Thanks CLfan and Golden!
So, if you can't do the (more difficult?) novice test you can stay as intermediate until you are 18?
I wondered because the Swedish twins John and Greta Crafoord compete as intermediates in pairs. I think they are 14 years old. And I now see... they are in second place after short
Funnily enough, they were one of the entries I looked up (mainly because they were leading at the time!) And it was after seeing a link to a video of them from 2013 that I realised that Intermediate was quite early in the pecking order! (In other words, boys but they looked young!)
Ah, I didn't realise that they were twins. Or that they were Swedish.
Just wondering - how did they end up competing in American Nationals? Were they born over that side of the Atlantic to a Swedish family? Or has their family emigrated to America, perhaps to get the twins better coaching opportunities?
But, thinking about their situation has started me wondering. What are the requirements to enter the American Championships? Do you (or one half of a couple, as the case may be) have to have American citizenship? Or is it just enough to be a resident? Or, can you enter just by training in America?
I'm just thinking about the complex career path Vanessa James has had. Before her French citizenship came through in time for Vancouver, of all the countries she has competed in, I think Britain was the only one where she had citizenship (due to her family being from Bermuda, a British colony).
I think the entries/results has been posted in many threads already. It's just confusing to find the information you want among the 32 threads By the way here is the official web site.
I know the feeling. There are rather a lot of threads for the American Nationals, aren't there! Until the Senior competitions start, I'm restricting myself to just this thread and the Predictions game thread.
To do or not to do the Prediction Game... It's so exhausting
DO IT!!!!!!! It may be exhausting, but it's FUN!!!!
CaroLiza_fan