OLD NEWS, BUT GOOD NEWS
Alaskate 2006 Results! Congratulations to all who competed!
'05 Top of the World Official Results
View & Order Rondy Photos here (2005)
4/2005 - Keegan Messing takes Intermediate Men's Gold at Fiesta Skate!
U.S. Jr. National Championships - results
Pacific Coast Sectional Championships - Results
1/10/05 - There's A New Sheet of Ice in Town
Have you been in downtown Anchorage lately? Town Square has been transformed into Winter Center Town Square--complete with an ICE RINK--and is offering free skating for the community on Friday evenings and Saturday evenings, from 5 - 9 pm, and Sundays, from 1 - 4 pm. In an effort to encourage the community to make use of the rink, the Anchorage Downtown Partnership has asked the Anchorage Figure Skating Club to be a part of the festivities. Several AFSC skaters will be performing exhibition programs on Friday and Saturday nights, and AFSC will be offering free beginner's skating lessons to kids, from 2 - 4 pm on Sunday afternoons. For a fun time, come out and support the rink! For further information, call Joanie Hufford at 694-9789.
1/5/05 - Alaskan Named to 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team
Congratulations are due Senior Lady Sarah Henry (AAFS) on having been selected as one of ten skaters in the country to be named to the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team. The honor is available to U.S. Figure Skating members of all disciplines who are juniors or seniors in an accredited high school. They must be full-time students with a GPA of 3.4 or higher and have competed at the novice, junior or senior level within the past two years. Candidates submit an application and an essay, which are reviewed by a panel that selects the honors team. Team members will be recognized during the 2005 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Portland, Ore., during an on-ice presentation on Saturday, Jan. 15.
In addition to her skating, Sarah has competed in the World Language Declamation in Spanish IV Poetry, placing third on the state level and boasting a 4.03 GPA. She competed at the senior level for the first time this season, placing eighth at the 2005 Northwest Pacific Regionals. WAY TO GO, SARAH!!!!!
For a complete list of Team members, go to http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=28366&type=news
12/5/04 - Alaskans Compete at Junior Nationals
After making it through his qualifying round in 4th place, Keegan Messing placed 5th in the Intermediate Men's Freeskate at the 2005 Junior National Figure Skating Championship in Jamestown, New York--finishing 6th overall in his division. Bianca Zuckerman and Baxter Burbank also placed 4th in their qualifying round in Intermediate Dance, finishing 11th overall. Congratulations to Keegan, Bianca and Baxter, and to the other Alaskans who competed at Nationals. Just qualifying for the competition put all those competing among the top 36 skaters in their divisions in the U.S. For complete results, click here.
Alaskans Excel at Regionals! View & Order Photos here
10/8/2004 - 2005 Rondy on Ice Announcement Released!
The Announcement for the 2005 Rondy on Ice show was sent out today, including all of the forms and information necessary to sign up to be in this year's ice show. Looks like it's going to be fun!
There are many things that are different this year from past years. Two of the biggest changes are:
1) Any Home or Associate AFSC club member who signs up for the 2005 Rondy on Ice show will be eligible for all cast selections. This means that all AFSC Home Club members and AFSC Associate Club members will have the same opportunities for highlighted cast positions and any other parts in the show. This change has been made to give our audiences a chance to see the most talented and enthusiastic skaters Anchorage has to offer.
2) Rather than have skaters skate their individual programs competition-style as in previous years, we will be holding a Cast Placement Audition, similar to auditions for many professional ice shows, on October 31st at 3 pm at UAA. Tryout attire for the audition should be simple and BLACK-either dress/skirt or leggings are permitted. Skaters will be asked to take the ice in groups, where they will be taught a sequence of moves similar to part of a skating program. THIS IS NOT A TEST, but merely an opportunity for the Artistic Director to determine the skater's optimum placement in the show.
Deadline for submission of completed applications is October 25th
For copies of the Announcement and printable copies of the forms, click here.
Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested.
If you have any questions, please contact Joy Vogel at 333-8975, or email her at Chezapk@aol.com
10 Alaskans attend 2004 Ice Fest competition
NEW RULE CHANGES: Affecting Senior and Junior Singles and Pairs Programs (Clarification Sheet - as of 9/8/04)
AFSC SKATER TO SKATE FOR DISNEY!
Former AFSC Board Member, Maureen McCoy, recently resigned her position on the Board, as she will be leaving Alaska soon to skate with Disney on Ice. This has been Maureen’s dream for many years, and though we will miss her, we wish her the best of luck!!!
Alaskans do well at 2004 ISI World's
Alaska well-represented at Collegiates
7/31/04 - AFSC SKATERS PASS TESTS
As they say in the East, "perserverance furthers"...which AFSC President Carl Nelson has proved by passing his Gold Dance test--a process which he began with his first dance test when he was 12 years old! Congratulations, Carl! Congratulations are also due the following AFSC skaters, who took and passed their tests this summer: Jennifer Pierce and Crystal Williams, who passed their Gold Dance tests; Tiffany Setters, who passed her Junior Freestyle test; Keegan Messing, who passed his Junior Moves in the Field and Juvenile Pairs tests; Marie Liley, who passed her Novice Freestyle; Emily Gelino-Bequette, who passed her Intermediate Moves and Intermediate Freeskate tests; Sofia Shamina, who passed her Intermediate Moves in the Field; Ellie Gottstein, who passed her Juvenile Pairs, Juvenile Freeskate and Novice Moves in the Field; Tiffany Dean, who passed her Juvenile Freeskate; Claire Feild, who passed her Pre-Juvenile Moves in the Field; and Ohna Korshin and Rose Hanson, who both passed their Pre-Preliminary Moves in the Field. Again, congratulations to all of these AFSC skaters!
7/19/04 - MESSING DOES WELL AT 2004 L.A. OPEN
Keegan Messing earned 1st place in the Intermediate Men's Short Program, and 3rd place in the Free Skate and Combined at the 2004 L.A. Open, July 15th - 19th, in Burbank, California. The L.A. Open is sponsored by the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club. Watch for detailed results on the LAFSC website. Congratulations, Keegan!
Alaskate 2004: Results *** View & Order Photos
News from USFSA Governing Council Meeting
5/2/04 - AFSC WELL-REPRESENTED AT SOURDOUGH IN FAIRBANKS
AFSC skaters at the Senior, Novice, Intermediate, Juvenile and Open Juvenile levels traveled to Fairbanks this past weekend to compete in Fairbanks Figure Skating Club's 2004 Sourdough Competition. This year's competition was part of the USFS Future Champions series, which meant that Juvenile through Novice level skaters were able to accrue points towards Future Champions medals. Congratulations to AFSC Gold Medalists Crystal Williams, Keegan Messing, Sofia Shamina, and Ellie Gottstein! Click here for complete results.
4/26/04 - AFSC SKATERS HOT IN PHOENIX!
Congratulations to AFSC members Sydne Vogel (Senior Ladies), Keegan Messing (Novice Men's), and Ellie Gottstein & Keegan Messing (Preliminary Pairs), who all placed First in their respective Freeskate events this past weekend at the annual Skating Club of Phoenix Fiesta Skate competition. The competition was a milestone for each of them for various reasons. Vogel's entry in Fiesta Skate marks her return to competitive skating following a year-long hiatus; Messing, who is actually, an Intermediate, skated at the Novice level, due to a lack of competitors at the Intermediate level; and for Gottstein & Messing, this marks the first time they have skated their Pairs program in a competition, following just under 4 weeks of skating together.
Other young Alaskans who medaled at Fiesta Skate include Annette Woodard - 2nd Place, Intermediate Dramatic Showcase; Leanna Jagger - 3rd Place, Intermediate Dramatic Showcase; Charissa Gliori - 2nd Place, Juvenile Dramatic Showcase; Ellie Gottstein - 4th Place, Pre-Juvenile Dramatic Showcase. Also, congratulations to Cindi Gliori, who took First place in the Adult Gold Freeskate event.
Alaska was well represented in Phoenix, with the following AFSC and AAFS skaters competing:
Senior Ladies - Sydne Vogel, Crystal Williams; Novice Ladies - Leanna Jagger; Novice Men - Keegan Messing; Intermediate Ladies - Bernadette Wilson, Annette Woodard; Juvenile Girls - Charissa Gliori; Pre-Juvenile Girls - Ellie Gottstein; Pre-Preliminary Girls - Brianna Gliori; Pre-Preliminary Boys - Ethan Gliori; Adult Gold - Cindi Gliori.
For event photos of AFSC members, check out our Photo Gallery.
Complete competition results are available at http://www.skatingclubofphoenix.com/fiesta/f3_2004.htm
4/12/04 - CONGRATULATIONS, KEVIN ARNOLD!!!
AFSC Board Member, Kevin Arnold, was selected by the Mayor's office to be honored in the regular "GOOD NEWS, Great Kids!" feature in today's Anchorage Daily News. Now the whole town has a chance to learn all the great things about Kevin that we have known all along! Read all about it. Way to go, Kevin!
4/12/04 - AFSC HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING - ELECTS NEW BOARD
AFSC members turned out in force for this year's Annual Meeting at the H.J. MacDonald Center in Eagle River. In addition to enjoying a pot luck luncheon, door prize drawing, and the company of fellow members, Club members elected their Board Members for the coming year. In addition to Lisa Dean and Wes Rolfe, who had previously been elected to 3-year seats, the newly elected Board includes the following AFSC members: Pete Armstrong, Kevin Arnold, Marge Arnold, Sue Ban, Mary Jo Cunniff, Ann Gilley, Joanie Hufford, Matt Korshin, Maureen McCoy, Sally Messing, Carl Nelson, and Joy Vogel.
AFSC Skaters received pins and certificates, recognizing their passing their USFS Tests at various levels, including the award of Senior Ladies' pins to Jennifer Hufford, Jennifer Pierce, and Crystal Williams. The Club also chose to honor Ann Gilley's many years of volunteer service to the Club, presenting her with a Gold Pan, as last year's Volunteer of the Year.
Immediately following the Annual Meeting, the new Board met and elected officers for the coming year. Carl Nelson was elected President; Joanie Hufford, Vice President; Sue Ban, Secretary; and Matt Korshin, Treasurer. Committee Chairs were also appointed. For a complete list, go to the AFSC Board of Directors link.
4/12/04 - ANCHORAGE SKATERS TO COMPETE AT FIESTA SKATE IN PHOENIX AND SOURDOUGH FAIRBANKS
About 11 Anchorage skaters will be heading off to Phoenix next weekend to get ready to compete in the Skating Club of Phoenix annual Fiesta Skate competition. Skaters at levels ranging from Pre-Preliminary to Senior Ladies will compete at Oceanside Ice Arena, April 21st - 25th. If you'd like to get more information, or follow the results as they are posted, check out the Fiesta Skate website at http://www.skatingclubofphoenix.com/fiesta/index.html
Another large group of skaters will be headed to Fairbanks the weekend of April 29th - May 2nd, to compete in the Fairbanks Figure Skating Club's Sourdough Competition. Sourdough is one of this year's USFS Future Champions series, where Junior and Intermediate level skaters can accrue points to compete for regional Future Champions medals. For more information on the Future Champions program go to http://www.usfsa.org/Programs.asp?id=48