area starting from October 1, 2024 and concluding with the 2025 Pasadena Open. Divisions included are:
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Pre-Preliminary through Juvenile Freeskate events
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Intermediate through Senior Combined events
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Adult singles (Bronze – Gold, Masters) *
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Excel Pre-Preliminary through Senior Freeskate events
*Adult skaters will be combined by level (no separate age divisions). Masters divisions will be Int/Nov and Jr/Sr.
Initial rounds only will be used for points in competitions with a final round. If short programs and freeskating are separate events, only freeskating events will be used in determining the skater's score. In combined events, the combined result will be used. Should a skater compete in the short program but does not complete the freeskating portion of combined events, no points will be earned. The number of skaters in any event will be the number of skaters with a final placement.
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Point system:
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Points are calculated by adding the placement bonus to the total number of skaters in each event, with 1 being subtracted from the total number of skaters for each lower placement.
Example - 14 skaters in the event:
1 50 + 14 = 64
2 45 + 13 = 58
3 40 + 12 = 52
4 35 + 11 = 46
5 30 + 10 = 40
6 25 + 9 = 34
7 20 + 8 = 28
8 15 + 7 = 22
9 10 + 6 = 16
10 5 + 5 = 10
11 0 + 4 = 4
12 0 + 3 = 3
13 0 + 2 = 2
14 0 + 1 = 1
Skaters who compete in different divisions during the season will not carry points from one division to another.
Pairs and Dance events:
Pairs and Dance couples must submit a request to the Chair of the Interclub Board of Directors to
participate in the Series Final no later than July 31. While this submission is a prerequisite, making a submission does not guarantee that the Board will offer any Pairs and/or Dance events at the Series Final. The Board has sole and final discretion as to whether it is feasible to offer Pairs and/or Dance events at the Series Final.
Additional entries may be invited at the option of the Interclub Association. Such entries may include current National Medalists or other high-level skaters presently training in the local area.
Invitations will be sent after Golden West to the top qualifiers. Skaters have until the Friday following to enter (via EntryEeze). Skaters in competitions after Golden West (Pasadena Open) who earn a score equal or higher than a 15th place qualifier will be invited as a 'wild card' entry. These entries will not affect the invitation to skaters previously invited. Those skaters will have until the Tuesday following to enter.
Current standings will be posted on the Southern California Interclub website and updated as soon as possible after each event.
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Singles events:
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Skaters shall compete in at least 3 events to qualify. Top 3 scoring events will be considered if skater competes in more than 3 events. The top 15 skaters in each division will be invited to the Invitational Series Final. If there are ties at 15th place, all tied skaters will be invited. If 15 skaters do not qualify with 3 events, skaters with 2 events will be invited next (minimum of 2 events to qualify).
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Additional notes about levels that may be skated at the Invitational – per USFS and Interclub rules:
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Skaters must meet at least the minimum singles test requirements for the event’s level. A skater’s singles test level may be higher than the minimum requirement.
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Skate Up: skaters may skate up one level higher than their minimum test requirement allows at the Invitational, ONLY if you competed at least once at the higher level during the series.
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You may not cross over from Excel to Standard track for the Invitational. If you qualify in an Excel level, you may only skate up to another Excel level, and only if you competed at that Excel level at least once during the Interclub series).
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Skaters may not register for an event level lower than allowed by their competitive floor. An athlete’s competitive floor is set by one of the following scenarios:
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If an athlete has a paid EMS series application for the NQS series, the event level registered for in the most recent NQS will become the lowest level they may compete at in any U.S. Figure Skating sanctioned event.
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If an athlete has a paid EMS series application for the Excel Series, the event level registered for in the most recent Excel series will become the lowest level they may compete in any Excel event. For Well-Balanced and Specialty events the skater will be permitted to register at one level lower than the “floor” set by their Excel series entry.
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2024 SCICA Invitational Series Champions
Photo credit: Cynthia Slawter Photography
The Kennard Taylor Award
The Kennard Taylor Award is given each year for the Most Outstanding Performance at the Southern California InterClub Association Invitational Series. This year's recipient is Rachel Samiri, All Year FSC. Photo: Cynthia Slawter Photography
Rachel Samiri All Year FSC
Juvenile Girls