At the age of fifteen, and after taking a total of 23 tests, Alexandria Southard passed her Senior Free Skating Test on December 4,
2009. When asked about this accomplishment,Alexandria replied, “I am so happy! Not only to have achieved the Senior Free Skate Level, but to have done it with a perfect test record made it that much more meaningful. It became my mission to never fail a test, and I achieved that goal.” She finished by thanking the Skating Club of Lake Placid for all their support.

Rebecca Peng of Connecticut and her family spent some quiet time in the 1932 & 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum while in town for the 2010 Lake Placid Summer Figure Skating Championships. Rebecca, who competed at the Juvenile Level, used this respite to learn about the Olympic Truce.

The 2010-2011 SCLP Membership Application is now posted in the Forms and Files page to the left of the screen. 

A huge thank you to Robin Cerruti for all of her hard work to host the annual SCLP banquet. Everyone had fun, the skaters were so proud of their accomplishments, and the DJ had those kids dancing up a storm! It was a wonderful way to celebrate the end of a very successful year.

Bloomington, MN - More than 400 athletes and 50 officials descended on Bloomington, Minn., April 14-17 for the 2010 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships. The event, sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating, took place at the Bloomington Ice Center. Competitors in this annual event are divided into five age categories (21-30, 31-40, 41-50, 51-60 and 61+) and two tracks (masters and adult). Events are held in singles, pairs, ice dancing and interpretive.

Four members of the Skating Club of Lake Placid entered the competition and all walked away with medals. Karen Kan and James Gann won Gold medals in their Silver Pairs skating event. They won Gold in Lake Placid two years ago when they competed together for the first time at Adult Nationals. This year, they each won Gold in their singles events as well.

Gina Jadwisiak and David Kobe joined the Skating Club of Lake Placid after the 2008 Championships. They competed in the Pre-Silver ice dance competition and won a pewter medal in a closely contested event. They had to skate four different dances, two in the initial round and two in the final round.

Icenetwork.com provided on-demand video coverage of the event for Season Pass subscribers and features live results, event recaps and photo galleries for both subscribers and non-subscribers.

SCLP Spring Ice:

APRIL 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28

SESSIONS:
5:30-6:30 BASICS & FREE 1
6:30-7:30 ADULTS & ADVANCED

$50 FOR ONE 3 WEEK SESSION

April 6, 2010

Re: Skating CLub of Lake Placid General Meeting

Dear SCLP Members:

This letter is to notify SCLP members that the 2010 SCLP General Meeting will be held on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 6 PM in the Hall of Fame Room at the Olympic Center. All members are encouraged to attend and participate.

At that meeting the 2010-2011 Board of Directors will be decided upon. Below please find the slate of individuals nominated for open positions by the SCLP nominating committee. The open positions include the four officers and two directors. Officers serve for one (1) year and directors serve for a three (3) year term.

In the event that a member would like to nominate another individual to any of the open positions, the candidate must be nominated by any five (5) or more eligible voting members and the nomination must be presented in writing, signed by petitioners, to the Secretary (Liz DeFazio, ldefazio@orda.org) at least four (4) days before the annual meeting. Elected Officers and Directors must be (i) at least eighteen (18) years old, (ii) voting members of the club in good standing, and (iii) registered with U.S. Figure Skating.

Nominated Positions:

Officers
President: Rosemary Gole, Term: 2010-2011
Vice President: Pat Jorgenson, Term: 2010–2011
Treasurer: Stephanie Colby, Term: 2010-2011
Secretary: Liz DeFazio: Term: 2010-2011

Directors:

Stan Urban, Term: 2010-2013
Mary-Vickie Prince, Term: 2010-2013

Good news!  We have 3 gold judges coming on April 26 for a test session.  We can test up to Senior MIF and Free, and up to Pre-Bronze Dance. No figures this time. The test application is available on the Forms and Files page.  If you have any questions, please contact Ollie at theollie@roadrunner.com

Congratulations to our local Empire State Games competitors: Elena Gonzales-Molinos earned a bronze medal in Juvenile Girls, Jamie Moschetto earned a silver medal in Intermediate Ladies, and Luke West won a Gold medal in Intermediate Boys!

Congratulations are also due to our many skaters who tested this past weekend, including:
Rosemary Gole: Adult Bronze Moves
David Kobe: Foxtrot (the last of his Pre-Silver Dances)
Marie McMahon: Dutch Waltz
Maggie Atkins:
McKenzie Ward: Preliminary Moves
Luke West: Junior Moves
Lenika Biller: Novice Moves
Lindsay Yamrick: Intermediate Moves, and Preliminary Freestyle
Liza Marinis: PreJuvenile Moves and Preliminary Freestyle
Jenna Henry: Preliminary Freestyle
Ava Day: PrePreliminary Moves

Below is the club schedule, and a link to ORDA’s ice schedule (Monday through Wednesday).

ORDA Figure Skating Sessions for Sunday Feb 28 are at 2:00 and 3:00 in the US rink and 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 in the 1980 Rink.

As always, please remember all times are subject to change.

ORDA Ice Schedule:
http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/newsite/schedules/MAR0110.htm

Note:

Sunday February 28:
US Rink
4:00-5:00 Basic Skills
5:00-6:00 Family Skate
6:00-7:00 Open Freestyle

Monday March 1:
US Rink
4:30-5:30 Open Freestyle
5:30-6:30 Basic Skills
6:30-7:15 Freestyle 1
7:15-7:25 Ice Make
7:25-9:00 Adults

Tuesday March 2:
US Rink
4:30-5:30 Open Freestyle
5:30-6:30 Basic Skills
NOTE: After 6:30, Club Ice moves to 1980 Rink
1980 Rink
6:30-7:30 Freestyle 1
7:30-7:40 Ice Make
7:40-9:00 Adults

Wednesday March 3:
US Rink
4:30-5:30 Open Freestyle
5:30-6:30 Basic Skills
6:30-7:30 Freestyle 1/Beginner Hockey Skills
7:30-7:40 Ice Make
7:40-9:00 Adults

Thursday March 4
Coffee Club Schedule TBA