DISTRICT & ASSOCIATION UPDATES
with a select team of Ice Chalet skaters called “Team Blades.” The mentoring sessions will provide a tie-in between ice skating and skills essential for success, including teamwork, time management, goal setting and more.
The Ice Chalet Skating Club of Knoxville is hosting several fundraisers to support this non-profit program. The first will be Skating with the Stars on June 17, featuring Ice Chalet skaters and staff performing with East Tennessee celebrities.
The Ice Chalet will also offer seven week-long Summer Skating Camps from June 12 -July 30.
The Easter Bunny’s Arrival on Ice, presented by K Lynn Skating School, was held Saturday, March 25 at the Eastdale Mall Ice Palace in Montgomery, Ala.
The Pelham Ice Arena, Pelham, Ala., will offer their Summer Academy, June 5 – Aug. 11. On-ice classes will include Jump Technique, Spin Technique, Edges & Power Class and a Synchronized Skating Class. Every Friday will be an “Exhibition Day.”
ISI DISTRICT 6 (MICHIGAN)
by Julie Goddard, District Director
The busy season for District 6 is coming to an end with everyone hosting their annual ice shows. It’s the favorite time of the year for many of our skaters.
We had an excellent competition season with district competitions at Wayne/Westland and
Southgate. Our favorite competition this season was ISI Winter Classic in Oxford, Ohio. Our parents, skaters and coaches all love attending competitions at Goggin Ice Center and had an absolute blast this year at the ISI national event. We already can’t wait until we get to go back.
Next up, we are in the planning stages for the State Games of America to be held Aug. 3 in Grand Rapids, Mich. I am proud to announce that the ISI and U.S. Figure Skating competitions will be held under the same roof and we will be sharing our resources and running one surface of ISI events and one surface of U.S. Figure Skating events simultaneously.
Laura Beth Matus of The Point Mallard Figure Skating Club, Decatur, Ala., represented Team USA at the Special Olympics Winter Games in March in Austria.
ISI DISTRICT 8
(CHICAGO/MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN AREA) by Vicky Klinko-Osseland, District Director
We’ve had a great season of skating, with several successful competitions, including the District 8 Championships in the beginning of March. We had a great weekend of events starting Friday afternoon and running through Sunday evening! Congratulations to our top three teams: First place, Niles Iceland; second
place, Inwood Ice Arena; and third place, Saddle & Cycle Club. A special thank you to the McFetridge Ice Arena staff and Skating Director Jennifer Ward for the assistance in making this a great event!
Next year’s District 8 Championships is scheduled March 2-4 at Centennial Ice Rinks in Wilmette. We’ve had several inquiries about allowing skaters from outside of District 8 to compete in this annual event, and we’re happy to say we accept skaters of all ages and abilities from anywhere as long as they have an ISI membership!
Ice Chalet in Knoxville, Tenn., introduces their new Skate for Our Future program to benefit disadvantaged and foster children. The Ice Chalet Skating Club will host Skating with the Stars, their first fundraiser to benefit the new program.
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This summer two additional competitions will be held: School’s Out Competition at McFetridge Sports Center in Chicago and Mid-Summer Classic at Centennial Ice Rinks in Wilmette. Please check the District 8 website at
learntoskate.org for more information.
We will also have a general meeting this summer for District 8 coaches, skating directors and managers. Scott Lundgren from
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