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» News and Announcements   -   Friday, November 20, 2009

(11/20/2009) Download the Schedule for the 11/28 Moves/Freestyle Test at Cabin John Ice Rink.

(11/17/2009) Applications for Michael Weiss Foundation Scholarships must be emailed by Monday, 11/30/09 Midnight EST.

(10/23/2009) Announcing The Ninth Annual New Year’s Invitational, an All-Adult Non-Qualifying Competition, January 30 & 31, 2010 at Ashburn Ice House, Ashburn, Virginia, Sanctioned by United States Figure Skating. New this season is IJS scoring in Masters and Gold Free Skating, Pair events, and the Open Free Dance. IJS may be used on selected Compulsory Dances. Also new are footwork events and new format to spins competition. Download the Announcement and Entry Form.

(9/28/2009) Reserve February 27, 2010 for the WFSC Winter Social at Glenview Mansion in Rockville. Same location as last year, join us and celebrate our first South Atlantics regional competition, first Potomac Open as well as other group and individual achievements. Volunteers needed to help with food, activities, music, setup, decorations, cleanup etc. Contact Peter Tsai.

(10/22/2009) The WFSC Calendar has been updated.

(10/14/2009) Congratulations to all our skaters at the 2010 South Atlantic Regional Championships as well as the Non-Qualifying Competition. Click on each link for Results. Thanks to the many, many volunteers who donated their time and energy to make this such a successful event.

(10/14/2009) Saturday morning WFSC-hosted Freestyle Sessions are at Cabin John continuous Saturdays, now through March 27, from 1000a-1130a on the NHL rink. Pick-up for 90 minutes is $20; 45 minutes is $12. Payment (cash, or check payable to "WFSC") should be given to the monitor. Subscriptions will be available 11/21-1/23 and 1/30-3/27.

2009-10 WFSC Eligible Skaters
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  Team photos from past years.

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(9/23/2009) Read the September USFS Adult Newsletter.

(9/23/2009) Download the Flyer for the Fall and Winter Skating Sessions at Cabin John Ice Rink. Extra practice ice is available on South Atlantics Ice, see session flyer. The Family Sessions and Skill Sessions resume on Sunday 9/13. The Dance Sessions resume Monday 9/14.

(9/8/2009) Kristine Musademba has done it again, bringing home the gold medal from the ISU 2009 Junior Grand Prix, Lake Placid, in a field of 26 skaters! She now moves into the Senior Ladies Top 20 list where she is currently ranked 19th in the world. Very impressive! Charlotte Robbins also competed, representing Great Britain placing 12th overall in her JGP debut with a clean program and a personal best score.

(9/5/2009) Parents Skate Too! WFSC adult skaters with young children are now joining forces to get more ice time by swapping babysitting for skate time! Contact Bridgette Pfeufer for more information.

(9/6/2009) Congrats to Katrina Reyes and Vitaliy Shalin on the birth of their son, Nicklas Shalin.

(9/5/2009) Congratulations to these WFSC skaters who all passed their Senior Moves tests at the following venues: Courtney Duckworth and Jonathan Jerothe at Frederick FSC; and Samantha Steeman, at SC of Lake Placid.

(8/30/2009) Please welcome our new Dance Test Chair, Juleann Fallgatter, and give a special thanks to Carrie Solomon for her many years as chairman.

(8/27/2009) Congratulations to all our skaters at the 2009 Potomac Open. Complete results for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

(8/27/2009) Congratulations to Gabrielle Friedenberg and Benjamin Nykiel (Bowie) who won Junior Dance at the BC/YT SummerSkate 20 in Burnaby, BC. WFSC also won three more gold medals at the USFS Developmental Internationals Quebec Summer Championships, August 6-9 in Pierrefonds, Quebec. Haley Dunne won Junior FS, Danvi Pham and Vu Pham won Novice Dance; Brett Dunie Neustadt and his partner Meredith Pipkin not only got first place in Novice pairs but were also selected for an upcoming JGP!

(8/9/2009) Congratulations to all our dancers at the 2009 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships!

(8/5/2009) Congrats to Victoria Suttora who passed her Senior Moves at the Gardens on 7/25.

(7/31/2009) Congratulations to these WFSC ice dancers who have been selected as members of USFS’s 2009-10 Developmental Team: Gabrielle Friedenberg (with partner Ben Nykiel), Danvi and Vu Pham, Rachel Parsons and Kyle MacMillan.

(7/3/2009) The 2010 USFS Rulebook, which went into effect 7/1, is now 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.

(6/8/2009) 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.

(4/9/2009) 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.

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