July, 2012 Newsletter - Year Figure Skating Club
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July, 2012 Newsletter - Year Figure Skating Club
July, 2012 www.AllYearFSC.com 2012 Golden West Championships - NEW location! Ontario Center Ice: 201 S. Plum, Ontario, CA ENTRY DEADLINE: August 8, 2012 Ontario Center Ice Arena in Ontario, CA. August 30 - September 2, 2012 Find the announcement and all information links at: www.AllYearFSC.com. ANNUAL MEETING Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Meeting. Sharon Pierce did a wonderful job chairing the event. Thank you Sharon! Our Annual Meeting is an important Club event where our membership is informed of the Board of Directors’ actions throughout the year. It is a time to connect with fellow competitors and officials and enjoy a delicious meal together! This year the Annual Meeting was held at El Torito in Ontario. Gold Medalists in Singles and Pairs Freeskating and Gold Dances received their medals, and Club Competition award winners received their awards and gifts to honor participation at Nationals, Junior Nationals and Adult Nationals. It is important for our club community and for each member to be informed on what the club is doing, how to get questions answered and how to get involved! Look for news of our 2013 Annual Meeting in early 2013. We look forward to seeing you there! THANK YOU to all the helping hands at our Club Competition! Rainer Kokotakis and Zuzka Polishook: Event Co-Chairs ** Thanks from Helene Krasner to Donna Schuele and Margaret Smit for their Registration Desk help ** A big thank you to everyone who donated time, energy and/or food ** Special thanks to the music staff as well! Volunteers Starr Andrews Toshawa Andrews Erin Dillon Melinda Everett Gia Kokotakis Robert Levin Caroline Levin Charlie Martin Kimily Martorella Emily Martorella Jimmy Matheus Myra Merricks Kitty Nakahara Akari Nakahara Naomi Nari Nam-Poor Caitlin Nguyen Elizabeth Nguyen Junko Okamoto Ami Okamoto Mindy Paige Tina Pham Sharon Pierce Tyler Pierce Maggie Ratanapratum Donna Schuele Ai Setoyama Mai Setoyama Taylor Sirset Teri Sirset Margaret Smit Izzy Smit Kelly Valadez Hospitality Donations Amy Alcaraz Chrissy Blumenthal Bonnie Crowe Sunhi Garber Hao Giang Crystalrose Guerra Maria Harrison Shannon Lloyd David Mendelson Kitty Nakahara Maggie Ratanapratum Donna Schuele Margaret Smit Noelle Stroyke Samantha Yeung Music and Announcing Dan Heslin Center Ice Staff: - Daniel Salazar - Emily Solorzano - Justin Miller Congratulations Graduates! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING ALL YEAR FSC MEMBERS who GRADUATED this year! High School Graduates Kelsey Chan Upland High School, Top 1%, California Scholarship Federation (100% member), National Honor Society, Yearbook Editor, Key Club, All Year FSC Junior Board Historian and President, Principal’s Honor Roll, Highlander Education Foundation (HEF) Award, AP Scholar with Distinction, President’s Academic Excellence Scholar’s Award Kelsey will be attending the University of California at Berkeley as an Economics / Business Major in the fall of 2012! College Graduates Nicole Donaldson Culver City High School with Highest Honors, California Scholarship Federation member for four years Jeffrey Charbonneau California State University Fullerton, B.A. in Communications Alyssa Ivins Valley Christian High School, Valedictorian Status, National Honor Society Alyssa Lundy Pike’s peak College, School of Nursing, A.S. in Nursing, Registered Nurse Jackie LaBarge Whittier Christian High School with Highest Honors Tanya Shayby University of California at Berkeley with a major in Psychology and a minor in Human Rights. Tanya will be attending Harvard Law School in the Fall of 2012! Kristina Thai University of California San Diego, Jacobs School of Engineering, B.S. in Computer Science, Yahoo! Excellence Award – Leadership Karen Zhou University of California Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business, B.A. in Business Administration with a Specialization in Accounting, Cum Laude, Beta Gamma Sigma, Chancellor’s Award of Distinction Rachel Mendelson California Virtual Academies K12 Heading to Santa Monica College in the Fall Julianne Ruck Fountain Valley High School, Magna Cum Laude, Scholar with Distinction Jay Yostanto Esperanza High School, Distinguished Academic Aztec Award, Collegiate Scholar Program, Achievement of Science Award, Platinum Level of Achievement (From US Figure Skating) Jay will be attending the University of California at Berkeley with a major in Chemical Engineering in the Fall of 2012! Do you have a U.S. Figure Skating Members Only account? by Rainer Kokotakis, AY Test Chair 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! Congratulations Graduates! Karen Zhou Alyssa Ivins Julianne Ruck Jackie Labarge Jay Yostanto Kelsey Chan Rachel Mendelson 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.) 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] 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? 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! Digging in Deep! Is judging for you? We have ofCicials who would love to mentor you! Please check the guidelines at www.USFigureSkating.org. 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. Additional information is in the Judges section. For more information be sure to let us know your intent. Contact: Rainer Kokotakis ([email protected] ) Janis Engel ([email protected]) They attend to details such as: • scheduling • practice ice • ofCicials’ and coaches’ hospitality . . . and more Platinum Sponsors ($500 or more) - Lorin O’Neil Gold Sponsors ($250 to $499) Silver Sponsors ($51 to $249) - Calli Blumenthal - Jonathan Cassar Contacts: Doug Williams ([email protected]) Stefanie Mathewson ([email protected]) 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] Just a few extra hands for a few hours helps A LOT! Especially in the climate in which our events take place. DONATIONS Thank you to our generous donors. Your donations assist our club members at all levels! • Click on the About Us link • click on the Forms button on the left menu • scroll down to the Trial Judge area - Victoria Giang - Chloe Lewis - Emily Martorella - Savannah Stroyke -‐ Samantha Udell Bronze Sponsors (Up to $50) - Rebecca Beerstein - Lili Burrows - Suzanne Crandell - Debra Curtis - Erin Dillon - Sharon Herbert - Jessica Lee - Victoria Martin - Stefanie Mathewson - Angela Miske - Naomi Nam - Mira Polishook - Willmarie Sale - Lily Samuels-Shragg - Barry Slawter - Jared Weiss - Scott Williams News . . . Congratulations to Jay Yostanto for being an Athlete Advisory Committee 3A (Athlete Alumni Ambassador) winner for men’s singles! 3A is a scholarship program, identifying skaters achieving a level of excellence by balancing success both in their sport and volunteering/ contributing within their community. ** Congratulations to Liz Chase on her gold medal Germany) in Gold Ladies II Free Skating! Going Synchro! Congratulations to the California Gold Senior and Novice teams for competing at the 2012 US Synchronized Skating Championships! www.californiagoldteams.com Facebook: California Gold at the 2012 ISU Adult Figure Skating Competition (Obertsdorf, ** Congratulations to Angela Nikodinov and her husband Ivan who welcomed a healthy baby girl on May 11, 2012. ** Joanne Funakoshi Award – Crystalrose Guerra co-winner of the 2012 Joanne Funakoshi Award at Showcase! ** Great to see the Princesses perform an exhibition at Club Competition. All Year Officials on s International Committee Chair – Doug Williams - Amber Corwin Coaches Committee Chair – Alex Chang Membership Committee – Lexi Rohner, Pacific Coast Vice Chair Officials in the News . . . AYFSC OFFICIALS NAMED FOR FUTURE EVENTS 2013 US Figure Skating Championships Dance Referee – Janis Engel Technical Controller – Charlie Cyr Judge – Doug Williams 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships Chief Referee – Doug Williams Competitions Committee – Lexi Rohner, National Vice Chair/Adult Competitions Dance Development Subcommittee of Athlete Development Committee - Janis Engel, Chair Selections Committee, Vice Chair of Team Leaders - Charlie Cyr Parents & Test Committees – Rainer Kokotakis Referees Education Subcommittee – Stefanie Mathewson Events Advisory Board – Larry Kriwanek Regional Vice Chair Singles & Pairs, Judges Committee - Kathleen McBride Nominating Committee, Sanctions & Eligibility Committee, Athletes Advisory Committee - Amber Corwin RECENT OFFICIALS’ APPOINTMENTS Steven Hsu -‐ National Pairs Technical Specialist -‐ & Regional Singles Technical Controller Amy Evidente – Sectional Singles Technical Specialist Stefanie Mathewson – Sectional Pairs Technical Controller Mariam Mohajer-Rahbari – Non-Qual Singles Technical Controller ** Coaches, make sure you send in your membership! Remember to do your U.S. Figure Skating coaches compliance requirements. Check our website for the link! ** Calendar Dates ** 2012 Golden West Championships ** NEW location! August 30th – September 2, 2012 Ontario Center Ice - 201 S. Plum, Ontario, CA Test session at Ontario Center Ice – Contact Rainer Kokotakis - August 19, 2012 9:30 – 11:30 AM Glacial Gardens / Lakewood – Contact Bettina Mortarotti-Koncius - August 9, 2012 8:50 – 10:50 AM Qualifying Competition Competitors Critique (Juvenile through Senior) - Saturday, September 29th from 5pm–8pm - Ontario Center Ice Arena (201 So. Plum Ave, Ontario, CA) - RSVP by Sunday, September 23rd - Contact Helene at [email protected] or 424-247-9217 ** Please tell us if you will be skating your Short or Long Program ** Save the Date! 2013 Jacket and Pizza Party October 6th - Center Ice Arena 10:30am -12:30pm ** AY qualifying competitors skate the public session afterwards for free! ** All Year Competition Team Photo will be taken (Juvenile through Senior qualifying competitors) 2013 Competition Team Jackets (Juvenile through Senior) Please contact Helene Krasner when registering for the U.S. Figure Skating qualifying competition season so we can invite you to the critique, the jacket party and order your Competitors’ Jacket. ** No orders will be accepted after September 6, 2012 ** To order your Competition Team jacket, you must contact Helene Krasner by September 6th via email [email protected] or at 424-247-9217. July 22-24,2012 Cactus Classic Scottsdale, AZ July 28-29,2012 Silver State Open Las Vegas, NV August 3-5, 2012 Glacier Falls Open Anaheim, CA August 9- 11, 2012 National Showcase Escondido, CA August 11-12-2012 Arizona Ice Classic Peoria, AZ August 18-19,2012 Orange County Open Yorba Linda, CA August 25-26, 2012 Ice in the pines Flagstaff, AZ August 30-Sept 2, 1012 Golden West Championships Ontario, CA September 8-9, 2012 Rim of the World Open Anaheim, CA September 15-16, 2012 Pasadena Open Pasadena, CA September 22-23, 2012 So Cal Inter-Club Invitational Series Final Paramount, CA September 29-30, 2012 West Coast Open Valencia, CA October 14-18, 2012 2013 Southwest Pacific Regionals Peoria, AZ October 28,2012 Arrowhead Open Ontario, CA November 3-4, 2012 Autumn Antics Peoria, AZ November 9-11, 2012 2013 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships Provo, Utah More News . . . 2012-2013 Junior Board Officers Board News Thank you for voting for your Board of Directors! We would like to thank Deb Curtis and Ann Santillan for their dedicated efforts to help the club and we look forward to seeing them around the rink! Welcome to new Board of Directors members: Rainer Kokotakis, David Mendelson and Zuzka Polishook Continuing Board members: Helene Krasner, Beverly Price, Liz Chase, Val Lundy, Janis Engel, Doug Williams, Steven Hsu and Stefanie Mathewson. All Year FSC Board of Directors/Officers: President - Janis Engel Vice President - Doug Williams Treasurer - Steven Hsu Secretary - Stefanie Mathewson President: Clara Liao Vice President: Grace Simmons Secretary: Rachel Mendelson Treasurer: Ethan Amaral Historian: Monica Caris & Cheyenne Bell Board Members Ashley Hannani Michael Valdez Jackie LaBarge Rachel Dolan Ashley Quan Emily Keiser Leah Keiser Tyler Pierce Brandon Amaral Courtney Hicks Special thanks to our Junior Board Advisors: Carolyn Mendelson and Kim Amaral Congratulations to Rockne Brubaker who received an Athlete Life Membership to the All Year Figure Skating Club via his participation at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships! US Figure Skating TEAM ENVELOPES Congratulations to All Year FSC competitors named to the U.S. Figure Skating Team Envelopes for the 2012-2013 season. Great job on your performances and results this past season. We are very proud of all of you! ** 2012 National Theatre on Ice •• Congratulations to Heartbreakers Ice Theatre Team 9th place finish at their 1st Nationals!! Team A – Rockne Brubaker with Mary Beth Marley Team B – Caroline Zhang - Brandon Frazier with Haven Denney - Lynn Kriengkrairut with Logan Giulietti-Schmitt Team C – Courtney Hicks - Vanessa Lam - Richard Dornbush - Philip Warren - Colin Grafton with Kylie Duarte - Vincent Zhou Reserve Team - Lindsay Davis with Mark Ladwig Reserve Team Synchronized Skating – California Gold CONGRATULATIONS TO SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS AT THE ALL YEAR CLUB COMPETITION Outstanding Performance Most Artistic Performance Aubrey Ignacio Akari Nakahara A B C CORRECTION 2012 Pacific Coast Adult Sectionals results We incorrectly printed in the previous newsletter that Maria Brenner received 1st place in Silver Ladies III. She actually placed 1st in Silver Ladies II. Sorry Maria! Terrific Tests! All Year Members have worked hard this year! (February, March & April, 2012) Congratulation our skaters who have passed their Senior and/or Gold Tests - April 2012 - present!! Senior Freeskating - Stephanie Rigley - Ysabel Tran - Phillip Warren Senior Pairs Freeskating - Brandon Frazier - Colin Grafton - Kloe Bautista Pre Preliminary Moves Lauren Jacobson Tammy Nguyen Nida Patel Hannah Rim Alexandria Silverman Daisy Trout Zoe Zelken Alfred Bartel Carolyn Bartel Calli Blumenthal Anna Noerr Maximilian Panfilov Alissa Shterenberg Graceline Gunawan Tara Zam Preliminary Moves Keilani Marie Adams Katelyn Baker Aly Cane Amaya Frutkoff Hannah Rim Starr Andrews Juliet Feinman Beatrice Petropoulos-White Maddicen McDaniel Pre Juvenile Moves Hannah Baetge Julia Pullano Jasmine Gharavi Amber Glabach Grace Koplin Kasey Miko Kutcher Kira Ann Kutcher Hannah Rim Savannah Stroyke Jacqueline Domino Juvenile Moves Sarah Baetge Victoria Martin Kaya Sasaki Kimiko Schwab Devon Bernsley Keegan Mitsuoka Senior Moves in the Field - Gina DeNatale - Brandon Frazier - Ashley Quan - Kindra Soto - Michaela Iman Grant - Annika Lindgren Gold Dance Test Rachel Mendelson Ashley Van Der Sluys Veer Cecilia Wright William Wright Hannah Yaron Paul Yeung Emily Le Tyler Nichols Helena Park Intermediate Moves Samantha Udell Bea Calilung Tawny Chan Nhi Do Sophie Harding Angela Liu Gloria Liu Anna Loeffelman Jacob DeWolfe Aimee Erickson Cristian Jimenez Novice Moves Hoang-Vi Vu Brianna Kwan Cynthia Li Leslie Meisel Niki Monazzam Junior Moves Vanna Giang Emily Martorella Jennifer Eaton Gema Goeske Runa Maeda Tyler Pierce Ai Setoyama Adult Pre Bronze Moves Elle Baudhuin Kristina Haddad Christina Kitchen Ahmad Bekir Crystal McLaurin-Coney Ron Velasco TESTING LOCATIONS Center Ice Arena, Ontario Riverside Ice Town, Riverside Valley Ice, Panorama City Glacial Gardens, Lakewood Tests Passed by All Year Members, February through April, 2012 as reported on the U.S. Figure Skating website (Tests passed in May & June of 2012 will be acknowledged here once posted on the U.S. Figure Skating Website.) Adult Bronze Moves Ben Daidone Patti Donze Sharon Hebert Intermediate Supplemental Moves I Brittany Ward Pre Preliminary Freeskate Alfred Bartel Carolyn Bartel Juliet Feinman Beatrice Petropoulos-White Graceline Gunawan Youjoo Kang Hannah Baetge Chloe Gradilla Hayden Paige Hannah Rim Alexandria Silverman Daisy Trout Zoe Zelken Preliminary Freeskate Sarah Baetge Aly Cane Amaya H Frutkoff Jasmine Gharavi Kimiko Schwab Paul Yeung Kayla Zehnder Starr Andrews Juliana Cabrera Amber Glabach Grace Hyland Kasey Kutcher Hannah Rim Lynette Lester Helena Park Pre Juvenile Freeskate Marc Abdou Paul Yeung Aimee Erickson Leslie Mack Juvenile Free Skating Jillian Campbell Hanne Landro Joshua Simkin Ashley Van Der Sluys Veer Leslie Mack Intermediate Freeskate Nha-Quyen Nguyen Sophie Harding Junior Freeskate Clara Liao Adult Pre Bronze Free Skating Elle Baudhuin Kristina Haddad Christina Kitchen Crystal McLaurin-Coney Ron Velasco Adult Bronze Freeskate Ben Daidone Patti Donze Sharon Hebert Juvenile Pair Freeskate Cecilia Wright William Wright Preliminary Dance Test Brittany Ward Kindra Soto Pre Bronze Dance Test BrittanyWard Maximilian Panfilov Alissa Shterenberg Bronze Dance Test Tara Sorenson Silver Dance Test Tyler Vollmer Bianca Butler Pre Gold Dance Test Jamie Carder Jared Weiss Tests Passed (cont.) REMEMBER TO… ** “Like” the All Year Figure Skating Club on FACEBOOK ** Make sure the club email is on your safe sender list ** Make sure you don’t miss the newsletter and important email information! [email protected] Solo Preliminary Dance Test Emily Le StephanieRigley Mai Setoyama Mako Williams Tara Sorenson Solo Bronze Dance Test Mai Setoyama Solo Pre Silver Dance Test Nha-Quyen Nguyen Leah Keiser Solo Pre Bronze Dance Test Mai Setoyama Solo Silver Dance Test Leslie Mack Nha-Quyen Nguyen 2012 Governing Council News The U.S. Figure Skating Governing Council was held in Myrtle Beach, S.C. May 4-5, 2012. Named Delegates: Amber Corwin, Doug Williams, Janis Engel, Larry Kriwanek, Lexi Rohner, Amanda Falkowski, Tiffany Chin, Rainer Kokotakis, and Alex Chang Dancers take note - Dance skater’s choice music on all pattern dances now for Juvenile through Novice. Key points on Intermediate Dance this season. Juvenile will have key points on pattern dance next year. Pair skaters take note – Intermediate Pairs will have a short program starting June 1, 2013. The Intermediate Pairs Free Skate for this year was revised to allow 2 different lifts from groups 1-4. USFS has also released pair levels for Juvenile and Intermediate and they are posted on the Technical Information portion of the website. Adult Skating – please review the new rulebook or the combined report of action for changes to test qualification for adult skating competition levels. These changes address what is called ‘Legacy testing’. The ISU Congress was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Check the U.S. Figure Skating website in the Technical Information area for updated information. Junior and Senior events are affected, most notably. The All Year FSC welcomes new members who have joined us from April 2012 to present: Erica Bateman Kathryn Binder Laura Binder David Botero Amber Braley Mei Bynum Pauline Bynum Michael Cheney Jeanette Choi Elizabeth Chung Emma Coppess Charly DiMonte Elena DiMonte Trista DeMuth Aimee Erickson Paula Esguerra Alex Evans Kelly Everett-Takemura Susan Fong Jamie FooAlisa Glabach Zoie Gomez Olivia Hage Mira Lee Hawley Jennifer Hibbard Jed Hopkins Katherine Hwang Cassidy Idenoshita Christina Im Brooke Johnson Diane Jung William Kosasih Beverly Laksana Melissa Lavabre Celis Lee Jessica Lee Jiwon Lee Madelynn Lee Marielle Lerner Abby Leslie Tiffanie Lovett Bianca Marro Weissmann Angela Miske Bettina Morarotti Danny Nguyen Moe Okuda Andrea Poapst Elise Piner Genevieve Rohner Rachel Rubio Shoemaker Phoebie Elizabeth Simonyl Jason Takahashi Junichi Takemura Mariyah Thurston Madeleine Tran Samantha Tran Jennifer Troung Alana Walker Scott Wenner Samantha Yamaguchi Jasmine Yu Tara Zam Vincent Zhou Welcome New Second Club Members: Joan Bys Emily Day Kira Harper Briana Mitchell Jinyeong Park Mo’e Okuda Jondra Oliva Shayna Rothenberg Natalie Tso