Memorial Figure Skating Club of Houston April/May 2013 Newsletter
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Memorial Figure Skating Club News & Updates: Competition Results of Houston March Test Session Club Ice Ice Network April/May Birthday Shout April/May Outs Fun Features: 2013 Figure Skating Fun Fact Simply Health Nuts Coach’s Corner Boots & Blades Newsletter Countdown to Sochi Skater Talk Skater Spotlight We don’t set the gold standard-we are the gold standard. Find us on our website: memorialfsch.org Contact us at: [email protected] Competition Results What a great way to kick off the new season! MFSCH is so proud of our skaters, who have represented our club fabulously at the recent competitions. Our victorious skaters blew us away with their beautiful performances and continue to make us proud every time Board of Directors they take the ice. You are our pride and President: Linda Flynn glory! Congratulations to all our Treasurer: Milly Chan Secretary: Clare Hobby competitors, keep up the hard work Membership Chair: Sophia Mayerhofer because it certainly pays off! Test Chair: Mary Chan Hospitality Events Chair: Leslee Brown Some of our talented skaters’ results: Web Master: Wing Cheng Rink Director: Alexey Gruber Coach Reps: Nicole Nichols & Roman SKATE HOUSTON 2013: Zaretsky Editor-In-Chief of Newsletter: Jessie Chan Mia Mayerhofer st Skater Rep: Jessie Chan Juvenile Spins Challenge~1 Members-At-Large: Karen Rueve Juvenile Short~5th Emily Mayerhofer Benefits to join a club: th Test Sessions Pre-Preliminary Freeskate~4 Club Ice Anna Maag Participating in and representing Freeskate 4 Freeskate~1 st your home club at competitions Freeskate 4 Compulsory~2nd Sponsorship for National competitors Madeleine Gustafsson Skating Magazine from USFSA Juvenile Short~3rd Monthly newsletter Thomas Bunch Annual social events st Friendship Preliminary Freeskate~1 Memories to last a lifetime Preliminary Compulsory Moves~3rd And most importantly, FUN! And a big congrats to everyone who skated at Skate Dallas 2013 as well, y’all did great! March Test Session Club Ice MFSCH hosted a test session Join us for 30 minutes of free club ice earlier last month, and many of every week at Ice Skate USA! Club ice our club skaters passed their tests! is available on Mondays and Fridays Congrats to the following testers: from 6:00-6:15 p.m. Pre-Preliminary Moves: Ice Network Mika Bowytz, Anna Maag, Want to stay in the loop of your Graceanne Becker, Camila favorite national and international Hernandez figure skaters? Feel like catching up Pre-Preliminary Freeskate: on the last big competition or event? Emily Mayerhofer Subscribe to icenetwork.com for live Preliminary Moves: video feeds to the fiercest Emily Mayerhofer, Alyssa competitions in the world, from U.S. Booth, Emily Engberg Nationals to Skate America to the Preliminary Freeskate: Cup of China and beyond! Subscribe Mollie Becker, Rebecca today at icenetwork.com. Depew Juvenile Freeskate: April/May Birthday Shout Outs Cecelia Schmidt We’d like to wish a very happy Novice Moves: birthday to all our members earning Anastasia Walloga another year. Don’t forget to make a Novice Freeskate: wish! Mikaela Manoogian Junior Moves: Rebecca Depew 4/15 Taylor Rognon Rea Golt 4/26 Dances: Allison Davis 4/30 Taylor Rognon-Willlow Daniel Bogomolnyi-Moulin 4/30 Waltz Thomas Bunch 5/12 Victoria Nikitin-Hickory Heather Fewell 5/13 Hoedown, Willow Waltz, Ten Matthew Erasmus 5/18 Fox Alyssa Skof 5/27 Fun Features Coach’s Corner Ever had one of those U.S.A. Pride days when you just can’t In the 2006-2007 season, land that one jump? The Caroline Zhang, Mirai next time you’re stuck in Nagasu and Ashley that situation, remember Wagner completed the first- that the best thing to do is ever American sweep of the LEAVE IT. Everyone has World Junior podium. good and bad days for their skating, and to keep falling on a jump you can normally execute much better will only frustrate you. A bad attitude won’t get you anywhere. Simply Simply Health Nuts relax and either work on by Jessie Chan & Emily Chan something else and come Monthly tips for club skaters back to the jump or leave on how to stay healthy and it alone completely for the strong-brought to you by whole day’s practice. two health nuts. There’s always tomorrow! Eating healthier doesn’t necessarily mean Good luck, work hard and giving up the foods you love. Sometimes, all skate on! you have to do is make some simple switches! For example, swap out white rice for brown rice, white bread for whole grain or white-wheat, and regular milk for 2% or almond milk. And don’t worry about your sweet tooth, chocolate is still okay! Just replace milk with dark chocolate, which includes many antioxidants. Though these seem like small changes, they will make a world of difference in the long run. Fun Features Boots & Blades 278 Here’s an easy tip on how to keep Days your boots and blades happy, healthy and in tip top shape! Experts recommend having your blades sharpened for every 40 As the world counts down to the hours of skating. However, other 2014 Winter Olympics, MFSCH signs that indicate your blades is bringing you the scoop of the may have dulled out include: skaters, set up and scene at The Games Headquarters, Sochi, Sliding easily when you stop. Russia. Feeling like you’re slipping when you take off for a Here’s five fun facts you may jump. not know about two-time U.S. Here’s a method to test for Nationals champion and 2014 blade sharpness: Run your Sochi hopeful Ashley Wagner: finger nail along the edge of the blade. If it catches, then 1. She was born on a U.S. your blades are sharp Army Base in Heidelberg, enough. However, if it slides Germany, where her right over, you may need to father, a now retired take your skates in for a colonel, was stationed at sharpening. Always be the time. careful not to cut yourself 2. She collects marbles she when doing this! finds randomly at rinks! 3. When she was little, she skated in a butterfly helmet. 4. Her height is 5’ 3’’. 5. Her idol is Tara Lipinski. Fun Features 0 Skater Spotlight Anna Maag Age: 9 years old Level: Pre-Preliminary How long I’ve been skating: 1 year and 4 months How often I skate: 3 times a week Coaches: Alexey Gruber, Roman Zaretsky Favorite skaters: Sasha Cohen, Victor Petrenko, Alexey Yagudin, Kurt Browning Favorite moves: Spiral, waltz- loop Goal: To be able to land an axel by the fall Favorite thing about skating: Having a good time! Least favorite thing about skating: I like everything about it Hobbies: Reading, drawing, learning to play chess Fun Facts Favorite food: Mussels Favorite school subject: Math, art Favorite color: Blue Favorite Movies: Secret of Moon Acre, Hugo Cabret, Mama Mia, Phantom of the Opera Favorite Music: Music from Broadway shows Other sports/talents: Swimming, ballet .