There are 12 skaters who have reached national competition, including three from Western New York. They are sisters Taylor and Chelsea Firth of Grand Island and the Jamestown Skating Club, and Amber Lynn Walczyk of Buffalo and the Skating Club of Western New York. Taylor is in the senior ladies and was on the junior national team. Chelsea and Walczyk are competing in intermediate ladies.

The other national competitors from the Jamestown club, with their hometown and level, are: Peter Max Dion, Boston, novice men; Michael Donovan, Rochester, senior men's singles and pairs; D.J. Campbell, Syracuse, boys intermediate; and Adrian Rosenberg, Rochester, intermediate.

Two of the biggest names are Shaun Rogers from the University of Delaware, who has skated at the international level, and Suzy McDonald of the Skating Club of New York; Hughes skated for that club.

Hours for the event, run by The Skating Academy and the Jamestown Skating Club, are 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets, at $6, will be sold at the doors. For more information, call 664-6609.