Triple Gold Medalist
Allison Ann Bailey, a ten year member of Vaca Valley Figure Skating Club, reached her goal of becoming "Triple Gold" in January. Alli has completed and passed all of the Moves in the Field, Free Skating, and Gold Dance tests. Allison is the first member of the VVFSC to achieve this honor, and she did it with the added distinction of having passed every test she took on the first attempt. Allison credits her coaches for their support in helping her achieve this goal, including Holly Thompson, William Wong, Marisol Brilliant, Karin Freund, and Christopher Kinser.
Spring Preview
Announcement and link to enter now available for Spring Preview on the
Vaca Valley FSC website.
Sad News
We are very saddened to announce the death of Howard Taylor, 93, who passed away suddenly at his home in Walnut Creek on Feb 5, 2012.
Howard was involved with skating for much of his life. He was a Singles, Pairs & Dance Judge and National Referee. He previously served on several committees for U.S. Figure Skating and was also recognized as an honorary member of U.S. Figure Skating's Executive Committee.
A St. Moritz ISC member for more than 50 years, Howard was a dedicated volunteer who served on the club's Board of Directors, including as its President. Over his many decades in support of the sport of figure skating, he helped organize local skating competitions and shows, as well as National and International events held in the Bay Area. Howard was also one of the original organizers of the Central California Interclub Association. His motto was "keep 'em skating!" and he remained supportive of skaters and skating activities for all levels. Howard will be missed by his skating family.
Howard Taylor was the beloved husband of Georgia, father of Donna, Georgia, Diana and Debra and brother of Don. Private funeral services will be held.
Officials
Just added information regarding recent appointments on the Officials page.
Skating 4 Life Update
In October, 2011, the first Skating 4 Life skating show was held in Stockton for the benefit of Megan Gleason, a skater who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Thanks to the organizing efforts of the Stockton Figure Skating Club, the performances of all the skaters, and the generous donations from attendees, approximately $7000 was raised.
News from the Gleason family is that Megan is doing well. She is approaching three months into remission as of January and her doctors are very excited with her recovery. She has returned to coaching Basic Skills in group lessons after being away for 6 months. As for her own skating, she is slowing reteaching herself to jump and has progressed back through double toe. Her family believes that being a dedicated figure skater taught her to be a survivor.
Megan was asked to be in a study with University of Minnesota through Children's Oncology Group. They are studying germ cell tumors in childhood and the factors that may contribute to their development. She gladly took part in the study and hopes that she can contribute to maybe someday finding a cure.
Skater of the Month
See our Skater of the Month, Megan Yeh, of the Peninsula Skating Club!
Junior World Team
Congratulations to Lauri Bonacorsi of the Peninsula Skating Club who along with her partner Travis Mager has been chosen to represent USA in Junior Dance at the World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus. Madeline Heritage & Nathaniel Fast, of the University Ice Skating Club of San Jose are the first alternates.
Spring Preview
Announcement and entry link now posted for Spring Preview on the Vaca Valley FSC website.
Silver Spin
Announcement and entry information available on the SC of SF website. Please note the following change: The loop jump is not allowed in the Basic 4 and 5 Showcase events.
Great Novice Performances at Nationals!
Congrats to Karen Chen and Vincent Zhou, both from the Peninsula Skating Club who each earned the Novice Singles Championship at the US National Championship in San Jose. Also in Novice Men, Kevin Shum of St Moritz Ice Skating Club came in 4th and Wilbur Ji of The Skating Club of San Francisco received 12th place. Nancy Xu & Robert Przepioski of Peninsula Skating Club earned a 9th place standing in Novice Pairs. Great job by all of our CCIA skaters!
Nationals!
Great job to all the CCIA skaters who competed at Nationals in San Jose!
Junior Dance
Lauri Bonacorsi, Peninsula SC, 2nd place
Lorraine McNamara, Peninsula SC, 3rd place
Madeline Heritage & Nathaniel Fast, University ISC of San Jose, 5th place
Eliana Pogrebinksy, Peninsula SC, 8th place
Damian Dodge, Peninsula SC, 11th place
Junior Pairs
Anna Pearce & Craig Norris, St Moritz ISC, 7th place
Cali Fujimoto, Peninsula SC, 11th place
Junior Ladies
Polina Edmunds, Peninsula SC, 6th place
Gwendolyn Prescott, Peninsula SC, 7th place
Novice Pairs
Nancy Xu & Robert Przepioski, Peninsula SC, 9th place
Novice Ladies
Karen Chen, Peninsula SC, 1st place
Novice Men
Vincent Zhou, Peninsula SC, 1st place
Kevin Shum, St Moritz ISC, 4th place
Wilbur Ji, The SC of San Francisco, 12th place
Klingbeil Skates Going Out of Business
Sorry to report that Klingbeil Skates is going out of business. Last day to order skates is January 20th. Please see the information at their website.
Sad News
Junior National Championships
Congratulations to all the CCIA skaters who participated in the 2012 Junior National Championships in East Lansing, Michigan, December 10th-14th:
Intermediate Dance
Sarah Feng, Peninsula SC & Anthony Ponomarenko, The SC of San Francisco, 5th place
Caroline Patton, Peninsula SC, 10th place
Intermediate Ladies (Final Round)
Sarah Feng, Peninsula SC, 8th place
Jessica Reili Santiago, Peninsula SC, 18th place
Intermediate Ladies (Qualifying Round B)
Julianna De Contreaus, Vaca Valley FSC, 19th place
Intermediate Men (Qualifying Round A)
Christopher Yamamoto, Peninsula SC, 11th place
Intermediate Pairs
Juliette Erickson & Connor Fleming, Peninsula SC, 10th place
Ananya Nandy & Aditya Nandy, The SC of San Francisco, 14th place
Juvenile Dance
Samantha Ramsey, The SC of San Francisco & Alain Sandraz, Peninsula SC, 16th place
Juvenile Girls (Final Round)
Alice Yang, St Moritz ISC, 20th place
Juvenile Girls (Qualifying Round B)
Elizabeth Park, Santa Rosa FSC, 13th place
Juvenile Boys (Qualifying Round A)
Alain Sandraz, Peninsula SC, 21st place
Juvenile Boys (Qualifying Round B)
Julian Chow, The SC of San Francisco, 20th place
Get all the details on results at ice network
Joyce Komperda Grant
U.S. Figure Skating announced that Karen Chen, Peninsula SC, has been awarded a grant from the Joyce Komperda Athlete Support Fund. The fund provides support to intermediate, novice and junior athletes who demonstrate financial need. Karen will receive a $5,000 grant to assist her with skating expenses for the 2012 calendar year. Karen was also recently featured in the Fremont Argus. Congratulations Karen!
Sectionals
CCIA skaters competed well at all three sectional competitions!
Pacific Coast Sectionals:
Senior Ladies
Bella Martinez, Capital City FSC, 12th place
Senior Men
Robert Przepioski, Peninsula SC, 9th place
Nathan Grundhofer, St Moritz ISC, 10th place
Junior Dance
Eliana Pogrebinksy, Peninsula SC, 1st place*
Madeline Heritage & Nathaniel Fast, University ISC of San Jose, 2nd place*
Damian Dodge, Peninsula SC, 4th place*
Junior Pairs
Anna Pearce & Craig Norris, St Moritz ISC, 2nd place*
Junior Ladies
Gwendolyn Prescott, Peninsula SC, 2nd place*
Polina Edmunds, Peninsula SC, 3rd place*
Kayla De Groot, The SC of San Francisco, 6th place
Novice Pairs
Nancy Xu & Robert Przepioski, Peninsula SC, 4th place*
Novice Ladies
Karen Chen, Peninsula SC, 1st place*
Amy Lin, Peninsula SC, 7th place
Elena Pulkinen, University ISC of San Jose, 9th place
Novice Men
Vincent Zhou, Peninsula SC, 1st place*
Kevin Shum, St Moritz ISC, 2nd place*
Wilbur Ji, The SC of San Francisco, 4th place*
Evan Bender, Peninsula SC, 5th place
Intermediate Dance
Sarah Feng, Peninsula SC & Anthony Ponomarenko, The SC of San Francisco, 1st place*
Intermediate Pairs
Juliette Erickson & Connor Fleming, Peninsula SC, 1st place*
Ananya Nandy & Aditya Nandy, The SC of San Francisco , 3rd place*
Juvenile Dance
Samantha Ramsey, The SC of San Francisco, & Alain Sandraz, Peninsula SC, 3rd place*
Midwest Sectionals:
Intermediate Dance
Caroline Patton, Peninsula SC, 1st place*
Eastern Sectionals:
Junior Dance
Lauri Bonacorsi, Peninsula SC, 1st place*
Quinn Carpenter, Peninsula SC, 3rd place*
Junior Pairs
Cali Fujimoto, Peninsula SC, 4th place*
* Qualified to move on to Jr Nationals or Nationals
Get all the details on results at ice network
Central Pacific Regionals
Great job by all our skaters!
The following CCIA skaters have qualifed to move on:
Pacific Coast Sectionals
Senior Ladies: Bella Martinez
Junior Ladies: Gwendolyn Prescott, Polina Edmunds, Kayla De Groot
Novice Ladies: Karen Chen, Amy Lin, Elena Pulkenin
Novice Men: Vincent Zhou, Kevin Shum, Wilber Ji, Evan Bender
Junior National Championship
Intermediate Ladies: Sarah Feng, Jessica Reili Santiago, Julianna DeContreaus
Intermediate Men: Christopher Yamamoto
Juvenile Girls: Alice Yang, Elizabeth Park
Juvenile Boys: Andrew Xie, Ryan Warner, Julian Chow
Complete results for qualifying levels
