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Friday, July 3, 2009
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(7/3/2009) The 2010 USFS Rulebook, which went into effect 7/1, is now (for the first time) available online.
(7/3/2009) Check out the new look to Michael Weiss' new
website.
Ice Champions LIVE! On-Ice seats are now available and going fast.
(7/3/2009) Congratulations to these WFSC skaters who have been selected for the developmental internationals in Canada: Haley Dunne, Junior Ladies, Quebec Summer Competition, and
Brett Dunie-Neustadt, pairs; and
Danvi Pham/
Vu Pham, Novice Dance.
Gabrielle Friedenberg and her partner Benjamin Nykiel have been assigned to represent the US in junior dance at the BC/YT Section Summerskate in Burnably, British Columbia, August 12-16th. Brett and his partner Meredith Pipkin were selected for an as of yet unnamed Junior Grand Prix event. Kristine Musademba has also been selected for a Junior Grand Prix.
(6/23/2009) View the Results from the Edward G Picken Pro-Am Dance Classic 2009.
(6/22/2009) June 22 starts the next segment of the WFSC Monday Night Dance Sessions at Cabin John. Subscription fees are $144 for 10 sessions. There are 11 sessions, ending on August 31. Skaters can pick any 10 of the 11 sessions to skate. Those skating 11 sessions will pay for the extra session at a later date. Walk-on fees will apply if skater does not subscribe.
(6/21/2009) Download the Schedule for the July 5th Moves/Freestyle Tests at SkateQuest Reston.
(6/8/2009) Congratulations to these skaters who passed senior tests Saturday at Cabin John: Armin Mahbanoozadeh, Senior FS; Ashley Brickman, Senior Moves; Cleopatre Lake, Senior Moves.
(5/31/09) Congratulations to Armin Mahbanoozadeh who has been selected to the US Team and will skate in two events of the 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series: Cup of China, Beijing, China, 10-29/11/1 and Skate Canada, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, 11/19-22.
(5/31/2009) Download the May edition of the WFSC Blade Newsletter.
(5/31/2009) Please begin renewing your 2009-2010 WFSC Memberships for the coming year. Download the application and mail in with your check. Membership runs from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. The turnaround time of 30 days for processing applications. Rush service is available for an additional $15.00.
 (4/29/09) Congratulations to all our adult skaters at the
2009 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships who brought home 22 medals: 7 Gold, 10 Silver, 2 Bronze, and 3 Pewter!
Full list.
(4/14/2009) Announcing the all new 2009 WFSC Potomac Open, August 21-23, 2009, an all-IJS non-qualifying competition for Juvenile-Senior, Free Skating and Pair Events. Cabin John Ice Arena, host of the 2010 South Atlantic Regionals, will also host this event. Download the
announcement. Entries must be postmarked by July 20.
(4/9/2009) Congratulations to Jennifer Ko who passed her Senior Freestyle Test. Congratulations also to Drew Kozusko, Madison Vinci and Graham Hay for passing their Senior Moves Tests.
(4/8/2009) Congratulations to Carly Robbins (Junior Ladies) who was selected to The Great Britain National Ice Skating Association (NISA) Figure Skating GB Performance Squad 2009/2010.
(3/29/09) Results from the WFSC Club Competition at Cabin John, 3/28/09.
(3/13/09) Congratulations to Katheryn Albaugh who passed her Senior Moves on 3/5 in Wilmington.
 (3/11/09) DC EDGE won the Silver Medal in the Masters Division at the
U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. They also placed 6th in the Adult Division. Recruitment for the 2009-2010 season will begin in April.
More details.
(2/17/09) Watch the special video: "WFSC Year in Review" - created for the WFSC Social last Saturday. Those wishing to have a copy should contact Robin Maizlish.
(2/12/2009) Congratulations to this year's
Michael Weiss Foundation scholarship recipients who include Armin Mahbanoozadeh and Kristine Musademba!
(2/5/2009) Congratulations to DC EDGE for their performance at the
2009 Easterns Synchronized Skating Championships. The Masters team won the gold in their division, the Adult team came in second in theirs, and the Open Adult team finished 4th in theirs.
Full results and videos.
The Masters and Adult teams both qualified to compete at
Nationals, March 3-7 in Portland, Maine.
(1/26/2009) Read "Capitol Hill Ice Skater Brings Home the Gold" in the Capitol Streets Newsletter.
 (1/23/2009) Congratulations to WFSC skaters at the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Gabrielle Friedenberg and Benjamin Nykiel (Bowie FSC) came in 4th place in Novice Dance. Armin Mahbanoozadeh placed 6th in Junior Men and Kristine Musademba finished 11th in Championship Ladies.
Full results.
(1/21/2009) Congratulations to Sigrid Young and Morgan Volpe, who passed their Senior Freestyle and Senior Moves tests, respectively, Monday in Reston. Congratulations also go to Jessica Tyler, who passed her Gold Dance Test 1/18 at the Skating Club of Wilmington.
(1/15/2009) Congratulations to Charlotte Robbins who won the Junior Ladies title at the
British Ice Figure & Synchro Skating Championships, Nottingham, England.
(1/13/2009) Group specials for WFSC members to see
Smuckers Stars On Ice, starring WFSC's own Michael Weiss, Friday, March 6 at the Verizon Center are now available. Fax or mail the
Order Form. Orders will be filled with the best available seats based on the order they were received. If groups desire to be seated together,orders must be all on one form. For further information, contact
Steve Holland at Washington Sports & Entertainment.
 (1/12/2009) Congratulations to Meghan Donaldson and Sarah Eisen who won the 2010 South Atlantic Regional Championship Logo Contest! Their design will be used on all announcements and logo items for the qualifying and non-qualifying competitions that will be held at Cabin John Ice Rink in October 2009. The logo has been approved by USFS. Thank you to all who entered the logo contest!
(1/8/2009) Kristine Musademba is featured this month in the Maryland
Gazette.Net. Our Wheaton Ice Dancers were featured in the
December 17th issue.
(1/7/09) Best of luck to all our
Skaters and Coaches heading to
Nationals in Cleveland this month!
 (12/30/08) Congratulations to Stephen Trzaska who passed his Adult Gold Freestyle and Adult Gold Moves tests in Wayne, NJ.
(12/29/08) The winter subscription package for the Skills Session and Family Session, Sunday Mornings at Cabin John, starts January 4.
 (12/24/08) Congratulations to Rachel Parsons and Kyle MacMillan, the 2009 US National Juvenile Dance Champions!!! The couple, who each turned 11 in November, placed first in both of the compulsories - Ten Fox and Fiesta Tango - as well as the Free Dance. This capped their first season together where they also brought home the Gold in all their competitions.
Full Story. Click on photo at left for larger image.
(12/14/08) Here are the
final placements of WFSC skaters at Junior Nationals this week. Full results.
(12/24/08) This year's WFSC Winter Social will again be held at the popular
Glenview Mansion in Rockville, MD, on February 14, 2009, from 7p-10p. Please join us for an evening to recognize our skaters and to get a free ballroom dancing lesson.
(12/10/08) WUSA9 news recently interviewed Haley Mulera, Molly Crawford, and Kit Albaugh, who are representing WFSC at Junior Nationals this week in Lake Placid. Watch the story on WUSA9.
(12/6/08) Congratulations to Raya Willoughby and Ross Gudis who both passed their Senior Moves test last Saturday, November 29 at Cabin John.
(12/4/08) "Local Skaters To Compete in U.S. Junior Champs"
Washington Post article.
(12/3/08) Read a recent news article from
The Loudon Times about WFSC's Taylor Hoover, skating at next week's
U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships, Dec. 8-13 in Lake Placid, N.Y. She will compete in Intermediate Ladies.
(11/20/08) New Dance Test Sessions added: Saturday, 1/3/09, Cabin John. 930a-230p. Applications due 12/13 and Saturday, 3/21/09, Cabin John. 930a-230p. Applications due 2/28.
(11/18/08) Congratulations to all WFSC competitors at the 2009 Eastern Sectional Championships.
WFSC Member Final Standings.
(10/27/08) Congratulations to all WFSC's Non-Qualifying Competitors at the 2009 South Atlantic Regional Championships.
Full results of WFSC skaters.
(10/27/08) The new WFSC Directory can be
downloaded from the Club's Yahoo website. You must login first.
(10/22/08) Congratulations to WFSC's 3 Intermediate Ladies who qualified last week for Jr. Nationals. Haley Mulera placed 1st overall, Taylor Hoover placed 3rd overall and Molly Crawford finished 6th. Six other WFSC skaters qualified for Jr. Nationals or Sectionals. These skaters are Kathryn (Kit) Albaugh (7th in Juvenile Ladies), Bobby Crawford (4th in Novice Men), Samantha Veloso and Joanna Nishimoto (finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in Novice Ladies), Haley Dunne (4th in Junior Ladies) and LeslieAnn Alasagas (4th in Senior Ladies).
South Atlantic Regional Competitions in Aston, PA. Full results.
(9-27-2008) The United States medaled in all three disciplines at the JGP event last week in
Madrid, Spain, winning two golds and two silvers. Kristine Musademba won the ladies gold, while Armin Mahbanoozadeh collected the men's gold. Congratulations to our elite skaters!
(9-22-2008) Congratulations to Rachael Hayes who passed her Gold Dance Tests yesterday in Reston.
(9-3-2008) Download the Fall/Winter Skating Sessions brochure.
(8-30-2008) Washington Figure Skating Club makes international skating news on icenetwork.com!
 (8/29/08) Super congratulations to Kristine Musademba and Armin Mabahnoozadeh who represented the USA and WFSC at the Junior Grand Prix in Courcheval, France and brought home the Gold and Silver medals, respectively! Full results.
(8/25/08) Congratulations to Honi Jurison who passed her Senior Freestyle test in Bowie on 8/18. Leslieann Alasagas and Christina Guintu passed their Senior Freestyle and Senior Moves tests, respectively, on 8/17 at Cabin John. Lauren Corry passed her Senior Free Dance test 8/18 at the University of Delaware.
(8-20-2008) The
Mt. Vernon RECenter is looking for volunteers to help teach Adapted Ice Skating, a foundational/transitional class that provides students with disabilities the opportunity to develop basic ice skating skills. Assist skating instructors by providing individual attention to participants. Volunteers must be able to support themselves on ice skates and preferably have experience with special needs students. Each class runs for 6 sessions. More information.
(8/5/08) Congratulations to Katherine Townsend who passed her Senior Freestyle test on 8/2.
(8/5/08) Anyone interested in helping to organize the South Atlantic Regional Competition, which will be run by the Washington Figure Skating Club, October 9-13, 2009, should contact the
Local Organizing Committee. USFS has announced the
Host Cities for 2010 Qualifying Events.
(7/31/08) Congratulations to Kristina Karlsson and Nakisa Sadeghi who passed their Senior Moves at SC Wilmington on July 10th.
(7/31/08) Congratulations to all our dancers at the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships! Results.
(7/25/08) Haley Mulera and the dance team of Danvi Pham and Vu Pham have been named to the USFS Developmental Team. Congratulations to these hard-working young athletes. Full story.
(7/18/08) Congratulations to Morgan Grant who passed her Senior Moves Test.
(7/18/08) Orders are now being taken for the
2009 U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook. The rulebook goes into effect September 1. Pricing, including shipping, remains the same as last season.
 (7/11/08) We were saddened to learn of the passing of
Bob Boukas on June 25. Bob was a WFSC adult ice dancer. A memorial gathering was held at the Washington Ethical Society, Wednesday, July 9.
more....
(7/6/08) Congratulations to Sharon Yin who passed her Senior Freestyle Test today!
(6/16/08) Congratulations to Mark Adams who was the sole WFSC representative this year at the ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition 2008 in Oberstdorf, Germany. He won the Gold Medal in
Silver Men III Free Skating and Silver in the
Silver and Bronze Men III Artistic event.
Full competition results
(6/15/08) Congratulations to Ashley Wagner who was selected to represent the U.S. at both Cup of China, Beijing, China, Nov. 6-9 and the NHK Trophy, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 27-30. Details. Complete list of skater selections for the ISU Grand Prix Series.
(6/10/08) Congratulations to Christie Moxley and Vitaliy Shalin who won the Edward G. Picken Pro-Am Dance Classic Coaches' Trophy again this year. The full results for all events are now available.
(6/2/08) Please welcome our newly elected Board of Directors Members: Michelle Caviano, Ellyn Kestnbaum, and Regina Pace, as well as reelected members Caroline Thorington and Peter Tsai.
(6/1/08) Congratulations to Katrina Gumbinner, Kristine Musademba, and Rachel Nevares who all passed their Senior Freestyle Tests May 31st at Cabin John!
(6/1/08) View photos from the WFSC Annual Meeting/Picnic with Board Elections and Awards Presentations at Tilden Woods Park.
(5/23/08) Congratulations to Jennifer Maizlish and Michelle Zilinskas who passed their Senior Moves tests in Wilmington on May 15th!
(5/3/08) Congratulations to Judy Reiner and Sandy Crawford, for , 40 years and 25 years (respectively) service as judges!
(4/17/08) Ashley Wagner and Armin Mahbanoozadeh were named to the U.S. Figure Skating 2008-09 "B" team envelope. Parker Pennington and Kristine Musademba were named to the "C" envelope. Congratulations to all our elite skaters! Full story.
(4/15/08) Results for WFSC skaters at the 2008 U.S. Adult Championships, Lake Placid. Read the
Lifeskate.com review of the Championships, including photos and videos.
(4/14/08) The results for the 2008 WFSC Club Free Skating Competition have been posted.
(4/7/08) Congratulations to Samantha Veloso who passed her Senior Moves with flying colors!
(3/21/08) After placing 11th in the short and 15th in the free, Ashley Wagner finished in 16th place out of 53 skaters in her first World Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden. Nice work Ashley!
(3/13/08) Congratulations to Megan Evans and Julia Bloom who passed their Senior Moves at Arctic FSC and SC of Wilmington, respectively.
(3/11/08) 1998 World Junior Champion Derrick Delmore announced his
retirement from competitive singles skating. He has represented the Washington Figure Skating Club for nearly two decades. Derrick is a 2000 Stanford University graduate and a member of USFS's 1996 Scholastic Honors Team. WFSC wishes him the best of luck.
(2/15/08) WFSC adult skaters pictured in Skating Magazine, page 46! View the photo here.
(2/11/08) Congratulations to Taylor Hoover who passed her Senior Moves test on Feb 7th.
(1/28/08) Congratulations to Ice Force One who took the gold in the Masters Division at the Eastern Sectional Synchronized Team Skating Championships this weekend in Richmond, advancing to represent WFSC at Nationals, Feb. 20th-24th in Providence, RI.
2008 U.S. Championships Watch
(1/26/08) Although she placed 2nd in both the long and short programs, Ashley Wagner won the Senior Ladies bronze medal. She is the seventh WFSC member to qualify for Worlds and the first to qualify in Ladies!
Parker Pennington and Derrick Delmore finished 11th and 15th place respectively in the Senior Men's competition.
(1/24/08) Kristine Musademba won the Pewter Medal in
Junior Ladies!
Armin Mahbanoozadeh came in 6th in the
Junior Mens free skate to move him up to an 8th place final finish.
(1/22/08) Megan Evans and Nathan Truesdell won the Novice Ice Dancing Silver Medal
Congratulations to all our skaters for their hard work and great performances!
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(1/23/08) Congratulations to Amy Yuengert, Allison Yaguchi, and Jessica Tyler who all recently passed their Senior Moves tests.
(1/21/08) 2008 New Year's Adult Invitational
results.
(1/17/08) Derrick Delmore and Parker Pennington are featured in a
Falls Church News-Press article.
(1/14/08) Congratulations to Caitlin Giovanis who passed her senior moves test on 1/12 in Saratoga Springs, NY.
(1/4/08) Ashley Wagner is the featured skater on the
USFS website! Kids, here's you chance to "Ask World Junior Bronze Medalist Ashley Wagner a Question."
(12/11/07) Competition DVDs for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Regional and Sectional Championships as well as the 2008 U.S. Junior Championships are available for purchase.
Regionals/Sectionals order form and
U.S. Junior Championships order form.
(12/11/07) Congratulations to Alexandra Veremeychik, Rachel Hayes, Sarah Eisen and Haley Mulera who passed their senior moves tests on November 24th. Congratulations also to Mary Jean Huebner who passed her Adult Gold Freestyle test.
(12/8/07) Armin Mahbanoozadeh brought home the Bronze Medal from the
2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, in Gdansk, Poland. Kristine Musademba placed 4th. It was a great competition for the U.S. and for WFSC. Read Armin's account of his trip to Croatia.
(11/27/07) WFSC Results - 2008 Eastern Sectional FS Championships.
(11/27/07) WFSC Results - 2008 South Atlantic Regional Qualifying FS Championships.
(11/27/07) WFSC Results - 2008 South Atlantic Regional Non-Qualifying FS Championships.
(11/26/07) WFSC's Ashley Wagner received excellent press in USA Today after winning the bronze medal at the
2007 Trophee Eric Bompard Senior Grand Prix in Paris, November 16-18. Congratulations to Ashley on this great accomplishment!
 (11/20/07) It is with sadness we note the passing of Patsy Picken on Monday, November 19th. She was a long-time WFSC judge, skater, and active member. In 1945, Patsy became WFSC's first National Champion when she and Walter (Red) Bainbridge claimed the Silver Dance title (now known as Junior Dance).
Obituary and Funeral Details.
(11/13/2007) Applications for
Michael Weiss Foundation Scholarships are available online now.
(11/4/07) WFSC brought home 26 medals, including 12 gold, from the IceWorks Halloween Adult Classic 2007. Team "Ballston Rocks, Kids Watch Out" (shown at left) won the gold medal in Silver/Gold Team Maneuvers. Results of all WFSC skaters. Photos are available for purchase
(11/4/07) Ashley Wagner did well in her very first Senior Grand Prix, placing 5th in a field of 12 ladies at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2007/2008, Skate Canada International in Quebec City, Canada. USFS Results.
(10/23/07) After only their first year of JGP competition,
Armin Mahbanoozadeh and
Kristine Musademba have both qualified for the
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in Gdansk, Poland. This is an exciting moment for Washington Figure Skating! Best of luck to both skaters!
(10/20/07) WFSC Skaters brought home 80 medals from the Non-Qualifying 2008 South Atlantic Regional Championships in York PA. These included 21 Gold Medals, 23 Silver, 15 Bronze, and 21 Pewter! WFSC even participated in one event with 8 entries!!! We also had events (one each) with 7, 6 and 5 skaters! Congratulations to all our skaters! Details.
(10/16/07) Washington FSC sent 48 skaters to York, PA for the Qualifying 2008 South Atlantic Regional Championships. At left, Amanda Davis and coach Holly Eisenhour prepare for the Intermediate Ladies competition. Best of luck to all our skaters! Results.
(10/13/07) Parker Pennington won the silver medal at
Finlandia Trophy. He was 1st in the long and 4th in the short. A new member of WFSC, he has a very distinguished record, winning national championships at every level from juvenile to junior. Congratulations to Parker!
(10/9/07) Congratulations to Lisa Yee who passed her Senior FS and to Honi Jurison passed her Senior Moves in August.
(10/9/07) Club members Victoria Suttora, Kyle MacMillan, Lorraine McNamara, Quinn Carpenter, Danvi Pham, and Vu Pham, along with Coach Alexei Kiliakov, were featured in a WUSA9 news story on October 8, 2007 about the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy. Taping of the story took place during the WFSC South Atlantic Sendoff on September 29 at Capitals IcePlex in Ballston, VA. Watch the video.
(9/29/07) Armin Mahbanoozadeh won his second Jr. Grand Prix medal in only his second Jr. Grand Prix event today at the
ISU JGP Croatia Cup, where he received the bronze medal for Junior Men!
(9/19/2007) Washington FSC was the 2007 Challenge Cup Trophy Winner September 13-16, sponsored by the Philadelphia Skating Club & Humane Society in Ardmore PA. Full results.
(9/17/07) Congratulations to Kristine Musademba who brought home the Ladies Silver Medal at the 2007 Junior Grand Prix in Vienna, Austria!!! She also took first place in the short program.
(9/12/07) Read Ashley Wagner's reflections on attending the USFS Champs Camp, June 23 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
(9/10/07) Congratulations to Barbara Buch and Barbara Shostak who received their Novice Competition Judge and Novice Synchronized Skating Judge appointments, respectively.
(9/8/07) Armin Mahbanoozadeh won gold in the men's competition at the Junior Grand Prix event in Lake Placid, N.Y. More.
(9/8/07) WFSC Trivia: Did you know that the most popular first name of WFSC Members is Kathy* (18). The runners up are Christine* (14) and Sarah* (12). Sadly, but not surprisingly, no male names made the complete list. *Includes variations in spelling.
(8/15/07) Congratulations to Rachel Nevares who won the Silver Medal in Junior ladies at the 2007 U.S. Collegiate Championships
in Oxford, Ohio. Rachel, who will begin her second year at Northern Virginia Community College this fall, made a comeback after finishing fourth in Monday's short program. Nevares, skating to Memoirs of a Geisha, chose not to attempt a double Axel, but she still skated a clean program, sailing through her seven jump elements without any mistakes. Nevares also earned the highest program components score of the evening, and her total of 56.38 put her in first place for the free skate. Her 82.99 total points allowed her to slip ahead of Delaware's Jazmyn Manzouri to take home the silver medal. Full results.
(7/8/07) Congratulations to Charissa Tansomboon who passed her Senior Freestyle Test.
(6/10/07) The Edward G. Picken Pro-Am Dance Classic 2007 Coaches Awards went to Vitaliy Shalin, WFSC (Men) and Christie Moxley, University of Delaware (Women).
Results of the entire competition.
(6/2/07) Ashley Wagner won the 2007 Wheeler Award for her motivation, sportsmanship, and recent accomplishments. Congratulations to Ashley!
(5/27/07) A certificate was presented by the USFS Governing Council to Washington FSC for conducting the most tests in 2006 of any club in the United States! Freestyle Test Chair Pat Brockner accepted the award in Reno, Nevada on behalf of the Club. Congratulations to Pat, Dance Test Chair Carrie Solomon and all their assistants for long hours of dedicated service! Shown at left are Carrie and Pat. Click on photo for larger image.
(5/16/07) Congratulations to Alex Allen who landed a spot in Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour and will be on the road for a year or so!
(5/15/07) Congratulations to all our skaters who passed Moves in the Field and Freestyle Tests on April 1st. Paulina Dam and Margaret Dayhoff-Brannigan passed their Senior Moves test and Mary Jean Huebner passed her Adult Gold MIF.
View the full list.
(5/7/07) Congratulations to Megan Raymond on her recent appointment to Junior Competition Judge.
(5/5/07) Congratulations to Katrina Reyes who passed her Gold Dance Test at SkateQuest Reston. And to Natalie Stier and Victoria Vandenbroucke who passed the Senior Freestyle and Senior Moves In The Field tests (respectively)!
Important Notice Regarding Sanctions!!!
WFSC sponsored events are sanctioned for our skaters when required, but skaters need a letter of permission from the Club in order to participate in an exhibition or other such event hosted by other clubs or rinks. Sanctioned events ensure the protection of our skaters' eligibility for USFSA qualifying competitions & activities. For more information, refer to the USFS Sanctions Primer. Please contact Ellyn Kestnbaum to request a sanction for an event at a WFSC rink (USFS requires 30 days notice to submit), or to obtain a letter of permission for an individual skater to perform with another club or rink.
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