Binghamton Figure Skating Club Spring Exhibition
On
Saturday, March 28, 2009, we had our Spring Exhibition at the BCC
Ice Center. Our special guest skater was Ramona Miller, 2007
Mid-Atlantic Junior Champion. Ramona, coached by Priscilla Hill in Delaware, recently won the Intermediate Ladies silver medal at the 2009 North Atlantic Sectional Competition, qualifying her for Junior Nationals.
Thanks
to all who performed in the show and came to watch! Come again for our
next show on March 27, 2010, scheduled for 3:30 - 6:15 PM.
Binghamton Figure Skating Club Test Session
Congratulations
to all skaters who passed their tests on Saturday, March 21, 2009. The
next test session is scheduled for March 20, 2010.
Skaneateles Figure Skating Club Test Session and Competition
On Saturday, January 16, 2010, the Skaneateles FSC will hold a test
session from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline for
all applications is December 22, 2009.
The application is now available online from their website
http://www.eteamz.com/SkanFSC/
The Nineteenth Annual Skaneateles Figure
Skating Invitational will take place on December 4, 5 and 6, 2009 at
the Welch Allyn Arena. The application is now available to download.
Application deadline: November 1, 2009.
Skating Club of Central New York Test Sessions and Competitions
USFSA test sessions will be held at the Cicero Twin Rinks on
November 14th, 2009 and on March 12th, 2010.
The SCCNY SKATE CHALLENGE is on MARCH 13th-14th, 2010.
See their website for further details and application forms:
http://www.sccny.org/
Potsdam Figure Skating Club Competition and Test Session
The 26th Snowflake Invitational Figure Skating Competition will be sponsored by the Potsdam Figure Skating Club at the Cheel Campus Center, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, on Saturday, December 12, 2009. Entries MUST be postmarked by November 12, 2009. For information and schedules contact Dawn Sloan, Competition Co-Chair, 235 State Hwy 72, Potsdam, New York 13676, (315) 265-0024 or Brenda Gravander, Competition Co-Chair, 61 Pierrepont Ave., Potsdam, NY 13676, gravanjb@twcny.rr.com (Questions). Email: snowflake@potsdamfsc.org, or see the website at: www.potsdamfsc.org
The Potsdam Figure Skating Club is also holding a test session on December 11, 2009 at the Cheel Arena.
The test application, available from their website, must be returned by December 2, 2009.
Congratulations to all BFSC members who competed or passed skating tests this season!
Caroline Cook, coached by Erin Tongue, Staci and Jeff Petri, and Anna Goehner, competed
in the following Preliminary events at a recent competition:
Jump event, Compulsory spins, Compulsory moves in the field, freestyle.
She also recently passed the following skating tests:
(1) Pre-juvenile moves and Juvenile Moves,
(2) Fiesta Tango, Cha-Cha, Hickory Hoedown, Willow Waltz, TenFox (Nov. 8),
(3) Preliminary Freestyle.
Emily Zielewicz, coached by Alison Lovejoy, Valerie Palencar and Sarah Jordan,
recently passed her Novice Moves and Juvenile Freestyle tests. At a later test
session on Jan. 17, 2009, Emily passed her Junior Moves Test under the coaching
of Alison Lovejoy.
Sarah Zielewicz, coached by Alison Lovejoy and Jeff Petri, passed the Swing Dance,
the Fiesta Tango and the Hickory Hoedown on Jan. 17, 2009.
Sarah Jordan, coached by Jeff Petri, has recently passed her Preliminary Dances and
the Cha-Cha. Sarah Jordan has passed more dance tests recently (details to be announced).
Amy Oliver, coached by Jeff Petri and Erin Tongue, recently passed the Dutch Waltz,
Canasta Tango, and Pre-juvenile Moves. At a test session on Jan. 17, 2009 Amy passed the
Hickory Hoedown and her Juvenile Moves test.
Sonja Mihailovic, coached by Staci and Jeff Petri, recently passed her Novice Moves
and the 14-Step. She also has competed. We wish Sonja a complete and speedy recovery
from her recent foot injury. Get well soon, we miss you Sonja!
Robyn Bentley's students recently passed the following tests at RIT on Jan. 19, 2009:
Julianna Testone – Pre-Preliminary Moves
Darby Kasper – Pre-Preliminary Moves,
Rebecca Rice – Preliminary Moves,
Isadora Park – Junior Moves, Argentine Tango & Viennese Waltz.
Congratulations to Alison Lovejoy on the marriage of her daughter, Noelle!
Congratulations to Stacy and Jeff Petri on the birth of their son, Martin Dominic Petri, January 19, 2009 at 8:10 PM, 8 lbs and 2 oz.
Congratulations to the following skaters who passed tests in summer 2009:
Emily Zielewicz, who passed the Senior Moves in the Field and Intermediate Freestyle.
Elaine Livingston, who passed the Starlight Waltz.
Breanna Murphy, who has passed Pre-preliminary freestyle, and Pre-preliminary moves through Juvenille moves.
Isadora Park, coached by Robyn Bentley, passed the Silver Samba &
Rhumba (Internationals) with partner Andrew Beck on 8/27/09 at Cicero,
NY.
Sarah Jordan, who passed her Senior Moves in the Field, and Presilver Dances.
Amy Oliver, who passed her Juvenile Freestyle.
Sonja Mihailovic, who passed her Juvenile Freestyle and Presilver dances.
Caroline Cook, who passed her Presilver Dances.
Congratulations to the following skaters who passed tests on 9/26/09 at Skaneateles, NY:
Emily Zielewicz, who passed the Dutch Waltz and the Swing Dance partnered by Jeff Petri.
Sarah Zielewicz, who passed the Tenfox partnered by Jeff Petri.
Barbara Nichols, who passed the Willow Waltz partnered by Jeff Petri.
The following skaters coached by Robyn Bentley passed these tests: Isadora Park: the ChaCha Congelado with partner Andrew Beck, and the Senior Moves in the Field.
Darby Kasper: the Preliminary Moves in the Field.
Sarah Kessler: the Pre-Preliminary Moves in the Field.
Ramona Miller, coached by Priscilla Hill in Delaware, recently won the Intermediate Ladies silver medal at the 2009 North Atlantic Sectional Competition, qualifying her for Junior Nationals.
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