Ticket package announced for 2011 U.S. Champs

GREENSBORO, N.C. - All-Event Ticket Packages for the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, N.C., will go on sale Monday, March 9, at 10 a.m. ET. The 2011 U.S. Championships will be held Jan. 22-30, 2011, at the Greensboro Coliseum.

The All-Event Ticket Package includes tickets to every ticketed event (with the exception of the Skating Spectacular). With this package, fans can enjoy all competition sessions, as well as all practice sessions held at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex's Special Events Center.

All-Event Ticket Packages start at $225. Skating Spectacular tickets will be available for purchase on March 9, but only to those who purchase All-Event Ticket Packages. Fans have the option to spread their purchase into four payments.

The All-Event Ticket Package may be purchased at http://www.northcarolina2011.com/. Purchases will be time-stamped, and seat locations will be assigned at a later date, based on the order in which the purchases were received and according to the price level selected.

Approximately 250 skaters from across the United States will compete in novice-, junior- and senior-level competition, with the event crowning 12 national champions in ladies, men's, pairs and ice dancing at all three levels.

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held annually since 1914, is the nation's most prestigious figure skating event and one of the most televised and most-watched annual sporting events in the country. Past champions include Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Kristi Yamaguchi, Michelle Kwan and Sasha Cohen.