Our Teams

Each season, Virginia Ice Theatre (VIT) fields teams at various competitive levels based on rules set by the U.S. Figure Skating Association’s (USFSA) Theatrical Skating Committee and the numbers and levels of skaters who join VIT each year.

Since its inception in 2011, Virginia Ice Theatre has grown from a single team of 22 skaters to five teams with more than 65 skaters for this upcoming season. With the unwavering dedication and enthusiasm of coaches, parents and skaters, Virginia Ice Theatre teams have competed at levels from Preliminary to Senior, and have placed consistently well at U.S. Figure Skating Association’s Theatre on Ice (TOI) National Competitions, as can be seen below:

Virginia Ice Theatre Placements at National TOI Competitions

  • 2023: Senior 4th place* + Best Costume/Makeup Award
  • 2023: Adaptive/Unified Team 1st place*
  • 2022: Adaptive/Unified Team 1st place
  • 2019: Special Olympic/Therapeutic Team 1st place
  • 2018: Special Olympic/Therapeutic Team 3rd place
  • 2017: Intermediate 1st place
  • 2017: Preliminary 2nd place + Best Original Theme/Storyline Award
  • 2016: Novice 3rd place
  • 2015: Preliminary 4th place
  • 2014: Preliminary 4th place
  • 2013: Novice 1st place CE
  • 2012: Novice 4th place

*Received an invitation to the Nations’ Cup in Bordeaux, France

For the 2023-2024 Season, VIT will compete with teams at five competitive levels.

Senior Team

A Senior Team may consist of between 8 to 24 skaters who must have reached the age of 15 by the start of the competitive season and who have passed the Juvenile Skating Skills test. Last season’s VIT Senior team finished fourth at Nationals and qualified for the 2024 Nation’s Cup competition in Bordeaux, France. This season, our entire team has returned, and with the addition of several new skaters, we look to improve upon last season’s performance at Nationals. The team will also perform at the Michigan Showcase in March and the Cardinal Classic in June.

Adaptive/Unified Team

Our Adaptive/Unified team is comprised of skaters with physical and/or intellectual disabilities skating alongside skating mentors. The team, originally designated as a Special Olympics/Therapeutic team, was created to give performance opportunities to all skaters while fostering a fun, positive environment that encourages confidence and friendship. This year the team will travel to Bordeaux, France, in April, where we will perform alongside the top theatre teams in the world at Nation’s Cup. Our team will also perform at the Skating Club of Northern Virginia’s annual competition, Cardinal Classic, in early June, and then travel out to Evansville, IN, for the National Theatre on Ice Competition at the end of June.

Novice Team

This season will be VIT’s first Novice Team in more than seven years. A Novice Team may consist of between 8 to 24 skaters who must be between the ages of 8 and 14 by the start of the competitive season and who have passed the Pre-Juvenile Skating Skills test. The majority of this year’s team competed at the Preliminary level last season. The team will perform at the Northeast Theatre on Ice Festival in Burlington, VT, followed by the Skating Club of Northern Virginia’s annual competition, Cardinal Classic, in early June, and then travel out to Evansville, IN, for the National Theatre on Ice Competition at the end of June.

Open Team

An Open Team may consist of between 8 to 24 skaters of all ages who have passed at least one Skating Skills or Dance test. During the 2022-2023 season, VIT’s open team had skaters as young as 5 and as old as 65. This season VIT’s Open team will feature primarily skaters under the age of 18. The team will perform at the Northeast Theatre on Ice Festival in Burlington, VT, followed by the Skating Club of Northern Virginia’s annual competition, Cardinal Classic, in early June, and then travel out to Evansville, IN, for the National Theatre on Ice Competition at the end of June.

Adult Team

An Adult Team may consist of between 8 to 24 skaters, all of whom must have reached the age of 18 prior to the start of the competitive season and who have passed at least one Skating Skills or Dance test. VIT’s adult team includes skaters of all abilities who either continue to pursue or are just beginning to realize their passion for skating and performing. The team will perform at the Northeast Theatre on Ice Festival in Burlington, VT, followed by the Skating Club of Northern Virginia’s annual competition, Cardinal Classic, in early June, and then travel out to Evansville, IN, for the National Theatre on Ice Competition at the end of June.