We may be closed on EMS, but our Competition Pop-Up Shop is OPEN within our Wagon Wheel online store. We've got styles sure to make you THINK SPRING! Every garment offers the opportunity to personalize with skater's name on the back and skater's level (Aspire 1 through Excel Senior) on the arm! Here's what you need to know:

• Competition Gear will ONLY be sold online!
• Orders placed by 4/23 will be available for FREE pickup at the Competition.
• Orders placed on 4/24 and after will be shipped.
• Wagon Wheel members - this is a great time to also shop the Club styles below the Pop-Up shop for FREE PICKUP at Crystal Ice House May 9-10!

Are you traveling from a distance to come to our Excel Competition? We've got you covered! The Hampton Inn McHenry is offering a Wagon Wheel Competition room rate for May 9, 2025. The hotel is an easy 10 minute drive to Crystal Ice House, and offers complimentary breakfast. For the direct link to the hotel block, as well as other important "Know Before You Go" information, bookmark our web site.

We can't wait to host you for our first ever Excel competition in May! Sign up TODAY to ensure your spot in the start order! ** The Wagon Wheel EXCEL Competition 2025 is part of the 2025 Excel Series, but you do not need to participate in the Series to compete with us! This event is for anyone in ASPIRE 1-4 and Excel Pre-Preliminary through Excel Senior. We hope to host you in May! **

WWFSC is proud to be hosting not one, but TWO U.S. Figure Skating Series competitions in 2025! Our first ever WWFSC EXCEL Competition will take place May 9-10, 2025 at our home rink Crystal Ice House. Whether you're an "Open Competitor" looking to complete one of your TWO Series competitions, or a "Qualifying Competitor" making us one of your FOUR qualifying skates, we got you! Not participating in the Series but simply looking for a local competition for ASPIRE 1-4 (6.0) or Excel Pre-Preliminary through Senior (IJS)? This is the competition for you! Register TODAY.

We also will be hosting our THIRD National Qualifying Series competition in September! Our Greater Chicagoland Fall Invitational (GCFI) will take place at Robert Crown Community Center September 4-7, 2025 and will be a NQS Competition for the 2nd year in a row. There will also be a non-qualifying competition at this event. We can't wait to host Chicagoland, and beyond! More information will be posted HERE as it becomes available.

REMINDER: Sign up for the 2025 Excel Series closes 3/1/2025! If you intend to compete in the Series, sign up TODAY on U.S. Figure Skating EMS!