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RISE coming to a theater near you.

Greensboro primed to put on great show at 2011 AT&T U.S. Championships.

Dr. Debi Thomas and surgical team make a difference in Nepal.

Ice dancers Chock and Zuerlein working hard for ‘their time.’

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Editor’s letter Icebreakers Kwan on the move Where are they now? U.S. Championships preview Adult Corner Special Olympians earn gold Grand Prix Series kicks off Club matters Development In synch Adult Corner Kidz Spotlight Kidz Zone Rinkside Classifieds

Cover design by Andrea MorrisonHappy holidays to all U.S. Figure Skating members and SKATING magazine subscribers. The world premiere of the much-anticipated cinematic feature RISE is just around the corner. Tickets and the list of theaters showing this historic event, hosted by Matt Lauer from The Today Show, can be found online at www.rise1961.com.

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With regional and sectional competitions now complete, I thought this would be a good time to assess how well everyone responded to the requirements for coaching compliance. This has been a huge undertaking by U.S. Figure Skating and the Professional Skaters Association (PSA) to make sure coaches are current with their continuing education as well as in good standing with both org-gnizations. Playing a major leadership role in this effort is Heidi Thibert, who is the PSA E-curriculum coordinator. She does a fantastic job and has helped to ensure the integrity of this process. In this editor’s letter, Heidi gives her thoughts on how well things went during this first year of compliance enforcement.

By Heidi Thibert The word for the year in the coaches’ circles was “compliant.” Two sets of annual requirements for coaching credentials for U.S. Figure Skating-sanctioned events were implemented successfully at several nonqualifying competitions, the U.S. Collegiate Championships, the nine regional cham-pionships and three sectional competitions. Coaches Registration went into effect for the 2008–09 season. The Continuing Education Requirement (CER) deadline was July 1, 2010, with an extension granted until Oct. 1, 2010. A relatively smooth implementation of compliance was due to several factors, starting with the scores of coaches (including the coaching leaders in our sport such as Frank Carroll) who achieved their own compliance by July 1, 2010. Many coaches also helped their peers who were “techni-cally challenged” do the same. Coaches Committee Chair Jackie Brenner was instrumental in the process, sending out reminder letters three times during the year to coaches. Another significant contributing factor was the close working relationship that has developed between the entire staffs at U.S. Figure Skating and the PSA. By communicating and cross-checking the compliant coaches’ lists, they cleared up confusion and resolved issues before they became problems. Competitions Committee Chair Lynn Goldman, the chief referees, the local organizing committees and the PSA representatives at each regional and sectional also deserve high praise. Each of these groups assisted the coaches and each other with preparation and follow-through. Also, without the critical point person at each competition (who is local) it would have been difficult to ensure compliance for coaches. At U.S. Figure Skating, Kathy Drevs, Pam Crowley and Anna Meyer, with support from Susi Wehrli-Mclaughlin, checked the coaches’ lists daily, flagging and contacting coaches who had either not started the process or had not finished it to completion. They cross-checked the non-compliant list of coaches through PSA staff members Ann Miksch (who updates the PSA list) and me. This proved to be a successful partnership since there were no ethics violations issued at regionals or sectionals due to coaches’ noncompliance. In situations when noncompliant coaches showed up to get credentials, they were informed that it was not possible and were assisted with getting their athletes taken care of at the gate. The coaches in those situations handled themselves professionally and without incident. Coaching or attempting to coach without credentials is an ethics violation, that could result in suspension of a coach’s U.S. Figure Skating membership for a period of time. It goes without saying that in this first year of implementation, there have been a few kinks to work out. Sometimes there is missing information on the website list due to a coach using a maiden name on her U.S. Figure Skating registration or membership, and a hyphenated name on the CER form. Sometimes coaches enter a nickname and not their legal names. Coaches can print a certifi-cate for each course or program they complete to prove their CER compliance. Just as athletes are required to be U.S. Figure Skating members and pass certain tests before competing at events, judges must be members and attend judges’ schools and pass an annual exam before being assigned to judge events. Just as technical panel members must do the same before officiating at events, coaches now must meet requirements as well. Once again, I would like to congratulate our coaches and those who worked tirelessly to en-sure proper compliance. In the end, this cooperation will make our sport stronger than ever. To verify a coach’s status, use this link:http://www.usfigureskating.org/Content/web%20report_alpha_2011.pdf. For more information on Coaches Requirements for the 2010–11 season, follow this link: http://www.usfigureskating.org/content.asp?menu=coaches. Consult this chart for U.S. Figure Skating requirements and recommendations for coaches: http://www.usfigureskating.org/Content/Coaches%20Requirement%20Chart.pdf. If you have questions, contact U.S. Figure Skating Member Services at memberservices@usfigureskating.org or 719.635.5200.

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Olympic bronze med-alist Joannie Rochette performs in the Disson Skating special “Skate for the Heart,” which will be televised on NBC on Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. (ET). On Jan. 9, the Progressive Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular will air on NBC at 4 p.m. (ET). For cast and ticket information for all Disson specials, go to www.DissonSkating.com.

Sasha Cohen will showcase her exquisite talents as part of the 25th anniversary of Smucker’s Stars on Ice.

Smucker’s Stars on Ice celebrating 25 years Smucker’s Stars on Ice opened its 25th anniversary tour on Nov. 27 at the historic Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. An all-star cast that featured Olympic, World and national cham-pions from all over the globe per-formed in the show that will be tele-vised on NBC Jan. 22, 2011. “The anniversary tour promises to bring fans of all ages the ultimate live figure skating experience with a gathering of legends past, present and future,” organizers say. The Smucker’s Stars on Ice Tour, founded and produced by Olympic champion Scott Hamilton, is set to play in 25 cities from mid-February through early April. A complete list of cities, show dates and ticket informa-tion can be found at www.starsonice.com. Skaters in this historic anniver-sary tour include Olympic champion Evan Lysacek, 2006 Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen, World cham-pion and Canadian great Kurt Brown-ing and 2006 Olympic silver medal-ists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. A portion of the proceeds bene-fit the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

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Belbin and Agostoto address novice skaters Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, the most decorated ice dancing team in U.S. history, will be the guest speak-ers for the 2011 Team USA Prep Seminar breakfast (formerly Team 2014 Prep Seminar) on Jan. 25 during the 2011 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, N.C. The duo will reflect on their 11-year career, of which highlights included a 2006 Olympic silver medal, five U.S. titles and four World medals. Belbin and Agos-to, who have skated together since 1999, announced their retirement from competitive skating in June. The educational program, held annually for all nov-ice skaters (parents and coaches) who qualify for the U.S. Championships, offers athletes a chance to learn what it means to be part of U.S. Figure Skating’s Team USA. The morning will also include dialogue on the In-ternational Selection Pool, athlete development and the S.T.A.R.S. Program (Skaters Talent and Athleticism Recog-nition Program).

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The 11th annual “An Evening with Scott Hamilton and Friends” ice show and gala on Nov. 6 raised more than $1.1 million for Hamilton’s CARES Initiative (Cancer Alliance for Research, Education and Survivorship) at the Cleveland Clinic. Grammy Award-winning recording artist Vince Gill provided the live musical talent, while many skating stars of today and yesterday performed memorable programs at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. That skating A-list included Dorothy Hamill, Evan Lysacek, Sasha Cohen, Todd Eldredge, Michael Weiss, Steven Cousins, Ryan Bradley, Christina Gao, Caryn Kadavy, Sinead and John Kerr, Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov and Dan Hollander. There were also surprise performances by Hamilton’s close friends Brad Paisley and Sheryl Crow. Crow will be the musical talent for next year’s event. For more information about CARES, go online to www.scottcares.org.

HQ profileLiz Podominick

I handle all of the logistics for Team USA when the athletes travel internationally. I distribute athlete funding, coordinate U.S. Figure Skating’s annual Champs Camp and process paperwork pertaining to Team USA. What do you like to do in your spare time? When I have it, I like to explore the Colorado outdoors. I live really close to some great hiking trails, so I feel really blessed. I like to stay active, but when I am looking for down time, I like to watch movies and read. What would people be surprised to know about you? I still competitively throw the discus and I am training for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games. In college, I threw for the University of Minnesota, as well as played on the basketball team. I am training with the Air Force throw coach Scott Irving. What do you cherish most? Faith, family and friends. What is your favorite part about your job? It’s working with our athletes and coaches because I feel like I make a dif-ference. The staff in the office is also great. Tell us about your family. I am close with my family and it is hard to be away from them in Minnesota. My parents still live in the house I grew up in and I have a younger brother, Johnny, who passed away unexpectedly two years ago. I also have two dogs at home (Baxter and Meg) that I really miss. What is your ideal vacation? I love going to Alaska (in the summer), but if I had to choose anywhere that I have not visited I would love to do a tour of Europe (with unlimited funds). Australia is a close second because I do love Aussie accents.

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2012 Regional ChampionshipsEVENT/HOST CITY DATES, 2011 HOST SKATING CLUB

Eastern Great Lakes Regional/Cleveland, Ohio Sept. 30–Oct. 5 Greater Cleveland Council of FSC

New England Regional/Boston, Mass. Sept. 30–Oct. 5 SC of Boston

Northwest Pacific Regional/Spokane, Wash. Sept. 30–Oct. 5 Lilac City FSC

North Atlantic Regional/Amherst, N.Y. Oct. 14–18 Amherst SC

Southwest Pacific Regional/Culver City, Calif. Oct. 14–18 All Year FSC

Upper Great Lakes Regional/Richfield, Minn. Oct. 14–18 Saint Paul FSC

Central Pacific Regional/Santa Rosa, Calif. Oct. 21–25 Santa Rosa FSC

South Atlantic Regional/Aston, Pa. Oct. 21–25 IceWorks SC

Southwestern Regional/Grapevine, Texas Oct. 21–25 Dallas FSC

2012 Sectional ChampionshipsEVENT HOST CITY DATES HOST SKATING CLUB

Eastern Sectional Jamestown, N.Y. Nov. 15–19, 2011 Jamestown SC

Midwestern Sectional Fort Collins, Colo. Nov. 15–19, 2011 Fort Collins FSC

Pacific Coast Sectional Salt Lake City, Utah Nov. 15–19, 2011 Salt Lake Figure Skating

2012 U.S. Junior ChampionshipsEVENT HOST CITY DATES HOST SKATING CLUB

U.S. Junior Championships East Lansing, Mich. Dec. 9–13, 2011 Lansing SC

Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto

6 DECEMBER 2010

Yu-Na Kim and Michelle Kwan walk the red car-pet at the WSF’s 31st annual Salute to Women in Sports. Kim was named Sports-woman of the Year for 2010. Kwan received the honor in 1998.

Spin to winKwan lends name, time toWomen’s Sports Foundation programBy Lois Elfman

fter a predawn wake-up call and a spin-ning class, which is really not her thing, nine-time U.S. champion, five-time

World champion and two-time Olympic medal-ist Michelle Kwan sat down (on the floor) for a one-on-one interview. Although Bikram yoga is much more to her liking, Kwan agreed to spin at Flywheel Sports in New York as part of a fundrais-ing effort for the Women’s Sports Foundation’s (WSF) GoGirlGo program. Twice honored by the WSF—1998 Sports-woman of the Year and 2007 Billie Jean King Contribution Award—Kwan credits a WSF travel and training grant in 1993 with helping propel her competitive career forward. At the time she often wore used costumes and even strapped on used custom skates. “I remember going to the pro shop at Blue Jay (one of the rinks at Lake Arrowhead, Calif., where she trained for many years) because Frank [Carroll] told me I needed practice costumes,” she recalled. “[At competitions] everyone was making sure to look a certain way. I didn’t have any prac-tice dresses. Everything had holes in it. My dad spent like $69. It was the most expensive dress. I still remember it and I still have it.” The young skater of that era was a far cry from the fashion trendsetter she would become, wearing costumes such as an unadorned, yet el-egant, ice blue dress by couture designer Marc Bouwer at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano.

“I wanted something that was so simple,” Kwan said. ‘Lyra Angelica’ was spiritual, simple. I was thinking clouds. I was thinking this is pure skating—what I wanted the dress to reflect.” This past July Kwan turned 30, which in-stead of fazing her seemed to give her a jolt of energy. “I prepared myself for turning 30 for the last two years,” she said. “I think 28 and 29 were huge years for me—that transition from skating to something else. Luckily, I found something that I’m really interested in and that’s international re-lations. “I think the path from being a competitive skater to a path of international relations goes parallel. I’m not making a complete U-turn or doing a 180.” She traveled the world during her 13-year senior competitive career, so combining the discipline of an athlete with an appreciation of new experiences seemed a natural transition. That doesn’t mean it was easy. Going from be-ing a highly recognized sports star to student took some adjustment. She earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Denver and is now in a two-year master’s program at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Bos-ton. “It is dynamic because it’s so challenging,” she said. “When you submit a paper it doesn’t matter if your name is Michael Jordan, Michelle Kwan or John Smith. It’s exhilarating.

“I think the most important thing is to understand yourself,” she added. “As I’ve gotten older I realize you have to ask yourself questions periodically. You define yourself.” In 2009, a healthy Kwan skated her first public performance in three years in South Korea in a show headlined by Yu-Na Kim. She returned to Seoul again this year and then she and Kim brought a version of the show, All That Skate, to the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles in October. “All That Skate was so well produced, well choreographed,” said Kwan, giving special credit to choreographer David Wilson. “It was such a great visual. It had to be a very spectacular show for me to come back and it was definitely that.” After her spinning experience, Kwan went hunting for a dress for the evening’s festivities. She walked the red carpet at the WSF’s 31st an-nual Salute to Women in Sports alongside Kim, 2010 Sportswoman of the Year. “Yu-Na is an incredible athlete,” Kwan said. “She’s really developing into her own. To see her in the last couple of years grow and grow and grow. She has so much potential. “I don’t know what she will decide to do—a professional career or competing,” she added. “She loves skating. That’s the thing where she and I have that mutual bond or that common thing. We love skating, we love performing, we love ev-erything about it. It’s a friendship.”

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hree-time U.S. pairs champion and World bronze med-alist John Zimmerman is transitioning into the next phase of his life. In 2008, his longtime partner, Kyo-

ko Ina, decided she needed a break. He spent the next year working with several partners—skating in Smucker’s Stars on Ice, appearing on the Russian version of “Skating with the Stars” and performing the occasional show with his wife, former Italian ladies champion and two-time Olympian Sil-via Fontana. In 2009, Fontana launched the skatewear company Ka-risma, which is based in Torino, the city that hosted the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Zimmerman also started spending significant time in Italy, where he coached the young Ital-ian pairs team of Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek, who made an impressive World Championships debut, finishing 11th this past spring. Zimmerman and Fontana decided to move their U.S. home base from New Jersey, where he’s been for more than a decade, to Florida. The Saveology Ice Complex in Coral Springs welcomed them and their students. Although Berton and Hotarek decided not to move to the U.S., Zimmerman soon found himself coaching a high-level senior pairs team when U.S. champions Caydee Den-ney and Jeremy Barrett came to work with him. Denney’s younger sister, Haven, and her partner Daniel Raad, who compete at the junior level, also made the move. “Silvia and I have been planning on making a change in our lives for some time,” Zimmerman said. “We wanted to remain on the East Coast because it’s easier to get back and forth to Italy. We wanted to get away from the cold. This is a nice environment. They are very much making it work for the teams we have here.” For now, Zimmerman is putting performing on the back burner. “My main priority is the kids,” he said. “If I can make some things work around it, that’s great. It’s still fun and I still feel the urge. When I’m in my car cruising down the road and hear a great song on the radio, I still really want to skate to it.” This past summer, Zimmerman, 37, and Fontana, 34, skated in Yu-Na Kim’s shows in Seoul, South Korea. They’re also doing a bit of production work. They handled the cast-ing for the Golden Skate Awards in Torino on Oct. 9 and Fontana choreographed the group routines, which featured the first appearance of Evan Lysacek and Evgeni Plushenko together since the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Van-couver. Lysacek was honored for most outstanding year and Plushenko for most medals won in ISU competitions. It was perfect timing for the opening of a Karisma store right in Palavela, the Olympic arena. “The drive that you put for years and years into skating, you put into your next project,” Fontana said. She initially thought Karisma would be a small side business, but it quickly took on a significant role in her life. She and Zimmerman decided if they were going to be in-volved they wanted to do it in the best way possible. Right now, they’re producing practice wear, but they plan on ex-panding.

“We want to eventually get into lifestyle wear that broadens it outside of skating,” Zimmer-man said. “It’s kind of like a baby,” said Fontana, who has a partner knowl-edgeable about pro-duction, which is essential as the company does its own manufacturing. “John and I went and searched for the best fabrics in Italy. We went all over. We went all the way down to Tuscany. It’s a beauti-ful area with textile industries. Between there and Milan we found the best fabrics for technical sportswear. “Same with zippers,” she continued. “We’re researching to make our product the latest, newest and most efficient. As far as production, we have invested in the best sewing machines, like the Ferrari of sewing machines. I started off thinking this business could be something nice, but then it took off. We went from two employees last year to right now we have 10.” Zimmerman has even learned how to sew, so he could be totally knowledgeable about the company’s operations. In order to assist her husband with his elite pairs teams, Fontana is now doing more of her Karisma business remote-ly so she can be in Florida. She’s also trying to increase Ka-risma’s distribution in the U.S., where it’s already on shelves in six stores. Over the course of his competitive career, Zimmerman was coached by some of the top coaches, from Peter Oppegard, whom he trained with at Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. (where he met Fontana), to legendary Russian coach Tamara Moskvina, who trained Ina and Zimmerman en route to the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. “I was totally the product of Amer-ican pairs skating when I started. I feel like Tamara instilled in me a lot of the details of Russian skating,” Zimmerman said. “Like when you watched an Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya skate, there’s a certain amount of details that are not about the big tricks. “Caydee and Jeremy have big tricks. I’ll be the first to say to Jim Peter-son (Denney and Bar-rett’s former coach) he did an amazing job with them getting their big tricks. They’ve got a great foundation. I really applaud him and what he did. “I’m feeling there are things I can do to hopefully get them to the top level. I’m

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New chapterPairs great finding his rhythm as a coachBy Lois Elfman

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trying to figure out what I can do to get them to the next level—exploring the ways that Tamara would work with me. Trying to bring that something extra out in them.” Fontana said she brings a female perspective to both Caydee and Haven. She also works with the teams to refine their skating skills as well as adding ballet and stretching to their training. She was with Denney and Barrett when David Wilson choreographed their new programs. She said watching Wilson work was an honor. When Zimmerman accompanied Denney and Barrett to the NHK Trophy, Fontana coached Denney and Raad. She also went with the junior team to sectionals and then joined Zimmerman at Skate America. She sees her husband’s coach-ing skills as strong and growing. “He is very much a perfectionist,” Fontana said. “He’s very passionate about what he does. That will lead him to guide them through, to strive for more and more. Just because

you’re a good athlete doesn’t mean at all you can be a good

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ted he misses some of the things we used to see from pairs before the international judging

system, such as long, beautifully stretched-out death spirals and pairs

spins without contorted positions. He is proud that he and Ina did some

innovative moves, which continued to serve them well through their six years on

the professional circuit. “Tamara was good at doing different things,”

he said. “Now if you waste your time doing that, peo-ple are going to pass you in points. I’m now challenged

with trying to find ways to be creative, trying to make the most of the system.” He is not afraid to call Moskvina and ask for her advice. He thanks her for her input and especially thanks her for be-ing his coach. As much as he admires those who coached him, he’s in-tent on developing his own style of coaching. “One of the cool things is I am starting to find my own thing, my own rhythm, my own strategy and my own take,” Zimmerman said. “Take the best of the American system, the best of the Russian style and meld it all together into my own thing. “I feel good about the approaches I take and what Silvia has to offer with her expertise in footwork. I think we have a pretty good combination.” In addition to occasional solo performances as well as with Fontana, he may get back on the ice with Ina soon. She has returned to top shape after taking part in the Canadian show Battle of the Blades, where she partnered former NHL player Kelly Chase, and she is open to skating shows with Zimmerman. “If Stars on Ice would be interested in having us do some shows, we would be more than willing to work this out,” he said. ¤

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Top, Silvia Fontana and husband John Zimmerman display their skating talents and showman-ship at a recent ice show. Bottom, U.S. pairs champion Jeremy Barrett (with Caydee Denney) and their new coach John Zimmerman take advantage of a big sale at the U.S. Olympic Training Center during last summer’s Champs Camp.

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he 92nd edition of the AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place for the first time in North Carolina, a state

known for its college basketball, NASCAR, tobac-co crops and Great Smoky Mountains. The event, which runs Jan. 22 to Jan. 30, 2011, is being held at the venerable Greensboro Coliseum Complex, which has played host to countless major events over five decades, includ-ing the 1974 NCAA Men’s Final Four Basketball Tournament. For chief organizer Hill Carrow, delivering the U.S. Championships to the “Tar Heel State” is a dream come true. In 1987, he led the effort in hosting the U.S. Olympic Festival in North Caro-lina. The three skating competitions—speedskat-ing, hockey and figure skating—were all held at the Greensboro Coliseum, where they were well-supported by the fans. “If you Google ‘U.S. Olympic Festival 1987,’ you’ll see YouTube videos that people put up from that event, which include Kristi Yamaguchi doing pairs and some skating from Brian Boitano,” Car-row said. Because of that success, Carrow tried—albiet unsuccessfully—to secure the U.S. Champion-ships for North Carolina in subsequent years fol-lowing the festival. “Back then, U.S. Figure Skating required that everything go through a local figure skating club in terms of its bid process,” Carrow said. “We just had a single club, very modest in size, and its abil-ity to do a multimillion dollar event was not really there.” Fast-forward to the current decade, Carrow and his Sports & Properties group decided to make another run at the U.S. Championships. A less-restrictive set of bid guidelines in recent years helped open the door for North Carolina. Using a statewide approach, North Carolina

Big plansNorth Carolina knows how to put on a show

By Troy Schwindt

T was awarded the 2011 U.S. Championships on Feb. 25, 2009. U.S. Olympic silver medalist Paul Wylie, who resides in Charlotte, N.C., was named honorary chairman of the event. “North Carolina will be a fantastic location for the 2011 U.S. Championships,” North Caro-lina Governor Bev Perdue said. “We have a proven track record of (hosting) successful major events, and we have great facilities and wonderful volun-teers.”

TICKETS

Go to www.northcarolina2011.com

and click Tickets or call 1.800.745.3000.

WEBSITE

Official event website:www.northcarolina2011.com

Area information, things to do:www.greensboronc.org

TRANSPORTATION

Go to www.northcarolina2011.com and click Transportation under Area Info. Unlimited access on the Silver shuttle line from Jan. 23 through Jan. 30 is available for $30 per person. Shuttle stops include the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Sheraton, Doubletree, Airport Marriott and proximity hotels.

Weekly parking passes are also available.

The Greensboro Coliseum will be buzzing with excitement when the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships come to town, Jan. 22–30.

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2011 U.S. Figure SkatingChampionships schedule (All times Eastern)

SUNDAY, JAN. 23 Novice compulsory dance, 11 a.m. Novice ladies short program, 12:30 p.m. Novice men’s short program, 2:30 p.m. Novice pairs short program, 5:30 p.m. Junior men’s short program, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY, JAN. 24 Novice free dance, 10:30 a.m. Novice ladies free skate, 12:30 p.m. Novice men’s free skate, 3:45 p.m. Novice pairs free skate, 5:45 p.m. Junior ladies short program, 8:45 p.m.

TUESDAY, JAN. 25 Junior short dance, 11 a.m. Junior men’s free skate, 8:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 26 Junior pairs short program, 11 a.m. Junior free dance, 1:30 p.m. Junior ladies free skate, 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, JAN. 27 Senior pairs short program, 3:30 p.m. Senior ladies short program, 7:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 28 Junior pairs free skate, 11 a.m. Senior short dance, 3 p.m. Senior men’s short program:, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, JAN. 29 Senior pairs free skate/Senior free dance, 10:45 a.m. Senior pairs free skate/Senior free dance, 2:30 p.m. Senior ladies free skate, 6:45 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 30 Senior men’s free skate, 1:30 p.m. Smucker’s Skating Spectacular, 7 p.m.

NBC schedule (All times Eastern)

SATURDAY, JAN. 293–6 p.m. (LIVE)Senior free dance

SATURDAY, JAN. 299–11 p.m. (LIVE)Senior ladies free skate

SUNDAY, JAN. 304–6 p.m. (LIVE)Senior men’s free skate

SATURDAY, FEB. 52:30–4:30 p.m.Smucker’s Skating Spectacular

That North Carolina hospitality that Perdue talks about will be on display in Greensboro, Car-row said. “We are going to have a very unique presentation for this event,” Carrow said. “We are going to put the three major elements of the championships—competition, practice and fanfest—under one roof in one building. To the best of our knowledge, it’s never been done this way before. “Even Spokane (Wash.), which is a benchmark for excellence, had those three components in three different locations.” Practice sessions and an expanded fanfest will be free for the fans. “We are trying to create a ‘happening’ if you will,” Carrow said. “Competition and athletes are going to be the center of everything, but around that we are working to build something that has a

The Greensboro skyline in the evening is electric and inviting.

U.S. champion Rachael Flatt and her coaches Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin are thrilled with the skater’s scores at the 2010 U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash.

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lot of critical mass, a lot of synergy, that’s right there on site. It will be very convenient for the skaters, their families and support teams. “It will be super-convenient for the average, everyday fan and also the hardcore fan to be there.” One of the major highlights of the fanfest will be a mini-sheet of ice that will be available for demonstrations and small exhibitions. “It won’t be open to the public but available to someone like Paul Wylie to come out and do a few moves and explain to people the difference between a Salchow and a Lutz,” Carrow said. “And we are going to re-present the medals and do a victory ceremony on the ice.” Many of the event’s sponsors will also have interactive booths in the fanfest. U.S. Figure Skating plans to erect a kiss and cry plat-form, where people can stop by and get their picture taken. It will also bring back its “You Be The Judge” station, where the public can judge a competition using the same touch-screens and software as the event judges and officials. One of the most popular displays, Carrow predicts, will be an area that features a Wii station, where fans can play games from the Olympic winter sports. “We are also working on having a movie theater set up where we run continuous figure skating films and documentaries,” Carrow said. “We are really working hard to make that (fanfest) a very fun, engaging, family-entertainment experience.” Another component of fanfest will be a café, where people can go and get more healthy fare instead of hot dogs and pretzels, said Carrow, who took that idea from Spokane’s fanfest. “There will be tables to sit out in the garden area, where people can get salads, fruits and enjoy buffet-type offerings,” Carrow said. A regular schedule of musical performances at fanfest is planned throughout the event. “There will be something for everybody,” Carrow said. “People can go any time, day or night, and enjoy the experience.” ¤

Olympic silver medal-ists Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform their free dance at the NHK Trophy in Japan last fall. The two-time reigning U.S. cham-pion ice dancing team hopes to make it three in a row at the 2011 U.S. Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

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Carolee Kness-Purdie, 58Bonita, Calif.San Diego FSCAdult gold ladies C a r o l e e Kness-Purdie did it all in four years of roller skating—races, dance, pairs, fours and freestyle. “You couldn’t get me out of the rink,” said Kness-Purdie, who today skates at roller re-unions. Roller skat-ing competitions in the 1960s were different than today, she said. As with ice skating, adults mostly competed in dance. Kness-Purdie loved roller skating from the moment she laced up her skates at her 12th birthday party. “Great party, great day and the beginning of a fun life,” she said. During her competitive days as a teen, she was nicknamed “Popeye” for her muscular legs. That served her well in skating, though blades were an adjustment when she and her daughter switched to the ice in 1999. She did not like roller figures, but loved skating fast, jumping and spinning. “Roller is like water-skiing with weight toward the front of the skate, while ice is like snow-skiing with weight further back,” she said. Her roller skating coach, Ken Debit (who recently passed away), was the one to suggest that she take ice skating lessons. Looking back, it was one of the best pieces of advice she ever received. “I cannot contain my excitement when traveling to the rink,” said Kness-Purdie, whose infectious personality is a testament to her love of the sport. Kness-Purdie, an investigator at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice, practices three times a week. Her falls, she chuckled, have covered the entire sheet of ice. “You have to be a good sport because it looks crazy when you’re trying your best not to fall,” she said. Her focus is on technique, dance tests and landing a clean double toe loop. “I’d like to coach beginner classes because they’re so excited to learn,” said Kness-Purdie, a breast cancer survivor. “I can relate to their joy of accomplishment.”

Dann Littel, 58San Francisco, Calif.Levittown SC, New YorkGold (Roller) Dann Littel competed as a roller skater for 14 years, starting with the old-fashioned metal skates that attached to his shoes. Even-tually he made his way from the street to the ice rink, where he has spent the last six years. “Roller is natural to me,” he said. “When I ice skate my weight is farther back, which can cause shin splints for me,” he said. “It’s still, however, enjoyable.” Littel earned three world roller skating titles from 1977 to 1979, and took gold at the 1979 Pan American Games, all with Florence Arsenault. Littel was also honored with the Fabulous Feet award by the National Footwear Industry. Littel has a special connection to ice skat-ing. He is the godfather of U.S. pairs cham-pion and Olympian Caydee Denney. He also coached Denney’s mother from age 7 to 19 and attended his first World Figure Skating Championships in 2009 to support Denney and partner Jeremy Barrett. “Skating taught me desire, determination and dedication to a complete lifestyle,” said Littel, who coached and consulted roller skat-ers for 25 years after his competitive days. He was inducted into the Amateur Ath-letes Roller Skating Hall of Fame and was the only American to choreograph the open-ing ceremonies at the World Roller Skating Championships. Littel has volunteered in recent years as a judge and competition director. These days, Littel tries to keep at least one foot on the surface at all times, preferring not to jump. “Prior to skating I was shy and stuttered heavily,” Littel said. “Skating helped me past that and I know if I set my mind to something I can do it.”

Patricia Graves, 43San Clemente, Calif.All Year FSCAdult gold ladies Though she has only been on roller skates once in 20 years, Patricia Graves fondly re-members the four years she was involved in the sport. “I started skating in the driveway and at my school’s playground,” said Graves, who went on to skate at public sessions, take les-sons and watch the local junior club competi-tive practices. “My favorite move was a travel-ing camel and I eventually competed in roller figures.” The levels for roller skating and ice skat-ing, she said, are similar and somewhat trans-ferable. There are big differences, though, regarding some of the jumps and other ele-ments. Jump landings also feel different, she added. Roller skating is flat and loud, while ice skating is smooth and quiet. After college, Graves found ice skating more fun than being in a gym or roller rink. A retired dental hygienist, Graves makes time for family, including her 6-year-old daughter and her ice skating lessons. “We skate together but have different coaches and clubs,” said Graves, who trains five days a week. She’s working on her novice moves in the field and is aiming to win a medal at the 2011 U.S. Adult Championships in the champion-ship gold ladies division. Graves cross-trains on an elliptical ma-chine, stretches and lifts free weights. She describes her coach, Tim Tourtellott, as “tough as nails.” “I couldn’t ask for more,” said Graves, who took gold in 2006 and 2007 at the U.S. Adult Championships (bronze ladies III and silver ladies III). “Skating gives me joy. My friendships are amazing, and skating is an art that can never be perfected. It challenges me daily.”

adult cornerRoller skating offered enjoyable transition to iceBy Lexi Rohner

14 DECEMBER 2010

hannon Lamb and Katie Crawford are World Special Olympics competitors and medalists, spokespersons for Special

Olympics and U.S. Figure Skating Champion-ships exhibition skaters. Now, they can add first Special Olympics skaters to pass all four gold dance tests. Lamb and Crawford are lifelong friends who train and skate together at the Indiana World Skating Academy and are members of the Winter Club of Indianapolis. Although Special Olym-pics skaters’ tests work on a slightly different track than the standard track (SO uses the pass/fail system and requires no solo), the dances are the same and must be skated showing a general knowledge of the steps, pattern and timing. Lamb has been working on her dances since 1983, and Crawford for almost 23 years. The two passed their Westminster Waltz on Sept. 27, finishing the 23 dance tests from preliminary to gold level. Both skaters hone their dance skills with 1986 U.S. ice dancing champion and coach Donny Adair. “Shannon was very excited but I don’t think realized the magnitude of the pass and therefore the gold medal,” said Sandy Lamb, Shan-non’s mother, former Olympic and World coach and past president of the Professional Skaters Association (PSA). “I think it is beginning to set in now that she has received so many congratulations cards and even a call from the president of U.S. Figure Skating, Patricia St. Peter.” Both Lamb and Crawford hold full-time jobs besides pursu-ing their skating goals: Crawford works at a local delicatessen and Lamb is em-ployed at a neighborhood grade school. Both women also have an impressive competitive career in Special Olympics. Lamb was the youngest skater to compete in the World Special Olympics in Stowe, Vt., in 1981 and placed second. She was also one of the first Special Olympics athletes in-

vited to skate at the 1986 U.S. Figure Skating Championships exhibition at the conclusion of the competition, a tradition still alive to-day. Lamb also competed in five World Winter Games and one World Summer Games and was the first athlete to serve as an athlete-official at the World Games held in Canada, Japan and Boise, Idaho. Crawford competed in nine World Games in seven different sports. In 2008, she was one of only nine Special Olympics athletes from around the world chosen to carry the Olympic torch through Beijing and Shanghai. She also keeps busy coaching a Special Olympics class each win-ter, competing in her state games and speaking about her experiences with Special Olympics. “We were so proud when she passed her

last gold dance,” said Crawford’s mother, Nancy. “She’s worked so hard on them for the last 23 years.” The new gold medalists do not plan to stop there. Both will soon begin work on their in-ternational dances and moves-in-the-field tests. Crawford has passed her pre- preliminary moves, and Lamb her pre-juvenile moves. “These goals are lofty, and without the constant support of her parents, grandparents, brother, sister in-law, cousins, aunts and uncles, people she has worked with and other coaches, she could not have done it,” Sandy Lamb said. One of Lamb’s greatest supporters is her aunt, Judy Schwomeyer Sladky, five- time U.S. ice dancing champion and winner of one silver and three bronze medals at the World Champi-onships with partner Jim Sladky. “She stuck to it and finally accomplished that goal,” Sandy Lamb said of Shannon. “I did not want there to be a stopping point where there

was nothing else to work for, so that is why we are polling the U.S. Figure Skating’s Spe-cial Olympics Committee to allow Special Olympics testing of the international dances, with the same rules as the pre-vious dances. The international dances are extremely difficult and I believe she

will only be able to test one or two of them, but she has surprised

me before. I never thought she would be able to do the quick Fiesta Tango mo-hawk, and boy did she prove me wrong.” With their determina-tion and drive, who knows what the future holds? “Our thanks go to the

greatest governing body in the world, U.S. Figure Skat-

ing, without whose support we would not be where we are,” Sandy Lamb said. “We are finding that the Special Olympics skaters are able to achieve more advanced

skills due to the PSA’s coaches’ education in work-ing with athletes with mental and physical disabilities and U.S. Figure Skating’s willing-ness to continue raising the bar for our athletes to be able to achieve their goals.” ¤

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Katie Crawford, coach Donny Adair and Shannon Lamb proudly show off their

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t was Valentine’s Day, 1961. Love songs such as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” by The Shirelles and “At Last” by Etta James played on the radio. Audiences filled local movie

theaters on this special day, taking in films such as The Misfits and In Love and War. And 16-year-old Laurence Owen, the recently crowned U.S. ladies champion, appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated. A year removed from the 1960 Olympic Winter Games, in which the United States had won four figure skating medals, the state of the sport was full of promise. Owen, whom Sports Il-lustrated deemed the country’s “most exciting girl skater,” was ready to lead a new group of athletes into the next Olympic cycle. As the best skaters in the country spent their Valentine’s Day evening en route to Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the World Figure Skating Championships, thoughts and dreams of a suc-cessful competition danced in their heads. But the 18 members of the U.S. World Team and 16 international officials, coaches and family members would never arrive in Prague. The plane went down in flames in a field just four miles from the Brussels, Bel-gium, airport, where they were to have a brief layover before resuming their trip to Prague. The crash of Sabena Flight 548 left no survi-vors. Twenty-seven other passengers and a flight crew of 11 also perished. The entire skating community and the rest of the world were shocked by this catastrophe. “This disaster has brought tragedy to many American families and is a painful loss to the in-ternational community of sport as well,” Presi-dent John F. Kennedy said. “Our country has sustained a great loss of talent and grace, which has brought pleasure to people all over the world. Mrs. Kennedy and I extend our deepest sympa-thy to the families and friends of all the passen-gers and crew who died in the crash.” Nearly 50 years later, the spirit of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team lives on. The Memorial Fund, created on Feb. 23, 1961, as a living memorial for the U.S. athletes who lost their lives in the crash, provides financial assis-tance to young and up-and-coming figure skat-ers. The two programs that make up the Memo-rial Fund — the Competitive Skaters Assistance Program (CSAP) and the Academic Scholarship Program — have benefitted countless athletes, including Olympians, since the fund’s inception. The CSAP helps to subsidize a skater’s train-

ing expenses. Awards are based on financial need and competitive history. In addition, academic scholarships are awarded to skaters pursuing a college degree who prove financial need. Two-time reigning U.S. men’s champion and 2010 Olympian Jeremy Abbott often heard stories about the 1961 U.S. World Team while training in Colorado. “Many of the coaches, officials and ath-letes that were aboard the plane were part of the Broadmoor Skating Club at the original World Arena in Colorado Springs,” he said. “Being from Colorado and skating at the World Arena for 10 years, I learned a lot about it.” Abbott is a past recipient of the Memorial Fund. “My family and I have been helped tre-mendously by the generosity of the people who donate to this fund,” he said. “Because of this, I have been able to skate and see my dreams be-come a reality which otherwise may not have happened. I owe a lot to the support that this amazing fund has given me.” Though he is most known for coaching talented skaters such as U.S. champion Rachael Flatt, Tom Zakrajsek was a rising star in the U.S. figure skating scene in the 1970s and 1980s. Growing up in a large family in Cleveland, Ohio, Zakrajsek and his family struggled to pay his skating bills. “My dad remortgaged our home twice to pay for skating,” he said. “There was a point where my skating career ended in 1986 after na-tionals. I remember going home and my parents saying, ‘You’ve done a good job and are a good skater but you’re not at the top of the sport. We can’t continue doing this for you anymore.’” Because of the Memorial Fund, Zakrajsek was able to continue to compete until his retire-ment in 1988. “Those last two years of my skating were re-ally my best years because it was me taking re-sponsibility, and receiving money from the Me-morial Fund helped me to keep going when even my parents couldn’t do it anymore,” Zakrajsek said. “Maybe I wouldn’t have been a coach, or maybe I wouldn’t have been involved in the sport if it wasn’t for that extra money.” U.S. pairs skaters Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin have also been touched by the Memorial Fund on more than one occasion. “It’s just a great fund to donate to for any athlete,” Coughlin said. “We always support it because it’s saved us a couple times.”

The magnitude of what happend on Feb. 15, 1961, always hits home, they say, when they see the historic Associated Press photo of the team standing outside the plane before taking off. “It’s haunting,” Yankowskas said. “I can’t think of many other examples in sports that had something that ripped the core of the sport from everybody,” Coughlin said. “It’s something that skaters are still protective of to this day. People who may not have been alive when it happened or had no association with it understand the depth and weight when you see that photo.” The connection between the 1961 U.S. World Team members and present-day athletes remains strong. Mark Ladwig, 2010 Olympian and reigning U.S. silver medalist in pairs with Amanda Evora, has a personal tie to those skaters. “My former coach Ron Ludington was un-able to go to the World Championships that year,” Ladwig explained. “I worked with Ron for two years (from 1999 to 2001) and he is the one that recommended that I skate with Amanda.” Figure skating has been a source of financial struggle for Ladwig and his family. The Memorial Fund has “helped lessen the burden of everyday living,” he said. One particular time when the monetary assistance came in handy was at the 2010 U.S. Championships in Spokane, Wash. “The fund was a big boost for nationals,” Ladwig said. “It helped with a lot of things, like paying for the hotel room. Not having to worry so much about the money allows me to concen-trate and do my best on the ice.” Skaters such as Abbott illustrate the impor-tance of the fund and the endless possibilities it offers to future athletes. “I would encourage people to look right to the top of the sport in our country, because there are so many of us that have benefited from this fund and the people who donate to it,” he said. “It’s the generosity of the people who give to this fund that will one day help another family see their child’s dream come true.” The 1961 U.S. World Team members have helped to elevate American figure skating to the place where it is today, and athletes such as Lad-wig are grateful. “I can’t think of a better way to honor their memory than to encourage others to stay in the sport,” he said. ¤

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ONE NIGHT ONLY(theater locations subject to change)

The following is a list of the nearly 500 theaters nationwide that will present the special one-night-only Fathom event that will celebrate American figure skating while commemorating the 50th anniversary and legacy of the 1961 U.S. World Team tragedy. The historic evening will originate live from the Best Buy Theater in New York City’s Times Square. Uniquely choreographed figure skating performances, interviews with American figure skating legends, a red-carpet celebration, the big screen premiere of RISE and more will make up the event. The pre-event show gets under way at 7:30 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Central time and 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time. The suggested nationwide ticket price is $15. To get the most up-to-date theater listing and to purchase tickets online, go to www.rise1961.com.

ALABAMATrussville 16 5895 Trussville Crossings Pkwy Birmingham AL 35235

Cobb Pinnacle 14 3780 Gulf Shores Pkwy Gulf Shores AL 36542

Hollywood 18 3312 Memorial Pkwy Sw Huntsville AL 35801

Stadium 18 1250 Satchel Paige Dr Mobile AL 36606

Hollywood 16 4250 Old Greensboro Rd Tuscaloosa AL 35405

ARKANSASTinseltown Benton 17314 Interstate 30 N Benton AR 72019

Breckenridge Village 1200 Breckenridge Dr Little Rock AR 72205

ARIZONA Westgate 20 with IMAX 9400 W Hanna Ln Glendale AZ 85305

Cinemark 16 1051 N Dobson Rd Mesa AZ 85201

Ahwatukee 24 4915 E Ray Rd Phoenix AZ 85044

Desert Ridge 18 with IMAX 21001 N Tatum Blvd Ste 32 Phoenix AZ 85050

Cinemark Sierra Vista 2175 El Mercado Loop Sierra Vista AZ 85635

Century 12155 N Oracle Rd Tucson AZ 85737

El Con 20 3601 E Broadway Blvd Tucson AZ 85716

Park Place 20 5870 E Broadway Blvd Tucson AZ 85711

CALIFORNIA Alhambra Renaissance 14 1 E Main St Alhambra CA 91801

Cinemark Jess Ranch 18935 Bear Valley Rd Apple Valley CA 92308

Santa Anita with IMAX 400 S Baldwin Ave Arcadia CA 91007

Bakersfield Stadium 14 9000 Ming Ave Ste G Bakersfield CA 93311

Burbank 16 with IMAX 125 E Palm Ave Burbank CA 91502

Cinemark Chico 801 East Ave Chico CA 95926

Otay Ranch 12 2015 Birch Rd Chula Vista CA 91915

Cupertino 16 with IMAX 10123 N Wolfe Rd Cupertino CA 95014

Daly City 20 1901 Junipero Serra Blvd Daly City CA 94014

Blackhawk 4175 Blackhawk Plaza Circle Danville CA 94506

Hacienda Crossings 20 plus IMAX 5000 Dublin Blvd Dublin CA 94568

Cinemark Imperial Valley Mall 14 3651 S Dogwood Rd El Centro CA 92243

El Dorado Hills Stadium 13 with IMAX 2101 Vine St El Dorado Hills CA 95762

Laguna 16 9349 Big Horn Blvd Elk Grove CA 95758

Bay Street 16 with IMAX 5614 Bay St Ste 220 Emeryville CA 94608

Folsom 14 261 Iron Point Rd Folsom CA 95630

Fresno Stadium 21 plus IMAX 250 E Paseo Del Centro Fresno CA 93720

Glendora 12 1337 E Gladstone St Glendora CA 91740

Century 22695 Foothill Blvd Hayward CA 94541

Huntington Beach 20 7777 Edinger Ave Huntington Beach CA 92647

Irvine Spectrum 20 with IMAX 65 Fortune Dr Irvine CA 92618

Cinemark 22 2600 W Avenue I Lancaster CA 93536

Cinemark 14 99 S Pine Ave Long Beach CA 90802

Long Beach 26 with IMAX 7501 Carson Blvd Long Beach CA 90808

Century City 15 with IMAX 10250 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles CA 90067

LA Live 1000 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles CA 90015

Rave 18 6081 Center Dr Los Angeles CA 90045

Showplace Manteca 16 848 Lifestyle St Manteca CA 95337

Mainplace Stadium Cinema 403 W Main St Merced CA 95340

Mill Valley Cinearts Sequoia 2 25 Throckmorton Ave Mill Valley CA 94941

Milpitas Great Mall 20 1010 Great Mall Dr Milpitas CA 95035

Monterey 13 1700 Del Monte Ctr Monterey CA 93940

Mountain View Cinemas 16 1500 N Shoreline Blvd Mountain View CA 94043

Napa 8 825 Pearl St Napa CA 94559

Plaza Bonita 14 with IMAX 3050 Plaza Bonita Rd National City CA 91950

Ontario Mills 30 4549 Mills Cir Ontario CA 91764

The Block 30 @ Orange with IMAX 20 City Blvd W Ste E Orange CA 92868

Orange Stadium Promenade 25 1701 W Katella Ave Orange CA 92867

Palm Springs Courtyard Stadium 9 789 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs CA 92262

Antelope Valley Mall 1475 W Rancho Vista Blvd Palmdale CA 93551

Pleasant Hill Downtown 16 125 Crescent Dr Pleasant Hill CA 94523

Century Theatres at The River 71800 Highway 111 Rancho Mirage CA 92270

Movies 14 980 Old Alturas Rd Redding CA 96003

Century 20 Downtown Redwood City 825 Middlefield Rd Redwood City CA 94063

Galleria at Tyler 16 with IMAX 3775 Tyler St Riverside CA 92503

Roseville 14 1555 Eureka Rd Roseville CA 95661

Sacramento Stadium 14 1590 Ethan Way Sacramento CA 95825

Sacramento Downtown Plaza 7 445 Downtown Plz Sacramento CA 95814

Sacramento Greenback Lane 16 6233 Garfield Ave Sacramento CA 95841

Natomas Marketplace 3561 Truxel Rd Sacramento CA 95834

Century Theatres at Tanforan 1188 El Camino Real San Bruno CA 94066

Mission Valley 20 with IMAX 1640 Camino Del Rio N San Diego CA 92108

Mira Mesa 18 with IMAX 10733 Westview Pkwy San Diego CA 92126

Horton Plaza 475 Horton Plz San Diego CA 92101

Century 9 San Francisco Centre 835 Market St San Francisco CA 94103

Eastridge Mall 15 with IMAX 2190 Eastridge Loop San Jose CA 95122

Cinearts Santana Row 6 3088 Olsen Dr San Jose CA 95128

San Jose Oakridge 20 925 Blossom Hill Rd San Jose CA 95123

San Marcos 18 1180 W San Marcos Blvd San Marcos CA 92078

San Mateo Downtown 320 2nd Ave San Mateo CA 94401

San Rafael Regency 6 280 Smith Ranch Rd San Rafael CA 94903

Valencia Stadium 12 24435 Town Center Dr Santa Clarita CA 91355

Santa Cruz 9 1405 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz CA 95060

Sausalito Cinearts Marin 3 101 Caledonia St Sausalito CA 94965

Stockton City Centre Stadium 16 with IMAX 222 N El Dorado St Stockton CA 95202

Temecula 15 with IMAX 40750 Winchester Rd Temecula CA 92591

Tustin Legacy 14 2457 Park Ave Tustin CA 92782

Union City Union Landing 25 32100 Union Lndg Union City CA 94587

Ventura Stadium 16 2875 Elba St Ventura CA 93003

Cinemark 16 Victorville 14470 Bear Valley Rd Victorville CA 92392

Walnut Creek 14 1201 Locust St Walnut Creek CA 94596

Promenade 16 with IMAX 21801 Oxnard St Woodland Hills CA 91367

Yuba City 1410 Whyler Rd Yuba City CA 95993

COLORADO Southlands 16 23955 E Plaza Ave Ste 109 Aurora CO 80016

Century Boulder 1700 29Th St Boulder CO 80301

Orchards of Westminster 12 with IMAX 14653 Orchard Pkwy Broomfield CO 80023

Castle Rock 12 3960 Limelight Ave Castle Rock CO 80109

Tinseltown 1545 E Cheyenne Mountain Blvd Colorado Springs CO 80906

Cinemark Carefree Circle with IMAX 3305 Cinema Pt Colorado Springs CO 80922

Hollywood Theaters 14 11250 Rampart Hills Vw Colorado Springs CO 80921

Pavilions 15 500 16Th St Ste 310 Denver CO 80202

Greenwood Plaza 12 8141 E Arapahoe Rd Englewood CO 80112

Cinemark Fort Collins 4721 S Timberline Rd Fort Collins CO 80528

Cinemark Greeley Mall 2160 Greeley Mall Greeley CO 80631

Bel Mar 16 440 S Teller St Lakewood CO 80226

Colorado Mills Stadium 16 14500 W Colfax Ave Lakewood CO 80401

Highlands Ranch 24 with IMAX 103 Centennial Blvd Littleton CO 80129

Tinseltown Pueblo 4140 N Freeway Rd Pueblo CO 81008

Regal River Point 3565 South Platte Drive Sheridan CO 80110

Cinebistro at Solaris 141 E Meadow Dr Vail CO 81657

CONNECTICUT Branford 12 325 E Main St Branford CT 06405

WASHINGTON DCMazza Gallerie 7 5300 Wisconsin Ave Nw Washington DC 20015

DELAWAREBrandywine Town Center 16 3300 Brandywine Pkwy Wilmington DE 19803

FLORIDA Aventura Mall 24 with IMAX 19501 Biscayne Blvd Aventura FL 33180

Cinemark Palace 20 3200 Airport Rd Boca Raton FL 33431

Shadowood 16 9889 Glades Rd Boca Raton FL 33434

Cinemark Boynton Beach 14 1151 N Congress Ave Boynton Beach FL 33426

Magnolia Place 16 9645 Westview Dr Coral Springs FL 33076

Oceanwalk Movies 10 250 N Atlantic Ave Daytona Beach FL 32118

Delray Beach 18 1660 S Federal Hwy Delray Beach FL 33483

Hollywood Coconut Point 16 8021 Cinema Way Estero FL 33928

Cinemark Paradise 24 15601 Sheridan St Fort Lauderdale FL 33331

Cypress Creek Station 16 6415 N Andrews Ave Fort Lauderdale FL 33309

Belltower 20 13499 Bell Tower Dr Fort Myers FL 33907

Gainesville Cinema 14 3101 Sw 35Th Blvd Gainesville FL 32608

Miami Lake 17 Cinemas 6711 Main St Hialeah FL 33014

Regency Square 24 with IMAX 9451 Regency Square Blvd Jacksonville FL 32225

Tinseltown USA 4535 Southside Blvd Jacksonville FL 32216

The Avenues Stadium 20 9525 Philips Hwy Jacksonville FL 32256

Jupiter 18 Cinemas 201 N US Highway 1 Jupiter FL 33477

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Town Center Plaza 319 Route 130 Hightstown NJ 08520

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Summit Sierra 13965 S Virginia St Reno NV 89511

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Bay Plaza 13 2210 Bartow Ave Unit 12 Bronx NY 10475

Elmwood Center 16 2001 Elmwood Ave Buffalo NY 14207

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East Hampton Cinemas 6 30 Main St East Hampton NY 11937

Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas 1001 Broadhollow Rd Farmingdale NY 11735

College Point Multiplex 2855 Ulmer St Flushing NY 11354

Island 16 Cinema De Lux 185 Morris Ave Holtsville NY 11742

Ithaca Mall 14 40 Catherwood Rd Ithaca NY 14850

New Roc Stadium 18 plus IMAX 33 Lecount Pl New Rochelle NY 10801

Chelsea Cinema 260 W 23rd St. New York, NY 10011

Empire 25 with IMAX 234 W 42nd St New York NY 10036

Union Square Stadium 14 850 Broadway New York NY 10003

Tinseltown 17 with IMAX 2291 Buffalo Rd Rochester NY 14624

Henrietta Stadium 18 525 Marketplace Dr Rochester NY 14623

Carousel Mall Stadium 17 9586 Carousel Ctr Syracuse NY 13290

Eastview Mall 13 70 Eastview Mall Dr Victor NY 14564

Westbury Stadium 12 7000 Brush Hollow Rd Westbury NY 11590

City Center 15 Cinema Delux 19 Mamaroneck Ave White Plains NY 10601

Transit Center Stadium 18 plus IMAX 6707 Transit Rd Williamsville NY 14221

NORTH DAKOTA Grand Theatre 1486 Interstate Loop Bismark, ND 58503

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Springdale Showcase Cinemas 12064 Springfield Pike Cincinnati OH 45246

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Severance Stadium 14 3492 Mayfield Rd Cleveland OH 44118

Lennox Town Center 24 with IMAX 777 Kinnear Rd Columbus OH 43212

Georgesville Stadium 16 1800 Georgesville Sq Columbus OH 43228

Hollywood Stadium 20 @ Fairfield Commons 2651 Fairfield Commons Blvd Dayton OH 45431

Stoneridge Plaza Movie 16 323 Stoneridge Ln Gahanna OH 43230

Hudson Cinema 10 5339 Darrow Rd Hudson OH 44236

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Deerfield Town Center 5500 Deerfield Blvd Mason OH 45040

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Miami Valley Center 1020 Garbry Rd Piqua OH 45356

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Crocker Park Stadium 16 with IMAX 30147 Detroit Rd Westlake OH 44145

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Spotlight 14 1100 N Interstate Dr Norman OK 73072

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Old Mill Stadium 16 680 Sw Powerhouse Dr Bend OR 97702

Clackamas Town Center 12000 SE 82nd Ave Happy Valley OR 97086

Tinseltown 651 Medford Ctr Medford OR 97504

Lloyd Center 10 1510 Ne Multnomah St Portland OR 97232

Santiam 11 365 Lancaster Dr SE Salem OR 97317

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King of Prussia 15 with IMAX 300 Goddard Blvd King Of Prussia PA 19406

The Penn Cinema 541 Airport Rd Lititz PA 17543

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Riverview Plaza 1400 S Columbus Blvd Philadelphia PA 19147

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Plymouth Meeting 12 494 W Germantown Pike Plymouth Meeting PA 19462

Reading Movies 11 with IMAX 30 N 2nd St Reading PA 19601

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RHODE ISLAND Warwick Showcase Cinemas 1200 Quaker Ln East Greenwich RI 02818

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Swamp Fox Stadium 14 3400 Radio Dr Florence SC 29501

Hollywood 20-Greenville 1025 Woodruff Rd Greenville SC 29607

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Azalea Square Stadium 16 215 Azalea Square Blvd Summerville SC 29483

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Arbor Cinema @ Great Hills 9828 Great Hills Trl Austin TX 78759

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“The definitive account of the tragedy that forever changed figure skating.”

“Meticulously researched… superbly woven together… A must for any skating fan.”

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hen Patty Shelley Bush-man grew up skating with the Arctic Blades

Figure Skating Club in Paramount, Calif., she often passed by a plaque on the wall about skaters who were killed in the 1961 plane crash, including the entire U.S. World Team, in addition to officials, judg-es and coaches. The plane, Sabena Airlines Flight 548, was bound for Brussels, Belgium, and the team was en route to Prague, Czechoslovakia, for the World Championships. It wasn’t until later that she re-alized that crash directly impacted her skating career. “Mr. (John) Nicks became my coach when I was 5, and he replaced Billy Kipp, who was killed in that crash,’’ Bushman said. “I wanted to know more about who these people were.” She had no idea her curiosity would send her into an eight-year journey in the lives of that team. She has turned her numerous in-terviews into a 400-plus page book titled Indelible Tracings. She is self-publishing the book and it is being released at an opportune time—the

50th anniversary of the crash is Feb. 15, 2011, and the documentary RISE, is set to premiere Feb. 17, 2011. Bushman worked with the film as a research consultant. “It’s finally going to print,” said Bushman, who makes her home in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas City. “I’m really thrilled.” Bushman writes about every-one on that tragic flight but part of her account that is special to her is about the U.S. delegation that came from the West Coast. Over the years, much has been written about the likes of Maribel Vinson Owen, a nine-time U.S. champion who coached many top stars in Boston, and about the skating community that was impacted at the Broad-moor in Colorado Springs, Colo. But the West Coast, where Bush-man and her brother, Ken Shelley, got their start, had not received much coverage. “So many of these people were just so fascinating,” Bushman said. Among those people that Bushman found fascinating was Rhode Michelson, the U.S. bronze medalist in 1961.

“I saw of picture of Rhode in this chiffon dress and I quickly en-visioned her like Peggy Fleming,” Bushman said. “I found out she was the complete opposite and that came as a surprise. She wasn’t Peggy at all, but Rhode was an incredibly powerful free skater and I liked her a great deal.” She also enjoyed learning about William Kipp, who coached both Michelson and Fleming. “Everyone just adored him and I would have loved to have known him,” she said. Part of the reason she wrote this book was to preserve skating history and to explain to future generations of the Memorial Fund recipients just who those people on the plane were. Among those who received funding from the Memorial Fund, which was established shortly after the crash, were none other than Bushman and her brother. Ken Shelley went on to compete in the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Winter Games with partner JoJo Starbuck. Bushman was an accomplished skater herself. She won the 1971

U.S. bronze medal in junior ladies. The book was expected to be released in late November. Check www.1961team.com for updated information. “I couldn’t have written this book without the great generosity of so many people, many of whom trusted me with their personal memories,’’ Bushman said. “I know it wasn’t easy for everyone and I’m really grateful for everyone who par-ticipated.’’ ¤

Indelible Tracings chronicles ’61 TeamBy Amy Rosewater

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Patty Shelley Bushman

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Barbara Ann Roles:

‘I did itfor them’

By Lynn Rutherford

n the aftermath of the loss of the 1961 U.S. World Team, Barbara Ann Roles ranks high among many unsung heroes.

A sun-kissed blonde known for both her solid figures and dynamic free skating, Roles—now Barbara Roles Williams—grew up in Ar-cadia, Calif. This was not far from Berkeley, where Maribel Vinson Owen raised her two daughters, Maribel Y. and Laurence, before moving back to her native Massachusetts. The daughter of Carl A. Roles, one-time president of the California Thoroughbred Trainers Association, Barbara Ann brought a touch of sporty California glamour to the rink. “Dad and I are known in our family as the ‘Reveille Roles’ because we’re both up and out of the house by 5 (a.m.),” a 16-year-old Barbara told the Los Angeles Times in 1958. Carl, of course, was off to the track, where he guided horses for such luminaries as MGM head Louis B. Mayer, while Barbara practiced for two hours each morning under coach Nancy Rush’s watchful eye at Pasadena Winter Gardens before heading off to Arcadia High School. On one famous family occasion, Carl’s filly Born Rich won the prestigious Santa Mar-garita Handicap on the same day—February 11, 1958—Barbara won the California State Senior Ladies Figure Skating Championship at Hollywood’s Polar Palace, which burned down in 1963. Roles’ memories of Laurence Owen and her family date back to the early 1950s, when both girls competed as juvenile ladies in Cali-fornia. “I did my very first competition with Laurence,” Roles said. “Back then they had California state competitions, so it was our regionals. My coach [Rush] and her coach [mother Maribel] were friends. “She was a little younger than me [three years] and we did the juvenile event. At that time you only had to pass your first test to compete as a juvenile. We were patching next to each other and talked and became friends at that young age, probably around 1952. We were 9 and 12 years old, or something like that. So we go back a long time together.” Roles rose through the ranks a step or two ahead of Laurence. She won the U.S. novice championship in 1956 and the U.S. junior ti-tle in 1958. In 1959, she placed third in senior ladies, behind Carol Heiss and Carol’s younger sister, Nancy. That season she also made her World Championships debut, placing fifth as Heiss won her fourth World title. The following year, she took the U.S. sil-

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Barbara Roles Williams, the 1960 Olympic

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ver medal behind Heiss and earned a trip to the Squaw Valley (Calif.) Olympics, where she won bronze behind Heiss and Sjoukje Dijkstra of the Netherlands. Soon after, she married and retired from competition. On February 15, 1961, the date of the crash of Sabena Flight 548, Roles was awakened at 6 a.m. “A newspaper person called, wanting an in-terview,” she said. “At first I couldn’t believe it. I wasn’t sure what they were saying. “When they actually explained it to me, of course I was horrified but it was hard for me to even think realistically about it. I kept thinking, ‘They’ll be back, they’ll be back.’ I didn’t want to believe that it had happened.” Roles kept up her friendship with the Owen family after their move to Boston, and had many other friends on the plane. “The spring before the crash, I did Ice Chips [the annual Skating Club of Boston show] and Maribel gave me a birthday party at her house,” she said. “All the kids from Boston who were on the plane were at my party. I have many pictures of them, and Granny [Gertrude] Owen, too.” U.S. Figure Skating officials, seeking an ex-perienced skater to go to the 1962 World Cham-pionships, requested Roles return to competition. Although expecting her first child, she did not hesitate to say yes. “As far as I remember, some people from U.S. Figure Skating called my mother to see if I would be interested in competing again, because they wanted a senior-level skater and, of course, the new skaters would be more junior level,” Roles said. “They wanted to try to have three girls qual-ify for Worlds the next year [1963]. The way it worked then, a country had to place a skater in the top five, and then the following year it could send three skaters [in that discipline]. “I don’t believe they asked anyone else, be-cause at that time we had a different way of be-coming a senior lady. You had to be in the top three at junior nationals to be eligible to compete in seniors. So there were very few senior ladies, maybe six. I was the one, which I’m grateful for. And I went to the rink and started working, and it was not very easy.” When asked what inspired her, a young wife just starting a family, to put other concerns aside and re-enter a stress-filled competitive environ-ment, Roles said, “I had to do it and I wanted to do it. The team leader, Deane McMinn, was presi-dent of the club I represented [Arctic Blades] and I later named my son [Ronald Dean] after him.” Roles crammed a lot of training into a few months, once again rising before dawn to head out to Los Angeles-area rinks to work with long-time coach Rush. “That was the hardest part, getting into con-dition again,” she said. “It wasn’t just about get-ting into shape, but getting conditioned to be able to do a program. It was difficult in the beginning but there was a point of no turning back for me.” The 1962 U.S. Figure Skating Champion-ships were held at the Skating Club of Boston, which had lost 10 members in the crash. Com-peting under her married name of Barbara Roles

Pursley, the skater brought 7-month-old daughter Shelley to the event. The experienced Olympic medalist won eas-ily, joining an elite group of ladies—including Heiss, Tenley Albright, Gretchen Merrill and Joan Tozzer—who captured U.S. titles at the novice, junior and senior levels. In 2007, Kimberly Meiss-ner added her name to the list. Roles headed off to Prague with U.S. silver medalist Lorraine Hanlon and bronze medalist Victoria Fisher. There, she accomplished her goal, placing fifth and qualifying three U.S. ladies for the 1963 World Championships. (After these Worlds, the qualification rules changed. They have changed many times since.) “I probably wasn’t at my peak condition yet at that time, but I did the best I could and it turned out nicely,” Roles said. “It was a little bit strange, going to Prague after the plane crash the year before. You kind of felt like they were watch-ing, you know. “I still had many competitors and officials who were friends of mine. It was all a wonderful experience for me.” She remembers the figures competition as particularly grueling. “I always did well in figures but I was an ag-gressive freestyler,” Roles said. “I was well-known for my jumps and presentation. At Worlds it was two days’ worth of figures from 7 in the morning until 9 at night. It was a long time. You could do a figure and go back to the hotel and come back in a couple hours and get ready for the second figure. “I think the grueling part was the length of time, not actually doing them, because you were on the ice warming up your figure and laying it down for 15 minutes, and then you had to wait three hours for the next figure.” After Prague, Roles retired again, having her second child, Ronald Dean, later that year. She returned to competition for the 1964 U.S. Cham-pionships, placing fifth, and then retired from competition for good to concentrate on raising her family in California. In 1969, after her children had both entered grammar school, a friend coaxed her to the rink to try her hand at coaching. “I kept saying no, I just don’t think I have the patience for it, but finally he convinced me to go coach,” she said. “I started with an adult group class which was really good for me, I think, because you had to teach everything: standing on two feet, bending your knees, all of the basics. It’s always good to go back to basics when you begin coaching rather than starting out with competi-tors.” In time, Roles relocated to Las Vegas and eventually moved east to coach at the University of Delaware. She was inducted into the U.S. Fig-ure Skating Hall of Fame in 1997. Over the years, her students have included Lisa-Marie Allen, Vikki DeVries and Nicole Bobek. More recently, she coached Geoffrey Var-ner, the 2006 U.S. junior bronze medalist. She is also a technical specialist who serves on the panels of many U.S. qualifying and nonqualifying com-petitions. Looking back, she counts her victory at the

1962 U.S. Championships as the most fulfilling event of her competitive career. “It was a wonderful nationals that year,” she said. “As far as I knew everyone supported me, ev-eryone was behind me. And with winning the se-nior ladies title, I had won all three national titles [novice, junior and senior], which was very rare for people to do. “But in the end, it wasn’t really for me. I did it for them, the people on the plane.” ¤

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n the 1980s, Debi Thomas led a double life. As the 1986 World champion and 1988 Olympic bronze medalist, she spent many hours on the

ice, perfecting triple jumps and other elements that pushed her body to the limit. But Thomas was also a devoted scholar, working toward her dream of becoming an orthopaedic surgeon. That dream came true after her competi-tive skating days, and today Dr. Thomas helps patients at the Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Va. Dr. Thomas has also recently added “international philanthropist” to her im-pressive and ever-growing list of credentials. From Sept. 23 to Oct. 1, Thomas traveled to Kathmandu, Nepal, with a team of female sur-geons representing the non-profit organization WOGO (Women Orthopaedist Global Out-reach) to perform knee replacement surgeries for

women in the country. Nepal is nestled in the Himalayan Moun-tains, between China and India. About 85 per-cent of the country’s population lacks access to health care. Nepalese women handle 86 percent of social and domestic work, yet they have little to no access to hospitals or clinics for orthopaedic care, according to the WOGO website. The country served as the destination for the group’s inaugural outreach mission. Created in 2006, WOGO is the newest team of Operation Walk, a private, non-profit, volunteer medical services organization that provides free surgical treatment for patients in developing countries. Usually its patients have little to no access to life-improving care for arthritis and other debili-tating bone and joint conditions. Dr. Lawrence D. Dorr, a noted orthopaedic surgeon, founded

Operation Walk in 1994. Thomas was asked to join WOGO after an-other surgeon had to drop out on short notice.   “WOGO was looking specifically for a female surgeon who was trained in adult recon-struction (joint replacement and reconstruction) because of WOGO’s purpose,” she said.   Her educational background proved the perfect fit for the non-profit and its mission.   “Since I had completed my fellowship at the Dorr Institute in 2007, they naturally pointed them in my direction,” Thomas said. “There are probably fewer than 20 fellowship women trained in adult reconstruction in the country.” WOGO’s goals for the trip were

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simple—to empower, educate and engage the

women of Nepal. “We wanted to give the

patients their lives back by restor-ing their mobility and function, which

would empower them to take charge of their lives,” Thomas said. “The team gave a se-

ries of lectures and provided hands-on exposure of the latest techniques in knee replacement for the local physicians and health care workers, which will help with the long-term care of the patients having surgery.” She continued, “We were able to reach out specifically to young women and girls in an ef-fort to motivate them to pursue their education, and we served as role models for what women can do if given the opportunity.” Despite the modest conditions of the hos-

pital, Thomas and the team did a lot of work.   “We were prepared to do 71 knee replace-ments in about 40-plus patients, but many (pa-tients) did not show up, so we ended up doing 44 knee replacements in 25 patients, which was still the most done by any Operation Walk team who had been to Nepal previously,” she said. “The cost for the implants donated was reported to be about $750,000 on top of the $220,000 WOGO received in donations.” Because of the limited time the group had in Nepal, every moment mattered.     “I invited a surgical tech who I worked with in Indiana along so she could see how team effort in the operating room maximizes efficiency,” Thomas said. “I wanted her to see that we would accomplish more in a developing country in three-and-a-half days with limited resources and many obstacles than we generally accomplish in the U.S.” Without a doubt, her experiences in Ne-pal have inspired her to do more humanitarian work.

 “As I get older and as I meet all sorts of people enduring the ongoing challenges of the world, I have begun to have an increasing inter-est in philanthropy,” she said. “Helping coun-tries like Nepal help themselves indirectly takes some of the burden off the U.S. We (the U.S.) usually help developing nations in one way or another because we are a philanthropic nation.” The work that WOGO is doing is some-thing Thomas wants to continue to be a part of.  “I absolutely plan to do more Operation Walk trips with WOGO,” she said. “I realized that WOGO has the potential to be an amaz-ing force in humanitarian mission work. Our outreach efforts to the young girls in Nepal were highly successful, and I do plan to do more with that.” As WOGO prepares for more outreach trips, the organization will need continued do-nations. “I hope my old skating fans will show their support and donate,” Thomas said. “Some of the surgeons in WOGO put up a lot of their own money and time. I would hate to see our efforts end because it is too much of a strain on members of the team.” Just as she helped Nepalese woman regain their mobility, Thomas is making a comeback of her own. On Dec. 11, she will join fellow Olympians Evan Lysacek, Nancy Kerrigan, Sasha Cohen and Scott Hamilton in Atlantic City, N.J. for “The Caesars Tribute: A Salute to the Golden Age of American Skating.” The television special will be broadcast on NBC on Christmas Day. “The show should have virtually all of the Olympians (who are still living) from the U.S. present for the event, and I actually agreed to do a little number,” she said. As Thomas prepares for her next challenge, her dedication to and enthusiasm for WOGO and its purpose continue to grow. “I have always believed that I can change the world, and this trip has inspired me to try even harder.” To see videos of WOGO’s inaugural outreach mission to Nepal or to donate, visit www.wogo.org. ¤

(l-r) Dr. Thomas and her fellow colleagues with the Women Orthopedist Global Outreach (WOGO) performed dozens of knee replacement surgeries during their weeklong mission to Nepal. Dr. Thomas performs a knee replacement surgery as part of

Operation Walk, a volunteer medical services organization that provides free surgical treatment for patients in developing countries.

Always the skater, Dr. Thomas dem-onstrates a spiral to friends and

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alk into the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Can-ton, Mich., any time day or night and you are likely to encounter Olympians, World

champions and U.S. titlists. And by no coincidence, all these athletes will be ice dancers. The Arctic Edge facility boasts Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Cana-da, two-time reigning U.S. champions and Olym-pic and World silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White, and Olympians and U.S. bronze medalists Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates. Add to that elite group a talented and prom-ising young crop of ice dancing teams and one of the best coaching staffs in the land and you have the recipe for past, current and future success. Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein are among that fledgling group of athletes ready to make a splash at the senior level. Entering their fifth sea-son together, this duo has already turned heads domestically and internationally. In 2008‒09, the team swept the gold medals at its two Junior Grand Prix Series assignments, the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, the AT&T U.S. Fig-ure Skating Championships (junior level) and the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. And while Chock and Zuerlein reflect on that season with great pride and joy, they realize the real work begins now, with a new Olympic cycle under way. “The Olympics are on our minds, but we try to focus on the present,” Zuerlein said. “Going into the 2010 Games, we thought we might be in contention for a spot. We hoped for the best but the three teams who represented the U.S. deserved to be there [Davis and White, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, Samuelson and Bates]. Our time will come.” All things considered, Chock and Zuer-lein enjoyed a successful senior season debut in 2009‒10. Even in the face of stiff competition and injuries to both athletes, they placed fifth at both the 2010 AT&T U.S. Championships and Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. They also improved between their two Grand Prix Se-ries assignments despite Chock losing two weeks of training to injury. Suffering from tendonitis in the front of her left foot, Chock was forced to stand by and watch her partner train alone while she tried to manage the injury. Relief came in the form of adjustments to her boot. “I worked with the Detroit Red Wings’ skate specialist,” she said. “He was able to build up the tongue of my boot to cushion my tendon and al-low me to skate with less pain.” Meanwhile, Zuerlein developed plantar warts on the bottom of his foot that made skating un-

comfortable. The injuries still nag but are not nearly as bothersome. This season, Chock and Zuerlein—along with their coaches Igor Shpilband and Marina Zoueva—are working toward specific goals that include the team standing on the podium at the 2011 U.S. Championships in Greens-boro, N.C., next month and representing the United States at the World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo in March. “Our goals for Madison and Greg are to first establish themselves internationally and then be named to the World Team,” Shpilband said. “We don’t want them to be looked at as juniors anymore. They are seniors, and we hope they will perform like they are this season.” They consider a pair of new rou-tines—a short dance to waltzes sung by Edith Piaf and a Cabaret-themed free dance—works-in-progress as the season unfolds. In addition to a positive attitude, peaking at the right time is the other half of accomplishing their goals. “Let’s do well in our Grand Prix as-signments (Skate Canada International in Kingston, Ontario, and Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris),” Zuerlein said. “That will influence how the U.S. Champion-ships go. We want to improve all the way up through January. Don’t peak too early or too late, that’s the key.” The 2010 Grand Prix Series started on a positive note as they finished third at Skate Canada, giving them their first-ever Grand Prix medal. The team’s free dance featured level-four twizzles and a quartet of level-four lifts. In addition to the more technically challenging elements in their programs, Chock and Zuer-

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lein are also striving to connect more with their audience than they have in the past. Following Skate Canada, they told icenet-work.com that, for their first time performing the Cabaret routine in competition, they were “very pleased” and excited to play different roles on the ice. Shpilband acknowledges that they have what it takes to be at the top of their sport. He credits Chock with having a natural grace and softness when she’s on the ice—“something that’s nearly impossible to teach.” Meanwhile, Zuerlein, 22, understands what it means to be a strong partner. “Greg is a sharp guy,” Shpilband said. “He is aware of what a partner should be. There is not a moment when Madison does not feel secure with him. He keeps her safe. They work well together, they support each other on and off the ice” Similar life situations have helped to fuel their partnership and friendship. One of the threads that drives the partnership is that both their mothers are cancer survivors. Zuerlein’s mother overcame a battle with malignant brain tumors, while Chock’s mother is a breast cancer survivor. In October 2005, shortly before Zuerlein began his partnership with Chock, his mother, Susan, started forgetting things such as names, dates and other important information. At the urging of her family, she went to the doctor and an MRI revealed a grade-four brain tumor, the most serious found in adults. “It was unreal,” he reflected. “You wouldn’t think that could happen to your family. She was given six months to live.” Surgery followed shortly thereafter but the tumor was not completely removed. Despite the grave nature of the situation, Zuerlein says his family, his mother most of all, pushed through. The cancer didn’t spread through her body but the tumor did regrow, which required a more ag-gressive operation in combination with chemo-therapy and radiation. “She suffered seizures and had to be taken to the hospital several times throughout the ordeal,”

Zuerlein said. “After the second surgery, she be-gan an experimental drug protocol. Five years later, she is cancer-free. She takes fistfuls of pills and can still be forgetful at times, but is healthy.” During this difficult time, Zuerlein took on much of the responsibility for his younger broth-er, Robert, who is now a senior in high school. His older sister, Brittany, was in school in Los Angeles. Richard, Zuerlein’s father, supported the family and did what he could to care for his wife. Zuerlein said his independent nature comes from the time when his mother was sick. His parents and Robert now live in West Virginia. As part of his independence, Zuerlein man-ages school (studying business at Schoolcraft College), work (coaching 10 to 15 ice dancing students at the rink) and his own training. Even-tually, he would like to continue coaching, but recognizes the importance of getting a degree. For Chock, a budding fashion designer, her mother’s battle with breast cancer has had a simi-lar effect as Susan Zuerlein’s brain cancer battle did on Greg. An only child, she is also indepen-dent and mature beyond her 18 years. And she’s thankful that her mother is cancer-free. Barbara Chock was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006 and went through treatment for a year. In order to get the best professional care, Chock’s parents (her dad is Wesley) traveled to Texas to work with some of the top doctors in the country. During that time, a 15-year-old Chock stayed with friends, bounced around from place to place and took care of herself. She used her time on the ice as a release. “The whole period is blurred; maybe I am blocking it out,” Chock said. “But I do know that when I got on the ice, I left everything outside. It was therapeutic. I never really let myself come to the fact that I might lose her, but in retrospect I realize how bad the situation could have been.” Like Susan Zuerlein, Barbara is still on med-icine that she will take for years but is doing well. “We’re there for each other always,” Zuer-lein said of his relationship with Chock. “Both of us understand what the other has gone through.” Adds Chock, “We are so lucky.”

Chock’s parents have been able to resume attending the team’s competitions. As Ameri-can Airlines employees, they fly free around the country as long as seats are available. Zuerlein is excited that his family is just a few hours away from Greensboro, site of the 2011 U.S. Cham-pionships, so they will be able to see more of the competition than in the past. As the pair continue to improve, their coaches hope they can keep the grace and smooth execution that is their trademark, while becom-ing faster and stronger on the ice. “It’s a balance. I love the softness of their presentation,” Shpilband said. “But they have to become more athletic to keep up with the teams at the top of the sport.” At Arctic Edge Ice Arena, they are part of a successful family of skaters and work with a team of coaches that have the proven keys to winning. Zuerlein explains that even with so many high-caliber teams training in one facility under the same team of coaches, they all receive the time and attention necessary to flourish. Each team, he said, respects their coaches Zoueva, Shpilband, Johnny Johns and Adrienne Lenda and marvel at Zoueva’s ability to organize a com-plex schedule. “Our training schedule varies. Sometimes we will have lessons with Marina and Igor, some-times with Johnny or Adrienne,” Chock said. “It’s ridiculous how organized the schedule is, not just for us but for our teammates, too. Marina has the schedule a month in advance.” Shpilband also credits Zoueva, and his team of coaches, exercise specialists and doctors, with the success their teams have enjoyed. “It has taken a lot of years to figure this all out,” he said. “Working with Marina is great. She organizes the teams’ training, plans for ev-erything. We know that it’s the team of coaches and staff, not one person, that allows our teams to excel.” Chock and Zuerlein are grateful for the op-portunity to train alongside these strong teams, calling it a family environment at Arctic. They can’t point to one piece of advice or even choose a pair of skaters who have mentored them more

The Zuerlein family spent a recent weekend in Washington, D.C. (l-r) are Greg, Richard, Susan, Robert and Brittany.

The Chock family attended a niece’s wedding this year. (l-r) are Wesley, Madison and Barbara.

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closely than others. They are all there to help each other, give advice and lend a helping hand. The tandem said that their continued im-provement in skating skills, presence and expres-sion comes from studying the likes of Virtue and Moir, Davis and White, and Samuelson and Bates. “The bottom line is that the whole rink is inspiring,” Zuerlein said. “It’s special.” Samuelson, whose season was cut short by an Achilles’ tendon injury to Bates, explained that even though she and Bates are one of the rink’s more experienced teams, they learn from every other skater in the rink. “While I feel that we may be seen as role

models for younger teams, we also learn a lot from every single other skater at the rink whether they be younger, older, or more or less experi-enced,” Samuelson said. As for Chock and Zuerlein, she especially admires their strong partnership and sense of hu-mor. “Madison and Greg are two of the most fun and light-hearted people to be around,” she said. “They’re hard-working yet always seem to be en-joying what they do. And more than that, they are so supportive of each other and really have a strong partnership that will take them far in the sport.”

According to Shpilband, in a rink of that stature, Chock and Zuerlein have no choice but to learn and improve every day. They have to put in a lot of work—sometimes up to six hours a day of ice time plus strength and conditioning, dance classes and mime (yes, mime)—six days a week. The pair are dedicated to the cause, with Shpilband expressing pleasure with their “what-ever-it-takes” attitude and commitment to get-ting better. “We have the drive,” Chock said. “We haven’t made it to top yet but have the hunger to get there. We work hard. We’ll get there.” ¤

Greg Zuerlein is a big soccer/sports fan. He cheered on Germany during last summer’s World Cup.

GregSports figure: Cristiano Ronaldo

Sports team: Manchester United

City: New York City

Drink: Root beer float

Vacation spot: Caribbean

Movie: The Shawshank Redemption

TV shows: So You Think You Can Dance, SportsCenter

Food: Thai

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MadisonCity: Los AngelesSeason: SummerAuthor: Jane AustenFavorite books: Pride and Prejudice, Stephanie Plum novels, Stieg Larsson seriesMagazine: Harper’s BAZAARGadget: MacBookFoods: Thai, Hawai’ianVacation spot: HawaiiTV characters: Cast from “Friends”TV shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Vampire Diaries, Desperate Housewives, Dexter

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lympic and World silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White picked up where they left off last season, winning the NHK Trophy in Nagoya, Japan, in convincing fashion.

The competition, Oct. 22‒24, kicked off the 16th annual ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series. The Michigan-based ice dancing team sealed its 23.64-point margin of victory with an intricate and polished free dance to tangos. While happy with the outcome, there’s still plenty of room for improvement, said Davis, who with White has won four Grand Prix Series events, not including the 2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. “We have a lot to do before we can be completely content with the per-formances of our short dance and free dance,” she said. “We are excited about our programs and we are enjoying our time at home, improving and making adjustments. Over the course of the next few weeks, we are excited to see where we can take these programs.” The two-time reigning U.S. champions finished with 165.21 points, with Canada’s Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje placing second with 141.57 points. Team USA siblings Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani, training mates of Da-vis and White in Canton, claimed the bronze medal with 136.93 points. Davis admits there hasn’t been much of a break since wrapping up their ambitious Olympic campaign, but they are eager to see what the future holds. “It’s been exciting for us to embrace all the new experiences that being on Team 2010 and coming away with a silver brought us,” Davis said. “Now, at the start of the next Olympic cycle, Charlie and I are looking to take our skating to a new level. We see where we want to go, and we’re working hard to get there, both in our results and with the level of our performance.” For the Shibutanis, things couldn’t have gone better for their first Grand Prix Series event. They climbed from fifth place after the short dance to third overall, with a second-place effort in the free dance. Their free dance to a med-ley of “Smile” and “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” earned six level four ele-ments, an event-best. “We were very happy with how we handled ourselves at NHK,” Maia said. “It’s a big step to move from junior to senior, and we feel that we put out two strong programs. We worked hard all summer and we feel that our work paid off. “Although we had a costume issue in the short dance (Alex stepped on her dress), we came back strong in the free dance. The crowd support was over-whelming and we had a lot of fun. You only have your first Grand Prix once, and it was an amazing experience for us.” LADIES U.S. champion Rachael Flatt captured the free skate by 0.01 points en route to a silver-medal finish. European champion Carolina Kostner of Italy took the gold, with Kanako Murakami of Japan earning the bronze in her Grand Prix Series debut. The Stanford-bound Flatt sat third after the short program, but rallied with a technically sound free skate to “Slaughter on 10th Avenue,” which fea-tured a double Axel-triple toe loop combination followed by a triple Lutz-dou-ble toe and three more clean triple jumps. Kostner ended with 164.61 points, with Flatt next at 161.04 points and Murakami third with a score of 150.16. “(My finish) set me up very well for Skate America, and it was a much bet-ter international debut than last year,” said Flatt, who in 2009 was fourth in her first Grand Prix Series event of the season at Cup of China. “My short program (third place) was not as strong as it had been in training, so that was disap-pointing. In the long, I was very happy to have done my double Axel-triple toe combination so well since it was the first time I’d tried it internationally. “There’s still a lot of room for improvement, though. I definitely need to continue to work on my components and perform my programs the way I’ve been training.” Flatt praised the Japanese crowd for their encouragement of the skaters. “It certainly makes skating programs easier with that kind of support,” she said.

Flatt performed her short program to a jazz medley of “Summertime” and “Happy Feet Blues,” sporting a new short haircut and sparkling green dress. After Flatt exited the ice and entered the kiss and cry, coach Tom Zakra-jsek said, “It looked like you were having fun. You were really into the pro-gram.” U.S. bronze medalist Ashley Wagner finished fifth with a score of 143.73 points, while Caroline Zhang ended up seventh in the 12-skater field with 133.86 points. World champion Mao Asada finished a disappointing eighth. MEN’S World champion Daisuke Takahashi of Japan claimed his first NHK Tro-phy title since 2007 with a score of 234.79 points. Two-time reigning U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott had a successful start to his 2010-11 campaign, win-ning the silver medal with 218.19 points.  Frenchman Florent Amodio earned his first-ever senior Grand Prix medal, a bronze, rolling up 213.77 points. Abbott began the competition by placing second in the short program, skating a tango choreographed by Antonio Najarro, one of the most recognized flamenco dancers in Spain and a favorite  choreographer of two-time World champion Stephane Lambiel. The skater, who tweeted about equipment prob-lems prior to the event, wore last season’s boots but still hit all his jumps, in-cluding a triple Axel, triple flip-triple toe and triple Lutz. In his free skate, Abbott took the subtle approach with his David Wil-son-choreographed program to Nicole Piovani’s La Vita e Bella (Life Is Beauti-ful) soundtrack. As reported by icenetwork.com, the routine emphasized the whimsy and life-affirming aspects of the story of a father shielding his young son from the horrors of a World War II concentration camp. Although Abbott held the audience’s  interest with evocative steps and finely measured transitions,  jumping mistakes hurt his technical score and dropped him to third in the free skate. “I was most pleased with strength and stability of both of my programs so early in the season,” Abbott said. “I was also so pleased with the crowd response to both.” Abbott credited the time he’s spent touring with Stars on Ice with elevat-ing his performance quality. “It’s given me so much more confidence being on the ice and performing in front of an audience,” he said. “I think the confidence is evident in my skat-ing.” Ross Miner, making his Grand Prix Series debut, finished ninth with 186.62 points. He performed his free skate to music from the Casablanca soundtrack, successfully landing a triple Axel and five other triple jumps. Edge calls on two triple flips and an underrotated triple Salchow, however, cost the 2009 U.S. junior champion significant points. PAIRS China’s Qing Pang and Jian Tong, the Olympic silver medalists, won the title with 189.37 points. Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin kicked off their Grand Prix Series with a strong showing, finishing third in the free skate with their “Ave Maria” program and fourth overall. The Colorado Springs-based skaters, who placed sixth at the 2010 U.S. Championships, opened with double Axels, a triple twist and a throw triple loop, but Yankowskas fell on a triple toe. Mistakes on the death spiral dropped that element to level one and possibly cost them a medal. They finished with 154.88 points. U.S. champions and Olympians Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett struggled with their programs, settling for seventh in the free skate and fifth overall with 152.38 points. Joining Pang and Tong on the podium were Russia’s Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov, who earned the silver medal with 173.83 points, and Japan’s Na-rumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran, who collected a bronze medal with 155.66 points. ¤

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Olympic silver med-alists Meryl Davis and Charlie White put on a show for the appreciative Japanese crowd. The two-time U.S. ice dancing cham-pions claimed the gold medal.

U.S. champion Rachael Flatt kicked off her season in style, winning the free skate and a silver medal.

U.S. champion Jeremy Abbott performs his free skate at the NHK Trophy. Abbott earned the silver medal with two enter-taining perfor-mances.

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Classic comebackCzisny’s magic continues north of border

By Laurie Nealin

omething about Skate Canada International just seems to agree with Alissa Czisny. On her latest trip north of the border in October, she earned

a standing ovation for an elegant, lyrical free skate which featured five triple jumps and a trio of spellbinding spins. The cheering crowd was on its feet before the delicate “Winter into Spring” piano piece faded. The judges were impressed, too, pushing Czisny from fourth after the short to the top of the leaderboard with 172.37 points. With that victory in Kingston, the 2009 U.S. champion is batting .800 at Skate Canada, having landed on the podium in four of her five appearances at the Grand Prix event. “For me, this competition was all about going out and showing all the improvements I’ve made in the last few months. I’m really happy with how far I’ve come so far,” said Czisny, who first won Skate Canada 2005 and collected silver and bronze in between. “I wasn’t completely satisfied with my performance. I know there’s a lot I can improve, but it was a big step in the right direction,” added Czisny, who wore flowing chiffon in shades of blue hand-painted by her mother to evoke the sky as her choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo had directed. After finishing a disappointing 10th at the 2010 AT&T U.S. Fig-ure Skating Championships, Czisny decided to reinvent herself. She left longtime coach Julianne Berlin and signed on with Yuka Sato, 1994 World champion, and her husband Jason Dungjen, twice U.S. pairs champion. “Every day I go home thankful that they are teaching me and that they believe in me,” Czisny said. “I feel like I can start over again, forget the past and really make a name for myself.” Fast-rising Russian Ksenia Makarova, 17, who has lived in the United States since age 8, finished second with 165 points. She soared through a beautiful triple toe-triple toe combination to open both pro-grams, as did 16-year-old Agnes Zawadzki, third after the short pro-gram. Zawadzki’s inexperience showed in the free skate as she slipped to sixth overall (154.54 points). Her coach Tom Zakrajsek told her, “Ex-perience is what you get after you needed it.” The 2010 World Junior silver medalist, who was competing in her first senior event and only second international competition of her ca-reer, said working on her mental toughness will be a priority. Canadian Amelie Lacoste claimed the bronze (157.26 points). First-round leader Cynthia Phaneuf of Canada crumbled under the pres-sure in the free skate and tumbled to fourth place with 156.24 points. Alexe Gilles finished 11th. Like Czisny, Canada’s World silver medalist Patrick Chan rebound-ed from fourth in the short program to win gold. However, unlike Czis-ny, who committed only one small error in her short program, Chan hit the ice three times in his error-strewn effort which still scored high on the artistic side. Chan’s primary goal for Skate Canada was to officially join the quad squad. He crashed on his first attempt in the short but nailed a picture-perfect quadruple toe loop in his Phantom of the Opera free skate en route to victory. With falls on the triple Axel in both programs, Chan, 19, admitted that jump is now more problematic than the quad. The Canadian amassed 239.52 points to overtake short program leader Nobunari Oda of Japan, who landed a quad of his own but also crashed on a triple Axel. Oda’s technical scores were on par with Chan’s, but he earned 10 fewer component points to finish three points behind Chan overall.

“After I landed the quad, it was pretty exhilarating,” Chan said. “I’m sure Nobu felt the same. It’s a whirlwind, pretty much. It was a really cool feeling to finally put it out there in competition, especially in Canada.” Two-time World Junior champion Adam Rippon, 21, claimed bronze with the second-best free skate and 233.04 points. He wore a cherry-red bruise on his left cheek and an ice pack on his sore shoulder after slamming into Chan during that morning’s practice. “With Patrick and I being in that collision, to keep my head fo-cused and just stay the course, I’m proud of that,” Rippon said. “There are lots of things I can work on, but it’s really a solid start to the season.” Rippon hopes to add a quad to his free skate later this season. Canadian Kevin Reynolds, 20, made history by becoming the first man to land two quadruple jumps in the short program: a quad Sal-chow-triple toe combination and a quad toe loop. Despite also getting credit for two quadruple jumps in his free skate, he faded from second to fourth (218.65 points) after singling two intended triple Axels. Grant Hochstein never dreamed he would be performing in the exhibition after finishing 10th among the 12 men. But there he was in the spotlight on Sunday after earning the most votes from fans as the non-medalist they most wanted to see perform. Meanwhile, the pairs event proved to be a flash from the past as well as a glimpse into the future. The young couples who had finished first, third and fourth at the World Junior Championships two seasons earlier claimed the top three positions in the short program with the hierarchy unchanged. Russians Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze finished on top followed by Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir and Canadians Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers. In the end, the Russians hung on for gold (171.40 points) de-spite being outscored on day two by another Canadian pairing. Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch brought the house down with their “Les Miz” finale to surge from fifth to second overall (170.92 points). Their teammates held third (161.15 points), while Castelli and Shnapir settled for fourth (159.85 points) after encountering some tur-bulence on jump landings in their Avatar program, including her fall on the throw triple Axel. “We got the score we came here for,” said Castelli, surmising they need more energy and drive to get the big tricks done. “It’s the highest (score) we ever received internationally. We’re excited about that. We never expected to be second after the short.” Britney Simpson and Nathan Miller finished sixth among eight couples. Ice dancers Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier of Canada, and siblings Sinead and John Kerr of Great Britain, took the gold and silver, scor-ing 154.42 points and 149.80 points, respectively. Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein, the 2009 World Junior champions, earned bronze with 139.05 points. Chock, 18, and Zuerlein, 22, debuted a new free dance to a Cabaret medley. It proved a real crowd pleaser. “Cabaret is a perfect fit. It’s very fun and entertaining. We watched the movie and we are using the storyline as the base, but we want to bring out our own personalities into the program,” Chock said. Rachel Tibbetts and Collin Brubaker finished 12th. ¤ Laurie Nealin is a freelance sports journalist, specializing in figure skating. A former figure skater and coach, she has written about the sport for 20-plus years for newspapers, magazines and websites around the world.

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Alissa Czisny nails one of her triple jumps en route to the gold medal. Czisny turned in an unforgettable free skate that had the crowd on their feet.

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randon Mroz, the 2009 U.S. silver med-alist, took a big step in reemerging as one of country’s top skaters by claiming the

silver medal at Cup of China, the third stop on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series, Nov. 5‒7. Fourth after the short program, the 19-year-old rallied with a technically demanding perfor-mance to Leonard Bernstein’s On the Waterfront that featured a quadruple toe loop and eight triple jumps. He collected 146.96 points for his free skate and accumulated 216.80 points overall to grab his first-ever Grand Prix medal. Takahiko Kozuka of Japan won the title with 233.51 points, and Tomas Verner of the Czech Republic claimed bronze with 214.81 points. “Today was definitely a great start for me on the senior Grand Prix,” said Mroz, a member of the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colo. “I got my first medal, which is a good thing in my book. My performance today was great. I

was trying to push everything out, get every point I could and make every-

thing look easy. I have things to work toward such as

pushing my levels up; I’m a little disappointed with my levels. I’m looking forward to Paris and putting on a good show there,” Mroz said. Mroz struggled during the 2009–10 cam-paign, finishing seventh and eighth at his Grand Prix Series events and sixth at the 2010 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Ross Miner, the 2009 U.S. and Junior Grand Prix Final champion, finished seventh with 197.13 points. Miner was ninth earlier this year at the NHK Trophy, rolling up 186.82 points. Brian Joubert, the 2007 World champion, finished fourth with 210.29 points. LADIES U.S. silver medalist Mirai Nagasu won the short program but dropped to fourth place after missing several jumps in her free skate. She suf-fered a similar fate last year at Cup of China, win-ning the short program before experiencing some shaky jumps in the free skate and settling for fifth place. Nagasu’s coach Frank Carroll told icenet-work that Nagasu looked great in the six-minute warmup and he felt she was going to do well. Ironically, being in first after the short pro-gram may have worked against Nagasu. “She said, ‘I hate being in first,’” Carroll said. “I said, ‘So pick a spot, one through six, and [pre-tend] you’re there. Isn’t it the goal to be first in everything, short, figures, free? You want to be first all the way through.’ She can do it.” In her defense, Carroll said Nagasu only had two weeks to fully practice her programs before the event. Nagasu spent much of the summer in a foot cast after being diagnosed with a stress frac-ture. “There have been basketball players who have had their careers ended because of it,” Carroll said. “Mirai was lucky that Dr. Jung, who works with the L.A. hockey team, diagnosed it.” Nagasu’s teammates Amanda Dobbs and Kristine Musademba finished sixth and eighth with 132.45 and 119.45 points, respectively. Miki Ando, the 2007 World champion, led a one-two finish for the Japanese. Ando, who stood third follow-ing the short program, turned in a strong free skate that featured five triple jumps. Her overall score of 172.21 was 10 points better than teammate Akiko Suzu-ki’s. Russia’s Alena Leonova

earned the bronze medal.

“I knew I had to skate well today and I was nervous, but the audience cheered for me and that helped me a lot,” Ando said. “I didn’t have enough speed and I didn’t get a level four for my spins and footwork. I will work hard to make sure I get a level four next time.” PAIRS Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin se-cured their first Grand Prix Series medal with their bronze-medal finish. Their score of 166.72 points was more than eight points better than their fourth-place effort at the NHK Trophy. “Winning a Grand Prix medal is a tremen-dous honor but that wasn’t something we thought about before going to Cup of China,” said Yankowskas, who with Coughlin trains in Colo-rado Springs. “We went there wanting to skate well and achieve new season-best scores. We knew by focusing on our component marks that would help gel the elements together because that’s how we had trained them at home and it worked. John and I knew that getting into character and emot-ing to each other would help achieve our goals, and it did.” Teammates and Olympians Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig finished fifth with 151.66 points. Olympic silver medalists Qing Pang and Jian Tong made it two for two this Grand Prix Series season with a home victory. The veteran team won both programs en route to a score of 177.50 points. They also won the Grand Prix Series open-er at NHK Trophy. The two-time and reigning World champions turned in an emotional free skate to Liebestraum by Franz Liszt that was highlighted by their big triple throws. Pang, though, fell on a double Axel and Tong doubled a side-by-side toe loop. Their Chinese teammates, World Junior champions Wenjing Sui and Cong Han, captured the silver medal with 171.47 points.

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ICE DANCING Madison Hubbell and Keiffer Hubbell opened their Grand Prix Series campaign with a sixth-place finish. The 2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships bronze medalists were eighth af-ter the short program, which they performed to music from the Addams Family Values soundtrack. They rallied with a strong free skate to a medley of songs by Yello and Art of Noise. The Michigan-based siblings finished fifth in the free skate and ended with a total score of 120.95 points. The Hubbells switched coaches following the 2009–10 season, moving from Yuri Chesnichen-ko and Yaroslava Nechaeva in Ann Arbor, Mich., to Pasquale Camerlengo, Angelika Krylova, Liz Swallow and Natalia Deller in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Their teammates in China, Isa-bella Cannuscio and Ian Lorello, were 10th in their Grand Prix Series debut with 101.83 points. France’s Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat danced off with the gold medal, scoring 159.59 points. Russia’s Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmi-tri Soloviev claimed the silver medal with 145.39 points, while Italy’s Fed-erica Faiella and Massimo Scali settled for the bronze with 139.52 points. ¤

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est of Lake Michigan, on the banks of the Rock River, is the picturesque

city of Rockford, Ill. Now home to the Rockford Skating Club, Rockford was put on the figure skating map more than 30 years ago by Janet Lynn, five-time U.S. champion and 1972 Olym-pic bronze medalist. But this city, rich in figure skat-ing history, was not always the home of only one figure skating club. For almost 13 years, the city of Rockford, population 160,000, was seemingly divided by the presence of two clubs. It has taken more than five years, count-less compromises and the determina-tion of a number of people, but the two small clubs have joined forces and come together as the stronger, united Rockford Skating Club. In 1997, the Rockford Park District elected to build a second ice rink, in addition to the one already in Rockford, in the neighboring com-munity of Loves Park. The second rink resulted in the formation of a second figure skating club, the Northern Illi-nois Skating Club. For years, these two smaller clubs operated independently of each other. The Figure Skating Club of Rockford focused mainly on indi-vidual skaters, while the Northern Il-linois Skating Club kept synchronized skating as its main focus. Each club had its own membership, bylaws, vol-unteers and resources. “The separation of the clubs really stunted the growth of figure skating in Rockford,” said Jay Sandine, deputy director of operations for the Rockford Park District. The Park District, not wanting to favor one club over the other, often had to tell a club “no” when simple re-quests were made. Parents and skaters, confused by the presence of two clubs and not sure what the difference was, ultimately decided not to join either. Over time, both clubs saw member-ship decline and financial resources dry up. For the past five years, there were a lot of discussions and a few attempts to bring the two clubs together. Many Rockford residents, including cur-

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rent Rockford Skating Club President Sheila Felder, felt it was just plain silly that there were two clubs so close together. Phil Elsbree was president of the North-ern Illinois Skating Club, and Mary Kroll was president of the Figure Skating Club of Rockford. When they sat down with repre-sentatives of the Rockford Park District and Maureen Dalton, who serves as membership chair for U.S. Figure Skating, change began to happen. “Instead of us all operating as individual organizations, we wanted everyone to come together to share information and help each other,” Dalton said. Now came the tough part. There had been numerous attempts in the past to bring the two clubs together, and each one had failed. What would be differ-ent this time? How could the two clubs come together and agree on the tough decisions that had kept them apart for so many years? Whose name and logo would they keep? Each club had its own president and board of directors; who would be on the board of the new club? First and foremost, both club presidents wanted to make sure that a merger was what their skaters wanted. Each club president met with their membership and conducted a vote. From there, meetings were set up with both boards to draft new bylaws and, in De-cember 2009, the new board held a competi-

tion for the members to design the new logo. The winner received a club jacket with the new logo. Since the two clubs have joined together, the new Rockford Skating Club has realized countless benefits including increased mem-bership, more support from the Park District and a bigger pool of volunteers. Each club’s annual events, the Rockford Open and the Benefit for St. Jude Children’s Research Hos-pital, enjoyed record attendance this year. To date, more than $50,000 has been raised for St. Jude. The merger, of course, was not without its obstacles. The Figure Skating Club of Rockford had a difficult time letting go of its name. And neither club wanted to let go of its logo or colors, but Sandine warned, “You cannot get hung up on the name of a club, or the logo or the colors. You have to look to the future and think about what is best for figure skating.” Looking ahead, Felder is optimistic. She believes that the merger has been positive for the community, the skaters and ultimately figure skating. “We have offered to hold a coaches’ workshop and have contacted the Skating Council of Illinois, as we hope to use our new resources to hold an Illinois synchronized skating competition. For the good of skating and the good of the kids, the two clubs have finally come together.” ¤

Facts about Rockford• Rockford is the largest city in Illinois outside of the Chicago area. • Rockford, nicknamed the Forest City, was well known for its elm trees, until an

epidemic of Dutch elm disease wiped out the population of elm trees.• During the 1940s, the Rockford Peaches, of the All-American Girls Professional

Baseball League, was one of the first all-female baseball teams in the world.

The Rockford Skating Club has enjoyed growth and more cooperation with the local park district after the

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fter all these years, Dorothy Hamill still does a mean layback. “She’s gotten better,” no less an authority than

Dick Button said after watching Hamill—along with friends JoJo Starbuck and Elin Gardiner Schran (daugh-ter of 1956 Olympic champion Tenley Albright), and longtime choreographers Tim Murphy and Nathan Birch—perform an ensemble to “Moon River” for Ice Theatre of New York’s benefit show at New York’s Chel-sea Piers. Hamill, the evening’s honoree, laughed off But-ton’s compliment. “Skating is all I know; I just wish I could do what I used to do,” she said. Since 1984, ITNY has combined the worlds of skating, dance and art in performances throughout the world. So in planning this year’s silver anniversary gala, ITNY founder Moira North thought it was time to honor America’s golden girl. “She is such an iconic figure in skating, and not only for her competitive titles,” North said. “She has a long commitment to the artistic skating movement,

starting by performing with John Curry at the Metro-politan Opera House [in 1984] up through her support for [Murphy and Birch’s] Next Ice Age, a similar-mind-ed company to ITNY.” The skating world agreed, turning out in force to pay tribute to the 1976 Olympic and World champion. Sarah Hughes and Johnny Weir took to the ice in the evening’s benefit show and Peter Carruthers served as host. Other luminaries including Button, two-time World champion Aja Zanova and fashion magnate Vera Wang attended the gala. “I grew up skating with Ice Theatre of New York from when I was very young, and it’s nice to come back and celebrate the 25th anniversary, especially when they are honoring someone like Dorothy,” Hughes said. “When we [Sarah and sister Emily] were real little, I remember one night I did a New Year’s show in, I think, Annapolis [Maryland] and I did four shows in one night. So Ice Theatre trained me well for the tour-ing I did later on.” Tributes poured in from everyone from Peggy Fleming, Janet Lynn Solomon, an old Hamill rival;

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Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano, up through U.S. champion Rachael Flatt, whom Hamill has mentored the past few seasons. “You’ve been a teacher, mentor, athletic icon and inspiration,” Flatt said via video. Wang, a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame for her contributions as a costume designer, recalled long-ago days skating alongside Hamill when both youngsters trained under New York coaches Sonya and Peter Dunfield. “Watching Dorothy evolve from young skater to great champion was an unforgettable experience for me,” Wang said. “Her talent, de-termination and spirit were genuinely infectious, and she lit up the rink with her boundless energy and enthusiasm, to say nothing of her edges and posture.” After watching a specially produced film chronicling Hamill’s journey from fresh-faced youngster skating on Greenwich, Conn.’s Bin-ney Pond to her competitive and professional triumphs, the honoree took the podium and re-flected on the joy of performing in ensembles like John Curry’s Skating Company, the New Ice Age and ITNY. “After the Olympics I went into the Ice Ca-pades and [Clairol’s] “Short and Sassy” and all those fun things, but when I got to skate with John Curry’s Skating Company I realized I didn’t really know how to skate anymore. It wasn’t about jumping and spinning, it was about edges, it was about the tilt of the head, gesture of the arms. “There is so much more to figure skating than the Olympics. I love to watch the Olympics but it’s very important for skaters to have another venue to go to, and I congratulate Moira on hav-ing this wonderful company for 25 years.” For many New Yorkers, watching ITNY’s free springtime

lunch concerts at Rockefeller Center are practi-cally a rite of spring; others gather at area rinks like Harlem’s Riverbank State Park, for Christ-mas tree lightings and holiday performances. Exposing as many people as possible to artis-tic skating was part of North’s vision in founding the company. Under her direction, ITNY became the first artistic ice group to receive government funding. The company has created a repertory of more than 65 original pieces working with such renowned choreographers as Lar Lubovitch, Su-san Marshall, Peter Martins and JoAnna Mendl Shaw. “Having done competitive skating, and been a part of Ice Follies and Holiday on Ice, I had met skaters that appreciated those shows but wanted to express themselves in more of a dance and performance manner,” North, a former ice dancer, said. “Originally, ITNY had three mandates. One was to present dance on ice and hopefully tour internationally, which we have done. Another was to establish a school to teach performance skills more and to provide performance opportu-nities. “The third was to find a venue like Lincoln Center to perform in; we’re still looking for that in New York City. We’ve performed at the Eisen-hower Hall at West Point and the Staller Center for the Arts at Stony Brook on Long Island.” ITNY has also performed at the World Ice Arena in Flushing Meadows since its opening in

2009, offering a series of free Saturday evening performances throughout July and August. They feature not only the company’s ensemble, but na-tional and international competitors, some try-ing out their competitive programs for the first time. Emily Hughes debuted her competitive short program for the 2009-10 season there, and British ice dancing champions Sinead Kerr and John Kerr showed fans their Olympic folk dance program. Younger performers use it as a spring-board to gain experience performing in front of audiences. “I can honestly say, we wouldn’t have devel-oped the way we did without all of the oppor-tunities to perform with ITNY,” said ice dancer Danielle Gamelin, who with brother Alexander represented the U.S. on the Junior Grand Prix Series this fall. “We’ve performed in Rockefeller Center, Chelsea Piers, Harlem. Getting out in front of audiences, from a young age, has been so impor-tant.” While performance is the most visible aspect of the company, it is only one facet of ITNY. A portion of the proceeds from the 25th anniver-sary gala evening went to ITNY’s outreach pro-gram for public school children in some of New York’s at-risk areas, providing free performances and skating clinics. “We’ve been developing that program for the last 16 years,” North said. “It introduces the sport to young public school kids, who might not oth-erwise have the opportunity to try skating.

“We visit classrooms to show kids the actual skates and teach them to lace up—these days, so many kids just wear shoes with Velcro—and talk

about safety, and a few of the basics. Then they’re invited to one of our free

performances, and afterward, there’s a teach-ing clinic with some of the performers and also some teaching pros.” North paused to reflect, again, over the

years since 1984. “We’ve accomplished a

lot of these goals to a limited degree, but there’s so

much more that can be done,” she said. “I hope we can

continue to build the brand, spread the

word and show beauti-ful skating for another 25

years, at least.” ¤

Olympic champion Sarah Hughes gave her first public performance in four years to Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now.”

Johnny Weir captivated the audience with his self-

choreographed “Heartbroken” program, created specially

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Tharp’s Come Fly Away on Broadway), Alex Ko (star of Billy Elliot the Musical on Broadway), Kim Mikesell (star of “Carousel” on Broadway) Emily Padgett (star of Rock of Ages on Broadway) John Todd (“Movin’ Out” on Broadway) Salvatore Vassallo (featured dancer in Britney Spears’ Circus Tour)

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he Helen M. McLoraine Skaters College Scholarship Program was estab-lished through the Pioneer Fund in December 2009 to assist current and former amateur and professional skaters who have dedicated their lives to

skating and now wish to pursue a college education. The Pioneer Fund serves as the foundation of the late Ms. McLoraine. She established the fund in 1960 as a way to support projects and organizations which she had contributed to throughout her life and, now, through her estate. Deeply influenced by her mother’s dedication to philanthropy, Helen became a generous benefactor to others with a passion for figure skating, higher education and medical research. U.S. Figure Skating is pleased to announce the first class of scholarship recipients. The scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. Initially, scholarships totaling $50,000 were to be awarded to 10 finalists in increments of $3,000, $5,000 and $7,000. In the end, 126 applications were received from current and former skaters repre-senting 30 states. Due to the overwhelming response, Pioneer Fund trustees increased the scholarship funds available to $150,000. In July 2010, the first scholarships were awarded to 30 finalists from 18 states. The Pioneer Fund trustees have recently confirmed that they will award $150,000 this coming year and plan to keep it at that funding level for future years. Between 30 and 35 scholarships are expected to be awarded annually. The application process for 2011 scholarships runs from Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, through Fri-day, Feb. 18, 2011. Visit http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/pioneerfund after Dec. 14, 2010, for an application and more information.

Stacey Marsh is the director of development at U.S. Figure Skating.

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Helen McLoraine

Abby Engen, Valley FSCAllanah Barbour, Central Florida FSCAllison Krein, Champlain Valley SCAllister Chang, SC of BostonAmeena Sheikh, Detroit SCAmy Cuadra, Individual memberBerlin Sohn, Duluth FSCBlake Rosenthal, SC of WilmingtonCarly Milden, SC of BostonChristina Caucci, Amherst SCColleen Clancy, Kalamazoo FSCDavid Lenz, University of DelawareDorian Burks, Jamestown SCJessica Martino, All Year FSCKali Sarcinella, Michigan State UniversityKendall Wyckoff, Vermont SCKendra Keenan, Salt Lake FSKerianne Fernandez, Florida SunCoast FSCKevin Sun, University of DelawareKirsted Carpenter, Washington FSCLauren Nieman, DuPage FSCMaddison Grogan, Northeastern UniversityMolly Oberstar, St. Paul FSCNoelle Cunningham, FSC of CharlestonQuoc-Kha Vu, Individual memberRebecca Tran, Broadmoor SCRobert Crawford, Washington FSCShayna Richman, Individual memberStephanie Ellis, Glacier Falls FSCTiffany Earl, Cottonwood Heights FSC

2010 Helen M. McLoraine FIGURE SKATING SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

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he U.S. Synchronized Skating Team enjoyed success around the world in 2010, highlighted by two teams plac-

ing in the top five at the ISU Junior World Challenge Cup and a breakthrough bronze-medal performance by the Haydenettes at the ISU World Synchronized Skating Champion-ships in Colorado Springs, Colo. Team USA wants more this season as it builds toward the ultimate goal of challenging the powerhouse teams from Finland (they won gold and silver at the 2010 World Champion-ships) at the 2011 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. The international season gets underway Jan. 13-15.

CUP OF BERLIN California Gold and Chicago Jazz, the 2010 U.S. junior pewter medal-ists, will attend Cup of Berlin. California Gold holds the distinction of being the first senior team from the Pacific Coast Section to earn a medal at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships (pew-ter in 2008). The team will skate to “I’ve Got the World on a String” by Michael Bublé for its short program and the soundtrack from the 2010 film Robin Hood for its free skate. Chicago Jazz will skate to “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot for its short pro-gram and the soundtrack of The Lion King, the team’s favorite movie, for its free skate.

MOZART CUP From Jan. 21‒23, the Haydenettes will be in Salzburg, Austria, to compete in the first-ever Mozart Cup. Following the most success-ful year in the team’s storied history, the skat-ers from Lexington, Mass., look to repeat their success with a “Rhythm of the Night” short program, including various songs by the group Safri Duo, and a “Kooza Dance” free skate from Cirque du Soleil. “Both programs are extremely fun to skate,” Haydenette Erika Hoffman said. “They are very different from what we have skated in the past, and both programs allow us to skate with a lot of emotion and style.” Joining the Haydenettes will be their club mates, the Lexettes, the 2010 U.S. ju-nior bronze medalists. The Lexettes are looking to improve their domestic place-ments in order to earn one of two places on the 2011 U.S. World Junior Team.

PRAGUE CUP On Jan. 28‒30, the Starlights will be the U.S. senior-level representative at the Prague Cup. The Miami University junior team and Evolution will represent Team USA in the ju-nior competition. After a successful senior debut in 2010 that was highlighted by a pewter medal at the U.S. championships, the Starlights look to break into the top three at the U.S. champi-

onships as well as improve their international standing. The team skates to “Black Velvet” by Alannah Myles for its short program and to a “Zombie Theme” for its free skate. The junior team from Miami University looks to improve on its fifth-place finish at the 2010 U.S. championships and earn a place on the podium at the 2011 U.S. championships. Evolution is moving to the junior level after consistent top-five (senior-level) finishes at the U.S. championships.

FRENCH CUP The French Cup, always one of the most competitive international events of the season, takes place in Rouen, France, Feb. 4‒6. The Crystallettes, the 2010 U.S. silver medalists and World Team members, will represent the United States along with the 2010 U.S. junior champions and World Junior Team members Team Braemar. The Crystallettes hope to repeat their international success in 2010, when they earned a gold medal at the 2010 Prague Cup. The team from Dearborn, Mich., skates to “Rhapsody in Blue” and “I’ve Got Rhythm” by George Gershwin for its short program and selections from the soundtrack of The Mummy for its free skate. “Our short is very fun and upbeat,” Crys-tallette Tessa Hedges said, “The (free skate) music portrays a range of emotions that have

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been challenging but fun to capture. The cho-reography is extremely dynamic, and we have loved learning how to belly dance.” Team Braemar wants to repeat as U.S. ju-nior champions and improve its international standing. Its 2010 season included a fourth-place finish at the Junior World Challenge Cup. The team is led by coach Pam May and skates its short program to “Cell Block Tango” from the movie Chicago and its free skate to music from the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland.

SPRING CUP The final international event before the 2011 U.S. Synchronized Skating Champion-ships, the Spring Cup, takes place February 11–13. The senior team from Miami Univer-sity will be joined by 2010 U.S. junior silver medalists, the Skyliners, and the Hockettes, from Ann Arbor, Mich., at the event in Milan, Italy. The RedHawks from Miami University, the 2010 U.S. bronze medalists, will perform their short program to “Bridge Over Troubled Waters” by Mary J. Blidge and Andrea Boc-celli. Miami’s freeskate is themed “Hypnotized in a Dream” and includes music by the groups Nightwish, Nox Arcana and the Trans-Siberi-an Orchestra. “The short is soft, pretty and lyrical—I can’t help but smile when I hear the mu-sic,” Miami junior Sarah Arnold said. “(The freeskate) is out of the box and exciting, and I’m certain people will be watch-ing on the edge of their seats—I don’t know if I can pick a favorite, they’re both great in their own way.” The Skyliners hope to challenge for the U.S. junior title in 2011 and qualify for the 2011 Ju-nior World Challenge Cup after placing fifth in their first appearance at the event last season. The team from New

York, N.Y., skates to “Don’t Rain on my Pa-rade” by Lea Michele for its short program and selections from “Phantom of the Opera” for its freeskate. After a two-year absence from the U.S. Synchronized Skating Team, the Hockettes, earned their spot on the 2011 Team with a sixth-place finish at the 2010 U.S. Synchro-nized Skating Championships. The team skates its short program to “Invictus” by Im-mediate and its freeskate to a “Moondance” theme, which includes music by Michael Bublé and Frank Sinatra.

World Junior Challenge Cup Two teams chosen at the World Junior Team Selection Competition, Jan. 8‒10, in Fond du Lac, Wis., will represent the United States at the 2011 Junior World Challenge Cup in Neuchatel, Switzerland, March 11‒13. Team Braemar and the Skyliners, the 2010 World Junior Team members, will face strong challenges from the Lexettes, junior bronze medalists at each of the last three U.S. Synchronized Skat-

ing Championships, and Chicago Jazz, competitors at the Junior World Challenge Cup every year the event has been held until last season. A U.S. team looks to earn a spot on the podium after fourth- and fifth-place finishes in 2010. Team USA was last on the podium in 2007, when Chicago Jazz earned the bronze.

WORLD SYNCHRONIZED SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS The top senior teams in the country will meet at the 2011 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships and fight for a trip to Helsinki and a chance to take on the top teams in the world April 8‒10 at the 2011 ISU World Syn-chronized Skating Championships. Miami University, eight-time World Team members, looks to regain a spot after failing to qualify for the 2010 Team. The Crystallettes, 2010 World Team members, hope to qualify for consecutive World Synchronized Champi-onships for the first time in team history. Last year’s U.S. champions and World bronze medalists, the Haydenettes, can qualify for their 12th straight World Team and im-prove their world ranking at the event, which is being held in the hometown of head coach Saga Krantz. ¤

The Crystallettes made plenty of noise in 2010, earn-ing a silver medal at the U.S. Synchronized Skating

Championships and earning a berth to the World competition in Colorado Springs, Colo. They hope to

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hen I stepped off the ice at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Cham-pionships in Saint Paul, Minn., I

was literally stepping onto what I hoped was solid ground. I had decided to go to college full-time and take a turn at a regular life. I had envisioned a life that did not revolve around ice times, coaching schedules, off-ice workouts and the demands of competitions. I imagined putting on a college sweatshirt and cheering for a Division I basketball team, where no one in the audience was waiting for a combination lift or a change-of-position spin. I thought it possible to become just a college girl and not be known as the girl who skates. But figuratively, my retirement was not on such solid ground. I had factored in my de-sire to gain the experience of an education, but I had not realized my competitive career was only a small part of my figure skating commit-ment. When I retired from competing I discov-ered I still got up at the same time and still went to the rink. I added the component of college, but I had only adjusted my vision on skating to make the focus a bit clearer. I started coaching young skaters in moves and dance and assisted with a budding Theatre On Ice team. My interest in the governing de-cisions prompted my election to the Athletes

Advisory Committee (AAC) and subsequent committee posts and allowed me to channel my interest and passion for the sport with oth-ers who have taken the pledge to find the best course of action for the current life and future of figure skating. Being able to give back to the sport that has shaped me into the person I am today is so fulfilling. The AAC is one of the bridges that has allowed me to do that. It has connected me to people that I once looked up to as a younger skater and also placed me in a position where I can set an example for other athletes. After all, figure skating wouldn’t be what it is today without the athletes and I believe that it is our duty to pave the way for future athletes and the future of our sport. The committee has also opened many pathways for me that I would never have ex-plored if it weren’t for my role in the AAC. I have become familiar with all of the behind-the-scenes committees that work together to run an organization as large as U.S. Figure Skating. It has really allowed me to appreciate the dedication of so many different people at so many different levels. The experiences that come along with competitive figure skating reach far beyond the ice rink, and the AAC is a great example of that. Much as I hoped, I have found enjoyment

sitting at a basketball game where no one expects a quad, and spandex is not part of any uniform. But for those of us who have laced up skates for a number of years, the concept of retirement does not have to be connected to an ending. The AAC has allowed me to continue my journey as an active member in U.S. Figure Skating. While my involvement in skating and the role of the sport in my life have evolved over time, one thing has remained constant—my devotion and love for the sport that has made me into the person I am today. The AAC has helped me balance my life as the college girl and as the girl who skates, and for that I am thankful. ¤

*** The Athletes Advisory Committee (AAC) will hold its annual alumni reception for past U.S. senior medalists on Saturday, Jan. 29, at the 2011 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Cham-pionships in Greensboro, N.C. This year’s hosts will be Olympic silver medalists, four-time World medalists and five-time U.S. ice dancing champions Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto. The reception provides a chance for past cham-pions to reunite at the U.S Championships. For more information, contact AAC chair Lindsey Weber at LindseyWeber1@aol.com.

Retirement doesn’t have to mean saying ‘goodbye’ to skating

By Pilar Bosley

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1 This thingie on the end of your bootlace makes it easy to insert it through 7 Across

6 Originally, this was a place for knights to joust, but now it’s a place to skate!

7 A reinforced hole in ice skates for the laces to go through

9 At 10 Down, skaters are told about the latest ISU ___ changes

12 Who was the ladies gold med-alist at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City? (2 wds.)

14 Michelle Kwan is a member of the President’s Council on Fit-ness, ___ and Nutrition

15 ’86 World champ ___ Thomas is now an orthopaedic surgeon, and has recently performed dozens of knee replacements on ladies in Nepal

16 What month is National Skating Month?

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2 ___ singles is traditionally the last event completed at an ISU competition

3 Patrick Chan, born in the capi-tal city of Ottawa, has won the Canadian Championships the last ___ years in a row

4 A ___ is done with an in and out motion of both skates to move the skater across the ice (Hint: it rhymes with “twizzle”)

5 We see the letters ISU all over the place, but what do they stand for? International ___, and it has been around since 1892 (2 wds.)

8 The letters in FOFS stand for the fundraising organization ___ of Figure Skating

10 Champs ___ was held last August, where our best skaters revealed their new routines for this season

11 What discipline is traditionally completed first at ISU competi-tions?

13 The Biellmann ___ is done with one leg brought straight up from behind and the blade grasped with one or two hands while rotating on the ice

WORDS ON ICE – Hi skaters! Try to find and circle the words listed below hidden in the “rink” full of letters. The words will appear in a straight line in any direction (up, down, forward, backward or diagonally) and some words may overlap and share letters. Find them all and you’ll be on top of the medals podium!

TWIST LIFTAMANDA EVORAMARK LADWIGJUNIOR GRAND PRIXYUKA SATODAISUKETAKAHASHIKURT BROWNINGSNOWPLOW SAM

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Editor’s note: Because of the popularity of our Kidz Spotlight segment, we’ve expanded it to include more photographs and fun information. If you want to have the chance to be featured in the Kidz Spotlight, please submit an action photo as well as an off-ice photograph. Also, please answer all the questions in order.

More favoritesFoods: Noodles and fried rice

Singer: Michael Jackson

TV shows: Olympic Winter Games, “Johnny Test,” “Jonny Quest” and anything on Discovery Channel

Books: The Percy Jackson series, The Chronicles of Narnia, the Warriors series

Movies: Avatar, How to Train Your Dragon, The Spy Next Door

Sports I enjoy other than skating: Swimming, golf and basketball

Age: 8

Hometown: Shingle Springs, Calif.

Home club: Capital City FSC

Level: Preliminary

How often I skate: Four to five times per week

Coach: Michelle Ray Davis

Favorite skaters: Yu-Na Kim, Mao Asada, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Mirai Nagasu

How I got started: We came across an ice skating rink while traveling in Hong Kong when I was 5. I wanted to get on the ice, but we didn’t have time. I begged my mom to let me skate dur-ing the entire trip and for the whole summer. Finally, she took me to the rink for my sixth birthday, and I have loved skating ever since.

Favorite jumps/moves: Axel, double Salchow, back camel spin and lay-back spin

Goal: To win as many competitions as possible

What else you should know about me: I’m a Level VI pianist and have played since I was 3. In the last two years, I have performed at the California Music Teachers’ annual conventions. For my next skating pro-gram, I would like to skate to music that I play myself to make it more meaningful. I’m fluent in Chinese, and I’m learning Spanish and American Sign Language. I’m also a Junior Girl Scout and a Miss Sacramento County Princess.

Memorable moments: Attending summer camps at the Toyota Sports Center, working with U.S. and Olym-pic coaches and watching world-class skaters train.

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Sargent and Mata wed on ice

Adult skaters Judy Sargent and Paul Mata exchanged vows during an on-ice wedding cer-emony on Oct. 10, 2010, at the Troy Sports Arena in Troy, Mich. The two met in February 2002 at the Yost Ice Arena at the University of Michigan. At that time, she was pursuing her Ph.D. in nursing at the University of Michi-gan while he was a lead anesthe-sia technician at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Mata had just lost his pairs partner and Sargent had always wanted to try pairs skating. They went on to compete at the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Champion-ships between 2002 and 2007. They won a bronze medal in 2007. “During the time of our skat-ing career, we were the best of friends but didn’t date until after we stopped skating,” Sargent said. He proposed in November 2008 atop the Empire State Building. Sargent now skates in the numerous competitions and show productions with Mata and also with Vladimir Levchenkov and Sergey Lichanski. Sargent won the last three U.S. Adult Cham-pionships in pairs under coaches Sergey Petrovskiy, program di-rector at the International Cen-ter for Excellence in Ice Skating (ICES), and Olympic choreogra-pher Olga Volozhinskaya. Nearly 280 guests at-tended the “White Wedding on Ice.” Chicago wedding planner Frank Andonoplas said it took him five months to plan, including

1,200 man hours on site, three semi-trucks of lighting and stage equipment and 8,000 square feet of carpet, according to a story in The Detroit News. Sargent, founder and direc-tor of ICES, teaches at the facility and Mata helps as a Basic Skills instructor. The ceremony included a tango on ice by the newlyweds, and a “Wedding on Ice” show choreographed by Volozhins-kaya. The guest star was Dan Hollander, with students from the ICES and Cornerstones school also performing. “I had no doubt about how perfect it would be,” Mata said in the newspaper story. “It’s kind of still unreal. It’s just phenomenal.”

A doubly good seminar for parents, skaters Skaters had the chance to talk behind their parents’ backs at the “Double Flip” seminar on Oct. 14 at the World Figure Skat-ing Museum in Colorado Springs, Colo. Participants learned about the upcoming film RISE, which premieres nationwide Feb. 17, 2011. Parents and skaters then attended separate breakout ses-sions. World and Olympic coach Kathy Casey, who is director of performance and enhancement tracking at U.S. Figure Skating, gave an informative yet fun par-ent presentation. “I addressed what, in my opinion, makes a good skating parent as well as what makes a good coach,” Casey said. Jax Bubis offered her

thoughts as both a parent and professional author. She weighed in on the fine line between moti-vating unmotivated kids and kill-ing the joy and fun of skating. Four U.S. senior-level ath-letes from the Broadmoor Skating Club, Alexe Gilles, Joshua Farris, and ice dancers Rachel Tibbetts and Collin Brubaker, elaborated on their background, training techniques and answered ques-tions. Seven-year-old Sophia North told her mother afterward that she loved hearing about the many hours per day the skaters practiced and was amazed that they had six or more coaches.

— Linda Famula

Binnebose to perform in Nutcracker on Ice Skate-acular J. Paul Binnebose, 1999 U.S. pairs bronze medalist, will perform in the third annual Nut-cracker on Ice Skate-acular on Dec. 18 at the Sertich Ice Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Binnebose recently relo-cated to Colorado and is now coaching in the Denver and sur-rounding areas. “I wanted to perform in the Nutcracker because it allows one of those rare moments of being able to skate out of the pure love of skating,” he said. “After sev-eral years of not being involved in skating, I really feel I have an entire new outlook on the sport and want to share the greatness found within.” Binnebose will be joined on the ice by U.S. Adult medal-ist Dianna-lynne Wells and doz-ens of other cast members from the Centennial Skating Club. The event benefits gifted club skat-

ers and local charity Care & Share. For more information call 719.385.5983.

Michigan coach transforms uninspired teen on MTV’s ‘MADE’

Imagine being a teenager with aspirations of becoming a singer, athlete or figure skater, and the thrill of realizing your dream when you are transformed into that special someone on MTV’s self-improvement reality television series “MADE.” Now imagine being a “MADE” coach and expert in the field—and the rewards of being that encouraging influence, a sort of cheerleader in that young per-son’s life to help them reach their goals. That’s exactly what figure skating coach Craig Joeright of Troy, Mich., experienced. Dealing with drama at home and a school hard hit by Michi-gan’s economic downturn, Detroit high school student Raine Webb was uninspired and full of doubt. Joeright proved to be just the remedy she needed to turn things around. The episode aired on MTV in May 2010. The teen’s metamorphosis from quitter to achiever wasn’t always easy but Joeright hung in there to make a difference. He made arrangements for life coach Danni Stillwell to help-Webb sort out her past, and he even whisked Webb and her mother off to Boston where Webb met and skated with Mi-chelle Kwan. In several weeks, Webb was transformed from quitter to con-fident teen. Webb achieved her goal of skating in an exhibition. As she stepped onto the ice, Jo-eright shouted one final word of encouragement: “Smile!” After-ward he said, “Awesome. Awe-some. Give me a hug.” “I have never felt so good about myself,” Webb said with a smile. “Craig has helped me to achieve my goals by helping me build confidence in myself.”

— Denise Manzagol

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Dallas FSC gets into spirit of occasion

The Dallas Figure Skating Club hosted its Halloween party on Oct. 24 at The Ice at Stone-briar Center in Frisco, Texas. With more than 60 skaters, the party was the most attended in club history. The club’s junior board planned the event and reached invitees through its Facebook page. Festivities included on-ice games (Capture the Flag, Sharks and Minnows, relay races), re-freshments and a costume contest. The Dallas FSC also hosts holiday and Valentine’s Day par-

ties, as well as a summer picnic. All events are planned by the ju-nior board. The Dallas FSC’s junior board is made up of high school students who, in addition to their dedication to the sport of figure skating, strive for the opportunity to develop leadership skills and provide service to others. The ju-nior board is responsible for host-ing annual club parties, mentoring younger skaters in the club’s Basic Skills program, preparing goodie bags for skaters competing at regionals, sectionals and U.S. Championships, and organizing fundraisers.

Special Olympian participates in EKS Day

Special Olympian Avery Pratt participated in the first Eu-nice Kennedy Shriver (EKS) Day at the Allied Veterans Rink in Everett, Mass. Avery was one of 15 athletes to participate in a skating clinic with nine-time U.S. champion Michelle Kwan. Rebecca Pratt, Avery’s older sister, along with Tylar Suckau, both coaches at the Western Massachusetts Figure Skating Club, assisted Kwan and other

coaches at the clinic. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics, passed away in 2009 at the age of 88. More than 18 million peo-ple around the world participat-ed in EKS Day, celebrating the life and legacy of Shriver with EKS acts of inclusion and unity.

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Avery Pratt, center, receives a skating lesson from Michelle Kwan with help from Pratt’s mother Michelle during the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day in Everett, Mass. Helping Kwan at the clinic were coaches Tylar Suckau and Pratt’s older sister, Rebecca.

The Dallas FSC had an eerily good time at its Halloween party.

APPOINTMENTSAppointmentsBronze Singles/Pairs Test JudgeSamantha Chan, Beaverton, Ore.; Steven Hsu, Los Angeles, Calif.; Laurie Smith, Woodridge, Ill.; Kevin Winston, Belmont, Calif.

Silver Singles/Pairs Test JudgeCarolyn Dow, Lincoln, Neb.; Hannah Katz, Littleton, Colo.Gold Singles/Pairs Test JudgeSusan Demeniuk, Shelby Township, Mich.; Colin Ward, Spring, Texas

Bronze Dance Test JudgeLaura Elmufdi, San Jose, Calif.Gold Dance Test JudgePatricia Lynch, Glen Ridge, N.J.; Darlene Michael, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Sectional Singles/Pairs Competition JudgeHolly Cole, Hunt Valley, Md.; Laura Murphy, Wooster, OhioLevel 2 System SpecialistCathy Brinkman, Cincinnati, Ohio; Rebecca Watford, Canton, Miss.

MEMORIAL FUND“In Memory Of”Bette Ann BironDean, Bonnie, Matthew and Adam BirchardGary, Sharyl and Marion BironDaren Chastain

Pat BrocknerBowie Figure Skating ClubRusty FeinJohn O’ConnorRonen KatzRusty Fein

Joan KulaszewskiMary MossAudrey St. PeterSusan BonnRobert WestonPatricia Lynch

Tom and Gale Tanger “Honor”Justin DillonSusan BonnNikki MetzgerElizabeth Metzger

Team USA – JGP JapanLindsey Weber “General”Alex Blavatnik

OBITUARYSMITH Janice L. Smith of Amherst, N.Y., a figure skating coach and the founder of Skate Great, died Oct. 6, 2010, at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, follow-ing a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 52. Born in Buffalo, the former Janice L. Conner was encouraged in the sport by her father, Richard, who played ice hockey for Northeastern University in Boston. As a child, she competed extensively in the sport. Mrs. Smith was a graduate of

Buffalo State College, where she earned a de-gree in business adminis-tration. Her true passion, however, was coaching young athletes and men-toring young coaches. After a brief stint

working in her family’s business, she began coaching figure skaters and guided her students to 41 gold medals in various competitions over 30 years. Many of her students spent more than 10 years under her tutelage. In 1998, she founded Skate Great, a program that teaches be-

ginner ice skaters and also cultivates championship-level skaters. Accord-ing to its website, www.skategrea-tinc.com, the Skate Great program is the fourth largest Basic Skills pro-gram within U. S. Figure Skating. “What Janice was able to build through Skate Great, Inc. is a true inspiration,” said Susi Wehrli-McLaughlin, senior director of mem-bership at U.S. Figure Skating. “It was her vision, enthusiasm and dedi-cation that took her skating program from a 45-minute, once-a-week class to a full company serving four arenas, more than 1,500 skaters and employing 27 instructors. She

has received the Basic Skills high honors membership award every year. The skating community has suf-fered a big loss but I am confident her dream and vision will continue.” Mrs. Smith was also adept at other athletic disciplines, including skiing, power walking and kayaking. She is survived by her husband of 10 years, Scott; her mother, Mary Ann Conner; and two sisters, Debra Carr and Cynthia Oehler. In lieu of flowers, a memorial scholarship has been created in her name through the Skating Club of Western New York.

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CALENDARDECEMBER3-5 | 2010 Dr. Richard Porter Synchro-nized Classic sponsored by Ann Arbor FSC at Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48130. For more information call Mary Reilly at 734.995.0136.3-5 | 20th Annual Invitational spon-sored by the Skaneateles FSC at Ska-neateles Community Center, 97 Skate St., Skaneateles, NY 13152. For more information contact Elizabeth Ernyey at sfscsk8comp@aol.com.4 | 2010 Aspen Invitational sponsored by the Aspen SC at Lewis Ice Arena, 0861 Maroon Creek Rd., Aspen, CO 81611. For more information call Lisa Bodek at 970.925.3184.4-5 | 11th Annual Terry Conners Syn-chronized Skating Open sponsored by the SC of Southern Connecticut at Terry Conners Ice Rink, 1125 Cove Island Rd., Stamford, CT 06902. For more informa-tion call Karl Ryan at 203.451.4703.4 | 12th Annual Snowflake Open Basic Skills Competition sponsored by the Kettle Moraine FSC at Kettle Moraine Ice Center, 2330 South Main St., West Bend, WI 53095. For more information call Patti Jedrejewski at 414.617.1796.4 | Second Annual Skylands Ice World Basic Skills Competition sponsored by the North Jersey FSC at Skylands Ice World, 2765 Route 63, Stockholm, NJ 07460. For more information call Rick Breitweiser at 201.696.8046.5 | 2010 Bay Cities Synchronized Team Skating Competition sponsored by the St. Moritz ISC at Oakland Ice Center, 519 18th St., Oakland, CA 94612. For more information call Jean Fahmie at 510.797.8985.10-12 | 16th Annual Cape Cod Syn-chronized Skating Classic sponsored by the Bourne SC at John Gallo Arena, Sandwich Road, Bourne, MA. 02532. For more information call Catherine Walton at 508.759.8956.11 | 2010 District 5 High School Com-petition at 52 Arena, 5076 Sports Dr., Kalamazoo, MI 49009.11 | First Annual New Edge Skate Fest at John Lindell Ice Arena, 1403 Lexing-ton, Blvd., Royal Oak, MI 48073. For more information contact New Edge FSC at 248.797.2611.12 | 2010 Granite City Basic Skills Competition sponsored by the St. Cloud FSC at Municipal Athletic Complex, 5001 8th St., North, Saint Cloud, MN 56303. For more information call Lori Stuart at 320.260.2285.12 | 2010 District 3 High School Competition at Hartland Sports Center, 2755 Arena Dr., Hartland, MI 48353.18 | 2010 Chippewa Figure Skating Basic Skills Competition sponsored by the Chippewa FSC at Chippewa Ice Arena, 839 First Ave., Chippewa Falls, WI 54729. For more information call Shelley Stelter at 715.288.5886.

18 | 2010 Holiday Competition spon-sored by Columbus FSC at the Ohio State University Ice Rink, 390 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, OH 34210. For more information call Melissa Shilling at 740.967.6866.18-19 | 2010 Maplewood Synchro-nized Skating Classic sponsored by the Maplewood FSC at Mariucci Arena, University of Minnesota campus, Min-neapolis, MN. For more information call 651.230.4996.JANUARY 7-19 | 14th Annual Foot of the Lake Synchronized Class sponsored by Fond du Lac Blue Line Figure Skating at Blue Line Family Ice Center, 550 Fond du Lac Ave., Fond du Lac, WI 54935. For more information call Suzanne Schlecht at 920.926.1550.7-9 | 2011 Colonial Classic sponsored by the Colonial FSC at UMass Lowell Tsongas Center, 300 Martin Luther King Way, Lowell, MA 01852. For more information call Kristin Farren at 508.277.2305.8 | Eighth Annual Bend of the River Competition sponsored by Mankato FSC at All Seasons Arena, 1251 Monks Ave., Mankato, MN 56001. For more information call Cheryl Liu at 507.386.7242.8-9 | 11th Annual Magic City Figure Skating Club Basic Skills Competition sponsored by the Magic City FSC at MAYSA Arena, 2501 Burdick Express-way West, Minot, ND 58703. For more information call Shayna Gibbons at 701.340.8259.8-9 | 22nd Annual Magic City Inter-national Figure Skating Competition sponsored by the Magic City FSC at MAYSA Arena, 2501 Burdick Express-way West, Minot, ND 58703. For more information visit magiccityfsc.com11 | 2011 District 1 High School Skat-ing Competition at Detroit Skating Club Rink, 888 Dennison Court, Bloomfield, MI 48302.14-15 | 2011 Capital City Champion-ship sponsored by the Bismark FSC at VFW Sports Center, 1200 North Washington St., Bismark, ND 58501. For more information call Bismark FSC at 701.221.6892.15-16 | 2011 Mid-America Synchro-nized Skating Championships spon-sored by the Fraser FSC at Great Lakes Sport City, 34400 Utica Rd., Fraser, MI 48026. For more information call Chris-tine Bisby at 586.323.8907. 15 | 2011 Lakes Area Classic spon-sored by the Diamond Edge FSC at Willmar Civic Center, 2707 Arena Dr., Willmar, MN 56201. For more informa-tion call Beth Fischer at 320.214.0122.15-16 | 2011 Winter Escapade spon-sored by Essex SC of NJ at Richard J. Codey at South Mountain, 560 North-field Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052. For more information call the Essex Skating Club at 973.768.1817.

15 | 2011 Mohawk Valley Basic Skills Competition sponsored by the SC of New Hartford, New Hartford Recreation Center, 1 Mill St., New Hart-ford, NY 13413. For more information call Elizabeth Thompson Hotvedt at 315.797.4527.15 | 2011 Mohawk Valley Classic sponsored by the SC of New Hartford at the New Hartford Recreation Center, 1 Mill St., New Hartford, NY 13413. For more information call Elizabeth Thomp-son Hotvedt at 315.797.4527.15 | 2011 Star of Texas International Adult Open sponsored by the Iceland FSC of Houston at Sharpstown Ice Cen-ter, 7300 Bellerive, Houston, TX 77036. For more information call Linda Stiegler at 713.653.3776.15-16 | 2011 Hoosier Challenge In-tercollegiate Competition at Hamilton Center Ice Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Dr., Columbus, IN 47201. For more informa-tion contact Kayla Whaley at whaley@indiana.edu.15-16 | 21st Annual Fox Cities Invita-tional sponsored by the Valley FSC at Appleton Family Ice Center, 1717 East Witzke Blvd., Appleton, WI 54914. For more information call Amy McCann at 920.791.0613.15-16 | 2011 Adult Mid-Winter Warm-up Open Championships sponsored by the Escondido FSC at Icoplex Escondido, 555 Tulip St., Escondido, CA 92025. For more information call Morry Stillwell at 760.728.4208.16 | 2011 Columbus Classic spon-sored by Lincoln Center FSC at Hamilton Center Ice Arena, 2501 Lincoln Park Dr., Columbus, OH 47203. For more information call Jennifer Cashen at 812.343.2376.16 | 2011 Capital City Champion-ships sponsored by Bismarck FSC at VFW Sports Center, 1200 North Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501. For more information call Emily Zahn at 701.220.5757. 16 | 2011 Capital City Championships Synchronized Skating Competition sponsored by Bismarck FSC at VFW All Seasons Arena, 1200 North Washing-ton St., Bismarck, ND 58503. For more information contact Bismarck FSC at 701.751.1321.16 | 2011 Winter Games of Texas sponsored by the Dallas FSC at The Ice @ Stonebriar Centre, 2601 Preston Rd., Frisco, TX 75034. For more information call Janet Wagner at 469.854.6456.17 | 2011 District 3 High School Com-petition at Farmington Hills Ice Arena, 35500 8 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335.19 | 2011 District 2 High School Competition at Hart Southgate Arena, 14700 Reaume Parkway, Southgate, MI 48195.21-22 | 2011 Boston Synchronized Skating Classic sponsored by the Skat-ing Club of Boston at New England Sports Center, 121 Donald Lynch Blvd.,

Marlborough, MA 01752. For more information call Deanne Benson at 978.263.0323.21-22 | 14th Annual Port City Invita-tional sponsored by Oswego FSC at Crisfulli Rink, 79 East 9th St, Oswego, NY 13126. For more information call Linda Mandanas at 315.746.0123.21-23 | 2011 Northern Star Interna-tional Competition sponsored by the Northern Lights FSC at VFW Arena, 711 Third St., East Grand Forks, MN 56721 Civic Center Arenas, 300 15th North-west, East Grand Forks, MN 56721. For more information call Haley Thoron at 218.791.4124.22-23 | 2011 Deborah Burgoyne North American sponsored by Wyan-dotte FSC at Benjamin F. Yack Recre-ation Center, 3131 Third St., Wyandotte MI 48192. For more information call Mary Moss at 313.567.8770. 22 | Tomahawk State Classic 2011 at Sara Park Ice Arena, 900 West Somo Ave., Tomahawk, WI 54487. For more information call Jackie Bremer at 715.453.9003.23 | 2011 Winter Blizzard sponsored by Skokie Valley SC at Skatium 9300 Weber Park Place, Skokie, IL 60077. For more information call Kerry Murphy at 847.674.1500, ext. 2925.27-30 | 2011 Northland Figure Skat-ing Competition sponsored by the Dulu-th FSC at Duluth Entertainment and Con-vention Center, 350 South 1st Ave. West, Duluth, MN 55805. For more information call Kathy Jensen at 218.590.1710.28-30 | 2011 Bay State Games Figure Skating Competition sponsored by Christmas Brook FSC at Williams Col-lege, Lansing Chapman Skating Rink, Latham St., Williamstown, MA 01267. For more information call Christmas Brook FSC at 781.932.6555.29 | 2011 Colorado High School Team Figure Skating Championships spon-sored by Denver FSC at South Suburban Ice Arena, 6580 South Vine St., Centen-nial CO 80121. For more information call Rebecca Nordin at 303.699.3458.29 | 2011 District 5 High School Com-petition at Alpena Ice Rink, 751 Wood-ward Ave., Alpena, MI 49707.29 | Showskate 2011 sponsored by Stars FSC of Texas at Dr. Pepper Star Center-Euless, 1400 South Pipeline Rd., Euless, TX 76040. For more information call Melissa at 972.978.4021.29-30 | 2011 New Year’s Invitational sponsored by the Washington FSC at Ashburn Ice House, 21595 Smith Switch Rd., Ashburn, VA 20147. For more infor-mation contact Judy Reiner at judyq@rocketmail.com. 30 | 31st Annual Northland Figure Skating and Minnesota Basic Skills Se-ries sponsored by Duluth FSC at Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, 350 Harbor Dr., Duluth, MN 55805. For more information call Kathy Jensen at 218.590.1710.

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RESULTS

NHK TROPHYNAGOYA, JAPAN, OCT. 22-24LadiesPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Carolina Kostner, ITA, 164.61, 1, 22. Rachael Flatt, USA, 161.04, 3, 13. Kanako Murakami, JPN, 150.16, 2, 54. Kiira Korpi, FIN, 148.44, 5, 45. Ashley Wagner, USA, 143.73, 4, 66. Elene Gedevanishvili, GEO, 141.52, 9, 37. Caroline Zhang, USA, 133.86, 6, 98. Mao Asada, JPN, 133.40, 8, 89. Viktoria Helgesson, SWE, 130.11, 10, 710. Lena Marrocco, FRA, 122.03, 11, 1011. Jenna McCorkell, GBR, 121.52, 7, 1112. Diane Szmiett, CAN, 88.33, 12, 12Men’s Pl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Daisuke Takahashi, JPN, 234.79, 1, 12. Jeremy Abbott, USA, 218.19, 2, 33. Florent Amodio, FRA, 213.77, 4, 24. Yuzuru Hanyu, JPN, 207.72, 5, 45. Shawn Sawyer, CAN, 193.80, 3, 86. Takahita Mura, JPN, 191.85, 9, 67. Jialiang Wu, CHN, 189.58, 8, 78. Kevin van der Perren, BEL, 189.41, 11, 59. Ross Miner, USA, 186.82, 7, 1010. Adrian Schultheiss, SWE, 181.47, 10, 1111. Jeremy Ten, CAN, 176.48, 12, 912. Denis Ten, KAZ, 171.68, 6, 12PairsPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Qing Pang/Jian Tong, CHN, 189.37,

1, 1,2. Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov, RUS,

173.83, 2, 23. Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran, JPN,

155.66, 3, 44. Caitlin Yankowskas/

John Coughlin, USA, 154.88, 6, 35. Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett, USA,

152.38, 4, 76. Mylene Brodeur/John Mattatall, CAN,

151.97, 5, 67. Maylin Hausch/Daniel Wende, GER,

148.31, 7, 58. Yue Zhang/Lei Wang, CHN, 138.55,

8, 8Ice dancingPl.-Name, Country, Points, SD, FD1. Meryl Davis/Charlie White, USA,

165.21, 1, 12. Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, CAN,

141.57, 2, 33. Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, USA,

136.93, 5, 24. Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov, RUS,

135.05, 3, 45. Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, ITA,

127.43, 4, 56. Lucie Mysliveckova/Matej Novak, CZE,

115.17, 6, 67. Cathy Reed/Chris Reed, JPN, 114.52,

7.78. Penny Coomes/Nicholas Buckland, GBR,

109.80, 8, 89. Xiaoyang Yu/Chen Wang, CHN,

102.65, 9, 910. Dora Turoczi/Balazs Major, HUN,

87.40, 10, 10 U.S. officials: Lorrie Parker, Shawn Rettstatt

SKATE CANADAKINGSTON, ONTARIO, OCT. 29-31LadiesPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Alissa Czisny, USA, 172.37, 4, 12. Ksenia Makarova, RUS, 165.00, 2, 23. Amelie Lacoste, CAN, 157.26, 5, 4

4. Cynthia Phaneuf, CAN, 156.24, 1, 75. Haruka Imai, JPN, 154.54, 6, 36. Agnes Zawadzki, USA, 154.35, 3, 67. Myriane Samson, CAN, 152.05, 7, 58. Valentina Marchei, ITA, 137.78, 9, 89. Fumie Suguri, JPN, 132.84, 8, 1010. Sonia Lafuente, ESP, 131.20, 10, 911. Alexe Gilles, USA, 125.64, 11, 11Men’s Pl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Patrick Chan, CAN, 239.52, 4, 12. Nobunari Oda, JPN, 236.52, 1, 33. Adam Rippon, USA, 233.04, 3, 24. Kevin Reynolds, CAN, 218.65, 2, 65. Javier Fernandez, ESP, 210.85, 6, 46. Alban Preaubert, FRA, 209.05, 5, 57. Artur Gachinski, RUS, 204.08, 7, 78. Jeremy Ten, CAN, 191.86, 9, 89. Yasuharu Nanri, JPN, 199.96, 8, 910. Grant Hochstein, USA, 181.65, 12, 1011. Kristoffer Berntsson, SWE, 175.84, 11, 1112. Paolo Bacchini, ITA, 167.60, 10, 12PairsPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Lubov Iliushechkina/Nodari Maisuradze,

RUS, 171.40, 1, 22. Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan

Moscovitch, CAN, 170.92, 5, 13. Paige Lawrence/Rudi Swiegers, CAN,

151.15, 3, 34. Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir, USA,

159.85, 2, 55. Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, CAN,

158.53, 4, 46. Britney Simpson/Nathan Miller, USA,

134.05, 6, 67. Huibo Dong/Yiming Wu, CHN, 129.26,

7, 78. Stacey Kemp/David King, GBR,

125.52, 8, 8Ice dancingPl.-Name, Country, Points, SD, FD1. Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier, CAN,

154.42, 2, 12. Sinead Kerr/John Kerr, GBR, 149.80,

1, 33. Madison Chock/Greg Zuerlein, USA,

139.05, 4, 44. Alexandra Paul/Mitchell Islam, CAN,

138.16, 6, 25. Pernelle Carron/Lloyd Jones, FRA,

136.03, 3, 56. Kristina Gorshkova/Vitali Butikov, RUS,

127.45, 5, 67. Sarah Arnold/Justin Trojek, CAN,

107.64, 8, 78. Stefanie Frohberg/Tim Giesen, GER,

105.10, 7, 89. Rachel Tibbetts/Collin Brubaker, USA

95.86, 9, 9U.S. officials: Todd Bromley, Janis Engel,

Lisa Ervin-Baudo

CUP OF CHINABEIJING, CHINA, NOV. 5-7, 2010LadiesPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Miki Ando, JPN, 172.21, 3, 12. Akiko Suzuki, JPN, 162.86, 2, 23. Alena Leonova, RUS, 148.61, 5, 34. Mirai Nagasu, USA, 146.23, 1, 55. Bingwa Geng, CHN, 142.48, 4, 46. Amanda Dobbs, USA, 132.45, 7, 67. Joshi Helgesson, SWE, 131.40, 6, 78. Kristine Musademba, USA, 119.45, 8, 89. Min-Jeong Kwak, KOR, 113.98, 9, 910. Diane Szmiett, CAN, 95.43, 10, 10

Men’s Pl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Takahiko Kozuka, JPN, 233.51, 1, 12. Brandon Mroz, USA, 216.80, 4, 23. Tomas Verner, CZE, 214.81, 3, 34. Brian Joubert, FRA, 210.29, 2, 55. Tatsuki Machida, JPN, 200.95, 7, 66. Samuel Contesti, ITA, 198.84, 9, 47. Ross Miner, USA, 197.13, 6, 88. Jinlin Guan, CHN, 196.92, 8, 79. Peter Liebers, GER, 175.94, 10, 910. Jialiang Wu, CHN, 172.56, 11, 1011. Peitong Chen, CHN, 150.69, 12, 11PairsPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Qing Pang/Jian Tong, CHN, 177.50, 1, 12. Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, CHN, 171.47,

2, 23. Caitlin Yankowskas/John Coughlin,

166.72, 3, 34. Lubov Iliushechkina/Nodari Maisuradze,

RUS, 162.09, 4, 45. Amanda Evora/Mark Ladwig, USA,

151.66, 5, 56. Nicole Della Monica/Yannick Kocon,

ITA, 145.21, 6, 67. Huibo Dong/Yiming Wu, CHN, 123.93,

7, 78. Kaleigh Hole/Adam Johnson, CAN,

115.15, 8, 8Ice dancingPl.-Name, Country, Points, SD, FD1. Nathalie Pechalat/Fabian Bourzat, FRA,

159.59, 1, 12. Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev,

RUS, 145.39, 3, 23. Federica Faiella/Massimo Scali, ITA,

139.52, 2, 34. Nora Hoffman/Maxim Zavozin, HUN,

130.82, 4, 45. Xintong Huang/Xun Zheng, CHN,

124.60, 5, 66. Madison Hubbell/Keiffer Hubbell,

USA, 120.95, 8, 57. Kharis Ralph/Asher Hill, CAN, 119.51,

6, 78. Xiaoyang Yu/Chen Wang, CHN,

114.46, 7, 89. Xueting Guan/Meng Wang, CHN,

105.91, 9, 910. Isabella Cannuscio/Ian Lorello, USA,

101.83, 10, 10U.S. officials: Robert Rosenbluth, Richard

Dalley, Linda Leaver, Troy Goldstein

JGP GREAT BRITAINSHEFFIELD, GREAT BRITAINSEPT. 29-OCT. 3, 2010(pairs results were omitted inNovember issue of SKATING)PairsPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, RUS,

151.64, 1, 22. Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran, JPN,

144.69, 4, 13. Natascha Purich/Raymond Schultz,

CAN, 126.98, 3, 44. Taylor Steele/Robert Schultz, CAN,

124.74, 2, 55. Kylie Duarte/Colin Grafton, USA,

123.45, 6, 36. Ashley Cain/Joshua Reagan, USA,

118.62, 5, 77. Klara Kadlecova/Petr Bidar, CZE,

117.72, 7, 68. Cassie Andres/Timothy LeDuc, USA,

114.62, 8.89. Alexandra Vasilieva/Yuri Shevchuk,

RUS, 112.75, 9, 910. Margaret Purdy/Michael Marinaro,

CAN, 109.25, 11, 1011. Carolina Gillespie/Luca Dematte, ITA,

108.89, 10, 1112. Karolin Salatzki/Nolan Seegert, GER,

95.14, 12, 1213. Catherine Clement/James Hunt, GBR,

85.89, 13, 1314. Magdalena Jaskolka/Piotr Snopek,

POL, 73.93, 14, 14

JUNIOR GRAND PRIX OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLICOCT. 13-17, 2010LadiesPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Vanessa Lam, USA, 156.41, 1, 22. Risa Shoji, JPN, 155.23, 4, 13. Polina Shelepen, RUS, 152.92, 2, 34. Zijun Li, CHN, 148.26, 5, 45. Kiri Baga, USA, 137.28, 3, 56. Monika Simancikova, SVK, 117.12, 6, 107. Alice Garlisi, ITA, 116.32, 8, 98. Karen Kemanai, JPN, 115.28, 7, 119. Timila Shrestha, FIN, 112.21, 9, 1210. Kaetlyn Osmond, CAN, 111.90, 11, 711. Bahia Taleb, FRA, 111.11, 13, 612. Victoria Huebler, AUT, 105.08, 23 813. Anatasia Kononenko, UKR, 102.29,

10, 1814. Eliska Brezinova, CZE, 101.70, 19, 13

(32 ladies competed)Men’sPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Han Yan, CHN, 193.62, 1, 12. Artur Dmitriev, RUS, 185.73, 6, 23. Alexander Majorov, SWE, 180.72, 2, 34. Keegan Messing, USA, 177.90, 4, 45. Jiaxing Liu, CHN, 168.65, 3, 56. Stanislav Pertsov, UKR, 161.92, 7, 67. Petr Coufal, CZE, 156.63, 8, 78. Kento Nakamura, JPN, 150.86, 5, 99. Martin Rappe, GER, 135.36, 11, 810. Maurizio Zandron, ITA, 133.70, 9, 1011. Kamil Bialas, POL, 125.26, 10, 1312. Yoji Tsuboi, JPN, 120.86, 18, 1113. Jordan Ju, TPE, 118.14, 19, 1214. Tomas Kupka, CZE, 112.75, 14, 1415. Luiz Manella, BRA, 109.25, 16, 15

(20 men competed)PairsPl.-Name, Country, Points, SP, FS1. Xiaoyu Yu/Yang Jin, CHN, 138.66, 5, 12. Ashley Cain/Joshua Reagan, USA,

134.14, 1, 23. Natasha Purich/Raymond Schultz, CAN,

131.77, 2, 34. Anna Silaeva/Artur Minchuk, RUS,

126.77, 4, 55. Ekaterina Petaikina/Maxim Kurkuykov,

RUS, 125.39, 3, 66. Taylor Steele/Robert Schultz, CAN,

124.74, 7, 47. Kylie Duarte/Colin Grafton, USA,

113.02, 10, 7 8. Carolina Gillespie/Luca Dematté, ITA,

110.58, 9, 89. Margaret Purdy/Michael Marinaro,

CAN, 109.18, 8, 1010. Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu, USA,

103.35, 11, 911. Duo Cheng/Yu Gao, CHN, 102.92,

6, 1212. Michelle Lundberg/Richard Lundberg,

SWE, 95.15, 12, 1113. Magdalena Jaskolka/Piotr Snopek,

POL, 90.22, 13, 13

SKATING 57

RESULTSIce dancingPl.-Name, Country, Points, SD, FD1. Ekaterina Pushkash/Jonathan Guerreiro,

RUS, 136.80, 1, 12. Tiffany Zahorski/Alexis Miart, FRA,

127.82, 2, 23. Anastasia Galyeta/Alexei Shumski,

UKR, 124.14, 4, 34. Marina Antipova/Artem Kudashev, RUS,

123.83, 3, 45. Nicole Orford/Thomas Williams, CAN,

120.12, 5, 56. Karolina Prochazkova/Michal Ceska,

CZE, 116.32, 6, 67. Nikola Visnova/Lukas Csolley, SVK,

114.11, 7, 88. Anastasia Olson/Jordan Cowan, USA,

113.78, 9, 79. Gabriela Kubova/Dmitri Kiselev, CZE,

111.39, 8, 910. Joylyn Yan/Jean-Luc Baker, USA,

100.49, 10, 1011. Viktoria Kavaleva/Yirii Bieliaiev, BLR,

89.28, 11, 1212. Teressa Vellrath/Aleksandr Pirogov,

LTU, 84.78, 15, 1113. Joanna Zajac/Damian Binkowski, POL,

83.25, 12, 1314. Emili Arm/Luis Fenero, ESP, 79.37,

13, 1615. Maria Der/Daniel Majer, HUN, 77.40,

16, 14(19 teams competed)U.S. officials: Charlie Cyr, Kitty DeLio-

LaForte

2011 SOUTHWESTERNREGIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPSBROADMOOR SC, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.OCT. 15-19, 2010Competition Officials: Ann McLiney,

Candice Aylor-Morris, Carolyn Clausius, Cassy Papajohn, Catherine Mifsud, Cheryl Marker, Connie Becker-Hillebrecht, David Santee, Debbie Griffin, Edward Mann, Glennace Cohen, Gregory Rouw, Gretchen Wilson, Hazel Wecal, Jennifer Daniels, John LeFevre, Judi Owens, Kathleen Krieger, Kathy Slack, Kim Moore, Lester Cramer, Lisa Pascoe, Marlys Larson, Mary Hiser, Michael Fisher, Michelle Zeles-Hahn, Nancy Yankura, Pamela Pangle, Pine Kopka-Ross, Samuel Auxier, Serguei Zaitsev, Sharyn Weiss

Senior ladiesPl. TS, SP, FS1. Agnes Zawadzki, 157.48, 1, 12. Alexe Gilles, 135.21, 4, 23. Tatyana Khazova, 114.74, 2, 74. Morgan Bell, 113.84, 5, 45. Katy Jo West, 113.79, 6, 36. Amy Nunn, 106.70, 1,1 57. Kaela Pflumm, 102.70, 12, 68. Alicia Warren, 100.29, 7, 99. Melissa Jaggers, 100.08, 8, 810. Marissa Secundy, 98.48, 3, 1411. Becky Du, 94.44, 9, 1112. Mirielle Chambers, 88.39, 10, 1213. McKenzie Pedersen, 86.12, 14, 1014. Jacqueline Nguyen, 81.66, 13, 1315. Christie Reneau, 69.37, 16, 1516. Stephanie Alvarado, 66.80, 18, 1617. Danielle Honas, 66.67, 15, 1718. Brittany Henry, 60.30, 17, 18

Senior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Brandon Mroz, 198.56, 1, 12. Alexander Johnson, 184.60, 2, 23. Roger Corvasce, 155.34, 3, 34. Christopher Darling, 151.25, 4, 4Junior ladiesPl. Name Total Score SP FS1. Lauren Dinh, 140.42, 1, 12. McKinzie Daniels, 126.01, 2, 23. Renee Kono, 116.26, 4, 34. Nina Jiang, 115.86, 3, 45. Roxanna Schmidt, 108.61, 5, 56. Janae’ Sims, 94.63, 7, 67. Grace Lincenberg, 85.51, 8, 78. Sloane Scheller, 82.37, 6, 99. Taylor Couillard-Rodak, 77.60, 9, 810. Kayla Guy, 63.76, 10, 10Junior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Max Aaron, 195.80, 1, 12. Steven Evans, 151.18, 2, 23. Timothy Koleto, 132.84, 3, 34. William Littlefield, 111.80, 4, 4Novice ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Jessica Pfund, 122.49, 1, 12. Mariah Bell, 111.07, 2, 23. Marylin Cai, 108.23, 3, 34. Kelsea Suarez, 103.49, 5, 55. Avery Kurtz, 102.74, 6, 46. Thy-Thy Phan, 98.70, 4, 77. Shyamali Moujan, 96.69, 7, 68. Gabbie Blount, 90.92, 8, 89. Jeniece Madison, 81.80, 9, 1110. Madeleine Light, 80.98, 10, 911. Caitlin Fields, 79.82, 11, 1212. Meagan Midkiff, 79.73, 13, 1013. Elizabeth Wohlford, 72.77, 12, 1414. Jacqueline Tr. Nguyen, 72.23, 14, 1315. Gillian Gonzalez, 68.52, 15, 15Novice ladies Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Kelsea Suarez, 59.51, 12. Thy-Thy Phan, 56.68, 23. Madeleine Light, 50.90, 34. Meagan Midkiff, 48.65, 45. Gillian Gonzalez, 44.85, 56. Hannah Dowell, 44.55, 67. Mikayla Davis, 44.51, 78. Danika Burton, 42.51, 89. Allison Okita, 41.61, 910. Romilly Tsinhnahjinnie, 38.78, 1011. Talia Nichols, 38.72, 1112. Amy Schnicker, 37.38, 1213. Lauren Olinger, 30.67, 13Novice ladies Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Marylin Cai, 66.09, 12. Avery Kurtz, 64.17, 23. Gabbie Blount, 57.71, 34. Elizabeth Wohlford, 51.36, 45. Jacqueline Tr. Nguyen, 51.20, 56. Sarah Seibold, 49.32, 67. Emma Jobson, 47.29, 78. Madison Spialek, 46.45, 89. Julianna Flournoy, 46.03, 910. Patricia Buensuceso, 45.68, 1011. Carolyn Kies, 42.83, 1112. Annie Luong, 41.62, 1213. Ashley Callaway, 26.47, 13Novice ladies Group C (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Jessica Pfund, 72.24, 12. Mariah Bell, 60.82, 23. Shyamali Moujan, 58.90, 34. Jeniece Madison, 54.42, 45. Caitlin Fields, 48.47, 56. Amanda Ahadizadeh, 45.61, 67. Rachel Lawson, 45.59, 7

8. Lydia Menscher, 42.46, 89. Sharayah Francisco, 41.03, 910. Britta Mathiowetz, 40.33, 1011. Laura Wohlford, 36.76, 1112. Alyssa Craig, 29.93, 12Novice menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Lukas Kaugars, 120.63, 1, 12. Chase Belmontes, 117.36, 2, 23. BJ Conrad, 99.81, 3, 54. Sebastien Payannet, 97.94, 6, 35. Jason Garofolo, 95.95, 7, 46. Jason Pacini, 85.07, 5, 67. Andrew Mortenson, 81.84, 4, 7Intermediate ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Emily Chan, 88.47, 1, 32. Anjing Fu, 88.43, 3, 13. Amber Glenn, 87.95, 5, 24. Elena Taylor, 86.20, 2, 45. Ayaha Chen, 81.37, 6, 66. Angela Huang, 80.59, 9, 57. Melanie Vargas, 77.61, 4, 78. Ashley Bratton, 74.63, 7, 99. Caroline Rodriguez, 73.16, 10, 810. Karis Nowell, 71.26, 8, 1011. Chelsea Emery, 67.17, 11, 1312. Carlyn Langley, 66.92, 12, 1213. Bailey Melton, 66.78, 13, 1114. Allison Davis, 64.53, 14, 1415. Terri Hannig, 59.65, 15, 15Intermediate ladies Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Anjing Fu, 61.21, 12. Emily Chan, 58.00, 23. Amber Glenn, 51.10, 34. Allison Davis, 49.33, 45. Caroline Rodriguez, 49.29, 56. Alyxzandria Mackinaw, 39.88, 67. Ashlie Griffith, 38.12, 78. Maria DeMorat, 37.89, 89. Julia Grant, 33.83, 910. Lexi Wiesner, 33.26, 1011. Mia Gabrielle Madera-Font, 30.27, 1112. Rachel Goldstein, 28.69, 1213. Heather Teague, 22.99 13Intermediate ladies Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Elena Taylor, 56.61, 12. Terri Hannig, 47.70, 23. Karis Nowell, 45.40, 34. Chelsea Emery, 44.65, 45. Bailey Melton, 42.65, 56. Tawney Wiltsie, 42.62, 67. Ana Vinson, 38.06, 78. Clare Untalan, 37.68, 89. Riley Herr, 36.22, 910. Lindsey Mize, 33.93, 1011. Amanda Rayas, 33.88, 1112. Rebecca Soo, 32.57, 1213. Harper Lundgren, 32.35, 1314. Sajya Singh, 28.64, 14Intermediate ladies Group C (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Ayaha Chen, 52.56, 12. Ashley Bratton, 52.02, 23. Melanie Vargas, 50.43, 34. Angela Huang, 49.56, 45. Carlyn Langley, 44.30, 56. Haylie Patrick, 43.17, 67. Lauren Capra, 41.26, 78. Nicole Cuillo, 38.94, 89. Savannah McVoy, 37.51, 910. Emily Tucker, 36.61, 1011. Shelby Hansen, 34.89, 1112. Elly Bingaman, 32.78, 1213. Katey Nyquist, 32.52, 1314. Mackenzie Moore, 32.35, 1415. Audrey Wang, 31.95, 15

Intermediate menPl. Name, TS, SP, TS1. Anthony Boucher, 77.51, 1, 22. Chandler McGoogan, 75.02, 6, 13. Danny Neudecker, 72.26, 2, 34. Josiah Curley, 68.49, 3, 45. Misha Mitrofanov, 67.67, 4, 56. Justin Wichmann, 60.50, 5, 77. John Gilmore, 57.71, 7, 68. Tommy Wu, 50.95, 8, 89. Rohan Goel, 42.91, 10, 910. Patrick Mead, 42.44, 9, 10Juvenile girlsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Morgan Flood, 49.07, 12. Elissa Fairbanks, 45.90, 23. Tamia Ellison, 45.32, 34. Ally Weber, 45.14, 45. Anikka Hernandez, 41.65, 56. Lauren Ellison, 41.49, 67. Kristin Park, 41.11, 78. Eugenia Belova, 40.65, 89. Caroline Le, 39.51, 910. Brianna De La Mora, 39.23, 1011. Vivian Le, 38.88, 1112. Lily Guo, 38.53, 1213. Lexie Kwak, 37.43, 1314. Mia Drago, 36.40, 1415. Emily Georgia, 31.58, 15Juvenile girls Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Tamia Ellison, 46.86, 12. Brianna de la Mora, 42.65, 23. Caroline Le, 42.42, 34. Ally Weber, 40.48, 45. Morgan Flood, 38.33, 56. Riley Shin, 38.31, 67. Grace Kaplow, 36.65, 78. Sarah Danh, 35.79, 89. Cecilia Weaver, 34.55, 910. Macy Peterson, 30.10, 1011. Britta Hockman, 28.53, 1112. Alexis Fenton, 22.62, 1213. Elsie Barry, 22.21, 13Juvenile girls Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Anikka Hernandez, 45.44, 12. Elissa Fairbanks, 43.73, 23. Emily Georgia, 40.77, 34. Kristin Park, 36.48, 45. Mia Drago, 36.09, 56. Haleigh Lao, 31.95, 67. Lydia McMullen, 31.67, 78. Victoria Kubyshko, 31.45, 89. Ashley Nicole Bechtold, 31.29, 910. Kristen Stamm, 29.63, 1011. Amanda Vongphachanh, 28.24, 1112. Dasha Chalenko, 25.78, 12Juvenile girls Group C (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Lauren Ellison, 46.10, 12. Vivian Le, 42.25, 23. Lily Guo, 40.89, 34. Lexie Kwak, 40.07, 45. Eugenia Belova, 37.32, 56. Sakura Gray, 36.23, 67. Jocelyn Lachapelle, 29.88, 78. Macie Moore, 29.45, 89. Ashley Stewart, 29.36, 910. Jennifer Nguyen, 27.24, 1011. Tiffany Tran, 26.53, 1112. Alexandra Cagle, 25.04, 12Juvenile boysPl. Name, TS, FS1. Sam Anderson, 46.83, 12. Val Katsman, 40.84, 23. Jun-Hong Chen, 40.24, 34. Benjamin Shou, 36.75, 45. Thomas Schwappach, 33.58, 5

58 DECEMBER 2010

RESULTS

2011 SOUTH ATLANTICREGIONAL FIGURESKATING CHAMPIONSHIPSTRIANGLE FSC, WAKE FOREST, N.C.OCT. 15-19, 2010Competition Officials: Adam Leib, Ann

Greenthal, Carole Ludlow, Carrie Bacasa, Chip Ludlow, Cynthia Drayton, David Freiman, David Thompson, Deborah Hagenauer, Deborah Weidman, Deveny Deck, Elaine Hickman, Frances Jesel, Gregory Cannon, Holly Cole, Jacqueline Addis, Jane Reno, John Cole, Judith Reiner, Julia Rey, Kerry Jennings-Cooper, Konstantin Kostin, Lawrence Mondschein, Marie Pearce, Miho Yoshioka, Natalya Ponomareva, Patricia French, Robert Wagner, Sara Stephens, Sharon Hatcherson, Sharon Watson, Suna Murray, Susan Keogh, Susan Miller, Wendy Enzmann

Senior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Melissa Bulanhagui, 130.21, 2, 12. Kristine Musademba, 114.09, 1, 33. Kelsey Traunero, 111.93, 6, 24. Jamie Kim, 101.70, 3, 55. Courtney Bibbs, 99.65, 5, 46. Danielle Leong, 90.86, 4, 87. Leslieann Alasagas, 88.80, 8, 68. Jennifer Ko, 84.88, 10, 79. Rachel Jones, 81.42, 7, 910. Meredith Pipkin, 77.90, 9, 1011. Katherine Townsend, 73.43, 12, 11Senior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Armin Mahbanoozadeh, 175.00, 1, 12. Scott Dyer, 168.24, 2, 23. Michael Chau, 131.96, 3, 3Junior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Taylor Galonski, 114.21, 2, 12. Allison Timlen, 109.85, 4, 23. Haley Dunne, 107.11, 1, 34. Sarah Eisen, 101.12, 3, 45. Brenna Doherty, 97.99, 7, 66. Samantha Veloso, 94.55, 5, 97. Briley Pizzelanti, 92.80, 11, 58. Tianna Gallinaro, 90.54, 9, 89. Erynn Komes, 89.63, 8, 1010. Rayna DeReus, 88.42, 13, 711. Kirsten Seagers, 84.13, 15, 1112. Louisa Barama, 81.66, 12, 1213. Danielle Viola, 81.51, 10, 1514. Abby Roy, 80.07, 14, 1315. Leigh Seitz, 77.39, 16, 1616. Kaitlin Clear, 71.72, 19, 1417. Bethany Ngo, 71.10, 18, 1818. Lindsay Burdan, 67.14, 17, 1919. Kelsey Little, 66.51, 21, 1720. Amanda Aker, 57.39, 20, 2021. Breese Gindlesperger, 54.43, 22, 21Junior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Alexander Zahradnicek, 165.44, 1, 12. Alexander Aiken, 164.03, 3, 23. Emmanuel Savary, 157.41, 2, 34. Timothy Dolensky, 144.43, 4, 45. Danny O’Shea, 125.04, 5, 5Novice ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Jessica Hu, 102.43, 2, 12. Ana Draovitch, 99.97, 1, 23. Viviana Mathis, 94.60, 6, 34. Haley Mulera, 91.76, 4, 45. Tracy Tanovich, 89.90, 3, 96. Molly Crawford, 89.86, 5, 67. Tarah Kayne, 87.84, 11, 5

8. Melanie Chang, 86.76, 10, 79. Ashley Ferguson, 86.71, 8, 810. Taylor Hoover, 84.32, 7, 1111. Kay Bergdolt, 82.28, 9, 1312. Roobi Gaskins, 81.77, 12, 1013. Irina Gonzalez-Sigler, 79.12, 14, 1214. Brittany Lee, 72.94, 15, 1415. McKenzie Lang, 71.72, 16, 1516. Allison Hsu, 70.36, 13, 16Novice ladies Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Jessica Hu, 72.60, 12. Haley Mulera, 59.46, 23. Ana Draovitch, 55.78, 34. Tarah Kayne, 52.52, 45. Michelle Nguyen, 51.41, 56. Jessie Huang, 45.76, 67. Anastassia Medvedeva, 44.98, 78. Cassandra Shaw, 44.27, 89. Kaitlyn Regan, 42.61, 910. Michelle Fee, 41.18, 1011. Jessica Qiu, 40.97, 1112. Paige Carl, 40.47, 1213. Alyssa Newberg, 39.36, 1314. Alexis Cruz, 31.89, 14Novice ladies Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Molly Crawford, 61.27, 12. Roobi Gaskins, 60.32, 23. Irina Gonzalez-Sigler, 54.64, 34. McKenzie Lang, 52.23, 45. Ashley Brickman, 50.68, 56. Natalie Motley, 49.97, 67. Caroline Nickerson, 47.78, 78. Joy Sandon, 45.91, 89. Tian Wang, 44.09, 910. Jacqueline Hollander, 42.87, 1011. Janine Bainger, 37.44, 1112. Alison Datoc, 36.63, 1213. Julia Hollender, 33.27, 1314. Erin Stevens, 31.00, 1415. Katie Maloney, 29.69, 15Novice ladies Group C (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Ashley Ferguson, 66.58, 12. Viviana Mathis, 59.17, 23. Tracy Tanovich, 58.90, 34. Melanie Chang, 58.84, 45. Katelyn Llamas, 55.59, 56. Emily Williams, 55.23, 67. Ashlyn Gaughan, 52.67, 78. Sarah Yasenka, 52.28, 89. Elizabeth Guillot, 52.27, 910. Mary Lieb, 46.20, 1011. Kristina Shah, 44.80, 1112. Allison Kymmell, 43.66, 1213. Kyra Szabo, 42.72, 1314. Alexa Alpern, 41.73, 14Novice ladies Group D (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Allison Hsu, 62.61, 12. Taylor Hoover, 62.58, 23. Brittany Lee, 55.15, 34. Kay Bergdolt, 54.05, 45. Rachel Williamson, 50.33, 56. AnnaLea Albright, 49.38, 67. Cailey Weaver, 46.69, 78. Julia Horwitz, 46.16, 89. Danielle Fanelle, 45.50, 910. Martine Szanto, 43.76, 1011. Sarah Moderhack, 39.23, 1112. Tiffany Tang, 37.67, 1213. Nicole Miller, 31.34, 1314. Breanna Voyce, 30.85, 14Novice menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Jack Newberry, 116.43, 1, 12. Andrew Nagode, 113.47, 2, 23. Marcus Mimidis, 108.09, 3, 34. Daniel Leeds, 92.48, 4, 6

5. Conor Wagar, 90.58, 7, 46. Patrick Rupp, 86.66, 6, 57. Aaron Gunderson-Smith, 85.94, 5, 78. Robert Korycinski, 82.04, 8, 89. Jonathan Jerothe, 72.48, 9, 910. Kyle Smith, 69.36, 10, 10Intermediate ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Franchesca Chiera, 96.93, 1, 12. McKayla O’Connell, 90.76, 4, 23. Madison Vinci, 84.32, 3, 34. Jackie Jablon, 83.58, 2, 45. Brianna Laxson, 79.66, 8, 56. Tess Terpos, 79.51, 5, 67. Antonina Rusetskaya, 76.98, 9, 78. Caitlin Henricks, 75.23, 6, 119. Avyane Lee, 74.62, 14, 810. Brynne McIsaac, 73.62, 11, 1011. Kathryn Albaugh, 72.87, 16, 912. JoAnn Tinker, 71.86, 12, 1213. Bailee Glickman, 70.82, 7, 1714. Maria Yang, 70.30, 10, 1615. Marcha Kiatrungrit, 69.97, 17, 1316. Katie Curran, 69.83, 15, 1517. Richanda Hyder, 69.68, 19, 1418. Ivonne Lemeshev, 67.12, 18, 1819. Kristine Levitina, 64.80, 13, 2020. Lillian Marks, 62.37, 20, 2121. Sarah Kim, 61.05, 22, 1922. Julia Suarez, 56.87, 21, 2223. Isabelle Blank, 51.09, 24, 2324. Amanda McClure, 49.77, 23, 24Intermediate ladies Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Antonina Rusetskaya, 51.88, 12. Brynne McIsaac, 51.32, 23. Maria Yang, 49.02, 34. Caitlin Henricks, 46.40, 45. Kara Morris, 44.37, 56. Victoria Boinest, 39.30, 67. Sarah Dalton, 38.75, 78. Emily Tharp, 37.44, 89. Mackenzie Savoyski, 33.12, 910. Alexa Savona, 32.34, 1011. Samantha Carr, 32.26, 1112. Catherine Kinley, 32.16, 1213. Alexandra Schildknecht, 30.64, 1314. Elizabeth Kalbach, 28.41, 1415. Meghan Coyle, 28.34, 15Intermediate ladies Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Franchesca Chiera, 59.17, 12. Kathryn Albaugh, 56.22, 23. Marcha Kiatrungrit, 48.96, 34. Kristine Levitina, 47.31, 45. Julia Whitney, 45.38, 56. Genavieve Federhofer, 43.90, 67. Grace Bloomfield, 42.15, 78. Emily Kragel, 38.07, 89. Danae Cox, 36.87, 910. Ebony Slaughter-Johnson, 35.64, 1011. Anastasia Cubas, 32.80, 1112. Alexis Rogers, 32.04, 1213. Taylor Johnson, 26.07, 1314. Kristina Badalamenti, 25.60, 1415. Kealey Rose, 24.84, 1516. Taylor Dean, 24.16, 16Intermediate ladies Group C (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Brianna Laxson, 56.69, 12. JoAnn Tinker, 49.13, 23. Julia Suarez, 41.90, 34. Isabelle Blank, 40.82, 45. Lexi Nara-Yoshimura, 39.35, 56. Abigail Doyle, 39.08, 67. Haleigh Amend, 38.95, 78. Daniella Chiera, 35.32, 89. Victoria Suttora, 33.25, 910. Megan Angelucci, 30.79, 1011. Christa Johns, 27.37, 11

12. Anna Berger, 26.67, 1213. Phillicia Lewis, 26.38, 1314. Katie Lipko, 26.16, 14Intermediate ladies Group D (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. McKayla O’Connell, 54.86, 12. Richanda Hyder, 54.62, 23. Katie Curran, 44.81, 34. Amanda McClure, 44.09, 45. Briana Bennett, 42.94, 56. Christina Cleveland, 42.57, 67. Janine Eduljee, 35.34, 78. Jade Deschamps, 32.07, 89. Kyra Lowery, 31.53, 910. Lyndzi Aulton, 30.61, 1011. Maya Neel, 29.54, 1112. Jacqueline DiGirolamo, 28.13, 1213. AnneMarie Pickett, 28.03, 1314. Anna Tyrlik, 26.17, 14Intermediate ladies Group E (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Bailee Glickman, 50.30, 12. Sarah Kim, 48.15, 23. Avyane Lee, 47.47, 34. Lillian Marks, 44.90, 45. Emily Boas, 40.97, 56. Hannah Bisbing, 39.75, 67. Virginia Bland, 33.98, 78. Sarah Lupton, 29.27, 89. Anna Webster, 28.28, 910. Lauren Guthrie, 28.08, 1011. Jordyn Coy, 27.81, 1112. Tiffany Martinez, 26.84, 1213. Savannah Chester, 26.35, 1314. Brendan Fagan, 25.05, 1415. Veronica Musser, 24.56, 1516. Hannah Wiepke, 20.10, 16Intermediate ladies Group F (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Jackie Jablon, 62.01, 12. Tess Terpos, 54.99, 23. Madison Vinci, 49.83, 34. Ivonne Lemeshev, 45.78, 45. Emily Caron, 43.35, 56. Hannah Marie Mines, 42.51, 67. Grace Moyer, 39.98, 78. Jacquelin Zimmerman, 37.57, 89. Sarah Clark, 37.16, 910. Alice Haley Baillio, 35.55, 1011. Ashleigh Welch, 34.29, 1112. Victoria Williams, 28.28, 1213. Kennedy Briggs, 26.97, 1314. Julia Gulyayeva, 26.76, 1415. Paloma Feliciano, 26.68, 15Intermediate menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Tony Lu, 80.75, 3, 12. Graham Newberry, 80.16, 1, 23. Oleksiy Melnyk, 75.10, 4, 34. Jack Gleisberg, 69.00, 2, 45. Liam Thomas, 67.75, 5, 56. Jonah Barrett, 64.05, 6, 67. Sebastian Lucek, 57.68, 8, 78. Cory Leschel, 52.09, 7, 99. Noah Chinault, 47.06, 12, 810. John Footen, 45.28, 11, 1011. Shiloh Judd, 45.08, 9, 1112. Maximiliano Fernandez, 42.19, 10, 12Juvenile girlsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Elise Romola, 49.51, 12. Anastasia Kortjohn, 46.77, 23. Sarah Wisniewski, 46.57, 34. Hana Chabinsky, 46.52, 45. Jessica Tran, 46.33, 56. Vanessa Feigenbaum, 45.85, 67. Emma Oleck, 43.28, 78. Stephanie Chang, 43.21, 89. Lindsay Rosenberg, 42.62, 910. Marisa Farinella, 42.48, 10

SKATING 59

RESULTS11. Maya Carter, 41.06, 1112. Ellie Mikawa, 40.78, 1213. Allison Desantis, 39.85, 1314. Jocelyn Albaugh, 39.77, 1415. Carly Berrios, 39.63, 1516. Samantha Steeman, 39.46, 1617. Samantha Scott, 37.48, 1718. Victoria Wang, 36.79, 1819. Aurora Abraham, 36.53, 1920. Anna Marie Seifert, 36.02, 2021. Lourdes Madrigal, 34.20, 2122. Meghan Perez, 34.12, 2223. Jesse Goldstone, 26.74, 2324. Catherine Crocker, 21.51, 24Juvenile girls Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Vanessa Feigenbaum, 45.65, 12. Aurora Abraham, 42.07, 23. Meghan Perez, 36.12, 34. Victoria Wang, 34.94, 45. Nicole Farinella, 33.55, 56. Ana Shimeall, 32.70, 67. Julia Boudreau, 32.31, 78. Abigail Coursey, 31.61, 89. Morgan Leighow, 31.06, 910. Tiffany Wang, 30.77, 1011. Kaitlyn Shaw, 30.37, 1112. Rachel Cox, 28.28, 1213. Justice Petry-Lebo, 28.15, 1314. Alannah Binotto, 27.53, 1415. Michelle Lee, 25.94, 1516. Katelyn Janci, 24.12, 1617. Sophie Hampton, 22.49, 17Juvenile girls Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Marisa Farinella, 45.77, 12. Jocelyn Albaugh, 40.85, 23. Anna Marie Seifert, 37.53, 34. Lourdes Madrigal, 36.43, 45. Melanie Lam, 35.85, 56. Kathryn Wen, 35.74, 67. Madelyn Crawford, 34.03, 78. Julia Biechler, 32.78, 89. Ceylin Ucok, 29.34, 910. Madeline Plank, 28.54, 1011. Marisol Figueroa, 28.47, 1112. Isabel Sneider, 27.82, 1213. Colleen Pecoraro, 27.44, 1314. Emma Guo, 27.27, 1415. Abigail Colvin, 26.62, 1516. Rachel Brozina, 22.70, 1617. Fallon Jones, 21.96, 17Juvenile girls Group C (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Samantha Scott, 38.03, 12. Carly Berrios, 34.87, 23. Jesse Goldstone, 33.97, 34. Catherine Crocker, 28.70, 45. Sarah Fuller, 28.61, 56. Isabel Bueno-Presnail, 27.99, 67. Sooah Park, 27.78, 78. Julia Choi, 27.73, 89. Morgan Duell, 27.72, 910. Hyaat Aldahwi, 26.28, 1011. Reshini Premaratne, 24.61, 1112. Madeleine Stallworth, 23.97, 1213. Chelsea Tyrrell, 23.90, 1314. Riley McNamara, 23.50, 1415. Tambra Wenger, 21.78, 1516. Katherine Kubis, 17.76, 1617. Caitlyn Kent, 13.23, 17Juvenile girls Group D (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Emma Oleck, 48.01, 12. Sarah Wisniewski, 42.22, 23. Jessica Tran, 41.40, 34. Samantha Steeman, 39.84, 45. Alice Qiao, 39.65, 56. Sarah Godwin, 37.73, 67. Jasmine Chen, 37.54, 7

8. Rachel Metzner, 34.22, 89. Caterina Alf, 34.03, 910. Isabella Gamez, 28.92, 1011. Rachel Byrd, 28.43, 1112. Jeannie Drago, 27.72, 1213. Phuong Dao, 22.73, 1314. Courtney Kreiling, 21.06, 1415. Hannah Schlesinger, 20.57, 15Juvenile girls Group E (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Lindsay Rosenberg, 46.06, 12. Maya Carter, 44.84, 23. Ellie Mikawa, 43.57, 34. Stephanie Chang, 37.21, 45. Cirinia Gillett, 36.91, 56. Alexis Lord, 36.89, 67. Olivia Zhang, 36.25, 78. Mary-Katharine Mulera, 35.45, 89. Marissa Sumathipala, 33.94, 910. Kendall Robey, 30.91, 1011. Carmen Garcia, 27.65, 1112. Grace Knoop, 24.83, 1213. Nicole Altamirano-Hung, 24.36, 1314. Tessa Kory, 21.97, 14Juvenile girls, Group F (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Anastasia Kortjohn, 51.58, 12. Hana Chabinsky, 46.20, 23. Elise Romola, 42.83, 34. Allison Desantis, 41.39, 45. Amanda Bao, 37.83, 56. Whitney Miller, 37.05, 67. Rebecca Chan, 35.64, 78. Francesca Diliberto, 34.71, 89. Gabriella Annunziata, 33.63, 910. Kirsten Germroth, 33.41, 1011. Naomi Ghebremichael, 33.19, 1112. Elizabeth Mulder-Stoupaki, 31.88, 1213. Lily Zhong, 28.98, 1314. Kamayla Ko, 26.15, 1415. Jennifer Sun, 22.75, 1516. Carolina Rodriguez, 22.65, 1617. Emily Zou, 20.99, 17Juvenile boysPl. Name, TS, FS1. Andrew Torgashev, 43.76, 12. Paolo Borromeo, 43.58, 23. Balazs Nagy, 41.43, 34. Eric Sjoberg, 35.97, 45. William Hubbart, 33.24, 56. John Tufts, 28.47, 67. Jabe Roberts, 27.27, 78. David Shapiro, 18.45, 8

2011 CENTRAL PACIFICREGIONAL FIGURESKATING CHAMPIONSHIPSCAPITAL CITY FSC, ROSEVILLE, CALIF.OCTOBER 15-19, 2010Competition Officials: Alex Chang,

Alison Hershberger-Filo, Bruce Bell, David Hopson, Elizabeth Floriani, Felicia Beckm, Jessica Gaynor, Joan Burns, Joyce Burden, Karen Cousineau, Katherine Specht, Kelly Davies, Kirsten Novak, Linda Leaver, Lisa Erle, Margery Schleh, Mary Panyan, Sam Singer, Scott Wendland, Sharon Wiggins, Tiffani Shipley

Senior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Alyona Bilash, 115.11, 1, 12. Kristina Struthwolf, 112.90, 2, 23. Laura Lipetski, 96.47, 4, 44. Jacquelyn Garces, 95.35, 7, 35. Carmen Mitchell, 94.89, 5, 56. Sravani Kondapavulur, 86.01, 6, 67. Michelle Hong, 85.40, 3, 88. Cheyenne Amaro, 82.14, 8, 7

9. Allison Bailey, 70.09, 9, 910. Tiffany Chen, 57.20, 10, 10Junior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Angela Wang, 130.98, 1, 22. Polina Edmunds, 121.59, 2, 13. Camille Davis, 108.19, 3, 44. Crystal Nguyen, 107.75, 4, 55. Victoria Tugolukova, 105.62, 8, 36. Bella Martinez, 103.75, 5, 67. Michelle Ito, 95.35, 7, 78. Laura Chavez, 95.22, 6, 99. AnnaMarie Pearce, 92.27, 10, 810. Cierra Nelson, 87.59, 9, 1011. Jessica Duncan, 79.78, 11, 1112. Michelle Van Camp, 72.08, 12, 1413. Amanda So, 69.13, 14, 1214. Emily Martey, 68.91, 13, 1315. Ellen Wilson, 62.52, 15, 15Novice ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Gwendolyn Prescott, 118.68 2 12. Katia Gorodetsky, 112.24, 3, 23. Jordan King, 103.37, 1, 44. Kayla deGroot, 98.53, 5, 35. Sara Billman, 90.84, 6, 56. Mary Peng, 89.40, 4, 67 Taylor Sirset, 84.20, 7, 78. Stephanie Manova, 81.20, 11, 89. Isabella Gow, 79.18, 9, 1010. Jennifer Feldis, 78.28, 10, 911. Gabie Camozzi, 77.82, 8, 1212. Katharine Anderson, 75.57, 12, 1113. Lizzie Goetz, 69.48, 16, 1314. Sara Marie Kish, 66.30, 14, 1415. Erin Gonzalez, 65.17, 13, 1516. Alexis Kinney, 63.43, 15, 1617. Madeline White, 57.29, 18, 1718 Megan Richardson, 55.49, 17, 18Novice menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Kevin Shum, 119.34, 1, 12. Wilbur Ji, 104.77, 2, 23. Evan Bender, 99.66, 3, 34. Andrew Saelee, 72.65, 4, 4Intermediate ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Karen Chen, 96.69, 1, 12. Chelsea Yim, 84.73, 2, 23. Amy Lin, 79.97, 8, 34. Rachel Crawford, 79.38, 4, 45. Jasmine Chen, 77.25, 5, 56. Casey Yee, 76.04, 6, 77. Shelby Baker, 75.63, 3, 98. Sarah Feng, 74.62, 7, 89. Jessica Reili Santiago, 72.93, 11, 610. Sarah Lyle, 71.27, 9, 1011. Xylina Rusit, 70.93, 10, 1212. Kaylin Yu, 66.50, 12, 11Intermediate ladies Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Karen Chen, 64.79, 12. Rachel Crawford, 51.61, 23. Sarah Lyle, 48.88, 34. Jessica Reili Santiago, 48.59, 45. Casey Yee, 46.71, 56. Jasmine Chen, 45.04, 67. Taylor Olson, 39.25, 78. Vanessa Perez, 37.14, 89. Robin Vo, 37.06, 910. Eleanor Judd, 36.10, 1011. Kiley Pearl, 35.35, 1112. Iris Wen, 33.67, 1213. Madallena Conte Thornton, 29.72, 13Intermediate ladies Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Chelsea Yim, 56.95 12. Amy Lin, 55.14, 23. Sarah Feng, 49.63, 34. Kaylin Yu, 47.36, 4

5. Xylina Rusit, 46.81, 56. Shelby Baker, 46.69, 67. Diane Zhou, 45.92, 78. Josephine Situ, 45.76, 89. Siani Weston, 45.48, 910. Tessa Wood, 39.40, 1011. Deanna Jade Lim, 38.22, 1112. Victoria Anasovitch, 37.31, 1213. Julia Feng, 36.05, 1314. Samantha Mapes, 33.95, 1415. Kasey Tamayo, 32.77, 15Intermediate menPl. Name Total Score SP FS1. Vincent Zhou, 102.08, 1, 12. Colby Judd, 67.09, 2, 33. Mitchell Friess, 65.03, 4, 24. Taki Zira, 58.91, 3, 45. Phong Tran, 54.08, 5, 5Juvenile girlsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Ali Godoy, 49.20, 12. Cindy Zihan Yang, 44.26, 23. Michelle Li, 44.01, 34. Alice Yang, 43.75, 45. Camille Leoni, 42.55, 56. Kaysie Yu, 39.83, 67. Angela Case, 38.91, 78. Daniela Dryden, 37.60, 89. Allison Rundquist, 37.02, 910. Angela Luo, 36.06, 1011. Abbygalle Prusinski, 33.71, 1112. Mikaela Manoogian, 31.71, 12Juvenile girls Group A (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Michelle Li, 47.63, 12. Daniela Dryden, 46.33, 23. Camille Leoni, 43.30, 34. Kaysie Yu, 41.95, 45. Angela Case, 40.00, 56. Allison Rundquist, 37.29, 67. Katarina Stashyn, 36.69, 78. Sarah Liao, 36.34, 89. Julianna DeContreaus, 34.07, 910. Elizabeth Park, 31.33, 1011. Lauren Mendonsa, 31.16, 1112. Amanda Betito, 27.91, 1213. Evelyn Zhang, 25.99, 13Juvenile girls Group B (QR)Pl. Name, TS, FS1. Alice Yang, 45.60, 12. Cindy Zihan Yang, 43.93, 23. Ali Godoy, 41.92, 34. Angela Luo, 38.69, 45. Abbygalle Prusinski, 37.25, 56. Mikaela Manoogian, 34.58, 67. Lauren Hui, 34.14, 78. Nancy Xu, 33.73, 89. Kristy Dang, 33.62, 910. Jasmine Zhang, 29.71, 1011. Isabella Moro, 25.30, 1112. Brittany Hoang, 23.34, 12

2011 EASTERN SECTIONAL FIGURE SKATINGCHAMPIONSHIPSICEWORKS SC, ASTON, PA. NOV. 9-13, 2010Competition Officials: Alexander Enzmann,

Alison Arnold, Ann Greenthal, Arthur Bahr, Barbara Buch, Brook Tlougan, Coco Gram Shean, Cynthia Stevenson, Dana Graham, Deborah Weidman, Denise Williamson, Diana Wisner, Gerald Miele, Jacki Crugnola, Jenny Mast, Jessica Bussgang, Julia Rey, Kate Slattery, Lucy Brennan, Najja Bracey, Patricia French, Robert Wagner, Sara Kastner, Scott Cudmore, Steven Moore, Susan Johnson, Susan Miller, Tracey Poletis, Vicki Merten, Victoria Hildebrand, William Fitzpatrick, William Rowe

60 DECEMBER 2010

RESULTSSenior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Samantha Cesario, 144.34, 1, 12. Melissa Bulanhagui, 127.95, 4, 23. Kelsey Traunero, 125.90, 3, 34. Joelle Forte, 125.49, 2, 45. Raina Narita, 118.98, 5, 56. Kendall Wyckoff ,107.27, 7, 67. Jamie Kim, 102.95, 8, 78. Keilani-Lyn Rudderham, 102.09, 6, 89. Olivia Gibbons, 89.67, 9, 910. Courtney Bibbs, 86.11, 12, 1011. Taryn Brandt, 82.67, 11, 1112. Krista Bussi, 80.89, 10, 12Senior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Scott Dyer, 182.27, 1, 12. Jason Wong, 168.49, 2, 23. Wesley Campbell, 160.41, 4, 34. Lloyd Ting, 150.54, 6, 45. Christopher Wan, 139.82, 3, 66. Michael Chau, 138.19, 5, 57. Brad Vigorito, 123.70, 7, 78. Michael Quadrino, 119.36, 8, 8Senior pairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Erika Smith/Nathan Bartholomay,

140.87, 1, 22. Chloe Katz/Joseph Lynch, 140.22, 2, 13. Alexa Scimeca/Ivan Dimitrov, 88.93, 3, 34. Gretchen Donlan/Andrew Speroff,

86.42, 4, 4Senior ice dancingPl. Name Total Score SD FD1. Ginna Hoptman/Pavel Filchenkov,

111.73, 1, 12. Meredith Zuber/Kyle Herring, 109.21,

2, 23. Katharine Zeigler/Baxter Burbank,

104.98, 3, 34. Katherine Pilgrim/Alexander Lorello,

82.42, 4, 4Junior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Allison Timlen, 125.31, 1, 22. Haley Dunne, 124.42, 2, 13. Elise Eng, 114.14, 3, 44. Nicole Rajic, 113.52, 5, 35. Taylor Galonski, 108.04, 6, 66. Sarah Eisen, 105.32, 7, 77. Courtney Taylor, 103.72, 4, 118. Zoe Orenstein, 102.45, 12, 59. Alexandria Shaughnessy, 101.98, 10, 810. Morgan Sowa, 101.09, 9, 911. Aimee Buchanan, 98.32, 11, 1012. Christine Mozer, 97.62, 8, 1213. Rochelle Dost, 90.48, 13, 13Junior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Alexander Zahradnicek, 169.89, 1, 32. Alexander Aiken, 169.32, 3, 13. Emmanuel Savary, 161.09, 4, 24. Harrison Choate, 158.17, 2, 45. Timothy Dolensky, 143.63, 5, 56. Danny O’Shea, 128.29, 6, 67. Matej Silecky, 115.60, 7, 78. Craig Segall, 97.55, 8, 89. Matthew Essigmann, 65.24, 9, 9Junior pairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Morgan Sowa/David Leenen, 121.75,

1, 32. Kylie Duarte/Colin Grafton, 119.65, 2, 23. Haven Denney/Daniel Raad, 115.72, 5, 14. Kloe Chanel Bautista/Tyler Harris,

111.23, 3, 45. Caroline Knoop/Danny O’Shea,

105.47, 4, 5

Junior ice dancingPl. Name, TS, SD, FD1. Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager, 119.86,

2, 12. Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus,

118.78, 1, 23. Danielle Gamelin/Alexander Gamelin,

106.72, 3, 34. Danvi Pham/Vu Pham, 93.21, 4, 45. Jenna Dzierzanowski/Vinny Dispenza,

77.16, 5, 56. Kara Vick/David Lenz, 63.56, 6, 77. Janine Halstead/Robert Knopf, 62.38,

7, 6Novice ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Ana Draovitch, 103.31, 2, 22. Jordan Bauth, 103.19, 3, 13. Mia Eisenhandler, 101.40, 1, 34. Viviana Mathis, 97.64, 4, 55. Jessica Hu, 95.81, 6, 46. Caitlyn Nemastil, 92.94, 8, 67. Haley Mulera, 92.18, 9, 78. Helen Serafini, 89.20, 7, 89. Jenelle Herman, 88.05, 5, 1110. Danielle Olney, 85.55, 10, 1011. Sydney Jones, 83.21, 12, 912. Brianna Coviello, 76.97, 11, 12Novice menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Jack Newberry, 118.39, 4, 22. Andrew Nagode, 116.94, 6, 13. Marcus Mimidis, 113.45, 3, 44. Alexander Bjelde, 109.56, 1, 55. James Schetelich, 109.02, 7, 36. Jimmy Ma, 103.28, 2, 77. Daniel Leeds, 100.91, 5, 68. Shiochee Liang, 87.95, 9, 89. Conor Wagar, 87.12, 8, 1010. Matthew Swinton, 83.24, 11, 911. Alexander Strupinski, 78.87, 10, 1112. Michael Chang, 67.93, 13, 1213. David Cruikshank, 66.92, 12, 13Novice pairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Audrey Goldberg/Joseph Dolkiewicz,

103.59, 3, 12. Alexandria Shaughnessy/James

Morgan, 99.73, 2, 23. Kay Bergdolt/Miles Addison, 97.66,

1, 34. Allison Smith/Craig Segall, 89.68, 4, 45. Danielle Viola/Peter Lindstrom, 71.67,

5, 56. Alexis Donahoe/James Rappold, 50.04,

6, 6Novice ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons,

115.37, 1, 1, 12. Elliana Pogrebinsky/Ross Gudis,

103.94, 2, 2, 23. Morgan Grant/Luke Skala, 93.45, 3,

3, 44. Cassandra Jeandell/Damian Dodge,

93.40, 4, 4, 35. Anne Maheux/Matthew McAvoy, 64.15,

5, 5, 56. Karen Tong/Michael Chang, 52.92,

6, 6, 6Intermediate pairsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Caitlin Belt/Michael Johnson, 59.99, 12. Juliana May/Cody Dolkiewicz, 50.92, 2Intermediate ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Meara Lorello/William Dean, 89.99,

1, 1, 22. Whitney Miller/Grant Lorello, 85.23,

3, 2, 1

3. Hannah Pfeifer/Scott Dudley, 80.77, 2, 3, 3

4. Jennifer Strand/Yan Kazansky, 71.23, 4, 4, 4

Juvenile pairsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Sara Davidson/Trent Wintermeier,

32.77, 12. Darbie Burke/Griffin Schwab, 29.31, 23. Gabriella Marvaldi/Kyle Hogeboom,

25.60, 34. Kirsten Vetland/Nathan Cooper, 25.21,

45. Chloe Petraske/Alec Petraske, 22.95, 5Juvenile ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Gigi Becker/Luca Becker, 76.35, 1, 1, 12. Julia Biechler/Alexander Petrov, 73.43,

2, 2, 23. Sammi Wren/Alexey Shchepetov,

69.53, 3, 3, 44. Katherine Gourianova/Caleb Wein,

67.51, 4, 4, 35. Alexandra Hayden/Ronald Zilberberg,

56.70, 5, 5, 86. Britany Dowd/Bradley Lawrence,

54.09, 7, 6, 67. Gwen Sletten/Elliot Verburg, 52.00,

6, 7, 78. Rebecca Lustig/Brendan Newberry,

51.54, 8, 8, 59. Kathryn Constantine/Todd Gilman,

40.32, 9, 9, 1010. Caroline Leadmon/Jacob Schedl,

36.18, 10, 10, 9

2011 MIDWESTERN SECTIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPSANN ARBOR FSC, ANN ARBOR, MICH.NOV. 9-13, 2010Competition Officials: Ann Barr, Carol

Wooley, Charles Cyr, David Hamula, Dee Pascoe, Jan Serafine, Janet Carpenter, Jennifer Simon, Jerry Shipley, John LeFevre, Jonathan Ige, Karen Wolanchuk, Kristy Panos, Laura Murphy, Libby Scanlan, Lynn Goldman, Margaret Faulkner, Mary Anne McGivern, Mary Karen Henderson, Michelle Zeles-Hahn, Nancy Bizzano, Nancy Iida, Nancy Ruedebusch, Pam Vanderzalm, Patricia Smith, Philipp Rey, Richard Kern, Todd Bromley, William Schneider, Yevgeny Martynov

Senior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Alissa Czisny, 161.45, 1, 12. Morgan Bell, 125.18, 2, 23. Katy Jo West, 116.17, 5, 44. Tatyana Khazova, 114.86, 3, 75. Kayla Grayson, 114.73, 7, 56. Chelsea Christopher, 113.30, 4, 87. Chelsea Morrow, 112.19, 12, 38. Amy Nunn, 110.13, 11, 69. Taylor Kulpa, 101.02, 8, 1110. Samiera Abou-Nasr, 100.40, 9, 1011. Alicia Hsu, 98.89, 10, 1212. Amber Walczyk, 98.74, 13, 913. Christina-Maria Sperduto, 86.28, 6, 1414. Mikenzie Frost, 82.95, 14, 13Senior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Jason Brown, 197.98, 1, 12. Grant Hochstein, 191.22, 3, 23. Parker Pennington, 176.26, 4, 44. Alexander Johnson, 173.49, 2, 55. William Brewster, 165.55, 5, 36. Osadolo Irowa, 138.69, 9, 67. Christopher Darling, 138.18, 6, 7

8. Roger Corvasce, 127.47, 7, 89. Justin Brachat, 97.34, 10, 9Senior PairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Molly Aaron/Daniyel Cohen, 139.10,

2, 12. Becky Bereswill/ Trevor Young, 136.40,

1, 23. Lisa Moore/Justin Gaumond, 121.77,

3, 3Senior ice dancingPl. Name, TS, SD, FD1. Shannon Wingle/Timothy McKernan,

127.43, 1, 12. Alissandra Aronow/Zachary Donohue,

109.80, 2, 23. Kseniya Ponomaryova/Raphael Kelling,

70.07, 3, 3Junior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Lauren Dinh, 142.45, 1, 12. McKinzie Daniels, 132.64, 4, 23. Nina Jiang, 126.11, 2, 34. Ashley Cain, 122.36, 3, 55. Lexis Verhulst, 119.82, 8, 46. Gracie Gold, 116.07, 6, 67. Ashton Miller, 109.26, 7, 88. Katelyn Smecko, 108.53, 9, 79. Renee Kono, 106.54, 5, 1110. Jaylyn Kelly, 103.12, 12, 911. Ola Czyzewski, 101.44, 11, 1012. Kacie Kotnik, 92.86, 10, 1213. Shelby Sylvester, 81.62, 13, 13Junior menPl. Name Total Score SP FS1. Steven Evans, 153.79, 3, 12. TJ Yang, 143.39, 1, 43. Timothy Koleto, 141.71, 2, 34. Ryan Hartley, 139.62, 7, 25. Garrett Kling, 134.08, 5, 56. Zachariah Szabo, 127.24, 4, 67. Brian Mueller, 116.21, 8, 78. William Littlefield, 112.43, 6, 89. Christiaan Burner, 101.41, 9, 9Junior pairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Andrea Poapst/Christopher Knierim,

125.12, 2, 12. Cassie Andrews/Timothy LeDuc, 117.51,

1, 23. Olivia Oltmanns/Joshua Santillan,

107.90, 3, 34. Vladyslava Rybka/Matthew Blackmer,

102.08, 4, 4Junior ice dancingPl. Name, TS, SD, FD1. Anastasia Olson/Jordan Cowan,

122.09, 2, 12. Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton,

119.03, 1, 23. Heather Buckner/Nicholas Taylor,

90.49, 4, 34. Carina Glastris/Kevin Allison, 86.37,

5, 45. Katie Donaldson/Brock Jacobs, 84.34,

3, 5Novice ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Hannah Miller, 131.24, 1, 12. Barbie Long, 119.96, 4, 23. Mariah Bell, 118.92, 2, 34. Jessica Pfund, 109.38, 3, 55. Katia Shpilband, 109.13, 6, 46. Kelsea Suarez, 94.64, 5, 87. Lili Malone, 90.63, 11, 68. Maggie Hausmann, 87.35, 8, 109. Katie McBeath, 87.25, 9, 910. Sara Harris, 86.92, 12, 711. Marylin Cai, 82.39, 7, 1212. Meghan Koehler, 80.99, 10, 11

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RESULTSNovice menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Lukas Kaugars, 127.07, 1, 12. Troy Tomasello, 126.78, 3, 23. Jordan Moeller, 125.92, 2, 34. Cale Ambroz, 116.80, 6, 65. Nicholas Vrdoljak, 111.62, 9, 46. Konstantin Chizhikov, 110.93, 10, 57. Alex Benoit, 107.51, 5, 78. Chase Belmontes, 101.61, 7, 89. BJ Conrad, 97.17, 11, 910. Sebastien Payannet, 96.79, 4, 1111. Justin Highgate-Brutman, 92.64, 12, 1012. Alexander Newman, 86.51, 8, 12Novice pairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Brianna de la Mora/Taylor Wilson,

92.03, 2, 12. Caitlin Fields/Jason Pacini, 91.02, 1, 23. Stefanie Griffin/Jordan Griffin, 68.65,

3, 3Novice ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Kaitlin Hawayek/Michael Bramante,

104.55, 2, 1, 12. Holly Moore/Daniel Klaber, 102.01,

1, 3, 23. Jessica Mancini/Tyler Brooks, 99.03,

3, 2, 34. Brittany Schmucker/Adam Munday,

93.04, 5, 4, 45. Greta Riebe/Jacob Jaffe, 89.84, 4,

5, 56. Angelina Giordano/Christopher Davis,

76.45, 6, 6, 67. Lauren Kastner/Justin Andrus, 68.08,

7, 7, 7Intermediate pairsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Christina Zaitsev/Ernie Utah Stevens,

60.49, 12. Isabella Falsetti/Justin Highgate-

Brutman, 52.93, 23. Hailee Settle/Rique Newby-Estrella,

51.75, 34. Samantha Torrey/Brian Krentz, 49.95, 45. Caroline Yu/Brian Johnson, 49.62, 56. Madeleine Gallagher/Jonathon Horton,

46.19, 67. Sophia Dai/Jeffrey Fishman, 44.61, 78. Annabelle Schneider-Farris/Joel

Schneider-Farris, 38.70, 89. Gabrielle Smeenge/Michael Young,

34.29, 9Intermediate ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Paolina Bushur/Joseph Johnson, 85.52,

1, 2, 32. Sierra Chadwick/Alexander Martin,

84.97, 2, 1, 23. Rebekah Schneider-Farris/Joel

Schneider-Farris, 81.06, 3, 3, 14. Katie Shipstad/Brad Kleffman, 69.82,

4, 4, 45. Jessica Manahan/Alex Schachtel,

66.00, 6, 5, 56. Paige Schurman/Cullen Young, 63.68,

5, 6, 67. Brynn Suellentrop/Quinn Chambers,

59.01, 7, 7, 7Juvenile pairsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Ally Weber/Dmitry Artemov, 38.99, 12. Linde LaChance/Kenneth Anderson,

35.62, 23. Elizabeth Egbers/Jacob Simon, 33.33, 34. Bradie Tennell/Brandon Kozlowski,

31.14, 45. Devin Pascoe/Samuel Parks, 23.00, 56. Rachel LaLonde/George Ronan, 22.44, 6

7. Sydney Falle/Jacob Schenten, 21.00, 7Juvenile ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Kimberly Berkovich/Micah Jaffe, 66.11,

1, 1, 12. Madison Jensen/Garrett Jensen, 61.28,

3, 2, 23. Annabelle Schneider-Farris/Val

Katsman, 60.78, 2, 3, 34. Jordyn Levinsky-Carter/Danny

Neudecker, 53.35, 4, 4, 45. Starina (Peggy) Giordano/Richard

Alonso, 43.42, 6, 5, 56. Nora Carlson/Scott Wenner, 25.14,

5, 6, 6

2011 PACIFIC COAST SECTIONAL FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPSALL YEAR FSC, CULVER CITY, CALIF. NOV. 9-13, 2010Competition Officials: Alison Hershberger-

Filo, Anne Curzon, Anthony Bardin, Brett Drury, David Hold, Dawn Eyerly, Dorian Valles, Doug Williams, Jamie Whyte, Janis Engel, Jessica Gaynor, Judy Blumberg, Kanae Tagawa, Kathleen Harmon, Kelly Davies, Kim Moore, Larry Kriwanek, Laurie Johnson, Linda Chihara, Richard Perez, Ronald Pfenning, Sam Singer, Sharon Rogers, Sharon Watson, Stefanie Mathewson, Steven Hsu, Terri Levine, Tiffany Chin, Whitney Gaynor

Senior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Vanessa Lam, 148.47, 1, 12. Danielle Kahle, 120.00, 2, 33. Keli Zhou, 118.82, 5, 24. Ellie Kawamura, 115.95, 3, 45. Carolyn-Ann Alba, 114.52, 4, 66. Kristina Struthwolf, 107.95, 8, 57. Karen Zhou, 105.64, 6, 78. Sophia Adams, 99.70, 7, 89. Alyona Bilash, 94.69, 10, 910. Samantha David, 88.82, 9, 1111. Laura Lipetski, 88.81, 11, 1012. Jacquelyn Garces, 80.72, 14, 1213. Olivia Olsen, 79.58, 13, 1314. Sarah Gonzales, 79.35, 12, 14Senior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Jonathan Cassar, 184.66, 1, 12. Christopher Caluza, 178.19, 4, 23. Andrew Gonzales, 178.05, 3, 34. Sean Rabbitt, 170.70, 5, 45. Austin Kanallakan, 169.14, 2, 56. Robert Przepioski, 108.10, 6, 67. Ben Blandford, 75.27, 8, 7Junior ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Courtney Hicks, 151.36, 1, 12. Katarina Kulgeyko, 129.75, 2, 23. Polina Edmunds, 125.89, 3, 34. Mary Beth Marley, 119.23, 4, 45. Angela Wang, 117.48, 6, 56. Leah Keiser, 113.45, 5, 67. Crystal Nguyen, 103.77, 10, 78. Shayna Moellenberg, 96.86, 9, 89. Savannah Hanby, 94.33, 11, 910. Camille Davis, 93.05, 7, 1111. Sarah Marron, 92.99, 8, 1012. Alison Jeffers, 74.81, 12, 12Junior menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Philip Warren, 159.75, 1, 12. David Wang, 136.70, 6, 23. Shotaro Omori, 130.65, 4, 34. Joey Millet, 126.70, 2, 65. Will Michael, 125.24, 7, 4

6. Jay Yostanto, 124.60, 3, 57. Brent Mercado, 112.20, 5, 78. Chadwick Phillips, 97.21, 8, 8Junior pairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Mandy Garza/Brandon Frazier,

129.54, 2, 12. Jessica Noelle Calalang/Zack Sidhu,

123.63, 1, 23. Brynn Carman/AJ Reiss, 116.90, 3, 34. Christina Guterres/Justin Schumann,

103.49, 5, 45. Morgan Agster/Adam Civielo, 101.67,

6, 56. Cali Fujimoto/Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne,

101.39, 4, 6Junior ice dancingPl. Name, TS, SD, FD1. Joylyn Yang/Jean-Luc Baker, 127.11, 1, 12. Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter,

106.13, 3, 23. Madeline Heritage/Nathaniel Fast,

102.80, 2, 44. Natalie Wojton/Michael Soyfer, 94.93,

4, 55. Amanda Bertsch/Semen Kaplun, 94.81,

6, 36. Alicia Fortin/Matt Kleffman, 92.28,

5, 67. Kassy Kova/Justin Ross, 78.75, 7, 78. Chelsea Taylor/Stephen Chasman,

64.03 8 8Novice ladiesPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Katia Gorodetsky, 96.25, 7, 12. Alana Walker, 95.99, 2, 23. Ysabel Tran, 91.73, 4, 34. Amanda Hofmann, 91.72, 3, 45. Gwendolyn Prescott, 90.71, 1, 66. Kayla deGroot, 87.59, 8, 57. Samantha Stevens, 83.04, 5, 108. Summer Reyna, 82.68, 6, 99. Jordan King, 81.33, 9, 810. Rosalie Chen, 81.16, 11, 711. Jacqueline Martin, 77.01, 10, 1112. Soleil Roth, 72.95, 12, 12Novice menPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Nathan Chen, 140.88, 1, 12. Nix Phengsy, 127.23, 3, 23. Spencer Howe, 119.19, 2, 34. Cordero Zuckerman, 114.61, 5, 45. Kevin Shum, 111.43, 4, 66. Patrick Leahy, 109.39, 7, 57. Wilbur Ji, 100.99, 6, 88. Evan Bender, 99.50, 9, 79. Jason Takahashi, 93.72, 8, 910. Devin Perini, 89.43, 11, 1011. Andrew Saelee, 82.07, 12, 1212. Sean Sunyoto, 81.97, 10, 1313. Joshua Zulueta, 80.82, 13, 11Novice pairsPl. Name, TS, SP, FS1. Madeline Aaron/Max Settlage, 105.19,

1, 12. Chelsea Liu/Devin Perini, 96.33, 2, 23. AnnaMarie Pearce/Craig Norris, 79.83,

3, 34. Janelle Unger/Robert Przepioski, 74.19,

4, 45. Alexandria Kinney/Brooks Ishler, 63.91,

5, 5Novice ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Bryna Oi/Mark Jahnke, 102.00, 1, 1, 12. Roxette Howe/Ryan Farmer, 96.02,

2, 2, 23. Jessica DeMaria/Dean Miller, 89.51,

3, 3, 34. Grace Deissroth/Brett Mueller, 87.43,

7, 4, 45. Hannah Hunt/Nicholas Jesionek, 85.56,

10, 5, 56. Stacey Siddon/ Jared Weiss, 82.64,

9, 8, 77. Kelsey Barnes/Jonathan Cohn, 82.14,

8, 10, 68. Vanessa Wade/JoeBen Wilson, 81.98,

4, 7, 99. Anna Simoni/Michael Hopkins, 81.46,

5, 6, 1010. Ramona Wright/Matthew Loiacono,

80.17, 6, 9, 811. Lauren Leonesio/Dustin Perini, 65.18,

11, 11, 11Intermediate pairsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Elise Middleton/Robert Hennings,

55.56, 12. Hannah Klopstock/David Botero, 45.64,

23. Arin de los Reyes/Darian Weiss, 36.76,

34. Deanna Harris/Connor Flemming,

25.72, 4Intermediate ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Chloe Rose-Lewis/Logan Bye, 81.19,

1, 1, 12. Brianna Tramontano/Tyler Vollmer,

71.99, 2, 2, 23. Laura Hyde/Joshua Zulueta, 54.95,

4, 3, 34. Nicole Detrick/Cody Lithco, 52.58, 3,

4, 4Juvenile pairsPl. Name, TS, FS1. Annaliyse Bowden/Johnathon Chang,

31.02, 12. Paddison Lowe/Logan Bye, 29.08, 23. Amanda Goldstein/Jarred Druzynski,

28.44, 34. Taylor Olson/Remington Burghart,

26.00, 45. Alexandria Schmainda/Jonathan

Schultz, 21.58, 56. Ananya Nandy/Aditya Nandy, 19.68, 67. Hadley Piper/Matthew Scoralle, 17.78,

7Juvenile ice dancingPl. Name, TS, P1, P2, FD1. Sarah Feng/Anthony Ponomarenko,

71.29, 1, 1, 12. Vivian Luo/Darrell Cheung, 62.44, 2,

2, 23. Emily Dai/Michael Valdez, 54.11, 3,

3, 34. Cassidy Klopstock/Logan Leonesio,

47.71, 5, 5, 45. Samantha Ramsey/Alain Sandraz,

47.04, 4, 4, 56. Ahnalee Von Kappel/Caleb Niva,

30.56, 6, 6, 6

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TESTS PASSEDSenior Moves In The FieldAngela Agius – Dearborn FSCVictoria Penske Aitchison – Penguin FSCJordan Alexander – Chicago FSCLeslie Amacker – Broadmoor SCCharmaine Mei Au – Kent Valley FSCJanine Bainger – Washington FSCGabrielle Barber – Onyx–Suburban SASonali Barker – University ISC of San JoseClaire Bazalgette – Florida Everblades FSCEmma Jean Bedford – All Year FSCKate Bedinger – Colonial FSCTrevor Bergqvist – Jamestown SCGabrielle Biard – Shattuck – St. Mary’sEmma Black – Knoxville FSCMatthew Blackmer – ICESErica Bob – SC of Northern VirginiaPilar Bosley – IceWorks SCEleni Brecht – Hollydell FSCKristina Briant – Eden Prairie FSCRachel Bryce – Washington FSCCami Burkhardt – Mentor FSCLogan Bye – Broadmoor SCPauline Bynum – Wyandotte FSCMarissa Camarda – San Diego FSCCourtney Cameron – St. Clair Shores FSCRachel Carey – SC of PhoenixMichelle Chan – Shattuck – St. Mary’sStephanie Chang – Washington FSCLara Cherry – Knoxville FSC Victoria Chiappa – Individual MemberJennifer Christie – The Gardens FSC of MarylandDaniella Clark – Los Angeles FSCEmily Clemente – Mentor FSCAmelia Coakley – SC of Central New YorkMegan Rose Connolly – SC of New YorkJenna Cook – Merrimack Valley SCZhaira Costiniano – Dallas FSCAlyssa Craig – FSC of OmahaElspeth Cunningham – Pittsburgh FSCLauren Daly – Columbia FSC (MD)Zoe Davidson – Shaker FSCVictoria Dawson – Onyx–Suburban SALauren De Feria – Panthers FSCKimberly Dodson – Glacier Falls FSCAshley Durand – Central Florida FSCQuinne Everett – Kingsgate SCHeidi Evers – Timberline SCBrendan Fagan – Southwest Florida FSCAbigail Fain – Tulsa FSCPavel Filchenkov – IceWorks SCMegan Fitzgerald – Washington FSCKirsten Flores – Capital City FSCPhoebe Flynn – Colorado SCAllison Freeman – Onyx–Suburban SASophie Fritz – Lake Minnetonka FSCCarissa Fry – Lincoln Center FSCAlexandria Gallager – Wisconsin Rapids FSCWinni Gao – Winterhurst FSCJacqueline Gillman – Washington FSC Brianna Gliori – Anchorage FSCLindsay Grajek – Ann Arbor FSCSavannah Grey – SC of PhoenixAaron Gunderson–Smith – Ice World FSCNia Gunderson–Smith – Ice World FSCSamantha Hammer – Woodbury FSCJordin Harth – St. Louis SCCeciliane Hartmann – Skokie Valley SCVeronica Heitz – Port Huron FSCRachael Henninger – Onyx–Suburban SANaomi Henry – Channel Islands FSCJustin Highgate–Brutman – St. Clair Shores FSCAllison Hsu – University of Delaware FSCMelinda Hu – American Academy FSCAngela Huang – Dallas FSCEva Lee Huang – All Year FSCKristen Hughes – Onyx–Suburban SAKatrina Hui – Tri–Cities FSCWaverly Huston – Yellowstone Valley FSCRuthann Inserra – American Academy FSCShoko Ishida – Onyx–Suburban SAAlyssa Izzo – SC of New YorkJohanna Jan – Rye FSCKate Jansen – Three Rivers FSCJennifer Jansz – All Year FSCValorie Jelinek – Garfield Heights FSC

Emma Jobson – Fort Collins FSCBrooke Johnson – Los Angeles FSCCailyn Johnson – Rochester FSCBarbara Julian – New Canaan Winter ClubSarah Kamenetz – Charter Oak FSCTarah Kayne – Florida Everblades FSCKayla Kenney – Skating Club of BostonBrian Kim – Escondido FSCDaniel Klaber – Pavilion SC of Cleveland HeightsKatie Klappa – Lakeland FSCMegan Patricia Koch – SC of New YorkNadia Kogeler – Knoxville FSCJustin Kozikowski – Individual MemberJacquelynn Kwong – Pasadena FSCJackie LaBarge – All Year FSCPatrick Leahy – Los Angeles FSCKevin Jung–Hang Lee – FSC of MadisonMegan Lee – Skokie Valley SCSarah Liao – St. Moritz ISCMary Lieb – SC of Northern VirginiaSavannah Lilly – FSC of BillingsYuying (Jenny) Liu – Hamden Figure Skating Assc.Tiffanie Lovett – All Year FSCKyle MacMillan – Washington FSCKayla Major – Onyx–Suburban SAJenny Marsland – Capitol FSCMaggie McGonigle – Lake Minnetonka FSCBailey Melton – Silver Blades FSC Inc. of Greater KCLydia Menscher – Broadmoor SCHannah Miller – Washington FSCSasha Minkovsky – SC of Bucks CountyAnne Misey – Wisconsin FSCLindsey Mize – Columbine FSCGrace Moyer – Penguin FSCVanessa Munn – Commonwealth FSCAmanda Nathanson – Skokie Valley SCAlyssa Newberg – Washington FSCMary Nguyen – Penguin FSC, Inc.Pauline Nguyen – Dallas FSC, Inc.Vanessa Leigh Niemczyk – Eagle River FSCEmily Noon – Swan City Ice SkatersKya Nordstrand – Santa Rosa FSCCourtney Norgren – Chicago FSCRachel O’’Connor – Strongsville SCDouglas Ober – SC of Morris NJKelsey Okuno – Rochester FSCMallory Pacini – Chicago FSCMarcia Page – Rocky Mountain FSCAmber Pardes – Hayden Recreation Centre FSCMichael Parsons – Washington FSCJasmine Patrick – ICESJulia Perminova – Arctic Blades FSCEmily Peterson – Eagan Ice Crystal FSCHannah Pfeifer – IceWorks SCAlyssa Posner – SC of Morris NJDavid Powers – Indiana World Sk Acad FSCRachel Primavera – SC of New YorkSamantha Puhl – Wisconsin FSCFernanda Quezada – Silver Blades FSC Inc. of Greater KCAlisha Raabe – Crystal Ice FSCElena Randazzo – St. Peters FSAColleen Reid – Crystal Ice FSCStephanie Rigley – All Year FSCJohn Ripoli – SC of Greater YoungstownElizabeth Rivelli – SC of San FranciscoDalia Rivkin – North Jersey FSCFelicia Rogers – Kent Valley FSCMichelle Rose – Essex SC of NJAshley Rucha – Onyx–Suburban SAKatrine Ryan – SC of Southern ConnecticutSophia Salmanpour – Roseville FSCAlex Schachtel – Shaker FSCAmanda Schachtel – Shaker FSCRachel Schepke – Onyx–Suburban Skating AcademyAlexis Schmitt – Waupun FSCChristine Schuff – SC of BrewsterJennifer Schwab – Ann Arbor FSCKarey Shi – Peninsula SCAshley Shin – Dallas FSCAshley Shook – North Jersey FSCLauren Sigl – Texas Gulf Coast FSCGianna Signorille – Cantiague FSCHannah Sigurdson – Buffalo SCJamie Smith – DuPage FSCKaiti Snell – Stars FSC of TexasAlanna Sobel – Great Neck FSC

Kirill Solovyev – Gardens FSC of MarylandMadison Jo Spialek – Rocky Mountain FSCBenjamin Steinberg – Penguin FSCSilva Stewart – Atlanta FSCSiobhan Sullivan – Rochester FSCCa–Eun Sung – Desert Ice SC of ArizonaKevin Xu Xu Tang – Ann Arbor FSCKatlyn Tarras – Eden Prairie FSCCorin Treat – Bemidji FSCSarah Trillo – SC of Morris NJJessamine Turpen – FSC of OmahaJessica Tuzinowski – Ann Arbor FSCOlivia Valley – Onyx–Suburban SAEleonora Vapheas – Essex SC of NJKayla Vidmar – Southpointe FSCCallista Vojvodich – Washington FSCChristopher Wan – North Jersey FSCDonna Waterman – Champlain Valley SCElizabeth Westerlund – Los Angeles FSCJoeBen Wilson – Stars FSC of TexasCharlotte Wiman – Columbine FSCVanessa Winter – Greater Grand Rapids FSCTaylor Wismeg – Texas Gulf Coast FSCHaley Yao – SC of New YorkMia Yolles – Middleton – All Year FSCKaitlyn Young – DuPage FSCSerena Yu – Glacier Falls FSCSpring Yin Yu – SC of New YorkEllie Yuen – Tri–Valley FSCClaire Zajdel – Northern Ice SCRachel Zeppi – The Skating Club of BostonSasha Zerin – Eagan Ice Crystal FSCAdult Gold Moves In The FieldApril Jardine – The Cache Valley FSCAndrea Wolfe – Body Zone FSCSenior Free Skating TestCarolyn–Ann Alba – All Year FSCMarvin Au – St. Moritz ISCCourtney Bibbs – Columbia FSC (MD)Elanor Bolles – Indiana World Sk Acad FSCMorgan Brandt – Ice House SAJenny Cardellini – Shaker FSCAlexandria Collis – Santa Rosa FSCRoger Corvasce – Broadmoor SCErika Craven – Fort Collins FSCSamantha David – Yellowstone Valley FSCLindsay Anne–Louise Davis – All Year FSCBrett Neustadt – Washington FSCJennifer Forrest – Greater Ottawa County FSAGabriella Gustafson – Santa Rosa FSCPhoebe Herland – Seattle SCTaryn Horacek – All Year FSCKatrina Hui – Tri–Cities FSCMaria Kalina – Starlight Ice Dance ClubKendall LeClaire – Lilac City FSCVeronica Mishkind – Hickory Hill FSCKendyl Murtaugh – Individual MemberChristy Petit – Mentor FSCRobert Przepioski – Peninsula SCLauren Raudabaugh – DuPage FSCMegan Raver – IceWorks SCMitzi Reveter – Florida Everblades FSCCourtney Robbins – Space Coast Ice Plex FSCKeilani–Lyn Rudderham – SC of BostonMarissa Secundy – Broadmoor SCLauren Stockunas – University of Notre DameDeryck Szatkowski – Individual MemberMichalah Thorn – Fort Collins FSCNicolette Tomasini – North Jersey FSCJenelle Tschoke – SC of New YorkHannah Vertin – Farmington Hills FSCAnna Zelina – Jamestown SCAdult Gold Free Skating TestKelly Lambert – Denver FSCSenior Pairs TestBecky Bereswill – Detroit SCMeredith Pipkin – University of Delaware FSCTaylor Toth – University of Delaware FSCFelicia Zhang – SC of New YorkGold Dance TestVanessa Niemczyk – Eagle River FSCChristine Poletto – San Diego FSCJustin Ross – San Diego FSCRyan Van Natten – Anchorage FSC

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