The Professional Skaters Association International was the largest figure skating coaches association in the world. The PSA was founded on August 10, 1938, in Lake Placid, New York , as the American Skaters Guild , just two years (1936) after the Ice Teachers Guild was formed in England by Jacques Gerschwiler , Howard Nicholson , Gladys Hogg and Eric Van De Weyden .
17-902: On January 21, 1950, at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado , the American Skaters Guild was reorganized and renamed the Professional Skaters Guild of America . In May 1995, the PSGA once again changed its identity to the Professional Skaters Association, International (PSA). With this new name the association took on a renewed role in the sport of figure skating, but vowed to remain rooted in its 57-year history and ideals. The “birth” of
34-510: A viable means to generate revenue, to produce programming or even to maintain staff. The membership voted in favor of dissolution, which means that the PSA would dissolve. The PSA says it will continue to work to secure the PSA's legacy within U.S. Figure Skating and other outside entities. PSA ratings will continue to be offered through June 2026, as U.S. Figure Skating may not have its new accreditation system ready before that time. On July 1, 2024,
51-540: Is one of the four annual ISU figure skating championship events and the most prestigious international one for juniors. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles , pair skating , and ice dancing . The first World Junior Championships were held in March 1976 in Megève , France, and were originally named the "ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships". In 1977 the championships were held again under
68-847: The Broadmoor Skating Club , a major force in the figure skating community. The building served as the first home of the NCAA Hockey Championships , hosting the first ten Final Fours (1948–1957) and once more, in 1969. The arena served as host to the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in 1962 . It also hosted the World Figure Skating Championships five times between 1957 and 1975. With wooden seats, red aisle carpeting, and wildlife paintings on
85-491: The International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for the titles of World Junior Champion. The ISU guidelines for junior eligibility have varied throughout the years – currently, skaters must be at least 13 years old but not yet 19 before the previous 1 July, except for men competing in pair skating and ice dancing where the age maximum is 21. This event
102-517: The PSA reflected the changing scope of this organization's activities and of the worldwide skating industry. The Board of Directors felt it was time to adopt this new name, acknowledging that the PSA is the world's premier professional skating organization. In 2014, the Federal Trade Commission charged the PSA , through its code of ethics, broadly bans members from soliciting other members’ students, and thereby deprives consumers of
119-571: The PSA website was taken down. Broadmoor World Arena The Broadmoor World Arena was a skating rink and hockey arena located at The Broadmoor Resort & Spa in Colorado Springs, Colorado . Originally an outdoor equestrian center and riding academy, the building was enclosed and converted into an ice arena which opened in January 1938. It was the original home of the Colorado College Tigers hockey team , as well as
136-455: The ban through a variety of penalties, including suspension, even over the objections of skating students and their parents who wanted to switch coaches. Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order in March 2015 to settle charges that the bylaws of the PSA restrained competition. Under the order for the PSA, the association is required to stop restraining its members from soliciting work and competing on
153-558: The basis of price, change its Code of Ethics, publicize its settlement with the FTC, and implement an antitrust compliance program. In 2024, PSA announced that the Board of Governors proposed that the membership approve that the PSA be dissolved. The rationale for the dissolution was that after June 2024, without a mandate from U.S. Figure Skating for coaches to be PSA members--as has been the case for many years--the PSA board said it would not have
170-404: The benefits of competition among the 6,400 ice skating teachers and coaches who at that time were members. Specifically, the FTC charged that the PSA requires members to abide by its code of ethics. According to the complaint, the PSA instructed its members that this code provision prohibited coaches from many types of direct and indirect communications with skaters and parents, and actively enforced
187-518: The crash of their flight to the 1961 championships near Brussels, Belgium . Many of them had trained at the Broadmoor. 38°47′26″N 104°51′10″W / 38.790612°N 104.85265°W / 38.790612; -104.85265 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships , commonly referred to as "World Juniors" or "Junior Worlds", are annual figure skating competitions sanctioned by
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#1732797408217204-518: The following year. Which skaters from each country attend the World Junior Championships is at the national governing body's discretion. Some countries rely on the results of their national championships while others have more varied criteria. Selections vary by country. Skaters must be older than 13 and less than 19 (or less than 21 for male pair skaters and ice dancers) by 1 July of the previous year. For example, to compete at
221-519: The same name at the same place. In 1978 these championships were officially renamed the "World Junior Figure Skating Championships", and held once again in Megève, France. Since then, the location has changed each year. From its inception until 1980, the World Junior Championships were held in the spring. In 1981, the timing was changed to the November or December of the previous calendar year. In 2000,
238-581: The similarly-named World Arena . In April 2014, after an agreement with the Anschutz Entertainment Group (owners of The Broadmoor resort), the World Arena in south Colorado Springs was formally renamed the Broadmoor World Arena , in order to take advantage of the name recognition of the original building. There is a memorial on the grounds of the hotel to the members of the 1961 US Figure Skating team, all of whom perished in
255-568: The sum of the placements of the country's skaters (top two if they have three). Entries do not carry over and so countries must continue to earn their second or third spot every year. If a country only has one skater/team, that skater/team must place in the top ten to earn a second entry and in the top two to earn three entries to next year's championships. If a country has two skaters/teams, the combined placement of those teams must be 13 or less to qualify 3 entries, and 28 or less to keep their two entries. If they do not do so, they only have one entry for
272-491: The timing was changed back to its previous form and the World Junior Championships were once again held in the spring. Skaters qualify for the World Junior Championships by belonging to an ISU member nation . Each country is allowed one entry in every discipline by default. The most entries a country can have in a single discipline is three. Countries earn a second or third entry for the following year's competition by earning points through skater placement. The points are equal to
289-463: The walls, the arena had an intimate atmosphere that reflected its lakeside, resort hotel setting. The arena was the primary arena setting in the 1978 movie Ice Castles . In 1993, the Broadmoor announced that it would be closing the arena to make room for a $ 27 million expansion of the resort. It closed in March 1994. The last major event held at the arena was the 1994 World Junior Figure Skating Championships . The Tigers moved their hockey games to
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