U.S. Freestyle Junior National Championships brings together the top junior freestyle competitors from each division to compete in an age group national championship competition.

Park City Ski and Snowboard
Utah Olympic Park, Park City, Utah
March 17-23, 2025

Event Invitation
Event Program
Athlete Invite List and Registration

Communication

• Juniors WhatsApp

• Stack Team App

Schedule (subject to change)

Monday, March 17, 2025

• Athlete/Team Arrival
• Registration Check-In

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

• All Age Groups: Moguls Training
• Aerials Build and Shape
• All Age Groups: Opening Ceremonies

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

• U-15: Moguls W Qualifications Event
• U-17: Moguls M Qualifications Event
• U-19: Moguls M Qualifications Event
• All Age Groups: Aerials Training

Thursday, March 20, 2025

• U-15: Moguls M Qualifications Event
• U-17: Moguls W Qualifications Event
• U-19: Moguls W Qualifications Event
• All Age Groups: Aerials Training

Friday, March 21, 2025

• All Age Groups: Finals
• All Age Groups: Aerials Training
• All Age Groups: Moguls Awards

Saturday, March 22, 2025

• U-15 / U-17 / U-19: Dual Moguls Training
• All Age Groups: Aerials Event and Awards

Sunday, March 23, 2025

• U-15 / U-17 / U-19: Dual Moguls Event and Awards

Criteria and Quota Information

Moguls and Dual Moguls

Note

1. Event quotas depend on an event organizer's ability to provide two courses for the three age groups.
2. The U.S. Freestyle Ski and Snowboard staff will work with the event organizer to determine the maximum quota based on the capacity of the event venue and schedule.
3. Event quotas will be published on the event criteria page on the website.

Quota

1. Quotas for age-group competitions will be based on a percentage of each age group within the entire age-eligible population.
2. Quotas for each age group will be determined using the projected population from the previous season’s last published FFSP List.
3. Quotas for the genders within each age group will be determined based on a ratio of the age group’s total population. Each age group’s gender will have a minimum of 40% of the total age group.

Moguls and Dual Moguls Quota

Total Moguls Quota*: 250 athletes. The quota will be filled from the criteria listed below. 

Total Dual Moguls Quota*: 225 athletes. The quota will be filled from the criteria listed. 

*PLEASE NOTE: THESE ARE THE STARTING QUOTA NUMBERS. THE NUMBERS ADJUST BASED ON CROSS OVER WHEN ATHLETES QUALIFY FOR AN EVENT BASED ON QUALIFICATION TO ANOTHER EVENT.

Moguls and Dual Moguls Criteria

1. The athletes will qualify for the U.S. Junior National Championships for moguls and dual moguls from the FFSP List #4 based on the quota for the event for the following age groups: U15 (inclusive of any U13’s that qualify within the U15 age group quota), U17 and U19
2. Qualified athletes in moguls or dual moguls will be granted starts in both moguls and dual moguls events. These athletes must be ranked on the FFSP List for selection in the discipline they didn’t qualify for.
3. All divisions are guaranteed a minimum of three men and three women in the age-group competitions. If there are fewer than three in any age-group competition, athletes may be allocated by the division.
4. Declined invitations will be allocated to alternates until all quota spots are filled using the registration system outlined below. All alternates must be registered and paid prior to entry into the event. 
5. The host club/team of the U.S. Junior National Championships can enter one athlete per discipline, per gender, to the U.S. Junior National Championships as a host allocation spot. This does not apply to each age group.
6. Divisions may not add to or change requirements for the invited athletes described in this section apart from those spots designated as the divisional allocations.
7. Foreign athletes will be allocated three spots per gender per discipline per age group above the U.S. athlete quota. A foreign athlete must be ranked within the age group quota of the FFSP List #4.

Moguls and Dual Moguls Invitations

• The invitations will be posted on the event criteria page (here) on February 28, 2025, at noon MST.
• The first round of invited athletes are required to register within 48 hours (by March 1, 2025, at noon MST) or their invitation will expire.
• Alternates will be granted active invitation status as invites are declined or expire.
• Alternates have 24 hours to register once their invitation is active. (Active invitation = green light blinking.) 
• Athletes who do not plan to attend Junior Nationals should email invitations@easternfreestyle.org to decline their invite ASAP so that we can fill the event utilizing the alternate system efficiently.

Moguls and Dual Moguls Event Format

FIS ICR and FIS ICR - 4200 & 4300 Exceptions

Moguls Event for each Age Group

Run Orders

Qualifications Run Orders

• Q1 - Random run order
• Q2 - Same run order, minus top 10 athletes from Q1

Finals Run Orders

• Performance seed by Q1 results, followed by Q2 results
  • Top 10 athletes from Q1
  • Top 10 athletes from Q2, based on the athletes’ best of Q1 and Q2 scores 

* If Finals are not an option, overall results will be determined from a best of two in the qualification with Q1 results preceding top 10 athletes from Q2, based on the best of Q1 and Q2 scores.

Aerials

Note

1. The Aerials Event quota will be filled according to the event criteria. If open spots remain after the invitation process, the event organizer will publish a date to open the remaining spots for the aerials event to athletes who have qualified for the moguls event on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Quota

1. Event quotas depend on an event organizer's ability to provide an aerial event.
2. The U.S. Freestyle Ski and Snowboard staff will work with the event organizer to determine the maximum quota based on the capacity of the event venue and schedule.
3. Event quotas will be published on the event criteria page on the website.

Aerials Quota

• Total Aerial Quota: 100 athletes. The quota will be filled from the criteria listed below until the quota is filled. 

Aerials Criteria

1. The 50 top U.S. junior men and the 50 top U.S. junior women from FFSP List #4 will be invited.
2. Any inverted aerialist who has qualified for two inverted jumps but does not qualify for this event then that skier will be granted a spot in the Junior National Championship aerials event above the current quota. These athletes must request an invitation by emailing the freestyle office at freestyle@usskiandsnowboard.org.
3. Foreign athletes will be allocated ten spots per gender per discipline above the U.S. athlete quota. A foreign athlete must be ranked in the top 60 FFSP List #4 (see usskiandsnowboard.org for details).
4. If by virtue of criteria #1, a division does not have three athletes per gender per discipline in aerials accept their invitation, then the division is guaranteed a maximum of three men and three women. Any spot that remains unused will be lost.
5. The host club/team of the U.S. Junior National Championships can enter one athlete per gender to the U.S. Junior National Championships as a host allocation spot.

Aerials Invitations

• The invitations will be posted on the event criteria webpage (here) on February 28, 2025, at noon MST.
• The first round of invited athletes are required to register within 48 hours (by March 1, 2025, at noon MST), or their invitation will expire.
• Alternates will be granted active invitation status as invites are declined or expire.
• Alternates have 24 hours to register once their invitation is active. (Active invitation = green light blinking.) 
• Athletes who do not plan to attend Junior Nationals should email invitations@easternfreestyle.org to decline their invite ASAP, for us to efficiently fill the event utilizing the alternate system.

Aerials Event Format

Qualification

• Random run order for Jump 1 Qualification
• Same run order for Jump 2 Qualification
• Jumps may be repeated

Finals

• Top 8 for each gender, using the best of two results from qualifications

Finals Run Orders

• One jump final, using a performance seed

Junior National Championships Awards

Moguls 

• 1, 2, 3 for all Age Groups (including U13)

Dual Moguls

• 1, 2, 3 for all Age Groups 

Aerials

• 1, 2, 3 for all Age Groups (including U13)

Combined (Aerials, Moguls, Dual Moguls)

• 1, 2, 3 for all Age Groups