Gold Metal Skaters

Becoming a Gold Medalist is the culmination of years of hard work and dedication to the sport. Passing skills test presided over by official judges advances the skater to the next level. Skaters test in Moves in the Field, Free skating, and Ice dancing. As a skater advances, the tests become more difficult. The highest achievement in each discipline is passing the senior, also called “gold” test. When a skater passes a gold test, he or she earns the designation “U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist.”