Volume CXIII SEPTEMBER, 2016 Welcome Back to Another Fabulous Season! The Atlanta FSC Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following changes and additions to our member benefits: NEW AND IMPROVED CLUB ICE Beginning with our first session on AUGUST 19, we will offer TWO Club Ice sessions. On the BLUE RINK, from 5:15 - 5:45 pm, fabulous instructors will rotate teaching classes in edges, spins, performance, and power. On the RED RINK, from 5:45 - 6:45 pm, Club Ice will continue so practice the skills you just learned with friends who enjoy skating as much as you do! Club Ice is available to all full skating members in good standing who have passed the Pre-Preliminary moves test or have been readiness tested by our Test Committee coaches. Off-ice classes have been eliminated to accommodate the new on-ice classes. AXEL CLUB We have finalized the requirements for induction into the new Axel Club. All members who have passed the Juvenile free skate test or Adult Gold free skate test (with Axel jump completed) will be automatically inducted. Other members who can produce qualifying/non-qualifying competition IJS protocols with no negative markings and neutral or positive GOEs for single, double or triple Axels will also qualify. All qualifiers will receive an Axel Club pin. Those who wish to test can also be evaluated at a test session (pending approval by Test Chair Tea Junnila) or at Club Ice if a judge is available. A judge’s form that you can download will be available soon on the club website (atlantafsc.org.) Those who wish to test the double or triple Axel must be evaluated by a qualified level judge. Requirements are listed on page 20. FREESTYLER, DIRECTORY The Freestyler will no longer be mailed to the membership but will continue to be posted as a PDF on the club website. Club directories will not be printed, but will also be available as a PDF for those who signed up with their membership. CLUB SCHOLARSHIP/COLLEGIATE MEMBERSHIP The volunteer portion of the application has been eliminated to focus on academic and skating accomplishments. A maximum annual budget of $2,000/year has been established with a maximum of four scholarships in increments of $1,000 and $500. There is no guaranteed funding for athletes as it is dependent on income derived from membership dues, contributions, and competition profits. Congratulations to Our National Showcase Competitors! MASTERS - Angela Smith Dramatic Entertainment 2nd/11 JUVENILE Meredith Scafidi Dramatic Entertainment 7th/9 Strongsville, OH Light Entertainment 7th/15 August 11 - 14 PRELIMINARY Cristanne Goodwin Light Entertainment 5th/14 Final, Dramatic Entertainment 9th/12 Dramatic Entertainment, Grp. B 3rd/13 Cristanne Meredith NATIONAL SOLO DANCE SERIES FINAL Newark, DE, September 7 - 10 HELENA FISHER SOUCCI TAYLOR MADELINE FREEMAN ANNA SCOTT WIELER International Pattern Gold Pattern Dance Pre-Bronze Pattern Juvenile Combined Dance, Senior Dance, Juvenile Combined Combined SKATE AMERICA Chicago, IL October 21 - 23 TIM DOLENSKY 2 September, 2016 SPOTLIGHT SKATER Kaitlyn McGarigle What are your favorite and least favorite What are your future skating and Favorite word: Perseverance elements? educational goals? Least favorite word: Can’t I love to jump. My favorite elements are the I would like to land my double Axel Favorite food: Cheese and Strawberries double toe, layback spins, and really all jumps. someday soon and start working on my My least favorite element is the sit spin. triples. I would also like to someday make Least favorite food: Bananas it to Nationals. Favorite program/music? What turns me off: People that are rude My favorite program is my current Juvenile long I would like to someday go to college and and unkind continue skating. program. It is sassy, fun, and mature all in one. Favorite quote: “Why fit in when you can My favorite things are stand out?” ~Dr. Seuss Competitive accomplishments My skates, my journal, and shoes. I love Favorite Book: Peter Pan In 2015 I competed at the Pre-Juvenile free skate shoes! level and advanced to the final round of the South Favorite Movie: “Finding Dory” Atlantic Regional Championships placing 5th over- th st If I were stranded on a desert island, I all after placing 4 and 1 in the initial rounds. would have to have: TV show: “Liv and Maddie” Favorite Song: “Can’t Stop the Feeling” by In 2014, I placed 2nd overall at the South Atlantic A rink, my skates, and food Justin Timberlake Regionals at the Preliminary free skate level, won th the 89 Annual Middle Atlantic Championships in If I weren’t a skater, I would have been Favorite color: Teal New York City and was invited to skate at the MK Young Artist Showcase in Washington DC. An actress/singer and a sushi maker. Sounds I love: The sound blades make digging into the ice Most memorable events of your skating career Sound I dislike: Chalkboard scraping The most embarrassing moment of my skating career was last year at Pet Peeve: When people are mean to skate Detroit. I caught my toe pic and fell on my camel spin and face animals planted. I fell so hard that it knocked the wind out of me. It was right in the middle of my program. But I got up and continued and finished I would never want to be: A surgeon, because they cut people open. strong. The most thrilling moment of my skating career is really every time I Three words that best describe me: compete. I like the feeling of “thrill” that comes when you step on the Determined, energetic, and considerate ice and it’s your turn. K Who is your favorite skater? My favorite skater is Ashley Wagner. I like her because when she skates you can see how much she loves the sport. She is also a hard- A worker and when she makes a mistake, she turns them into something she can learn from and grow. She is not only a powerful skater, but also kind and friendly. I have met her several times and she has always been kind, friendly, and encouraging. I Tell us about your school and extracurricular activities. I attend Rivers Academy in Alpharetta. I will be in 5th grade this year. My favorite subject is Science. When I’m not skating I like to draw, bake, and listen to music. T Whom do you admire most? I really admire all the adult women that are in my life. Each one of them has unique qualities that I hope I can have someday when I grow up. L They are confident, fearless, strong-minded, caring, funny, and encouraging. Best advice you ever received Y My mom always tells me before a competition the same quote: “You’ve done all the work, you’ve practiced hard, it’s time to go out there and skate for the little girl who fell in love with the sport. Skate for her, no one else.” N Tell us about your family. I have an older brother Connor (13), and a dog named Spikey. 3 September, 2016 2016-2017 Events South Atlantic Regional September 23, 30 Championships Exhibition & Party (23rd) Eastern Sectional Championships November 11 Exhibition & Party* U.S. Championships Exhibition & Party* January 6 Magnolia Open Exhibitions February 24, March 3 Magnolia Open March 10 - 12 Spring Show April 29 Atlanta Open Exhibitions May 19, 26 Ice Dance Weekend June 2 - 4 Atlanta Open June 8 - 11 Awards Banquet TBA *Contingent on members qualifying 4 September, 2016 August 26 Welcome Back Candy Bar National Showcase & National Solo Dance Exhibitions September 23, 30 South Atlantics Exhibitions, Party (23rd) October 28 Hallowskate November 11* Eastern Sectionals Exhibition December 9 Cookie Exhange & Hot Chocolate Bar January 6 U.S. Championships Exhibition January 27 National Skating Month - Bring A Friend February 10 Valentine Big Sister/Little Sister Sock Hop Skate * Contingent on members qualifying 5 September, 2016 SKATE DETROIT ORANGE BLOSSOM Detroit SC, Tampa Bay SC, Oldsmar, FL Bloomfield Hills, MI July 7 - 10 July 19 - 23 SENIOR MEN INTERMEDIATE LADIES Final - Tim Dolensky 2nd/11 Short Program Free Skate 2nd/11 Jeslyn Choi 1st/16 Short Program 2nd/13 JUVENILE GIRLS SENIOR LADIES Free Skate Tori Williams Jeslyn Choi 2nd/9 Short Program, Grp. A 8th/9 Adeline Wieler 7th/9 Short Program NOVICE LADIES Adeline Wieler 4th/6 Grace Rathbun Final, Grp. B 7th/15 SOLO DANCE Free Skate, Grp. B 7th/15 PATTERN DANCE Short Program, Grp. B 5th/15 Gold - Soucci Taylor 1st/5 Argentine Tango 3rd/5 JUVENILE GIRLS Westminster Waltz 1st/5 Jeslyn and Adeline Kaitlyn McGarigle Pre-Gold - Breelie Taylor 1st/1 Free Skate 11th/16 Kilian 1st/1 Short Program 3rd/15 Blues 1st/1 Bronze - Anna Scott Wieler 4th/5 Willow Waltz 2nd/5 Tenfox 5th/5 Jeslyn Tim and coach Debbie GLACIER FALLS PHILADELPHIA SUMMER SUMMER CLASSIC COMPETITION Glacier Fall FSC, Anaheim, CA IceWorks SC, Aston, PA July 28 - 31 July 12 - 17 Kaity SENIOR MEN Final - Tim Dolensky 3rd/15 Junior Ladies - Alice Qiao Free Skate 2nd/15 Free Skate, Grp. B 9th/15 Short Program 5th/16 Short Program, Grp. B 8th/15 6 September, 2016 TONY TODD CARMEL INVITATIONAL MIAMI OPEN ISC of Indianapolis, Carmel, IN Miami FSC, Miami, FL August 6 - 7 August 5 - 7 SOLO COMBINED DANCE SOLO PATTERN DANCE SOLO COMBINED DANCE Juvenile International - Helena Fisher 3rd/3 Senior Final - Madeline Freeman 2nd/5 Silver Samba 3rd/3 Final First Dance 3rd/5 Cha Cha Congelado 3rd/3 Soucci Taylor 3rd/5 Free Dance 1st/5 Helena Fisher 5th/5 Gold - Soucci Taylor 5th/5 Short Dance LAKE PLACID ICE DANCE Argentine Tango 3rd/5 Soucci Taylor 4th/5 CHAMPIONSHIPS Quickstep 5th/5 Helena Fisher 5th/5 SC of Lake Placid, Lake Free Dance Placid, NY Pre-Gold - Breelie Taylor 5th/5 Soucci Taylor 3rd/5 July 27 - 30 Kilian 5th/5 Helena Fisher 5th/5 Blues 4th/5 Junior SOLO COMBINED DANCE Final - Breelie Taylor 5th/5 Senior - Helena Fisher Free Dance 5th/5 Final 2nd/5 Short Dance 3rd/5 Original Dance 1st/5 Free Dance 2nd/5 Soucci, Breelie, Helena SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS FSC of Southern California El Segundo, CA June 23 - 26 Helena SOLO COMBINED DANCE 1st/7 Juvenile - Madeline Freeman SOLO PATTERN DANCE Pre-Bronze - Madeline Freeman 1st/6 JUVENILE GIRLS Madeline Free Skate - Madeline Freeman 4th/7 SKATE WILMINGTON SC of Wilmington Wilmington, DE July 21 - 24 SOLO COMBINED DANCE Senior, Grp.