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Each USAFO Season runs across an academic year. Each season consists of the US Open tournaments(qualifiers for the Gold and Silver divisions of the USAFO Championships), a 3-day US Championships event in April, and culminates to the annual International Olympiad in Forensics.
Each USAFO Season runs across an academic year. Each season consists of the US Open tournaments(qualifiers for the Gold and Silver divisions of the USAFO Championships), a 3-day US Championships event in April, and culminates to the annual International Olympiad in Forensics.
=== Virtual US Open Tournaments ===
=== Virtual US Open Tournaments ===
There are six monthly competitions held each year,
There are six monthly competitions held each year, held online through the Tabroom.com<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabroom.com |url=https://tabroom.com |website=tabroom.com |language=en}}</ref> speech & debate platform.
The USAFO holds monthly


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:37, 22 February 2024


The United States of America Forensics Olympiad (USAFO) is a prestigious pre-collegiate speech & debate competition held annually in the United States of America. Primarily for secondary school students in the United States, it serves as the qualification path for the US International Olympiad in Forensics(IOF) teams. The USAFO currently holds competition in the debate styles Public Forum, Lincoln Douglas, Policy, Congressional, Parliamentary, and World Schools Debate. The speech events held include Extemporaneous(National Extemp.), Dramatic Interpretation, Original Oratory, Informative Speaking, Duo Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Impromptu, and Program of Oral Interpretation.

In each event, competitors compete in one of three divisions: Open, Silver, and Gold. The Silver and Gold divisions are invitational, and are only held during the annual USAFO Championship event. Top competitors from the Silver and Gold divisions represent the US at the International Olympiad in Forensics[1].

Parts of the USAFO

Each USAFO Season runs across an academic year. Each season consists of the US Open tournaments(qualifiers for the Gold and Silver divisions of the USAFO Championships), a 3-day US Championships event in April, and culminates to the annual International Olympiad in Forensics.

Virtual US Open Tournaments

There are six monthly competitions held each year, held online through the Tabroom.com[2] speech & debate platform.

References

  1. ^ "International Olympiad in Forensics". ioforensics.org.
  2. ^ "Tabroom.com". tabroom.com.