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Announcements

2010 Special Olympics NC Coach of the Year!

Congratulations to Tappie Dellinger who received the 2010 Special Olympics NC Coach of the Year Award. Read the article, "Spotlight On…Tappie Dellinger, Mecklenburg County".

Congratulations to Alex Aiken!

Alex Aiken received the Bronze medal at Nationals for Junior Men! See the results.

New Synchronized Skating Head Coach

Carolinas FSCis pleased to announce Jenny Ham as our head coach for synchronized skating for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. In the coming weeks you will see information posted at the rink and sent via email regarding synchro team tryouts. We hope you can join us for another exciting season!

A Golden Weekend!

The December 2009 Test Session proved to be a weekend for the record books! Carolinas FSC had 5 gold tests passed by club members. The skaters who passed gold tests are listed below:

Erin Stevens for Senior MIF
Raiford Bonnell Adult Gold MIF
Zoe Baumgarten Senior Freestyle, making Zoe a double Gold skater...she has also passed her Senior MIF
Mary Jo Adams Adult Gold Dance, making her a triple Gold skater...she has also passed her Senior MIF and Adult Gold Freestyle
Molly Snyder for Gold Dance, making Molly a double Gold skater...she has also passed her Senior MIF. It is noteworthy that Molly is Carolinas FSC first club member to have tested through 2 gold levels of figure skating tests.

Above is Gary Shortland with Molly Snyder. Check out the complete list of Tests Passed..

Congratulations to XIC Coaches Paul Wylie and Diana Dandro

Paul Wylie passed his Master Free Style Rating recently in Orlando, FL. and Diana Dandro passed her Master Group Instructor Rating in Orlando, FL. These are huge accomplishments for the coaches to have completed all ratings in these disciplines.

Very Exciting Times for Skating in the South!

As many of you have heard, USFS 2011 Nationals will be held in Greensboro, NC. Here is a link to one of the news articles: "Greensboro, N.C., Selected to Host 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships"

2010 South Atlantic Regional Championships

10/22/2009

The 2010 South Atlantic Regional Qualifying Competition took place in Rockville, MD. The following skaters (pictured L to R) competed from Carolinas FSC: Caroline Nickerson (novice), Bailey Ciaramella (intermediate), Caitlin Henricks (intermediate), Rachel Williamson (novice), Zoe Baumgarten (junior), Sarah Kim (juvenile, in front), Katelyn Llamas (pictured separately below), and Jesse Goldstone (juvenile, pictured separately below).

Juvenile and Intermediate level skaters who qualified at this competition will go on to skate at the 2010 Junior U.S. Figure Skating Championship held Dec. 14-19, 2009 in Strongsville, Ohio. (aka: Junior Nationals) Sarah Kim is a first alternate for Juvenile level for this event.

Novice, Junior and Senior level skaters who qualified at Regionals competed at the 2010 Eastern Sectional Competition held in Newark, DE. Novice, Junior and Senior level skaters who qualify at Eastern Sectionals will go on to compete at the 2010 US Figure Skating Championships held in Spokane, WA on January 14th, 2010.

We are so proud of all our skaters!!! The results for 2010 SA Regional Qualifying Championships can be found on www.icenetwork.com with complete footage of each event.

It was an exciting time for our skaters who went to the Nonqualifying Regional Competition in Rockville, MD. Our skaters include: Caitlyn Kent, Sophia Colbert, Olivia Colbert and brand new associate member, Katie Ross. We are very proud of these skaters!!! Great job! Check out the Non-Qualifying Results.

2010 South Atlantic Regional Championships links:

2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships All-Event Ticket Packages

10/7/2009

Check out the ticket packages that the North Carolina 2001, the local organizing committee (LOC) for the 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, NC, are offering ... "It's So Good, It's Scary!" All-Event Ticket Packages Promotion.

Back to "Cool" Open House Ice Time Sticker Sale

8/1/2009

The XIC is offering a Back to "Cool" Open House Ice Time Sticker Sale on Monday, August 17 & Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6-8pm ONLY. Sheets must be purchased during this time.

On Monday night, each FS Skater may purchase two (30) sticker FS session sheets for $260, (reg. $330). On Tuesday night, club members who complete the volunteer form and commit to 5 volunteer hours per sheet purchased, may purchase 2 ADDITIONAL sheets for $230 each, (reg. $330).

Congratulations to XIC Coaches Paul Wylie and Diana Dandro

8/10/2009

Congratulations to XIC and Figure Skating Director Jenny Gwyn

5/15/2009

Congratulations to Extreme Ice Center for winning the 2009 Fritz Dietl Award for Ice Arena Excellence. This is the 3rd consecutive year!

Congratulations to XIC's Figure Skating Director, Jenny Gwyn, who has been appointed Vice Chair of State Workshops by PSA, Professional Skater's Association.

Congratulations to Coach Denise Williamson

5/3/2009

Carolinas FSC would like to congratulate Coach Denise Williamson who has been elected to the position of Eastern Representative for the Board of Governors for PSA, Professional Skaters Association. She will serve in this position for a three year term.

2009 Governing Council News

5/3/2009

Hi Club Members,

I have just returned from the 2009 Governing Council in Buffalo,NY. This is the yearly board meeting for US Figure Skating. Each club hold a certain number of votes based on the number of members in their club. Each club also sends representatives to vote on the issues that are slated for approval. The meetings included: sectional meetings, workshops for club members, presentation of new Moves In the Field and the 2 day Governing Council, one really big, long meeting :) This year myself, Brenda McConnell and Denise Williamson were our representatives. Please ask us about this or go on line to view the results of this meeting.

It is worthwhile to take a look on the U.S. Figure Skating website to review the details of this meeting. Several changes of interest are changes in the Moves In The Field as well as adding vocal music for intermediate level and below. When you log on to the website, www.usfsa.org, scroll to the bottom right corner where you'll see a light blue box with Member Services listed. Click on 2009 Governing Council for details.

Best regards,
Kelly Ciaramella

Very Exciting Times for Skating in the South!

2/27/2009

As many of you have heard, USFS 2011 Nationals will be held in Greensboro, NC. Here is a link to one of the news articles: http://www.usfigureskating.org:80/event_story.asp?id=42674

As planning takes place, we will keep our membership abreast of developments. Support from all the NC clubs will be a vital part of the success of this event. We are very excited about the opportunity to assist in hosting this event.

Carolinas FSC Banquet

2/27/2009

The Carolinas FSC Banquet will be held at Bridgehampton Clubhouse from 1-4pm on Sunday, June 7th. There will be swimming, lunch, raffle and fun provided!

Save the Date!!

2/7/2009

The Carolinas FSC will be hosting the 2009 John Smith Memorial Competition on September 18-20, 2009 at the Extreme Ice Center.

Meet the 2008-2009 Team Carolinas Synchronized Skating Team!

2/7/2009

In their second year competing at the pre-juvenile level, the 2008-2009 Team Carolinas Synchronized Skating Team have competed and skated in many competitions and exhibits, most recently at the 2009 Eastern Synchro Sectional Championships in Morristown, NJ, on January 29-31, 2009.

Special Olympics Skating News

2/7/2009

Extreme Ice Center was the host site for Special Olympics competitions on the state level (Jan. 9-10, 2009) and the local level (Jan 29, 2009). Two Special Olympic skaters, Caitlyn Belk and David Wilches, who will also be participating in the Special Olympic World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho on February 6-13, 2009.

Look at those skaters GROW!!!

1/14/2009

Are your closets overrun with dresses your skater has outgrown? Well, drop them at the rink for Cindy Dickey to place in our consignment closet :)

Our consignment closet has been quite successful these past two months, the racks are a bit bare now and we could sure use some "new" items. Competition season is coming up and it's a great time to put items in.

Just place items in a bag labeled 'CONSIGNMENT', your name and number, and the asking price for each item and leave for Cindy at the front desk.

State Games comes to XIC !!!!

1/6/2009

Exciting news! Extreme Ice Center will be the host site for State Games of NC this year! The date for the competition will be the last weekend of May, so save the date!!! It is open to all levels!!

CFSC members will be assisting in hosting this event and I am meeting this week with officials from the competition to go over details of their requirements from us as a club. It is a great opportunity for our rink and club! More details to follow in the next few days!

Thank you for your continued support of Carolinas Figure Skating Club!!

Best regards,
Kelly C.

2011 Nationals Bid Site Selection Committee Visit

1/6/2009

Yesterday was the site visit with the 2011 USFS Nationals Events Advisory Committee in Greensboro, NC. Here is some local news coverage of the events...

The representatives from USFS who visited the area were Bob Dunlop, chair of the Events Advisory Committee, and Ryan Jahnke, athlete representative for USFS. Summit Figure Skating Club, located in Greensboro, NC, was instrumental in assisting Sports & Properties Consulting in coordinating yesterday's events.

Best regards,
Kelly Ciaramella

XIC Hosting State Level Special Olympic Games

1/2/2009

On Saturday, January 10th, 2009, XIC will host the state level Special Olympic Games. The club will be providing lunch for the athletes and their families as we did last year. We have been requested to serve the sandwich and crock pot soup buffet that was such a hit last year. If you are able to help out by providing any of the following items we would greatly appreciate it!

A Crock pot of soup
sandwich meat
rolls
lettuce/tomato platter
slice cheese platter
desserts

Please contact Kelly Ciaramella at knitteriam@carolina.rr.com or 704-907-1670 to let me know what you can bring :)

We would like to have these items delivered to the rink by 10:00am on Saturday, January 10th. If you need to drop it off the day before, we can refrigerate items overnight.

Team Carolinas Performing At Charlotte Checkers Game

1/2/2009

Come join the 2008-2009 Team Carolinas Synchro Team at Bobcats Arena where they will perform during the Charlotte Checkers Game on January 10th at 1:00pm!!!! Tickets are $15.

Tickets are available by contacting Coach Diana Dandro at dandrodl@gmail.com.

ANOTHER UPDATE!!! PLEASE READ!! 2011 US NATIONALS BID

1/2/2009

Hi Club Members,

I have received yet another update from Sports & Properties, Inc. regarding the 2011 Nationals Site Selection Committee visit to Greensboro....

Sports & Properties, Inc. would now like to ask as many club members as possible to come to Greensboro Coliseum to cheer the Committe on as they depart the coliseum between 4-4:30pm on Monday, January 5th.

Regards,
Kelly Ciaramella

UPDATE!!! PLEASE READ!! 2011 US NATIONALS BID

12/30/2008

Hi Club members,

I JUST received another updated schedule from Sports & Properties, Inc. regarding the site visit from USFS Selections committee....

The visit to the Greensboro Coliseum has been moved to MONDAY, January 5th at 1:30pm. I know this will limit many of you with work and school committments but if you can make the trip, please come :) It would probably be best to arrive by 1:00pm so you can be in place to greet the committee as they arrive at 1:30pm.

Please pass this along.
Best regards,
Kelly Ciaramella

2011 US Figure Skating Nationals Bid

12/30/2008

Hi Club Members,

As many of you may be aware, the City of Greensboro, NC has placed a bid and been chosen as a finalist to be the host city for the 2011 USFS National Championships. This is exciting news for our NC figure skating community!

Sports & Properties, Inc., a Cary, NC based sports and entertainment consulting practice is leading this effort. Part of the process of submitting the bid to host Nationals involves a visit from the USFS Site Selection Committee to meet with local officials and organizers as well as tour the Greensboro Coliseum, surrounding hotels and the town itself. This is where our participation comes in...

We have been asked to help give the USFS Site Selection Committee a spectacular greeting when they arrive at the Coliseum. Sports & Properties would like for us to help them have as many skaters and supporters as possible to line the walkway, dressed in their skating club warm-ups or jackets, and cheering loudly as the committee arrives at the Greensboro Coliseum. You can get creative and make signs to let them know how much we want to host this event! 'Welcome, USFS! Greensboro is THE place to be for Nationals!' "Ur Selection For Skating event hosting excellence! GREENSBORO!" (think NFL game signs :) Be creative! We need your presence to show our support for hosting this event in our state!

The date for this would be Sunday, January 4th at approximately 1:00pm at the Greensboro Coliseum.

We would like to have a nice showing from Carolinas FSC so if you are interested in going, please respond to this email or to me at knitteriam@carolinas.rr.com. It's a very short drive to Greensboro and folks can carpool to make it more fun for the kids and parents :) We would greatly appreciate your support in this effort to bring high level competition to the NC area! I can also send directions to you via email :)

Thank you for your continued support of figure skating and our club!

Best regards,
Kelly Ciaramella

Check Out Caitlin Henricks on the IceNetwork!

12/7/2008

On Wednesday, December 10th, Caitlin Henricks will skate in group A at Junior Nationals in Lake Placid. The group begins at 3:30 pm and live coverage will be provided by the IceNetwork.

2008 Skate A Gift Holiday Show

12/5/2008

Jenny has posted the running order for the 2008 Skate A Gift Holiday Show on the club bulletin board in the Training Rink. She is in need of volunteers to work a shift or two. Please consider working during the time your child is NOT skating or even when they are if you like the back stage action! It is a fun time for our skaters but they will need help and supervision for this event. It is a quick and easy time to volunteer and see some really great skating as there are all levels skating during each hour of the show. We really need your help to make it a success, so take a look at the attached time slots available and see if you can give a bit of time. Thank you for your continued support of the figure skaters, the XIC figure skating program and Carolinas FSC!!!

Congratulations Caitlin Henricks!

CFSC would like to congratulate Caitlin Henricks on her upcoming trip to the 2009 Junior National Championships in Lake Placid, NY. Caitlin has been skating since she was 5 years old and currently competes at the Juvenile level. Recently she competed at South Atlantic Regionals where she finished 3rd in the qualifying round and 5th in the championship round, earning her a spot as one of the 7 out of 79 Juvenile level skaters to continue on to the Junior National Championship.

Congratulations Denise Williamson!

CFSC would like to congratulate Denise Williamson, one of our coaching members, on her upcoming trips to 2009 Eastern Sectional Championship (Nov. 11-15, 2008) in Boston, MA and 2009 U.S. Adult National Championship (April 21-25, 2009) in Grand Rapids, MI. U.S. Figure Skating has appointed her to serve at these competitions as a technical specialist. Previously, Denise served on the technical panel at the 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championship and the 2008 & 2009 Eastern Sectional Championships. She has also been appointed to serve at the 2010 Eastern Sectional Championship and 2010 U. S. National Championship.

Denise has been a coach at XIC for the past two years. Prior to being at XIC, she spent 3 years coaching at the Pineville Ice House, 17 years coaching at Eastland Mall and 8 years coaching in Illinois, while earning a degree in Chemistry from Univ. of Illinois.

Denise has been a member of U.S. Figure Skating for the past 35 years, where she has served on the USFS Singles Committee for the past three years as well as the USFS Technical Panel Committee and the USFS Technical Panel Peer Committee. She holds a National Appointment as a USFS Technical Specialist in Singles and a Data operator for Singles, Pairs and Dance. Also, she is a member of the Professional Skaters Association where she holds a Level IV rating. Through PSA, she is Master rated in both Free Skating & Moves In the Field, Senior rated in Figures and has served as a guest speaker at both National and State level workshops.

Her love of skating began in Illinois at Wagon Wheel FSC where she was coached by two time Olympic Champion, Mr. Pierre Brunet. Denise has had competitors compete at U.S. Jr. National Championships in singles and in pairs, and at U.S. Figure Skating National Championships in Singles (Free Skating and Figures), gathering a total of four National medals.

We wish you lots of luck at Sectionals & Nationals!

Congratulations Jenny Gwynn!

Carolinas FSC would like to congratulate Exteme Ice Skating Director and Master rated coach Jenny Gwynn on her most recent accomplishment of passing her Master Moves in the Field Exam on November 10th in Aston, PA.

Congratulations to Coach Denise Williamson

Denise officially received her U.S. Figure Skating National Technical Specialist Appointment. If you are unfamiliar with the new IJS Judging System, and for more information on what this means, ask Denise for details! Congratulations Denise from the Carolinas Figure Skating Club!

Extreme Ice Center Earns PSA's Fritz Dietl Arena of Excellence Award

Congratulations to our home rink, the Extreme Ice Center, for being chosen as a recipient of the PSA’s Fritz Dietl Arena of Excellence Award for 2007! This award encompasses arenas who are in the PSA's Excellence on Ice program and recognizes training facilities that demonstrate excellence both on and off the ice - in their coaches, programming, and facility by way of PSA expectations.

Host Hotel Selected

The Comfort Inn - Matthews has been selected as the host hotel for the Extreme Ice Center.