Is age 13 too late to be able to make figure skating nationals?

well im 13 and i barely started skating 1 month ago, and in ISI levels, im in alpha/ beta , i moved up from pre alpha in about 3 weeks. I know that its gonna be nearly impossible to make it to the olympics cause of other girls that started around 5 years younger than me. but would i have a chance to make it to figure skating nationals?|||Honey, there is so much more in figure skating besides nationals. You can have fun skating up to your potential and competing at smaller competitions. You can test, judge, volunteer and coach. You should never set your sights on a goal that you cannot control. And competition is just that, a goal you can't control, because of judge subjectivity and the other skaters, and a host of other reasons.





There are thousands of skaters out there who are at national level- triples and Level 4 spins-, yet 95% of them never make it to nationals. The chances for a skater *not* at national level are much slimmer. ISI skaters also cannot go to nationals- you'd have to switch over and compete/test in USFSA, or, if you don't live in the US, whatever organization it is in your country that sends skaters to Nationals.





I would advise you to first make smaller, achievable goals that only you have control over. This would be a goal to achieve a certain element or to pass a certain test. So right now you'd want to master the basics, with a longer term goal of passing Freestyle 1. You can still become a high level skater if you practice enough with good coaching and commitment to the sport. You can land double jumps and do those amazing spins you see other skaters do. There's so much to do in the sport on a smaller scale than Nationals.





Happy skating (:|||I am 13 too, i have been watching my older sister skate my whole life, and have been skating since i was 5, i don't think i have the chance to make it, and usually, coaches know often not long after you start skating whether you will make it far or if its just a hobby. theres so much more to skating than just making it to nationals though, i mean if you love it, its so much fun and meeting friends makes it even better. i have been skating synchronized skating since i was 9 also, and it has made my skating experience even more fun, you make new friends, do something you love, compete, and just have tons of fun.


if you want to make it to nationals, work hard, skate A LOT, have fun, and believe in yourself.


good luck! :)|||Extremely, extremely unlikely.





At 13, the kids who started at 4 are already looking at maybe their first trip to Junior Nationals. They'll have all their doubles by then and some may already be working on triples.





You have to look at it this way: how do they pick the team for Olympics/Worlds? By the results at Nationals! The standard of figure skating at Nationals is the same (or nearly the same) as international standard.





Don't aim so high to begin with. Set the bar a little lower. First aim to complete your basic levels, then start work on your freestyle ones. Aim for local competition. There are plenty of options that don't include Nationals.|||It is highly unlikely unless you have extraordinary natural talent. It often takes over at decade to reach the level that would compete at nationals, and those that do compete are almost always under 25 due to the strength and fitness required. However, you can still have tons of fun with the sport and competitions.|||I'm pretty sure there is no age limit to the nationals so even if it takes you till your older than the others, then it wouldn't make a difference would it? I believe you can if you keep it up and you never give up. I don't see why you couldn't even if your just a little older. It's for adults too :)|||Unfortunately, that's very unlikely. Skaters who make it to nationals are at your level at age 5 or 6, and have landed all their triples by age 13. The caliber of the competition is nearly the same for Olympics and nationals.|||The other answers have provided enough detail, so I'll just back them up: you have 0.000000000000000001 chance of making nationals, and a 0.0000000000000000000000000001 chance at the Olympics.





It's unfortunate, but it's true :(|||YEAH U WUD HAVE A CHANCE