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April, 2013 www.AllYearFSC.com Congratulations to All Year FSC skaters for their terrific results at the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships! All Year FSC had nine medalists! 2013 Junior World Results Congratulations to Brandon Frazier and Haven Denney (Broadmoor SC) for winning the Junior Pairs World Title! Congratulations to Courtney Hicks who placed 5th in the Junior Ladies event! Championship Ladies Pewter Medal (4th) – Courtney Hicks 11th – Caroline Zhang 19th – Sophia Adams Championship Dance Silver medal (2nd) – Madison Chock and Evan Bates 5th – Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giuletti-Schmitt 8th- Collin Brubaker and Alissandra Aronow 13th- Sam Kaplun and Taylor Tran Championship Men 6th- Richard Dornbush 11th – Jonathan Cassar 18th Philip Warren Championship Pairs Pewter Medal (4th) – Lindsay Davis and Mark Ladwig 5th- Brandon Frazier and Haven Denney Junior Men 7th – Nix Phengsy Congratulations to Madison Chock with Evan Bates on their 7th place finish in the Ice Dance event at the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships!! 2013 Four Continents Results Congratulations on great skates!! - Madison Chock and Evan Bates, 3rd place - Richard Dornbush, 5th place 2013 Gardena Trophy Congratulations to Vincent Zhou! 1 st place, Advanced Novice boys 2013 World Team Trophy Congratulations to Madison Chock and Evan Bates (Ann Arbor FSC)! 1st place, Ice Dance ** Junior Men’s Champion: Vincent Zhou ** ** Novice Ladies Champion: Tyler Pierce ** ** Novice Dance Champions: Chloe Lewis and Logan Bye (SC of New York) **

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April, 2013

www.AllYearFSC.com

Congratulations to All Year FSC skaters for their terrific results at the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships! All Year FSC had nine medalists!

2013 Junior World Results

Congratulations to Brandon Frazier and Haven Denney (Broadmoor SC) for winning

the Junior Pairs World Title!

Congratulations to Courtney Hickswho placed 5th in the Junior Ladies event!

Championship LadiesPewter Medal (4th) – Courtney Hicks11th – Caroline Zhang19th – Sophia Adams

Championship DanceSilver medal (2nd) – Madison Chock and Evan Bates5th – Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giuletti-Schmitt8th- Collin Brubaker and Alissandra Aronow13th- Sam Kaplun and Taylor Tran

Championship Men6th- Richard Dornbush11th – Jonathan Cassar18th Philip Warren

Championship PairsPewter Medal (4th) – Lindsay Davis and Mark Ladwig5th- Brandon Frazier and Haven Denney

Junior Men7th – Nix Phengsy

Congratulations to Madison Chock with Evan Bates

on their 7th place finish in the Ice Dance event

at the 2013 ISU World Figure Skating Championships!!

2013 Four Continents ResultsCongratulations on great skates!!

- Madison Chock and Evan Bates, 3rd place- Richard Dornbush, 5th place

2013 Gardena TrophyCongratulations to Vincent Zhou!1st place, Advanced Novice boys

2013 World Team TrophyCongratulations to Madison Chock and Evan Bates (Ann Arbor FSC)!

1st place, Ice Dance

** Junior Men’s Champion: Vincent Zhou **** Novice Ladies Champion: Tyler Pierce **** Novice Dance Champions: Chloe Lewis and Logan Bye (SC of New York) **

CALLING ALL GRADS!Going to school and participating in a sport like figure skating is hard work! Graduates deserve

recognition! We would like to celebrate your achievements in our summer newsletter. If you

are graduating from high school, college or university in June of 2013, please send us your name, school name, any honors, type of degree

and future plans. Graduation photos will be accepted as well! Please be sure to identify your

photo with your first and last name. Congratulations!

Send email to: [email protected]

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Junior Pairs11th- Joshua Santillan and Olivia Oltmanns

Junior Dance12th- Jared Weiss and Stacey Siddon

Novice Ladies5th- Elizabeth Nguyen

Novice Pairs10th- David Botero and Lianna Thomas

Intermediate Ladies8th- Caitlin Nguyen9th Ai Setoyama

Intermediate PairsPewter Medal (4th) – Matthew Scoralle and Alexandria Schmainda

Intermediate Dance7th- Michael Valdez and Alexis Middleton

8th- Scott Wenner and Eleanor Babaev

Juvenile DanceBronze Medal (3rd) – Elizabeth Addas and Jonathan Schultz

Juvenile GirlsBronze Medal (3rd) – Akari Nakahara

Juvenile Pairs9th – Cecilia Wright and William Wright

2013 Club JacketsTo order your jacket,

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The order form is available online: http://allyearfsc.com/apparel/

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Congratulations to Hayden Paige, who won the William O. Smythe Perpetual Memorial Trophy

(age 11 and younger) at Skate La Grande

(pictured with Crystalrose Guerra)

2013 All Year Figure Skating ClubOpen Competition

Friday, Saturday & Sunday / May 31 – June 2, 2013Center Ice Arena - 201 So. Plum Ave., Ontario, CAENTRY DEADLINE: Saturday, May 4, 2013This event is part of the 2013 Invitational Series,

the Iceman Series & the National Solo Dance Series.

5/4/13 to 5/5/13 2013 Governing Council, Colorado Springs, CO5/18/13 to 5/19/13 California Championships*, Artesia5/31/13 to 6/2/13 All Year Open*, Ontario6/8/13 to 6/9/13 LA Showcase, Burbank6/15/13 to 6/16/13 Skating Club of So-Cal Comp*, El Segundo6/22/13 to 6/23/13 So Cal Inter-Club Championships*, Paramount6/29/13 to 6/30/13 South Bay Open*, Torrance7/5/13 to 7/7/13 Hidden Valley Open*, Escondido7/11/13 to 7/14/13 Los Angeles Open*, Burbank7/21/2013 Cactus Classic, Scottsdale, AZ7/27/13 to 7/28/13 Silver State Open, Las Vegas, NV8/1/13 to 8/4/13 Glacier Falls Summer Classic*, Anaheim 2013 National Showcase8/10/13 to 8/11/13 Arizona Ice Classic, Chandler, AZ8/17/13 to 8/18/13 Orange County Open*, Yorba Linda8/24/13 to 8/25/13 Ice In The Pines, Flagstaff, AZ8/29/13 to 9/1/13 Golden West Championships*, Ontario9/7/13 to 9/8/13 Rim Of the World*, TBD9/14/13 to 9/15/13 Pasadena Open*, Pasadena9/21/13 to 9/22/13 So Cal Inter-Club Invitational Series Final, Paramount 9/28/13 to 9/29/13 West Coast Open**, Valencia10/19/13 to 10/22/13 2014 Southwest Pacific Regionals, Anaheim10/27/2013 50th Annual Arrowhead Open Championships**, Ontario 11/9/2013 Autumn Antics, Peoria, AZ11/15/13 to 11/17/13 Desert Ice Open, Las Vegas, NV11/19/13 to 11/23/13 2014 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Oakland

SAVE THE DATE!2013 Golden West Open Championships

At Center Ice in OntarioAugust 29, 30, 31, Sep. 1, 2013

Check the All Year web site for scheduled Test Sessions

• Center Ice Ontario• Contact Rainer Kokotakis

• LA Kings Valley Ice Center• Contact Rainer Kokotakis

• Glacial Gardens/Lakewood• Bettina Mortarotti-Koncius

• Riverside Ice Town• Contact - Sharon Pierce

Special thanks to our Junior Board Advisors: Carolyn Mendelson and Kim Amaral

2012-2013 Junior Board Officers

President: Clara Liao Vice President: Grace SimmonsSecretary: Rachel Mendelson Treasurer: Ethan AmaralHistorian: Monica Caris & Cheyenne Bell

Ashley HannaniMichael ValdezJackie LaBargeRachel DolanAshley Quan

Emily KeiserLeah KeiserTyler PierceBrandon AmaralCourtney Hicks

Board Members

Board of Directors

All Year FSC Board of Directors/Officers:President - Janis EngelVice President - Doug WilliamsTreasurer - Steven HsuSecretary - Stefanie Mathewson

• Liz Chase• Helene Krasner• Rainer Kokotakis

• David Mendelson• Zuzka Polishook • Beverly Price• Val Lundy

Jr. Board Rink Contacts

LAKEWOOD and ARTESIA Michael Valdez

PARAMOUNT Courtney HicksCheyenne BellThe Amaral family

RIVERSIDE Grace CohenTyler Pierce

TORRANCE Rachel Mendelson

Junior Board ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NEW MEMBERS

The Jr. Board is looking for new members for next year. The Jr. Board is a group of skaters that is highly motivated to help in the community as well as promote figure skating.

The Jr. Board runs fundraising events to support our activities.

We meet once a month and are present at all Club Events. For club events, it is necessary to assist at Center Ice in Ontario.

If you are between the ages of 12-18 and are interested in becoming a member of the Jr. Board, please submit a short bio about yourself and e-mail to Helene Krasner ([email protected]) to place your name on the ballot.

JR BOARD SKATES AND CLOTHING FUNDRAISER

If you have any skates, blades or skate clothing in good condition that you no longer need, please consider donating them to the Jr. Board for a fundraiser.

Items can be left at the main offices of the following rinks: - East West Ice Palace -Artesia-­‐ The Rinks at Lakewood-­‐ Paramount Iceland-­‐ LA Kings Valley Ice Center-­‐ Riverside Icetown-­‐ Skating Edge Ice Arena (Harbor City/Torrance)

TESTING LOCATIONS

Center Ice Arena, OntarioRiverside Ice Town, Riverside

LA Kings/Valley Ice, Panorama CityGlacial Gardens, Lakewood

May 3-5 - Governing Council (Colorado Springs, CO)

Delegates representing All Year FSC are Lexi Rohner, Doug Williams, Alex Chang & Jonathon Cassar

Congratulations to Steven Hsu for receiving his National Singles & Pairs judge appointment!

2013 Program Components SeminarThank you to all the coaches, skaters

and our faculty!– Charlie Cyr

- Jeff Charbonneau- Stefanie Mathewson

- Doug Williams

All Year Members have worked hard this year! Below are tests

our members have passed during September 2012 - March 2013

Senior Moves in the FieldVanna GiangGia Kokotakis

Clara LiaoEmily Martorella

Nathalie NgLauren RichardsMichael Valdez

Leslie MeiselBeverly Laksana

Carolina CallAkari Nakahara

Senior FreeskateEmily Keiser

Rachel Mendelson

Congratulation our skaters who have passed their

Senior and/or Gold Tests - August 2012 - present!!

Pre Preliminary MovesMelania Delis Stephanie Ramirez Allan Daniel Fisher Jamie Foo Keeyana Missaghieh Amanda Arias Kennedy Bailey Regan Nicole Barton Amber Nicole Braley Julienne Correa Haley Daniels Molly Rendel Kamea Robinson Nichole Zhang Sophia Hogue Yat Long Cherry Lee Alexandria WrightZazi Ebert-ByrnesAlexandria FalvoGerald HsuThomas HsuSophia LiangElitsa Mincheva

Preliminary Moves Jamie Foo Sarah Lazaro Jeanette Choi Chloe Gradilla Jennifer Hibbard William Kosasih Maximilian Panfilov Alissa Shterenberg Amber Nicole Braley Michaela Chin Charley DiMonte Elena DiMonte Allan Daniel Fisher Danny Nguyen Ilana Plager Lindsey Washiashi Calli BlumenthalJulienne Correa

Yat Long Cherry LeeAlexandria WrightElizabeth YermakovaValerie Yermakova

Pre Juvenile MovesKeilani Marie Adams Sarah Crowe Alfred Bartel Carolyn Bartel Nina Esber Chloe Gradilla Katherine Hwang Sarah Lazaro Hayden Paige Kaitlyn Seng Samantha Yamaguchi Paul AbdouJuliet FeinmanYat Long Cherry LeeAlexandra Michelle OlmedoBeatrice Petropoulos-WhiteStarr Andrews Jiwon Lee Tammy Nguyen

Juvenile MovesMei Bynum Juliana Cabrera Jacqueline Domino Jacqueline Lee Annie Hu Barbra Lyons Samantha Yamaguchi Donna Yi Katherine HwangJiwon LeeHannah RimGrace Koplin

Intermediate Moves Sarah Baetge Helena Park Emma Coppess

Sabrina Ghaly Diane Jung Hanne Landro Kimiko Schwab Gianna Uy Mako Williams Emily Pyagay Melissa Rosales Phoebie Simonyi Hannah BaetgeMei BynumRachel DolanKeegan MitsuokaRachel RovinskySavannah StroykeCecilia F WrightAlex Evans Victoria Martin

Intermediate Moves-M Gina Testa

Novice MovesRebecca Beerstein Julianna Gomez Brianna Martinez Nathalie Ng Nhi Do Carissa Gann Jordyn Yokoyama Sommer Bradley Luke Kirchgessner Michelle Li Courtney Yamada Katie SingMadison VicterGabriella VinokurJessica Lee

Junior MovesElizabeth Addas Nathalie Ng Shantel Chen Kara Hamilton

Brooke Thorson Tiana Austel Victoria GiangAmi OkamotoMadeleine TranSamantha TranRebecca Rose Valadez

Adult Pre Bronze MovesJudie Harer Sylvianne Pizarro

Adult Bronze MovesRobert BragaKendra Gelner Tessa BlakeElizabeth Chung

Adult Silver MovesJean Teng Patricia Yamada

Pre Preliminary Freeskate Stephanie Ramirez Allan Daniel Fisher Jamie Foo Keeyana Missaghieh Jeanette Choi Linette Choi Jennifer Hibbard William Kosasih Alexandria Wright Calli BlumenthalZazi Ebert-ByrnesSophia HogueJiwon LeeSophia LiangKylee LouMolly RendelAmber Braley Yat Long Cherry Lee Danny Nguyen Tammy Nguyen

Tests passed by All Year members as reported on the U.S. Figure

Skating website will be acknowledged here once posted

by U.S. Figure Skating.

Preliminary FreeskateHannah Baetge Nyssa Yota Nina Esber Grace Koplin Sarah Lazaro Jacqueline Domino Tyler Nichols Samantha Yamaguchi Chloe GradillaWilliam WrightAllan Daniel Fisher Ilana Plager

Pre Juvenile FreeskateMerry Neitlich Mei Bynum Helena Park Jacqueline Lee Katie Nichols Gianna Uy Annie Hu Emily Le Michelle Li Samantha Yamaguchi Donna Yi Keegan MitsuokaCecilia WrightWilliam WrightStarr Andrews Alex Evans

Juvenile Free Skating Sarah Baetge Lynette Lester Nathalie Ng Nhi Do Cassidy IdenoshitaDonna Yi Keegan MitsuokaCaroline Levin

Intermediate Freeskate Kindra SotoElizabeth Addas Rebecca Beerstein Gia Kokotakis Hanne Landro Emily Martorella Nathalie Ng Emily Pyagay Melissa Rosales Jacob DeWolfeJessica Lee

Novice Freeskate Runa Maeda Tara SorensonVanna GiangVictoria Giang

Junior FreeskateJason TakahashiAshley Park Emily Keiser Runa Maeda

Tara Sorenson Cheyenne BellPauline Bynum

Adult Bronze FreeskateKendra Gelner

Preliminary Dance Shanti Bernstein Nathalie Ng Mei Bynum

Pre Bronze Dance Nathalie Ng Logan Showalter Ai Setoyama

Bronze Dance Nathalie Ng

Pre Silver Dance Kindra SotoMichael Valdez

Silver Dance Yasmine YuElizabeth Addas

Pre Gold Dance Pauline Bynum

Solo Preliminary DanceGabriella VinokurAshley Keiko QuanVictoria RackohnVincent Zhou

Solo Pre Bronze Dance Mako Williams

Solo Bronze Dance Emily LeMako Williams

Solo Pre Gold DanceNha-Quyen Nguyen

Intermediate Free Dance Elizabeth Addas

Juvenile Solo Free Dance Mako Williams

Novice Solo Free DanceAshley Keiko Quan

Pre-Juvenile Pair Alfred Bartel Carolyn Bartel

Adult Bronze Pair Carolee Kness-Purdie

The All Year FSC welcomes new members who have joined us from October 2012 to present:

Skylar OverlandBrianna Weissmann

Shanti BernsteinShahin Rafil Tabatabai

Clarinda SorianoCeleste MedinaMolly RendelJudie Harer

Chelsea WagstaffRaynise Mancha

Barbra LyonsAoi Sugimoto

Donna Yi

Kennedy BaileyMadison Victer

Kamea RobinsonHayley DanielsBichole ZhangKatie BeriauGerald Hsu

Thomas HsuBrean Prefontaine

Michelle LiMelissa Parker

Paula WhitemanSarah Klapper

Kira Klapper-CirkovicLlanel FlorendoAlexandria FalvoDiana Fernandez

Lindsey WashiashiYat Long Cherry Lee

Sophia HogueCaitin Ramsey

April JotikasthiraAkeah Ogata

Isabella Dailey

Second Club Members:Lauren Mattice

Katherine SimpsonJade Chi

Kathryn RichMelinda Sherrill

Paula Cruz-BondeSean R. HenryKelli McClure

Kathryn ValenzuelaIsabella Dailey

Elizabeth Johnson

Volunteers!All  Hands  on  Deck!

It  takes  a  village…Did  you  know  that  we  have  dedicated  volunteers  who  spend  over  40  hours  a  week  during  and  leading  up  to  our  competitions?  

They  attend  to  details  such  as:• scheduling• practice  ice• ofAicials’  and  coaches’  hospitality                                      .  .  .  and  more

Just  a  few  extra  hands  for  a  few  hours  helps  A  LOT!    

Especially  in  the  climate  in  which  our  events  take  place.  

Did  you  know  that  monitors  get  the  best  seats  in  the  house?    Music  technicians  and  announcers  know  who  is  skating  and  when,  registration  volunteers  get  to  see  everyone  who  walks  in  and  out  and  really  get  to  sense  the  heartbeat  of  the  event.  If  you  love  to  hostess  and  organize,  hospitality  is  for  you!    

Please  take  a  moment  to  think  about  your  gifts  and  areas  of  expertise,  and  how  can  you  help  your  club  by  doing  something  you  enjoy.  

Contact:  Rainer  Kokotakis([email protected]  )

Helping Hands On  the  front  lines• Registration• Hospitality• Monitors  and  Marshalls• Music  and  Announcing  

Better  behind  the  scenes?• Organization  &  operations• Set  up/tear  down• Mailing  (membership  &  event  information,  etc.)

Digging  in  Deep!    Is  judging  for  you?    We  have  ofAicials  who  would  love  to  mentor  you!    Please  check  the  guidelines  at  www.USFigureSkating.org.    

• Click  on  the  About  Us  link• click  on  the  Forms  button  on  the  left  menu

• scroll  down  to  the  Trial  Judge  area

Additional  information  is  in  the  Judges  section.    For  more  information  be  sure  to  let  us  know  your  intent.  

Contacts:Doug  Williams  ([email protected])  

Janis  Engel  ([email protected])

Stefanie  Mathewson  ([email protected])  

Does AYFSC have all of your updated contact information?

If you have had a change of address, phone or email,

please notify Helene Krasner ASAP by email at

[email protected]

FundraisingParticipate in Fundraising for AYFSC! Support your club!

Thank you to those members who have signed on to the Ralph’s Community Contribution program and designated AYFSC to receive a % of each purchase!

Annually on or after September 1st, you must re-register and designate AYFSC as the recipient of future contributions from this program.

-­‐ Log in to www.ralphs.com using your Ralph’s card number and e-mail address- At the “Community Contribution” link, enter the AYFSC 5 digit ID number 92035

   Thank  you  to  everyone  who  made  contributions  to  this  newsletter.    Special  thanks  also  to  Lexi  Rohner  and  Janis  Engel  for  their  assistance.  If  you  have  anything  to  contribute,  please  email  

Stefanie  Mathewson  at:[email protected]    

Adult Gold Men 3Marco Pizzo, 1st

Adult Gold Ladies 4Erin Dillon, 7th

Adult Gold Ladies 1Jessica Scieszinski, 5th

Samantha Schecter, 13th

Adult Masters Novice Ladies 3Priscilla Heaton, 1st

Adult Bronze Ladies 2Jean Teng, 2nd

Adult Bronze Ladies 4Melissa Parker, 3rd

Adult Bronze Men 4Ben Daidone, 6th

Adult Silver Men 2Shawn Gutierrez, 1st

Adult Silver Ladies 5Merry Neitlich, 2nd

Adult Silver Ladies 3Zuzka Polishook, 2nd

Adult Bronze Solo DanceCarolee Kness-Purdie, 1st

Adult Masters Ladies Dramatic Skate 3Priscilla Heaton, 3rd

Adult Bronze Ladies Dramatic Skate 1/2 Angie Miske. 1st

Adult Bronze Ladies Dramatic Skate 4 Melissa Parker, 5th

Adult Silver Ladies Dramatic Skate 5 Merry Neitlich, 1st

Adult Gold Ladies Dramatic Skate 1 Jessica Scieszinski, 9th

Adult Gold Men Dramatic Skate 2/3/4 Marco Pizzo, 1st

Adult Silver Men Dramatic Skate 2/3/4 Shawn Gutierrez, 2nd

Adult Gold Ladies Dramatic Skate 4/5 Gina Testa, 3rd

Adult Masters Ladies Light Entertainment Skate 3

Priscilla Heaton- 2nd

Adult Bronze Ladies Light Entertainment Skate 2/3

Angie Miske, 1st

Adult Silver Men Light Entertainment Skate 2/3/4/5

Shawn Gutierrez, 3rd

Adult Silver Ladies Light Entertainment Skate 5

Merry Neitlich. 2nd

Adult Gold Ladies Light Entertainment Skate 4/5

Carolee Kness-Purdie, 2nd

Gina Testa, 3rd

Adult Gold Ladies Light Entertainment Skate 1

Jessica Scieszinski, 6th

Samantha Schecter, 7th

Championship Masters Jr.-Sr. Ladies1st – Courtney Donovan

Championship Adult Gold Men1st – Diego Hemingway2nd – Marco Pizzo

Championship Masters Intermediate-Novice Ladies4th – Priscilla Heaton

Championship Adult Gold Ladies2nd – Jessica Sciezinski18th – Samantha Schecter

Congratulations to AYFSC adult skaters who competed in Pasadena at the 2013 Pacific Coast Adult Sectional Championships!

** Qualified for Championship event at the U.S. Adult Championships in Scottsdale, AZ, April 10-14, 2013 **

(1st through 4th place only)

A big congratulations to all the All Year FSC competitors who participated at the 2013 U.S. Adult Championships!

For all results, recaps and videos, please visit IceNetwork.

Championship Masters Junior-Senior Ladies

Courtney Donovan – 1st

Championship Masters Intermediate-Novice Ladies

Priscilla Heaton – 11th

Championship Adult Gold Men Diego Heminway 4th

Marco Pizzo – 9th

Championship Adult Gold Ladies

Jessica Scieszinski – 7th

EXCITING NEWS!California Gold Synchronized Skating organization is announcing a Junior Team for the 2013 – 2014 Season! Limited positions available, contact us at [email protected] or 562-434-3018. Coaches Jill Cipresso and Amanda Falkowski are extremely excited to add a new team to California Gold. Under their tutelage, the California Gold Senior team has been a member of Team USA since 2008. Jill and Amanda are eager and committed to growing more athletes to compete with this prestigious honor.

Junior requirements: - Ages 12-18- Passed Intermediate MIF- 3 Practices a week

Going  Synchro!

www.californiagoldteams.comFacebook: California Gold

Competitions include: Anaheim Ice (Anaheim), Dr. Porter (Michigan), Pacific Coast Sectionals (Chicago Area) and US Nationals (Colorado Springs)

Test requirements must be completed by December 1st, 2013 and age is calculated based on July 1st, 2013. In addition to joining the team other opportunities are also available through Scholarships, Committees, Awards and Honors. You can read more about those opportunities below.

Synchronized Skating is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences. There are so many benefits to participating a with team, and synchronized skating is a great way for figure skaters to compete in a sport they love while enjoying all of the aspects of working with others in a team environment. US Figure Skating Synchro promo videoOpportunities that come with synchronized skating:• DREAM program – 10 athletes (rotate 5 new athletes each year) – for Team USA Synchronized Skating Athletes• Scholarships Opportunities• Scholastic Honors Team (Junior Team only)• AAC – 10 synchro athlete representatives• 3A Award – 1 synchro skater chosen every year (Junior Team)

2013 S.T.A.R.S. Combine Registration now open!

The 2013 S.T.A.R.S. program will be coming to Southern California this Spring and Summer!- Sunday, May 5th - Ontario Center Ice Arena- Friday, July 21st – Lake Forest Ice PalaceRegistration deadline for the Ontario combine is April 5th and Lake Forest is May 21st. Sign up today to guarantee your spot!

The Spring Recital was a great success! Thank you to Rainer Kokotakis, Helene Krasner!

A big thank you also goes to Alex Chang for choreographing the finale!

Check your mailbox! Ballots for All Year Figure Skating Club Board Members coming soon!

DONATIONS To donate to All Year FSC,

contact Helene Krasner, [email protected]

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Do you have a U.S. Figure Skating Members Only account?

Do you know what tests you have taken? Did you know that they are available online on the U.S. Figure Skating website? You can access all sorts of information online at the USFS website. The website is located at www.usfigureskating.org

Go to the “Members Only” link in the upper right hand corner of the home page and enter your membership number. You’ll be given a password to sign in and can then fill out or update your member profile, see tests you have taken, the date taken, host club of the test session and the results.

You can also see your event history and results (qualifying events only), register for qualifying events, access the official U.S. Figure Skating Directory, keep up with Governing Council actions, access the online store and much, much more. Please take advantage of this site!