District & Association Updates
of Skaters in Your Rink and the Number of Private Students and ISI Memberships.” Liz Mangelsdorf and Kim Hansen from the ISI office were
also in attendance. Liz and Kim gave presentations on “2016 ISI Rule Changes,” “ISI Membership” and “Judging – How to Be a Better Judge.” Te 2016 District 11 Merit Award was presented to Christy
Malacrea, from the Dr Pepper Star Center – Farmers Branch. Congratulations!
ISI District 14 (Northern California, Northern Nevada) by Paige C. Scott, District Director
Unfortunately, our district has lost another ice rink. As many of you may know, Belmont Iceland closed, and the group to save Bridgeport is still going strong. Tis leaves 12 rinks in all of Northern California, not including the seasonal rinks. Parent groups continue to seek financial support
in the hope of a new arena here in the Bay Area. It’s humorous that so many people think that Northern California, or the San Francisco Bay area, isn’t a place where skaters originate, but the truth is that numerous Olympians have hailed from this area, including many who started right here in ISI District 14 programs. Te 2016 District 14 Championships, once again held at
Coaches gather at the District 11 Fall Seminar.
Tahoe Sports & Entertainment in beautiful South Lake Tahoe, had a record number of skaters. Tis year’s Skater Award went to Julian Chan of Vacaville Ice Sports and his coach, Crystal Miller. Te District Merit Award was presented to Jane Trockmorton of Skatetown. District 14 is happy to be sending Jane to the 2017 ISI/MIAMA Conference & Trade Show in St. Paul, Minn. ISI District 14 was a proud sponsor of the Adult Challenge
Reception at Sharks Ice San Jose, held Friday, Nov. 18. Happy Skating!
Ice Skating Institute Asia (ISIAsia)
2016 District 11 Merit Award Winner Christy Malacrea
Costume Parties: ICE at the Parks hosted their annual costume party on Oct. 28. Prizes were awarded for costumes and each skater received a goody bag of treats. Te party was free for all. Coaches skated with the beginner skaters, talked to parents, played ice skating games with the skaters, etc. It is a great promotional event for the rink and the sport of ice skating.
2017 District 11 Competitions Love To Skate Competition, Feb. 18-19; District 11 Championships, May 19-21, NYTEX Sports Centre, North Richland Hills, Texas; 14th 16-17, ICE at Te Parks.
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by Linda Huggins, secretary, treasurer Hong Kong District Director
Ice skating in Asia continued to thrive over the summer, with new ISI member rinks in Vietnam, Iraq, Japan, Thailand and Cambodia, as well as five new member rinks throughout China, in Beijing, Wuhan, Changchun, Rizhao and Shenzhen. Our growing membership now has
plenty of competitions to choose from with 23 Invitational events on our calendar, and six new events added in China. Skate Asia was hosted by Sunway Pyramid Ice in Kuala
Annual Open Competition, Sept.
Lumpur in August and 700 Skaters enjoyed the wonderful Malaysian hospitality and 10 days of exciting competition. Te four American referees were happy to revisit this great venue and were entertained by exhibitions by Julian Yee and Shoko Ishikawa, and some amazing team and individual events throughout the week.
ISI EDGE WINTER 2016
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