What an exciting month for skating! First, it is almost time for our annual Ice Carnival! Costumes have been handed out, pictures are about to be taken, and practices are well under way. This means more dates and times for everyone to remember, and many special instructions, so please mark your calendars, and continue to check the bulletin board and especially the trophy display case for up-to-date information. But it’s also an exciting time for skating in Canada, with the Vancouver Olympics just around the corner. We know our athletes will do well, but just how well have our figure skaters done over the years at the Olympics? How many medals do you think Canada has won in figure skating? For the answer, see the back page of this newsletter. And don’t forget to tune in to cheer on our skaters, or check the Skate Canada website for up-to-date information! Dates to Remember End of January: Tax Credit receipts should be available soon – check the lobby or music room. Sunday February 7: All regular programs cancelled for Skate Canada Test day. Please note: No General Membership. Friday February 26: Dress Rehearsal – please arrive by 6:15 for a 6:30 start. Saturday February 27: Ice Carnival – shows at 1:30 and 6:30 pm – please arrive 30 min. early. Sunday February 28: “Synchro Development Open House” 3:25 to 4:15 pm. Tuesday March 2: Open House for Junior STARSkate Group. Tuesday March 9: Tuesday Programs End. Thursday March 11: Skate Canada Test Day. Saturday March 13: Saturday Programs end. CanSkate News Conratulations CanSkaters: Our CanSkaters have been busy! Here is a list of their accomplishments over the past few months (the list may not be entirely complete – let us know if we’ve overlooked someone). Badge 1: Ariana Balassone, Victoria Balassone, Kian Bartkiw, Paige Bigger, Riley D’Amico, Jordan Gabriele, Sasha Herner, Victor Herner, Charlotte Keir, Elise Koop, Hannah Koop, Nicholas Koop, Caitlyn Miles, Matthew Miles, Sofia Panacchietti, Max Veld, Cody Vandekraats, Jorja Vandekraats, Matthew Winslade. Badge 2: Arianna Balassone, Victoria Balassone, Riley D’Amico, Victor Herner, Ally Hildreth, Eric Hribljan, Elise Koop, Hannah Koop, Caitlyn Miles, Sofia Panacchietti, Cole Rolston, Rebecca Slykerman, Cody Vandekraats, Jorja Vandekraats, Olivia Vrugteveen. Badge 3: Devon Campbell, Riley D’Amico, Julia Funk, Jordan Gabriele, Jewel Hagen, Ally Hildreth, Jordan Orzel, Sofia Panacchietti, Rebecca Slykerman, Olivia Vrugteveen, Tanner Vrugteveen. Badge 4: Devon Campbell, Riley D’Amico, Chloe Dinsmore, Jordan Gabriele, Noa Hagen, Schylar Holierhoek, Lauren Martin, Tuesday Troup, Tanner Vrugteveen. Badge 5: Tie Foster, Sunshine Troup. Well done, all! But please remember, Programs don’t end with Carnival. Don’t stop coming just because Carnival is over! Tuesday CanSkate doesn’t end until March 9; Saturday CanSkate ends on March 13. Don’t miss out on those last few lessons and a chance to finish another badge or two! Junior Group Open House: During the junior group session on Tuesday March 2 from 6:15 to 7:00, there will be an Open House for any skaters who have passed badge 4. Next year we hope to have a Junior STARSkate 1, for skaters in badge 5, 6, or 7, and also a Junior STARSkate 2 group for skaters wishing to work on their preliminary skills and dances in a group lesson. All skaters with badge 4 and up, whether they skate on Saturday mornings or Tuesday evenings are invited to join the group for this one evening, at no additional charge, to see if they might be interested in this program next year. Don’t miss it! Synchro Development Team Open House: Do you have a skater who would like to skate on a team, learning a routine to music? We are holding an “Open House” on Sunday February 28th, from 3:25 to 4:15 pm, for any skaters who have passed Badge 3, and might have even a slight interest in Synchro. They will have a chance to practice a few simple moves with our development team, just to get the feel of the sport. And no extra charge! Synchro News Congratulations to Oxygen, our pre-novice team who represented the Jordan Skating Club on January 23rd at the Synchro competition in Newmarket. The girls had a fantastic skate, ending up in 4th place in the Gold Round. Well done, team! They are now looking forward to their next competition on February 13 & 14 in Fort Erie. Go Jordan! General Information Nominations for next year’s board: We More Results: Somehow the test day results have to start thinking about new board from March 10 2009 didn’t make the members for next year; if you are interested, newsletter yet, so belated congrats go to the and have a little time to spare, this is an following successful skaters: Dutch Waltz – excellent way to help out your club. Without Madison Elliot, Morgan Funk, Danielle a board, we can’t operate. There are many Orlando; Baby Blues – Alexandra Funk; positions available; see Kim or any board Swing—Hannah Tiels, Ryan Inch; Fiesta – member for more information. Hannah Tiels; Harris – Sydney Shugan; American – Sydney Shugan; Rocker – Jillian Competition Results: A number of our Robninson; Killian – Vanessa Orlando; skaters represented the Jordan Skating Club Freeskate – Preliminary – Kaitlyn Hough, at the Charles Dover Competition in Grimsby. Nicole Hough; Junior Bronze Skills – Kaitlyn Congratulations go to Werda deWet (5th Hough, Nicole Hough; Senior Bronze Skills – CanSkate 8 and over), Madison Elliot (9th in Vanessa Orlando; Junior Silver skills – Pre-Preliminary A, 8 years), Cate Gualtiere Meghan Hanna; Introductory Interpretive – (7th, Pre-Preliminary A, 9 years), Meghan Meghan Hanna, Vanessa Orlando. Hanna (7th, Bronze Interpretive), and Hannah Skirrow (3rd Bronze Interpretive, 4th Senior Bronze STARSkate). Canadian Olympic Trivia Answers Our Canadian men and pairs have achieved the most medals over the years. The men have won 7 medals, but no gold; they include Montgomery Wilson (1932), Toller Cranston (1976), Brian Orser (1984, 1988), Elvis Stojko (1994, 1998), and Jeff Buttle (2006). In pairs, the medal winners were Suzanne Morrow and Wally Disstelmeyer (1948), Frances Dafoe and Norris Bowden (1956), Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (1960 – gold), Debbie Wilkes and Guy Revell (1964), Isabelle Brasseur and Lloyd Eisler (1992, 1994), and Jaime Sale and David Pelletier (2002 – gold). There have only been 3 ladies who medalled: Barbara Ann Scott (1948 – gold), Karen Magnussen (1972), and Elizabeth Manley (1988). Only Tracy Wilson and Robert McCall managed a medal in dance pairs in 1988. The Calgary Olympics in 1988 was definitely Canada’s best figure skating Olympics with 3 medals. And what is our total over the years: 18! Let’s hope we add a few more in Vancouver. Volunteer of the Year Volunteers are vital to our organization. Without the dedication of these people, our club would not run! So please take a moment to read about the Margaret Proctor Memorial Award, and think of someone at the club who has been a big help to you in some capacity over the past few months. Previous recipients are not eligible for the award, but there are many others who are. We really like to acknowledge our volunteers and the hard work they do, so help us out by filling in the nominating form and returning it to the music room before February 14. The Margaret Proctor Memorial Award Margaret Proctor was a dedicated volunteer for many years at the Jordan Skating Club, and was instrumental in the founding and growth of our club. Her daughter, Leslie, was a skater at our club and is now a member of our professional coaching staff. Margaret Proctor passed away in December of 1996. In tribute to Mrs. Proctor’s dedication to our club, the Board of Directors instituted an award in her honour, to be presented annually at carnival to a volunteer who has served the club in an outstanding way. Each family at our club, and each professional coach, is encouraged to submit one nomination for this award. The recipient of this award shall be any skater, or family member, or member of the professional coaching staff of the Jordan Skating Club who has shown outstanding dedication and support to the club by volunteering their time and energy to the enhancement of the club during the present skating season. The Margaret Proctor Memorial Award may only be received once; previous recipients who are therefore ineligible include Mark O’Connor, Deb Reimer, Marlene Pinder, Maureen Morrison, Deb German, Doug Pinder, Joyce Wong, Joanne Foster, Brenda Hodgins, Karen Paulenko, Elaine Piper, Jane Culp and Rachel Siemens. Please submit your nomination by February 14 (to the “raffle ticket pouch” in the Music Room). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We, the members of the __________________________________ family, hereby nominate _____________________________________________ (Name of Nominee) for the Margaret Proctor Memorial Award. We think this person is a good candidate because ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________.