April, 2013

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Congratulations to with on their 7th place finish in the event at the 2013 ISU World Championships!!

2013 Junior World Results Congratulations to Brandon Frazier and (Broadmoor SC) for winning the Junior Pairs World Title! 2013 Four Continents Results Congratulations to Courtney Hicks Congratulations on great skates!! who placed 5th in the Junior Ladies event! - Madison Chock and Evan Bates, 3rd place - Richard Dornbush, 5th place

2013 World Team Trophy 2013 Gardena Trophy Congratulations to Madison Chock Congratulations to Vincent Zhou! and Evan Bates (Ann Arbor FSC)! 1st place, Advanced Novice boys 1st place, Ice Dance

Congratulations to All Year FSC skaters for their terrific results at the 2013 U.S. Figure Skating Championships! All Year FSC had nine medalists!

** Junior Men’s Champion: Vincent Zhou ** ** Novice Ladies Champion: Tyler Pierce ** ** Novice Dance Champions: Chloe Lewis and Logan Bye (SC of New York) **

Championship Ladies Championship Men Pewter Medal (4th) – Courtney Hicks 6th- Richard Dornbush 11th – Caroline Zhang 11th – Jonathan Cassar 19th – Sophia Adams 18th Philip Warren

Championship Dance Championship Pairs Silver medal (2nd) – Madison Chock and Evan Bates Pewter Medal (4th) – Lindsay Davis and Mark Ladwig 5th – Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giuletti-Schmitt 5th- Brandon Frazier and Haven Denney 8th- Collin Brubaker and Alissandra Aronow 13th- Sam Kaplun and Taylor Tran Junior Men 7th – Nix Phengsy Junior Pairs 11th- Joshua Santillan and Olivia Oltmanns REMEMBER TO… Junior Dance 12th- Jared Weiss and Stacey Siddon ** “Like” the All Year Figure Skating Club on FACEBOOK Novice Ladies 5th- Elizabeth Nguyen ** Make sure the club email is on your safe sender list Novice Pairs 10th- David Botero and Lianna Thomas ** Make sure you don’t miss the Intermediate Ladies newsletter and important email I 8th- Caitlin Nguyen information! 9th Ai Setoyama

Intermediate Pairs [email protected] Pewter Medal (4th) – Matthew Scoralle and Alexandria Schmainda

Intermediate Dance 7th- Michael Valdez and Alexis Middleton

8th- Scott Wenner and Eleanor Babaev

Juvenile Dance Bronze Medal (3rd) – Elizabeth Addas and Jonathan Schultz CALLING ALL GRADS! Going to school and participating in a sport like Juvenile Girls figure skating is hard work! Graduates deserve Bronze Medal (3rd) – Akari Nakahara recognition! We would like to celebrate your achievements in our summer newsletter. If you Juvenile Pairs are graduating from high school, college or 9th – Cecilia Wright and William Wright university in June of 2013, please send us your name, school name, any honors, type of degree and future plans. Graduation photos will be accepted as well! Please be sure to identify your photo with your first and last name. Congratulations to Congratulations!New Club Hayden Paige, who NewJackets Club won the William O. SendJackets email to: Smythe Perpetual Type to enter text [email protected] Type to enter text 2013 Memorial Trophy 2013 (age 11 and younger) at Skate La Grande

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Mary Smith 2013 All Year Figure Skating Club Open Competition Friday, Saturday & Sunday / May 31 – June 2, 2013 Center Ice Arena - 201 So. Plum Ave., Ontario, CA ENTRY DEADLINE: Saturday, May 4, 2013 This event is part of the 2013 Invitational Series, the Iceman Series & the National Solo Dance Series.

Check the All Year web site for scheduled Test Sessions

• Center Ice Ontario • Contact Rainer Kokotakis SAVE THE DATE! 2013 Golden West Open Championships • LA Kings Valley Ice Center • Contact Rainer Kokotakis At Center Ice in Ontario August 29, 30, 31, Sep. 1, 2013 • Glacial Gardens/Lakewood • Bettina Mortarotti-Koncius

• Riverside Ice Town • Contact - Sharon Pierce

5/4/13 to 5/5/13 2013 Governing Council, Colorado Springs, CO 5/18/13 to 5/19/13 California Championships*, Artesia 5/31/13 to 6/2/13 All Year Open*, Ontario 6/8/13 to 6/9/13 LA Showcase, Burbank 6/15/13 to 6/16/13 Skating Club of So-Cal Comp*, El Segundo 6/22/13 to 6/23/13 So Cal Inter-Club Championships*, Paramount 6/29/13 to 6/30/13 South Bay Open*, Torrance 7/5/13 to 7/7/13 Hidden Valley Open*, Escondido 7/11/13 to 7/14/13 Los Angeles Open*, Burbank 7/21/2013 Cactus Classic, Scottsdale, AZ 7/27/13 to 7/28/13 Silver State Open, Las Vegas, NV 8/1/13 to 8/4/13 Glacier Falls Summer Classic*, Anaheim 2013 National Showcase 8/10/13 to 8/11/13 Arizona Ice Classic, Chandler, AZ 8/17/13 to 8/18/13 Orange County Open*, Yorba Linda 8/24/13 to 8/25/13 Ice In The Pines, Flagstaff, AZ 8/29/13 to 9/1/13 Golden West Championships*, Ontario 9/7/13 to 9/8/13 Rim Of the World*, TBD 9/14/13 to 9/15/13 Pasadena Open*, Pasadena 9/21/13 to 9/22/13 So Cal Inter-Club Invitational Series Final, Paramount 9/28/13 to 9/29/13 West Coast Open**, Valencia 10/19/13 to 10/22/13 2014 Southwest Pacific Regionals, Anaheim 10/27/2013 50th Annual Arrowhead Open Championships**, Ontario 11/9/2013 Autumn Antics, Peoria, AZ 11/15/13 to 11/17/13 Desert Ice Open, Las Vegas, NV 11/19/13 to 11/23/13 2014 Pacific Coast Sectionals, Oakland Congratulations to Steven Hsu for receiving his National Singles & Pairs judge appointment!

2013 Program Components Seminar May 3-5 - Governing Council Thank you to all the coaches, skaters (Colorado Springs, CO) and our faculty! Delegates representing All Year FSC – Charlie Cyr are Lexi Rohner, Doug Williams, - Jeff Charbonneau Alex Chang & Jonathon Cassar - Stefanie Mathewson - Doug Williams

Board of Directors

All Year FSC Board of Directors/Officers: Junior Board President - Janis Engel ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NEW MEMBERS Vice President - Doug Williams Treasurer - Steven Hsu The Jr. Board is looking for new members for next year. The Secretary - Stefanie Mathewson Jr. Board is a group of skaters that is highly motivated to help in the community as well as promote figure skating. • Liz Chase • David Mendelson • Helene Krasner • Zuzka Polishook The Jr. Board runs fundraising events to support our • Rainer Kokotakis • Beverly Price activities. • Val Lundy We meet once a month and are present at all Club Events. For club events, it is necessary to assist at Center Ice in Ontario. 2012-2013 Junior Board Officers If you are between the ages of 12-18 and are interested in becoming a member of the Jr. Board, please submit a short President: Clara Liao Vice President: Grace Simmons bio about yourself and e-mail to Helene Krasner Secretary: Rachel Mendelson Treasurer: Ethan Amaral ([email protected]) to place your name on the ballot. Historian: Monica Caris & Cheyenne Bell JR BOARD SKATES AND CLOTHING FUNDRAISER Board Members Ashley Hannani Emily Keiser If you have any skates, blades or skate clothing in good Michael Valdez Leah Keiser condition that you no longer need, please consider donating Jackie LaBarge Tyler Pierce them to the Jr. Board for a fundraiser. Rachel Dolan Brandon Amaral Ashley Quan Courtney Hicks Items can be left at the main offices of the following rinks: - East West Ice Palace -Artesia Special thanks to our Junior Board Advisors: - The Rinks at Lakewood Carolyn Mendelson and Kim Amaral - Paramount Iceland - LA Kings Valley Ice Center - Riverside Icetown - Skating Edge Ice Arena (Harbor City/Torrance) Jr. Board Rink Contacts

LAKEWOOD and ARTESIA RIVERSIDE TESTING LOCATIONS Michael Valdez Grace Cohen Tyler Pierce Center Ice Arena, Ontario PARAMOUNT Riverside Ice Town, Riverside Courtney Hicks TORRANCE LA Kings/Valley Ice, Panorama City Cheyenne Bell Rachel Mendelson The Amaral family Glacial Gardens, Lakewood All Year Members have worked hard Tests passed by All Year members as reported on the U.S. Figure this year! Below are tests Skating website will be our members have passed during acknowledged here once posted September 2012 - March 2013 by U.S. Figure Skating.

Senior Moves in the Field Leslie Meisel Congratulation our skaters who Vanna Giang Beverly Laksana have passed their Gia Kokotakis Carolina Call Senior and/or Gold Tests - Clara Liao Akari Nakahara August 2012 - present!! Emily Martorella Nathalie Ng Senior Freeskate Lauren Richards Emily Keiser Michael Valdez Rachel Mendelson

Pre Preliminary Moves Yat Long Cherry Lee Sabrina Ghaly Brooke Thorson Melania Delis Alexandria Wright Diane Jung Tiana Austel Stephanie Ramirez Elizabeth Yermakova Hanne Landro Victoria Giang Allan Daniel Fisher Valerie Yermakova Kimiko Schwab Ami Okamoto Jamie Foo Gianna Uy Madeleine Tran Keeyana Missaghieh Pre Juvenile Moves Mako Williams Samantha Tran Amanda Arias Keilani Marie Adams Emily Pyagay Rebecca Rose Valadez Kennedy Bailey Sarah Crowe Melissa Rosales Regan Nicole Barton Alfred Bartel Phoebie Simonyi Adult Pre Bronze Moves Amber Nicole Braley Carolyn Bartel Hannah Baetge Judie Harer Julienne Correa Nina Esber Mei Bynum Sylvianne Pizarro Haley Daniels Chloe Gradilla Rachel Dolan Molly Rendel Katherine Hwang Keegan Mitsuoka Adult Bronze Moves Kamea Robinson Sarah Lazaro Rachel Rovinsky Robert Braga Nichole Zhang Hayden Paige Savannah Stroyke Kendra Gelner Sophia Hogue Kaitlyn Seng Cecilia F Wright Tessa Blake Yat Long Cherry Lee Samantha Yamaguchi Alex Evans Elizabeth Chung Alexandria Wright Paul Abdou Victoria Martin Zazi Ebert-Byrnes Juliet Feinman Adult Silver Moves Alexandria Falvo Yat Long Cherry Lee Intermediate Moves-M Jean Teng Gerald Hsu Alexandra Michelle Olmedo Gina Testa Patricia Yamada Thomas Hsu Beatrice Petropoulos-White Sophia Liang Starr Andrews Novice Moves Elitsa Mincheva Jiwon Lee Rebecca Beerstein Pre Preliminary Tammy Nguyen Julianna Gomez Freeskate Preliminary Moves Brianna Martinez Stephanie Ramirez Jamie Foo Juvenile Moves Nathalie Ng Allan Daniel Fisher Sarah Lazaro Mei Bynum Nhi Do Jamie Foo Jeanette Choi Juliana Cabrera Carissa Gann Keeyana Missaghieh Chloe Gradilla Jacqueline Domino Jordyn Yokoyama Jeanette Choi Jennifer Hibbard Jacqueline Lee Sommer Bradley Linette Choi William Kosasih Annie Hu Luke Kirchgessner Jennifer Hibbard Maximilian Panfilov Barbra Lyons Michelle Li William Kosasih Alissa Shterenberg Samantha Yamaguchi Courtney Yamada Alexandria Wright Amber Nicole Braley Donna Yi Katie Sing Calli Blumenthal Michaela Chin Katherine Hwang Madison Victer Zazi Ebert-Byrnes Charley DiMonte Jiwon Lee Gabriella Vinokur Sophia Hogue Elena DiMonte Hannah Rim Jessica Lee Jiwon Lee Allan Daniel Fisher Grace Koplin Sophia Liang Danny Nguyen Junior Moves Kylee Lou Ilana Plager Intermediate Moves Elizabeth Addas Molly Rendel Lindsey Washiashi Sarah Baetge Nathalie Ng Amber Braley Calli Blumenthal Helena Park Shantel Chen Yat Long Cherry Lee Julienne Correa Emma Coppess Kara Hamilton Danny Nguyen Tammy Nguyen Preliminary Freeskate Juvenile Tara Sorenson Solo Preliminary Hannah Baetge Sarah Baetge Cheyenne Bell Dance Nyssa Yota Lynette Lester Pauline Bynum Gabriella Vinokur Nina Esber Nathalie Ng Ashley Keiko Quan Grace Koplin Nhi Do Adult Bronze Freeskate Victoria Rackohn Sarah Lazaro Cassidy Idenoshita Kendra Gelner Vincent Zhou Jacqueline Domino Donna Yi Tyler Nichols Keegan Mitsuoka Preliminary Dance Solo Pre Bronze Dance Samantha Yamaguchi Caroline Levin Shanti Bernstein Mako Williams Chloe Gradilla Nathalie Ng William Wright Intermediate Freeskate Mei Bynum Solo Bronze Dance Allan Daniel Fisher Kindra Soto Emily Le Ilana Plager Elizabeth Addas Pre Bronze Dance Mako Williams Rebecca Beerstein Nathalie Ng Pre Juvenile Freeskate Gia Kokotakis Logan Showalter Solo Pre Gold Dance Merry Neitlich Hanne Landro Ai Setoyama Nha-Quyen Nguyen Mei Bynum Emily Martorella Helena Park Nathalie Ng Bronze Dance Intermediate Free Jacqueline Lee Emily Pyagay Nathalie Ng Dance Katie Nichols Melissa Rosales Elizabeth Addas Gianna Uy Jacob DeWolfe Pre Silver Dance Annie Hu Jessica Lee Kindra Soto Juvenile Solo Free Emily Le Michael Valdez Dance Michelle Li Novice Freeskate Mako Williams Samantha Yamaguchi Runa Maeda Silver Dance Donna Yi Tara Sorenson Yasmine Yu Novice Solo Keegan Mitsuoka Vanna Giang Elizabeth Addas Ashley Keiko Quan Cecilia Wright Victoria Giang William Wright Pre Gold Dance Pre-Juvenile Pair Starr Andrews Junior Freeskate Pauline Bynum Alfred Bartel Alex Evans Jason Takahashi Carolyn Bartel Ashley Park Emily Keiser Adult Bronze Pair Runa Maeda Carolee Kness-Purdie

The All Year FSC welcomes new members who have joined us from October 2012 to present:

Skylar Overland Kennedy Bailey Kira Klapper-Cirkovic Second Club Members: Brianna Weissmann Madison Victer Llanel Florendo Lauren Mattice Shanti Bernstein Kamea Robinson Alexandria Falvo Katherine Simpson Shahin Rafil Tabatabai Hayley Daniels Diana Fernandez Jade Chi Clarinda Soriano Bichole Zhang Lindsey Washiashi Kathryn Rich Celeste Medina Katie Beriau Yat Long Cherry Lee Melinda Sherrill Molly Rendel Gerald Hsu Sophia Hogue Paula Cruz-Bonde Judie Harer Thomas Hsu Caitin Ramsey Sean R. Henry Chelsea Wagstaff Brean Prefontaine April Jotikasthira Kelli McClure Raynise Mancha Michelle Li Akeah Ogata Kathryn Valenzuela Barbra Lyons Melissa Parker Isabella Dailey Isabella Dailey Aoi Sugimoto Paula Whiteman Elizabeth Johnson Donna Yi Sarah Klapper Helping Hands On the front lines • Registration • Hospitality • Monitors and Marshalls • Music and Announcing

Better behind the scenes? • Organization & operations • Set up/tear down Especially in the climate in which • Mailing (membership & event Does AYFSC have all of your our events take place. information, etc.) updated contact information? Digging in Deep! If you have had a change of Did you know that monitors get the address, phone or email, Is judging for you? best seats in the house? Music We have oficials who would love to please notify Helene Krasner technicians and announcers know mentor you! Please check the ASAP by email at who is skating and when, guidelines at [email protected] registration volunteers get to see www.USFigureSkating.org. everyone who walks in and out and • Click on the About Us link really get to sense the heartbeat of • click on the Forms button on the left the event. If you love to hostess and menu organize, hospitality is for you! • scroll down to the Trial Judge area

Volunteers! Please take a moment to think Additional information is in the Judges All Hands on Deck! about your gifts and areas of section. For more information be sure to let us know your intent. It takes a village…Did you know expertise, and how can you help that we have dedicated volunteers your club by doing something you Contacts: who spend over 40 hours a week enjoy. Doug Williams ([email protected]) during and leading up to our Janis Engel ([email protected]) competitions? Contact: Rainer Kokotakis ([email protected] ) Stefanie Mathewson They attend to details such as: ([email protected]) • scheduling • practice ice • oficials’ and coaches’ hospitality . . . and more

Just a few extra hands for a few hours helps A LOT! Fundraising Participate in Fundraising for AYFSC! Support your club!

Thank you to those members who have signed on to the Ralph’s Community Contribution program and designated Thank you to everyone who made AYFSC to receive a % of each purchase! contributions to this newsletter. Special thanks also to Lexi Rohner and Janis Annually on or after September 1st, you must re-register and designate AYFSC as the recipient of future Engel for their assistance. If you have contributions from this program. anything to contribute, please email Stefanie Mathewson at: - Log in to www.ralphs.com using your Ralph’s card [email protected] number and e-mail address - At the “Community Contribution” link, enter the AYFSC 5 digit ID number 92035 Congratulations to AYFSC adult skaters who competed in Pasadena at the 2013 Pacific Coast Adult Sectional Championships!

** Qualified for Championship event at the U.S. Adult Championships in Scottsdale, AZ, April 10-14, 2013 ** (1st through 4th place only)

Championship Masters Jr.-Sr. Ladies Championship Masters Intermediate- 1st – Courtney Donovan Novice Ladies 4th – Priscilla Heaton Championship Adult Gold Men 1st – Diego Hemingway Championship Adult Gold Ladies 2nd – Marco Pizzo 2nd – Jessica Sciezinski 18th – Samantha Schecter

A big congratulations to all the All Year FSC competitors who participated at the 2013 U.S. Adult Championships!

For all results, recaps and videos, please visit IceNetwork.

Championship Masters Junior- Championship Adult Gold Men Championship Adult Gold Senior Ladies Diego Heminway 4th Ladies Courtney Donovan – 1st Marco Pizzo – 9th Jessica Scieszinski – 7th Championship Masters Intermediate-Novice Ladies Priscilla Heaton – 11th

Adult Gold Men 3 Adult Silver Ladies 3 Adult Gold Ladies Dramatic Skate 4/5 Marco Pizzo, 1st Zuzka Polishook, 2nd Gina Testa, 3rd

Adult Gold Ladies 4 Adult Bronze Solo Dance Adult Masters Ladies Erin Dillon, 7th Carolee Kness-Purdie, 1st Light Entertainment Skate 3 Priscilla Heaton- 2nd Adult Gold Ladies 1 Adult Masters Ladies Dramatic Skate 3 Jessica Scieszinski, 5th Priscilla Heaton, 3rd Adult Bronze Ladies Samantha Schecter, 13th Light Entertainment Skate 2/3 Adult Bronze Ladies Dramatic Skate 1/2 Angie Miske, 1st Adult Masters Novice Ladies 3 Angie Miske. 1st Priscilla Heaton, 1st Adult Silver Men Light Adult Bronze Ladies Dramatic Skate 4 Entertainment Skate 2/3/4/5 Adult Bronze Ladies 2 Melissa Parker, 5th Shawn Gutierrez, 3rd Jean Teng, 2nd Adult Silver Ladies Dramatic Skate 5 Adult Silver Ladies Adult Bronze Ladies 4 Merry Neitlich, 1st Light Entertainment Skate 5 Melissa Parker, 3rd Merry Neitlich. 2nd Adult Gold Ladies Dramatic Skate 1 Adult Bronze Men 4 Jessica Scieszinski, 9th Adult Gold Ladies Ben Daidone, 6th Light Entertainment Skate 4/5 Adult Gold Men Dramatic Skate 2/3/4 Carolee Kness-Purdie, 2nd Adult Silver Men 2 Marco Pizzo, 1st Gina Testa, 3rd Shawn Gutierrez, 1st Adult Silver Men Dramatic Skate 2/3/4 Adult Gold Ladies Adult Silver Ladies 5 Shawn Gutierrez, 2nd Light Entertainment Skate 1 Merry Neitlich, 2nd Jessica Scieszinski, 6th Samantha Schecter, 7th EXCITING NEWS! California Gold Synchronized Skating organization is announcing a Junior Team for the 2013 – 2014 Season! Limited positions available, contact us at [email protected] or 562-434-3018. Coaches Jill Cipresso and Amanda Falkowski are extremely excited to add a new team to California Gold. Under their tutelage, the California Gold Senior team has been a member of Team USA since 2008. Jill and Amanda are eager and committed to growing more Going Synchro! athletes to compete with this prestigious honor.

www.californiagoldteams.com Junior requirements: Facebook: California Gold - Ages 12-18 - Passed Intermediate MIF - 3 Practices a week Competitions include: Anaheim Ice (Anaheim), Dr. Porter (Michigan), Pacific Coast Sectionals (Chicago Area) and US Nationals (Colorado Springs)

Test requirements must be completed by December 1st, 2013 and age is calculated based on July 1st, 2013. In addition to joining the team other opportunities are also available through Scholarships, Committees, Awards and Honors. You can read more about those opportunities below.

Synchronized Skating is characterized by teamwork, speed, intricate formations and challenging step sequences. There are so many benefits to participating a with team, and synchronized skating is a great way for figure skaters to compete in a sport they love while enjoying all of the aspects of working with others in a team environment.

US Figure Skating Synchro promo video Opportunities that come with synchronized skating: • DREAM program – 10 athletes (rotate 5 new athletes each year) – for Team USA Synchronized Skating Athletes • Scholarships Opportunities • Scholastic Honors Team (Junior Team only) • AAC – 10 synchro athlete representatives 3A Award – 1 synchro skater chosen every year (Junior Team) • Check your mailbox! Ballots for All Year Figure Skating Club Board Members coming soon!

2013 S.T.A.R.S. Combine Registration now open! The 2013 S.T.A.R.S. program will be coming to Southern California this Spring and Summer! DONATIONS - Sunday, May 5th - Ontario Center Ice Arena To donate to All Year FSC, - Friday, July 21st – Lake Forest Ice Palace contact Helene Krasner, [email protected] Registration deadline for the Ontario combine is April 5th and Lake Forest is May 21st. Sign up today to guarantee your spot! Platinum Sponsors (over $500)

Gold Sponsors ($250 to $499) The Spring Recital was a great success! Thank you to Rainer Silver Sponsors ($50 to $249) Kokotakis, Helene Krasner! A big thank you also goes to Alex Bronze Sponsors (Up to $49) Chang for choreographing the finale!

Do you have a U.S. Figure Skating Members Only account?

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!