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Impact Forces Study

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Which is it?

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hil Hersh has been covering skating for thirty years. He often criticizes judging in his stories, or more accurately, is always criticizing judging.

Another favorite target is the ISU leadership (one of my favorites too!). As of this writing, Hersh’s latest shot came via Twitter from the U.S. Championships in St. Paul. “For the second straight year, @USFigureSkating has crowned men’s champ who didn’t land quad. Rest of world is laughing.” Attentiongetting for sure, but unfortunately accurate… Christine Brennan wrote in USA Today on the 23rd of January, “Given the chance to make a grand statement about America’s future in this sport, to celebrate the athleticism that has allowed other nations to leave the U.S. men in the dust, they put Chen not first, not second, not third, but fourth.” She was referring to the two quads landed in Nathan Chen's short program. Last year’s PSA and U.S. Figure Skating Coach of the Year, Rafael Arutyunyan, who coaches both Chen and U.S. champion Adam Rippon, said, “The message is, ‘Guys, don’t jump quads...’” Regrettably, overemphasizing the program component marks at U.S. competitions are hurting us on the world stage. At the European Championships, the top five in the short all did at least one quad; three of the men did two quads. At the Japanese championships, Yuzuru Hanyu attempted two quads in the short, landing the quad toe, triple toe combination and falling on a fully rotated quad Salchow.

While the rest of the world has been developing and elevating the technical scores, a focus of the PSA and U.S. Figure Skating was to develop program components and a direct emphasis on grades of execution. Arutyunyan was quoted in an article on Icenetwork as saying, “Everything must be done starting from a child. If you want to raise a warrior, raise from when he is three years old.”

Last year rules were added to give our younger skaters bonuses for attempting double Axels and triples. The penalty for a fall for the earlier levels was decreased to .50. All to encourage skaters to try more difficult jumps at the juvenile and intermediate levels.

However… in several editorials this season I have pushed going back to basics. Specifically, I wrote in the November issue, “As an early specialization sport, coaches understand that skaters tend to struggle through the maturation phase. We are in a hurry to get our skaters doing triples before maturation sets in. Worse, with the margin of error for smaller, lighter skaters being much greater than those who have matured physically, it allows coaches and judges to overlook flaws in technique that will eventually stop the skater’s progress. As a whole we have strayed from the correct way to develop talent.”

So which is it? Give greater rewards for difficult technical elements, or for the well-rounded skater? Push jumping at the expense of the rest? I have been struggling with this. The championships in St. Paul had a plethora of great performances and well-rounded programs that brought the crowd to

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its feet, myself included. Ross Miner’s short program was a personal favorite. To me, his program is what is great about IJS. He grabbed points from every conceivable direction.

Unfortunately, as much as I loved that program, the lack of a quad would have buried him internationally, and as a business, a lack of American skaters on the podium in singles affects the recruitment of new skaters. Olympic success means more skaters in the rinks… period.

Whether we like it or not, we are going to have to figure out how to get our skaters relevant on the world stage again.

Is the ISU going to write rules that are going to help us make that happen? No, especially not when the rest of the world has left us behind.

The reality is if we are going to push skaters to do more difficult jumps earlier, those basic skills I’ve been preaching about are going to have to get a lot better. The quality of those skills will be relevant to the success of the jumps. We won’t get one without the other!

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President’s Message ANGIE RIVIELLO, MPD, MG

Professional Skaters Foundation D

id you know that there are scholarship opportunities for on-going education for members who may need assistance, as well as the Skaters Fund that helps coaches in need? The Professional Skaters Foundation is always looking for fun things to do to raise money to help its membership in need.

The Professional Skaters Foundation (PSF) was founded to expand the educational opportunities of PSA members through a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable foundation.

The trustees of the PSF have developed several scholarship programs for its members through a selection process based on established guidelines and criteria.

The Walter and Irene Muehlbronner Scholarship

The Walter and Irene Muehlbronner Scholarship is available to PSA members for attendance at PSA education programs such as Ratings Prep, Nationwide Seminars, State Workshops, or the International Conference. Scholarships are intended for the reimbursement of associated fees to attend PSA education programs. Up to four scholarships are awarded annually of up to $1000 each.

The Don Laws Apprentice Scholarship

In memory of Don Laws, the Trustees of the Professional Skaters Foundation are proud to announce the Don Laws Apprentice Scholarship. PSF is offering three merit-based apprentice scholarships, each intended for the reimbursement of direct expenses incurred for attending the PSA Apprentice Development Program at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, MN. Direct expenses include travel to the program site, lodging, and meals. Awards are based on dedication to coaching, sound character and ethical practices. Applicants must hold a registered or higher rating in any discipline, and a ranking of Level III or higher. The program focuses on development of coaching skills by allowing the apprentice to shadow master-rated coaches over the course of three days. Apprentices will have the opportunity to have one-on-one time with each mentor, as well as sit in on lessons.

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The Skaters Fund

Founded by Coach Charles Fetter in 1998, The Skaters Fund assists all coaches and performing skaters who need financial assistance due to sickness, disability, or age.

Since its inception, The Skaters Fund has awarded over $130,000 in assistance to over 50 recipients. Charles Fetter passed away in August of 2014 following a 12 year battle with cancer. Among his final wishes was that the Skaters Fund become a part of the PS Foundation and continue to provide assistance to coaches and performing skaters in need. His wishes became a reality when the fund was formally turned over to the PS Foundation at a ceremony at the 2015 Conference and Trade Show by his widow, Sandy Fetter. The Foundation is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and you may claim that you did not receive any goods or services in consideration, in whole or part, for your contribution.

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Start a Coach Learning Group B y d r . WA d e G i l B e r t

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oaching can be a very lonely job.

Even when coaches work in high school or college settings alongside dozens of other coaches in the same facility, rarely is time set aside for regular or formal sharing of ideas.

This is even more evident during the season when coaches can easily become so immersed in their own work that they barely interact with coaches in their own rink or city.

To keep improving as a coach, look for ways to regularly connect with other coaches so you can exchange and test coaching ideas. Learning groups are a common strategy for ongoing professional development in fields such as education and business.

Research suggests that learning groups, sometimes also referred to as communities of practice, are also highly valued by successful coaches as a method for becoming a better coach.

A community of practice is defined as a group of people who share a passion for a topic and who expand their knowledge on it by exchanging lessons learned and ideas on a regular basis. There are five keys to developing and sustaining an effective community of practice for coaches.

This article comes from the Human Kinetics Coach Education Center, but we can apply the five keys to starting a learning group to help study and prepare for rating exams.

1. Dedicated time set aside to improve coaching Regular time set aside for learning group exchanges, ideally 45-60 minutes every two to three weeks.

2. Group consists of coaches with similar concerns Learning teams comprised of three to seven coaches who coach in the same setting—doesn’t have to be the same discipline, but should be coaches who experience common issues with similar types of athletes.

3. Protocol guides, but does not prescribe Rules of engagement for operating the exchanges to ensure meetings stay focused on knowledge sharing and coach learning. For example, a standard agenda could include 15-20 minutes for sharing ideas from a group assigned reading (such as a coaching biography or a coaching article that is agreed upon

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or assigned prior to meeting), followed by 20-30 minutes for discussing current coaching issues.

4. Peer facilitates learning group engagements Each learning group will require a leader- one of the participating coaches who coordinates the exchanges and encourages and inspires other coaches to actively participate in the learning group. This role can be rotated periodically to distribute the workload and build leadership capacity across coaches.

5. Work continues until there is evidence of improvement The group should ensure that time is set aside in every meeting to follow-up on previously discussed or unresolved coaching issues or topics. Simply discussing issues or topics is not enough—coaches must push each other to find practical applications based on their exchanges.

An example of the coach learning group in action is the ‘Coach Loop Groups’ created by the Alliance of Women Coaches. Loop Groups are described as informal ways for coaches—in this case women coaches–to stay ‘in the loop’, build their coaching network, and deepen their coaching knowledge. They share that Loop Groups can take multiple forms: • On-campus meetings with other coaches, staff and administrators in your athletics department • In town meetings or get-together’s with coaches and administrators at nearby schools • Teleconferences for coaches with specific interests Regardless of which approach you take to creating and operating your coach learning group, the experience will be enhanced by regular communication in between formal meetings. A simple way to accomplish this is to exchange ideas with an app such as GroupMe (https://groupme.com/). This tool allows coaches to connect and share ideas with the entire group quickly using their smartphones, and has been used effectively with some coach Loop Groups.

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Congratulations to the following coaches and their master-rated mentors for completing the PSA Apprentice Program Apprentice:

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Ratings at the 2016 ISI/PSA Conferences and Trade Show will take place at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino at the following times: • Monday, May 30th from 8 am to 9 pm • Tuesday, May 31st from 8 am to 4 pm

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The deadline to sign up for exams is March 15th.

Remember, you can take up to three exams at a rating site but only two in the same discipline.

Finally, because it will be normal for group membership to change over time, the group may find it useful to create a repository for coaching insights or particularly valuable ‘lessons learned’. This could take many forms, ranging from a blog to short video summaries.

One such example is the free coaching channel created as part of my ongoing work with high school coaches (https:// vimeo.com/fresnohscoachingchannel). We occasionally ask one of the coaches to summarize an insight or strategy in a two to three minute video that we post to the coaching channel. This is particularly valuable for early career coaches who can quickly learn from experienced coaches about ‘what works’ in this particular setting.

Although clinics and workshops are an integral part of your ongoing development as a coach, the best coaches build learning into their everyday work. An effective way to support this everyday learning is to create or join a coach learning group.

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References: Alliance of Women’s Coaches. (2014). Webinars and loop groups.

Retrieved from http://allianceofwomencoaches.org/programsevents/loop-webinar/ Bertram, R., & Gilbert, W. (2011). Learning communities as continuing professional development for sport coaches. Journal of Coaching Education, 4, 40-61.

Gilbert, W., Gallimore, R., & Trudel, P. (2009). A learning community approach to coach development in youth sport.

Journal of Coaching Education 2(2), 1-21.

Krzyzewski, M., & Spatola, J. K. (2009). The gold standard: Building a world-class team (p. 58). New York: Business Plus.

Wegner, E., McDermott, R., & Snyder, W. M. (2002).

Cultivating communities of practice: A guide to managing knowledge. Boston: Harvard Business School.

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SAFESPORT

What Coaches Need to Know About “Grooming Behaviors” By heidi delio thibert

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ndoubtedly there have been instances when we as coaches have experienced a situation where an unknown individual begins to show up at the rink during certain times of the day watching free skate sessions, maybe even taking video or pictures of a particular athlete. While that is a real possibility and certainly disturbing, it is far more common for an athlete to be vulnerable to a person he or she actually knows and has some sort of existing relationship. The media often portrays sexual predators as people who use trickery and violence to prey on children. This may be exaggerated and somewhat inaccurate (Dowell, Burgess, & Cavanaugh, 2009). On the contrary, many adolescents are not tricked into sexual acts. More often they have met and developed a relationship with an adult and knowingly are seduced (Dowell, Burgess, & Cavanaugh, 2009).

Most sexual offenders think about and plan their crimes ahead of time. Sexual assault can be, but is rarely, an impulsive act, and sex offenders take advantage of an opportunity to offend. Unfortunately, the sport environment can provide an offender with this opportunity.

Planning and manipulating relationships over time to commit sexual offenses is called “grooming”. Since these types of offenders know their victims, they use these relationships to set up situations in which a chosen victim can be sexually assaulted.

Predators often use these techniques termed as “grooming”, which is the process of showing care and concern for a teenager in order to gain their trust (Marcum, 2007). Predators may or may not give personal information

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about themselves to children. They also may manipulate teens into thinking that they are being given a choice to have sex (Marcum, 2007). While some sexual assaults can involve physical violence, threats, or overpowering, in other cases victims go along with the assaults because they are afraid to resist or to try to get away. In these situations victims may come to believe that they are responsible for what happened, even though this is never true. After the assaults, offenders often threaten, pressure or use guilt to keep victims from telling anyone.

SafeSport educates coaches about grooming behaviors, and through awareness, coaches can be another set of eyes and ears to keep our athletes from harm. The USOC SafeSport initiative has identified ten things to look for.

And remember, “if you see something, say something.”

Dowell, E. B., Burgess, A.W., & Cavanaugh, D.J. (2009).

Clustering of Internet risk behaviors in a middle school student population. Journal of School Health, 79(11), 547-553.

Marcum, C. D. (2007). Interpreting the Intentions of Internet Predators: An Examination of Online Predatory Behavior.

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 16(4), 99-114.

Grooming Behaviors We can recognize sexual predators through an observable pattern of behaviors, known as grooming behaviors. Alone, many of these behaviors or similar behaviors may occur without these behaviors being part of a grooming process. While we want to closely examine any behaviors that may constitute grooming, it does not necessarily mean that the individual is a sexual predator. Nonetheless, here are a few things to look for. #1 - The individual buys expensive gifts for the athlete or provides them with money. #2 - The individual separates the athlete from his or her peers. #3 - The individual treats a particular athlete differently from their teammates, perhaps giving the athlete far more attention than teammates. #4 - The individual tries to find ways to be alone with the athlete. For example, the individual may offer to take the athlete to and from practice, help them with homework or take them on unsupervised trips outside of the program. #5 - The individual tells the athlete that they “need” him or her to succeed in sport. #6 - The individual pushes boundaries in public and doesn’t follow policies. For example, this individual may have athletes sit on their laps in public, even if against club policy. #7 - The individual manipulates the athlete emotionally, praising them one day and degrading them the next. #8 - The individual spends an unusual amount of time with the athlete’s parents outside of the program, trying to win their trust. #9 - Your athlete tells you that the coach doesn’t want them talking about what they do when they’re together. #10 - The individual attempts to control a particular athlete, on and off the field.

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Sport Science HEIDI THIBERT, MFS, MM, MC

Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Research Collaboration in Boston B y l e e C A B e l l , e d d ; A M y W h i t e d , M S ; NAt h A l i e S l i C K , M S ; dA i S U G i M o t o, P h d , At C , C S C S ; K At A r B o U r , P h d , C S C S ; e l l e N G e M i N i A N i , M d

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few researchers and clinicians of the Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and the School of Health and Medical Sciences at Seton Hall University in New Jersey decided to do a collaborative figure skating study. The hardware and software necessary to conduct the study were tested in an ice rink in Boston, MA at the end of August 2015 and the measurements showed good feasibility. The next step in this research project is to conduct a pilot study which will take place in the winter of 2016.

Introduction

Jumps are commonly acknowledged as one of the most critical elements of a figure skater’s program.

Figure skating is both an athletic and an artistic sport that requires a combination of artistry, strength, flexibility and balance. In order to be successful, figure skaters must have excellent postural control to maintain balance while performing the technical elements of their programs. Optimal performance of the neuromuscular system is also important during a figure skater’s program because information related to the position and movement of the limbs is critical for the successful completion of jumps. While jump mechanics and off-ice figure skating training programs have qualitatively been evaluated, a comprehensive understanding of off-ice functional measures that may potentially predict on-ice jump execution mechanics is necessary.

Research Aims and Hypotheses

The current project aims to: 1. Identify predictor(s) of on-ice jump performance based on off-ice muscular strength, trunk stability,

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and postural control measures in juvenile and novice figure skaters 2. Compare biomechanical variables and muscular activation patterns between juvenile and novice figure skaters during on-ice jump executions In doing so, it proposes to perform off-ice neuromuscular assessments on juvenile and novice figure skaters in order to identify potential predictor(s) of on-ice figure skating jumping mechanics. An understanding of the off-ice parameters that influence on-ice jump performance will allow for the development and implementation of targeted neuromuscular training programs for adolescent figure skaters. Improved muscular strength, stability, and postural control will likely enhance figure skating performance and potentially reduce figure skating related injuries.

Research hypotheses are: 1. Several parameters from off-ice neuromuscular assessments including muscular strength, trunk stability, and postural control will be correlated with biomechanical variables and muscular activation patterns during on-ice jumps 2. Different biomechanical variables and muscle activation patterns will be observed between juvenile and novice figure skaters Study design

We will be performing a quasi-experimental study design on healthy figure skaters age 10 to 18. The study has been approved by the institutional review board and all participants consented prior to participation. We will test approximately a total of 20 healthy male and female juvenile and novice figure skaters with no history of lower back pain.

Back row: Dr. Lee Cabell, Dr. Ellen Geminiani, Nathalie Slick, Nina Gerardi, Dr. Dai Sugimoto Front row: Marisa Theroux-Jones, and Amy Whited

Off-ice neuromuscular measures

On-Ice jump performance

Jump mechanics

Off-Ice Strength, Stability and Postural Control Outcome Measures

Data collection will consist of two parts that will be conducted on two different days: on-ice and off-ice testing.

During the off-ice testing, participants will be asked to perform a set of muscular strength tests (hamstrings, quadriceps, and hip abductors) where strength will be measured using a hand held dynamometer. Trunk stability will be tested by Sorenson, front plank and side plank tests. In addition, a Y-balance test will be used to measure postural control. The Y-balance test requires that individual stands with one leg and moves another leg with three different directions: anterior, posterior medial, and posterior lateral. The Y balance test is widely used to assess ability to control postural stability on lower extremities.

On-Ice Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Outcome Measures

During the on-ice portion of the testing, the subjects will be instrumented with retro-reflective markers and eight surface electromyography (EMG) electrodes (Delsys, Inc, Boston, USA). These EMG electrodes measure the electrical activity in muscles. Prior to the application of a special electrode of EMG, skin will be cleaned by an alcohol pad. Then, an electrode will be placed on the following referenced muscles: 1.) Gluteus medius (bilateral), 2.) Iliopsoas (bilateral), 3.) Erector Spinae (bilateral), 4.) Abdominal Muscles (bilateral), 5.) External Obliques. Before the experiment, maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) will be measured from

Hip/trunk flexibility

Kinematics

Novice vs.

Juvenile jump position mechanics

EMG

Identify jump position strategies

Postural control

Does strength, flexibility, and balance scores predict jump position strategies

Muscular strength

each participant. Once participants begin performing the assigned jumps (axel, double loop, and double lutz), electrical muscle activation of referenced muscles will be recorded, and magnitude of the muscle activation will be compared with MVIC. The test we plan to conduct is called "surface EMG", which does not cause any pain.

While the skater is performing the assigned jumps, motion will be captured by ten high speed motion capture cameras (Qualisys, Inc.; Medical AB, Gothenburg, Sweden) operating at sampling frequency of 120 images per second to capture the movement of the markers placed on the body to measure the angles of the trunk, hip, knee, and ankle. We plan to capture ankle, knee, hip, and trunk joint angles and angular velocities of sagittal, coronal/frontal, and horizontal planes from three dimensions (3D). The 3D data will be processed through a software called Visual 3D (C-Motion, Inc, Germantown, MD) to generate joint angles and angular velocities of the three planes.

Project Time Frame and Recruitment

The pilot data collection could start in February 2016, and eight juvenile and novice skaters would participate.

The skaters will be recruited from the Boston figure skating community and data collection will take approximately one hour per skater. Another group of approximately 20 skaters will follow once the results from the pilot data collection are analyzed and evaluated by the group of researchers.

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MEMBER UPDATE

The Professional Skaters Association is required by the FTC Settlement Statement to publish the FTC Settlement Statement and press release on or as close as possible to the first and second anniversary dates of the first publication in the Professional Skater Magazine and In The Loop publications, or any successor publication.

February 1, 2015 Dear Member: As you may know, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) conducted an investigation concerning the provision in PSA’s Code of Ethics that stated: No member shall in any case solicit pupils of another member, directly or indirectly, or through third parties.

The FTC alleges that this provision in the Code of Ethics violates the Federal Trade Commission Act because it unnecessarily restricts members of PSA from competing for pupils, thereby depriving pupils of the benefits of competition among skating coaches. The FTC also alleges that PSA guidelines stating it is unethical for members to give free lessons is an illegal restriction on price competition.

To end the investigation expeditiously and to avoid disruption to its core functions, PSA voluntarily agreed, without admitting any violation of the law, to the entry of a Consent Agreement and a Decision and Order by the Federal Trade Commission. As a result, PSA will eliminate the above provision from its Code of Ethics and other organizational documents and implement an antitrust compliance program.

In general, the FTC has prohibited PSA from maintaining bylaws, code of ethics, operational policies, or membership requirements that restrict members from soliciting students

and engaging in price competition. The Decision and Order also prohibits PSA from (1) encouraging other organizations to adopt policies or practices that would violate the Decision and Order if PSA adopted such policies and (2) enforcing or investigating violations of the code of ethics of other organizations that would violate the Decision and Order if enforced or investigated by PSA on its behalf.

PSA is also prohibited from adopting policies or practices that restrict or attempts to restrict non-members from talking to, convincing, or requiring students or parents of such students to switch from one coach to another.

The Decision and Order does not prohibit PSA from adopting and enforcing Codes of Ethics or similar documents that govern the conduct of members with respect to representations that PSA reasonably believes would be false or deceptive within the meaning of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. A copy of the Decision and Order is enclosed. It is also available on the Federal Trade Commission website at www.FTC.gov, and through the PSA web site.

Respectfully submitted, The Professional Skaters Association

FTC Approves Final Orders Requiring Trade Associations to Eliminate Rules that Restrict Competition March 3, 2015

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ollowing a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final orders settling charges in two separate cases alleging that the bylaws of the trade associations restrained competition.

Under the order for the Professional Lighting and Sign Management Companies of America, Inc. (“PLASMA”), the trade association is required to stop restricting the geographic service area of its members, interfering with the ability of members to independently set prices, or impeding members from soliciting work from customers of other members. The order also requires the association to revise

its bylaws, publicize its settlement with the FTC, and implement an antitrust compliance program.

The Professional Skaters Association order requires the association to stop restraining its members from soliciting work and competing on the basis of price, change its Code of Ethics, publicize its settlement with the FTC, and implement an antitrust compliance program.

The Commission votes approving the final orders for PLASMA and the Professional Skaters Association were both 5-0. (PLASMA, FTC File No. 141-0088; the staff contact is Barbara Blank, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-

2523; Professional Skaters Association, FTC File No. 131–0168, the staff contact is Karen A. Mills, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-2052) The FTC’s Bureau of Competition works with the Bureau of Economics to investigate alleged anticompetitive business practices and, when appropriate, recommends that the Commission take law enforcement action. To inform the Bureau about particular business practices, call 202-326-3300, send an e-mail to antitrust@ftc.gov, or write to the Office of Policy and Coordination, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., Room CC-5422, Washington, DC 20580. To learn more about the Bureau of Competition, read Competition Counts. Like the FTC on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to press releases for the latest FTC news and resources.

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Education CAROL ROSSIGNOL, MD, MS, MG, MPD, MFF

Coaching One of Your Own By iloNA MelNiCheNKo ANd ArteM t o r G A S h e V, M F S A N d l e V e l i V r A N K i N G

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t all started in October 2005. Hurricane Wilma took the roof off the rink we were currently working for. Our son, Andrew, was 4 years old at the time. Prior to Wilma, Andrew was taking lessons from our friend. We found ourselves having to temporarily teach at two different rinks. With the numerous amounts of students Artem and I had, we were unable to coordinate our schedules to have Andrew continue with our friend. We added him to our schedule, and the adventure began. It was very difficult to coach Andrew as he was our son, but we did many things to try and make it fun for him and us. He started to compete in local competitions. We made his first free skate program to Power Rangers, as that was his favorite show.

Finding it hard to juggle soccer, tennis, and all other activities he was involved in, Andrew quickly realized that he had to make a choice. The decision came easy for him as he was very passionate about skating. He started to spend more time on the ice training. In 2009, we took our students to South Atlantic Regionals. Andrew, at the age of eight, wanted to be included. Unfortunately he was only at the Pre Juvenile level and had to stay home with his grandma. Upon our return, he told Artem and me he did not want us to leave him again, and that he would be going next year. We told Andrew the only way he would be able to go is if he trained harder and cleaned up the cheated jumps. Andrew kept his promise and joined us, with our other skaters at the 2011 South Atlantic Regionals. He won his first regional competition and qualified for Junior Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah. He came back from Utah the Juvenile bronze medalist with the goal of learning his double Axel, qualifying for Junior Championships the next season, and going for the gold. It was apparent; Andrew’s goals were driving us as his coaches.

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Skater Andrew Torgashev with his coach es and parents, Ilona and Artem Torgashev

With success comes sacrifice. There are times we are unable to be together as a family. As recent as this March when Andrew was selected to compete at his first Junior World Championships, we had to make the choice of which coach/parent would go with him, and which would stay and train our other athletes. Once we made the choice for Artem to go with Andrew, he quickly reminded me although I didn’t get to go, at least I got the jacket.

His success comes from his training and work ethic.

Artem and I never treat him any differently than any of our other students. We want to make sure that Andrew understands that even if he has a bad day at the rink, he knows he can come home and we are there as his parents to support him. Although every day is not always perfect, we have found the right balance between skating and our home life. We use different resources available to help facilitate the communication between the coach/parent and son/student relationship. Through this we have learned how to respect each other on the ice and off. We all continue to learn that when we are on the ice, it is our training place, and when we are at home, it is family.

Ilona and Artem are the parents and coaches of Andrew Torgashev, 2015 Junior Men’s Champion. They live in Coral Springs, FL and coach with the Panthers FSC.

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Nominate someone making a difference today!

Dear PSA Membership, As we begin our 78th year I encourage each of you to examine your involvement in your coaching organization, the PSA. Many outstanding coaches within our country have reached wonderful success by their hard work and education they have received from the PSA. The broad diversity of our membership across the country and world is why your insight is important in recognizing colleagues within all aspects of our industry.

Please take a moment to nominate a deserving coach, official, choreographer, or skating leader for recognition of the annual “Edi” Award by following the link at www.skatepsa.com. The “Edi” awards will be presented during the annual conference held at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

When submitting a nomination, a brief description explaining why this individual is worthy of the award would be appreciated. All nominations are thoroughly considered and reviewed. Nominations close on March 30, 2016.

Thank you for your participation, Denise Williamson | Chair, PSA Awards Committee

Why Are Waiver and Release of Liability Forms Important?

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s a skating professional, you have been advised that an important risk management tool is to collect signed Waiver and Release of Liability forms. Misconceptions about the effectiveness of a Waiver and Release continue to float through the skating community. For several years, many believed that a waiver wasn’t worth the paper it was written on. Other misconceptions are the erroneous thought that a waiver was a ‘foolproof” way to offer total protection against a claim. Both are incorrect, and the reality rests somewhere in the middle.

Waivers can be an effective tool. The downside is that, currently, waiver language enforceability varies and is evaluated on a state by state basis, and while many states have strict standards to using a waiver as a deterrent to litigation, several states still have lenient or moderate standards to apply this doctrine.

In addition to the already existing statutes with regard to waivers, it is also important to note that when dealing with minors (typically 17 years and younger), there are additional challenges. Basic law states that a minor cannot waive their rights, and therefore, the best position is to have the minor waiver include Parental Indemnification language. We continue to take the position that it is better to have a waiver, even if the effectiveness is ultimately challenged. The reason for this perspective is that even if the waiver agreement to not bring suit will not be upheld, the participant’s assumption of risk may be. In addition, many feel that they cannot attempt to litigate, and do not even begin the process with the knowledge that they signed a Waiver and Release.

The reasons that a signed Waiver and Release will fail to protect include the following: • A poorly written waiver that is not clear and unambiguous, and does not specifically note the term “negligence” in the document.

• Any waiver that specifically references “Gross Negligence”. Gross Negligence includes the concept that the negligent party failed to take care in a manner that a reasonable and prudent professional would take under the circumstances. Attempting to waive Gross Negligence is against public policy.

The advice moving into 2016 is that it is better to have a Waiver and Release than to not have one. While the success will be determined at the time of the claim, it is important to note that statutes change regularly. If a waiver in your state was not previously enforced, it does not mean that a new court or a new set of circumstances will result in precedent, and ultimate enforceability.

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Three Scholarships Available Week 1: June 5-11, 2016

Applications available for

The Don Laws Apprentice Scholarship Mr. Laws, a former U.S. Junior Mens Champion, U.S. Junior Dance Champion and World Team member, was the coach of 1984 Olympic gold medalist, Scott Hamilton, and three-time U.S. champion.

Michael Weiss. He was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame both as a skater and a coach in 2001. A Past President of the PSA, he was also a Lifetime Achievement Honorary Member of the PSA.

Scholarship Description In memory of Don Laws, the Trustees of the Professional Skaters Foundation (PSF) are proud to announce the Don Laws Apprentice Scholarship. PSF is offering three merit-based apprentice scholarships, each intended for the reimbursement of direct expenses incurred for attending the PSA Apprentice development program at Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, MN. Direct expenses include travel to the program site, lodging, and meals. Awards are based on dedication to coaching, sound character, and ethical practices.

The program focuses on development of coaching skills by allowing the apprentice to shadow master-rated coaches over the course of six days.

Apprentices will have the opportunity to have one-on-one time with each mentor, as well as sit in on lessons.

Eligibility To be eligible for this scholarship, you must: • Be a full member in good standing of the Professional Skaters Association for at least one year • Hold a registered or higher rating in any discipline • Hold a ranking of Level III or higher • Proof of liability insurance • Completed CER Category A for the 2015-2016 season

Race, religion, color, creed, sex and ethnic background are not considered in the selection of recipients.

Scholarship Application Package Contents To apply for the Don Laws Apprentice Scholarship, complete the application package, including: • A completed Don Laws Apprentice Scholarship Application • A 500 word essay regarding your coaching philosophy and goals • A letter of recommendation from a peer coach • A letter of recommendation from a client • A letter of recommendation from an officer of your home club

Submission of Scholarship Application The completed Don Laws Apprentice Scholarship application package must be submitted no later than April 1 to: Professional Skaters Foundation, 3006 Allegro Park SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55902

About the Professional Skaters Foundation The Professional Skaters Foundation was founded to expand the educational opportunities of PSA members through a 501 (C)(3) non-profit, charitable foundation. The Trustees of the PSF have developed a scholarship program for its members through a selection process based on established guidelines and criteria.

Presented by the Professional Skaters Foundation in cooperation with Shattuck St. Mary’s

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Kori Ade – Kori Ade is an Olympic coach who teaches in Colorado Springs, CO. Kori was named PSA Developmental Coach of the Year in 2011 and is well known for her work with 2014 Olympian Jason Brown. She holds PSA ratings in moves in the field and free skate, and she’s an AFFA and F.A.S.T. Certified Off-Ice Trainer. Kori has a B.S. from Loyola University Chicago in Skeletal Biology. She is also a respected hip hop dancer and choreographer who has worked for the music industry and corporate clients (McDonalds, Sears, and Seventeen Magazine). Kori is the creator of TAPS (Total Athlete Performance Seminars) which is intended to develop the “whole” athlete, including the mental and emotional aspects that play such a powerful role in successful training and competing at all levels.

Week 2: June 12–18, 2016 • Alex Chang – A Harvard graduate, Alex Chang is an international coach and choreographer in high demand. As a top “Team USA” coach, Alex is currently coaching many talented young talented athletes. He is an eight-time US National competitor, an international competitor, US National Novice Bronze medalist, sits on the Figure Skating Coaches’ Committee, and is on the Board of Governors of the Professional Skaters Association. Alex is a PSA master-rated coach specializing in preparing skaters for competition, as well as a jump and spin technique specialist.

• Jere Michael – The coaching team of Michael & Chang is among the top talent in today’s “Team USA”, coaching promising athletes such as Courtney Hicks. Before Jere’s extensive success in coaching national, international, World, and Junior World Competitors, he was a U.S. Junior Men’s National Champion, international competitor, and Junior World Champion. Jere specializes in advance spin and jump techniques.

Week 3: June 19–25, 2016 • Doug Ladret – Coach of top U.S. skater, Douglas Razzano and several top U.S. pair teams, Doug Ladret is a two-time Olympian and Canadian pair skating champion. Ladret and his former skating partner, Christine Hough, skated to a variety of international medals. The team made five trips to the World Championships and came away with Canada’s top spot in the 1988 Canadian Championships. Ladret is the recipient of an Emmy Honors Certificate for choreography on the CBS television special “Scott Hamilton: Upside Down.” Ladret began his coaching career in Barrie, Ontario, working with World and Olympic skaters. Ladret is also a frequent presenter at national and international seminars across North America.

HONOR ROLL F I G U R E S K AT I N G

COACHES

2016 U.S. Figure Skating Championships Senior Ladies Gracie Gold Polina Edmunds Ashley Wagner Mirai Nagasu

1 2 3 4

Frank Carroll Nina Edmunds, David Glynn Rafael Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva Tom Zakrajsek

Senior Men Adam Rippon Max Aaron Nathan Chen Grant Hochstein

1 2 3 4

Rafael Arutyunyan, Vera Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin Rafael Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva Karen Kwan-Oppegard, Peter Oppegard

Senior Pairs Tarah Kayne/Danny O'Shea Alexa Scimeca/Christopher Knierim Marissa Castelli/Mervin Tran Madeline Aaron/Max Settlage

1 2 3 4

Amanda Evora, Lyndon Johnston, James Peterson Dalilah Sappenfield, Larry Ibarra Bruno Marcotte, Bobby Martin Dalilah Sappenfield, Larry Ibarra

Senior Ice Dancing Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani

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Madison Chock/Evan Bates Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue Anastasia Cannuscio/Colin McManus

2 3 4

Oleg Epstein, Johnny Johns, Massimo Scali, Marina Zoueva Igor Shpilband Patrice Lauzon Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley-Hutson

Junior Ladies Emily Chan Vivian Le Megan Wessenberg Rebecca Peng

1 2 3 4

Aleksey Letov Aleksey Letov Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin

Junior Men Tomoki Hiwatashi Kevin Shum Aleksei Krasnozhon Paolo Borromeo

1 2 3 4

Alexander Ouriashev, Osadolo Irowa Justin Dillon, Peter Johannson, Mark Mitchell Darlene Cain, Peter Cain Rafael Arutyunyan, Derrick Delmore

Junior Pairs Joy Weinberg/Maximilliano Fernandez Lindsay Weinstein/Jacob Simon Meiryla Findley/Austin Hale Madeleine Gallagher/Justin Highgate-Brutman

1 2 3 4

Amanda Evora, James Peterson Dalilah Sappenfield, Laureano Ibarra, Drew Meekins Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin Brooke Castile, Craig Joeright

Junior Ice Dancing Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter Rachel Parsons/Michael Parsons

1 2

Elliana Pogrebinsky/Alex Benoit

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Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko

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Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Ramil Sarkulov Fabian Bourzat, Adrienne Lenda, Igor Shpilband, Greg Zuerlein Igor Shpilband, Greg Zuerlein

Novice Ladies Haley Beavers Alexia Paganini Sierra Venetta Ashley Lin

1 2 3 4

Tammy Gambill, Ron Ludington Michela Boschetto, Gilberto Viadana Grete Castaneda Sergey Artemo

Novice Men Eric Sjoberg Peter Liu Maxim Naumov William Hubbart

1 2 3 4

Rafael Arutyunyan, Vera Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva Ronnie Biancosino, Viktor Pfeifer Vadim Naumov, Vladimir Petrenko Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin

Novice Pairs Elli Kopmar/Jonah Barrett Isabella Gamez/Griffin Schwab Sapphire Jaeckel/Matthew Scoralle Emma Coppess/Robert Hennings

1 2 3 4

Amanda Evora, Lyndon Johnston, James Peterson Jenni Meno, Todd Sand Jenni Meno, Todd Sand Peter Oppegard

Novice Ice Dancing Caroline Green/Gordon Green Emma Gunter/Caleb Wein Sophia Elder/Christopher Elder Gianna Buckley/JT Michel

1 2 3 4

Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Donald Adair, Kelley Morris-Adair Donald Adair, Kelley Morris-Adair

Intermediate Ladies Alysa Liu Sophia Chouinard Alyssa Rich Angelina Huang

1 2 3 4

Laura Lipetsky, Gilley Nicholson Ilona Melnichenko, Artem Torgashev Ann Brumbaugh, Benjamin Shroats Kelsey Himmel, Alexander Ouriashev

Intermediate Men Joseph Kang Alex Wellman Jordan Evans Lucas Altieri

1 2 3 4

Pamela Gregory, Anne Militano Madalyn Brook Jeffrey DiGregorio, Pamela Gregory Laura Pizzelanti

Intermediate Pairs Jasmine Fendi/Joshua Fendi Eliana Secunda/Blake Eisenach Berit Cummings/Jabe Roberts Isabelle Goldstein/Keyton Bearinger

1 2 3 4

Derrick Delmore, Peter Oppegard George Selimos, Robyn Sudkamp Trudy Oltmanns Ethan Burgess, Craig Joeright

Intermediate Ice Dancing Elizabeth Tkachenko/Alexei Kiliakov Avonley Nguyen/Maxwell Gart Isabella Amoia/Cory Fraiman Jordan Lin/Morgan Sletten

1 2 3 4

Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Mathew Gates, Svetlana Kulikova, Dmytro Palamarchuk Michelle Marvin Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak

Juvenile Girls Stephanie Ciarochi Hanna Harrell Reagan Scott Jill Heiner

1 2 3 4

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Oleg Petrov, Maria Pocheykina Amir Haan

Juvenile Boys Ilia Malinin Samuel Mindra Maxim Zharkov Philip Baker

1 2 3 4

Tatiana Malinina, Roman Skornyakov Kehaunani Malama, Kananililiakapela Tanaka Svetlana Serkeli, Andrei Zharkov Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell

Juvenile Ice Dancing Layla Karnes/Jeffrey Chen Maria Soldatova/Faddey Soldatov Claire Cain/Andrei Davydov Shin Lei Case/Maxim Zharkov

1 2 3 4

Christine Fowler-Binder, Vitaliy Novikov Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Svetlana Serkeli, Andrei Zharkov

Juvenile Pairs Isabelle Martins/Ryan Bedard Julia Curran/Franz-Peter Jerosch Cate Fleming/Jedidiah Isbell Jenna Gordon/Ian Meyh

1 2 3 4

Mimi Bedard, Stefania Berton, Rockne Brubaker Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall Melanie Lambert, Fred Palascak Isabelle Brasseur, Rocky Marval PS MAGAZINE

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2016 HONOR ROLL

Pacific Coast Sectional Figure Skating Championships

Intermediate Men Max Wang Isaac Jun Joshua Simkin Joshua Fendi

1 2 3 4

Sara Robertson

1 2 3

Peter Oppegard Bianca Marro Weissmann, Brianna Weissmann Kloe Chanel Bautista, Devin Matthews

Eric Millot Derrick Dlemore, Peter Oppegard

1 2 3 4

Frank Carroll Karen Gesell Dawn Piepenbrink-McCosh

Intermediate Pairs Jasmine Fendi/Joshua Fendi Altice Sollazo/Paul Yeung Cecilia Wright/William Wright

Senior Men Sean Rabbitt Shotaro Omori Scott Dyer Daniel Kulenkamp

1 2 3 4

Tammy Gambill Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato Dungjen Frank Carroll, Robert Taylor Douglas Ladret

Intermediate Ice Dancing Juliette Shadid/Lucas Shadid Rebecca Schapira/Palmer Middlekauff Reena Wu/Leon Wu Tia Gore/Benjamin Klusewitz

1 2 3 4

Christine Fowler-Binder Tmothy McKernan, Massimo Scali Alice Ho Alexandra Sargent

Senior Ice Dancing Karina Manta/Joseph Johnson Alissandra Aronow/Collin Brubaker Kseniya Ponomaryova/Oleg Altukhov Tory Patsis/Nathaniel Fast

1 2 3 4

Oleg Epstein Alina Ponomarova, Jamie Whyte Jonathon O'Dougherty, Pamela O'Dougherty

Juvenile Girls Savannah Stroyke Alena Budko Christina Lin Karen Lee

1 2 3 4

Alex Chang, Tiffany Chin Sofia Inthalaska, Ikaika Young Evgeniya Chernyshova Peter Kongkasem, Naomi Nam

Junior Ladies Akari Nakahara Alice Yang Anna Grace Davidson Vanna Giang

1 2 3 4

Ivan Dinev, Angela Nikodinov Justin Dillon, Lynn Smith Lisa Kriley Douglas Chapman, Dianne DeLeeuw-Chapman

Juvenile Boys Samuel Mindra Baltazar Poling Samir Mallya Goku Endo

1 2 3 4

Kehaunani Malama, Kananililliaikapela Tanaka Eric Millot Ivan Dinev, Angela Nikodinov Aimee Miko, Alexander Murashko

Junior Pairs Ai Setoyama/David-Alexandre Paradis Megan Griffin/Andrew Civiello Jessica Lee/Brandon Kozlowski

1 2 3

Jenni Meno, Todd Sand Douglas Ladret Jenni Meno, Todd Sand

Juvenile Pairs Erin Song/Eric Song Katie Luong/Nathan Luong Ashley Fletcher/Cayden McKenzie-Cook Ella-Grace Judd/Ben Spiers

1 2 3 4

Devin Matthews, Russ Witherby Jenni Meno, Todd Sand Jenni Meno, Todd Sand Perry Jewell

Junior Ice Dancing Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko Chloe Lewis/Logan Bye Alina Efimova/Kyle MacMillan Elizabeth Addas/Jonathan Schultz

1 2 3 4

Judy Blumberg Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Arleen Barton

Juvenile Ice Dancing Layla Karnes/Jeffrey Chen Alice Serbin/Kenan Slevira Ambrosia Vaske/Davis Ortonward Ashley Cohen/Camden Rider

1 2 3 4

Christine Fowler-Binder, Vitaliy Novikov Dmytri Boundoukin Kori Ade Jonathan Nichols

Novice Ladies Sierra Venetta Starr Andrews Marina Capatina Nhi Do

1 2 3 4

Grete Castaneda Derrick Delmore, Ivan Dinev Rafael Arutyunyan Douglas Chapman, Dianne DeLeeuw-Chapman

Novice Men Eric Sjoberg Paul Yeung Max Lake Mark Sadusky

1 2 3 4

Rafael Arutyunyan, Nadezda Kanaeva Bianca Marro Weissmann, Brianna Weissmann Jonathan Cassar, Julie Newman Phillip DiGuglielmo

Novice Pairs Nica Digerness/Danny Neudecker Isabella Gamez/Griffin Schwab Emma Coppess/Robert Hennings Sapphire Jaeckel/Matthew Scoralle

1 2 3 4

Dalilah Sappenfield Jenni Meno, Todd Sand Peter Oppegard Jenni Meno, Todd Sand

Senior Ladies Bradie Tennell Avery Kurtz Alexie Mieskoski Christina Cleveland

1 2 3 4

Denise Myers Catarina Lindgren, Edwin Shipstad Damon Allen, Sandy Rucker Straub Kori Ade, Rohene Ward

Novice Ice Dancing Jillian Moyer/Jarred Druzynski Amanda Miller/Nikolay Usanov Gianna Buckley/JT Michel Cherri Chen/YuanShi Jin

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4

Becky Calvin, Tom Zakrajsek Thomas Dickson Kori Ade LouAnne Conant-Peterson, Cindy Larson Sullivan

Intermediate Ladies Alyssa Liu Jacqueline Lee Isabella Miller Vanessa Chen

Christine Fowler-Binder, Vitaliy Novikov Marina Klimova, Serguei Ponomarenko Donald Adair, Kelley Morris-Adair Maxim Katchanov, Vasiliy Serkov, Nataliya Tymoshenko

Senior Men Vincent Zhou Alexander Johnson Jordan Moeller Sebastien Payannet Senior Pairs Caitlin Fields/Ernie Utah Stevens Brianna de la Mora/Maxim Kurdukov

1 2

Serguei Zaitsev Elena Prudsky, Val Prudsky

1 2 3 4

Laura Lipetsky, Gilley Nicholson Justin Dillon, Tammy Gambill Lisa Kriley Sherri Krahne-Thomas

Senior Ice Dancing Danielle Thomas/Daniel Eaton Alexandera Aldridge/Matthew Blackmer

1 2

Oleg Epstein, Massimo Scali, Marina Zoueva Pasquale Camerlengo, Angelika Krylova

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VICKY LUY

Senior Ladies Carly Gold Maria Yang Elena Pulkinen Alexis Gagnon

Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships

2016 HONOR ROLL

1 2 3 4

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Mary Antensteiner Barb Shepperson, Edwin Shipstad

Junior Pairs Lindsay Weinstein/Jacob Simon Meiryla Findley/Austin Hale Jacquelyn Green/Rique Newby-Estrella Madeleine Gallagher/Justin Highgate-Brutman

1 2 3 4

Laureano Ibarra, Dalilah Sappenfield Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin Ethan Burgess, Craig Joeright Teri Haag, Craig Joeright

Junior Ice Dancing Elliana Pogrebinsky/Alex Benoit Katherine Grosul/Cameron Colucci Eliana Gropman/Ian Somerville Aya Takai/Alexander Martin

1 2 3 4

Adrienne Lenda, Greg Zuerlein

Novice Ladies Gabrielle Noullet Kaitlyn Nguyen Meiryla Findley Ashley Lin

1 2 3 4

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Igor Petrov, Val Prudsky Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin Sergey Artemov

Novice Men Sasha Lunin William Hubbert Derek Wagner Jun-Hong Chen

1 2 3 4

Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin Sandi Delfs, Denise Myers Shin-Juh Chen, Ryan Jahnke

Novice Pairs Laiken Lockley/Keenan Prochnow Ainsley Peterson/Kristofer Ogren Ashlee Raymond/Misha Mitrofanov Joanna Hubbart/William Hubbart

1 2 3 4

Stefania Berton, Rockne Brubaker Laureano Ibarra, Dalilah Sappenfield Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin

Novice Ice Dancing Sophia Elder/Christopher Elder Allie Rose/Spencer Emerson Claire Purnell/Lucas Purnell

1 2 3

Leah Krauskopf/Caleb Niva

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Donald Adair, Kelley Morris-Adair Robert Kaine, Chuen-Gun Lee, Michelle Marvin Donald Adair, Rebecca Hatch-Purnell, Kelley Morris-Adair Eve Chalom, Alina Ponomarova, Jamie Whyte

Intermediate Ladies Alyssa Rich Wren Warne-Jacobson Angelina Huang Audrey Lu

1 2 3 4

Ann Brumbaugh, Benjamin Shroats Ann Eidson, Debbie Warne-Jacobson Kelsey Himmel, Alexander Ouriashev Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov

Intermediate Men Alex Wellman Jonathan Yang Dylan Hylander Daniel Argueta

1 2 3 4

Madalyn Brook Melissa Jasperson, Benjamin Miller Reisman Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Elena Prudsky, Val Prudsky

Intermediate Pairs Eliana Secunda/Blake Eisenach Isabelle Goldstein/Keyton Bearinger Berit Cummings/Jabe Roberts Kristin Lyle George/Jake Pagano

1 2 3 4

Intermediate Ice Dancing Isabel Blahunka/Will Shawver Isabella Amoia/Cory Fraiman Sara Zhao/Howard Zhao

George Selimos, Robyn Sudkamp Ethan Burgess, Craig Joeright Trudy Oltmanns Bert Cording, Molly Quigley Moenkhoff, Laura Sanders

1 2 3

Katarina Wolfkostin/John Carlson

4

Donald Adair, Kelley Morris-Adair Michelle Marvin Pasquale Camerlengo, Natalia Deller, Angelika Krylova Oleg Epstein, Massimo Scali, Marina Zoueva

Juvenile Girls Stephanie Ciarochi Hanna Harrell

1 2

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov

Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Ramil Sarkulov Angelika Krylova

Katarina DelCamp Zoe Parrilli

3 4

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Nick Belovol, Vicka Belovol

Juvenile Boys Maxim Zharkov Levon Davis Trevor Bucek Daniel Tioumentsev

1 2 3 4

Svetlana Serkeli, Andrei Zharkov Theresa McKendry Marina Gromova, Yevgeny Martynov Anna Tarassova, Tom Zakrajsek

Juvenile Pairs Isabella Martins/Ryan Bedard Sydney Flaum/Daniel Tioumentsev Aleksandra Prudsky/Enoch Chen Kathleen Moser/Chase Finster

1 2 3 4

Mimi Bedard, Stefania Berton Laureano Ibarra, Dalilah Sappenfield Elena Prudsky, Val Prudsky John Coughlin, Sarah Neal, Dalilah Sappenfield

Juvenile Ice Dancing Katarina DelCamp/Dylan Hylander Shin Lei Case/Maxim Zharkov Paulina Brykalova/Daniel Brykalov Valerie Sroka/Samuel Hodman

1 2 3 4

Brent Holdburg Svetlana Serkeli, Andrei Zharkov

Senior Ladies Franchesca Chiera Ashley Cain Katie McBeath Heidi Munger

1 2 3 4

Ilona Melnichenko Darlene Cain, Peter Cain Jacqueline Redenshek-Henry, Sally Tasca Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell

Senior Men Jimmy Ma Ben Jalovick Emmanuel Savary Curran Oi

1 2 3 4

Elaine Zayak

Senior Pairs Jessica Pfund/Joshua Santillan Alexandra Shaughnessy/James Morgan Cali Fujimoto/Nicholas Barsi-Rhyne

1 2 3

Amanda Evora, Lyndon Johnston, James Peterson Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall Amanda Evora, Lyndon Johnston, James Peterson

Senior Ice Dancing Charlotte Maxwell/Ryan Devereaux Elicia Reynolds/Stephen Reynolds Gabriela Morrell Zucker/Andrejs Sitiks

1 2 3

Oleg Epstein, Massimo Scali, Marina Zoueva Leifur Gislason Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley- Hutson

Junior Ladies Rebecca Peng Brynne McIsaac Megan Wessenberg Carly Berrios

1 2 3 4

Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Shirley Hughes Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Christine Krall, Sandy Rucker Straub

Junior Pairs Joy Weinberg/Maximiliano Fernandez Sarah Rose/Joseph Goodpaster Gabriella Marvaldi/Cody Dolkiewicz Cirinia Gillett/jason Pacini

1 2 3 4

Amanda Evora, James Peterson Amanda Evora, James Peterson Isabelle Brasseur, Rocky Marval Amanda Evora, Lyndon Johnston, James Peterson

Junior Ice Dancing Julia Biechler/Damian Dodge Gigi Becker/Luca Becker Lydia Erdman/Alexey Shchepetov Rebecca Lucas/Jacob Schedl

1 2 3 4

Yovanny Durango, Natalya Linichuk Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Evgeny Sviridov, Slava Uchitel Karen Ludington, Christie Moxley- Hutson

Kristen Fraser VICKY LUY

Junior Ladies Vivian Le Emily Chan Paige Rydberg Shannon Porter

Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships

Jeffrey DiGregorio, Pamela Gregory Matthew Savoie

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2016 HONOR ROLL

Novice Ladies Alexia Paganini Haley Beavers Gabriella Izzo Mary-Katherine Mulera

1 2 3 4

Michela Boschetto, Gilberto Viadana Dennis Phan Serey Minaev, Suna Murray Traci Coleman

Novice Men Maxim Naumov Ryan Dunk Peter Liu Ryan VanDoren

1 2 3 4

Vadim Naumov, Vladimir Petrenko Ronnie Biancosino, Viktor Pfeifer Jessica Dupuis, Kristen Weir

Northwest Pacific Regional Figure Skating Championships

Novice Pairs Elli Kopmar/Jonah Barrett Katherina Frantz/Nicolas Frantz Sabrina Piliero/Nathaniel Dennler Annabel Kim/Jonathan Kim

1 2 3 4

Amanda Evora, Lyndon Johnston, James Peterson Isabelle Brasseur, Gisele Frantz, Rocky Marvel Melanie Lambert, Fred Palascak Isabelle Brasseur, Gennadi Krasnitski, Rocky Marvel

Novice Ice Dancing Caroline Green/Gordon Green Emma Gunter/Caleb Wein Molly Cesanek/Edward Jahoda Rachel Gart/Lance Stanley

1 2 3 4

Intermediate Ladies Paxton James Sophia Chouinard Nikolett Albrechtovics Ilana Sherman

Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Gregroy Maddalone, Katrina Shalin Ashley Foy Tervoort, Mathew Gates, Svetlana Kulikova

1 2 3 4

Intermediate Men Joseph Kang Jordan Evans Lucas Altieri Maxwell Gart

Damian Dodge, Yovanny Durango Natalia Efimova, Nathan Truesdell

Senior Ladies Xinghua Turner Annee Magee Larissa Rasmussen Alanna Collins

1 2 3 4

Ralph Burghart, Cindy Solberg Shannon Damiano Angela Rasmussen Louise Kapeikis, Paul Kapeikis

Junior Ladies Anna Lank Gabriella Lee Victoria Dinh Shoritah Ching

1 2 3 4

Darin Hosier, Barbara Murphy Sofia Inthalaksa, Ikaika Young Arlene McSorley, Meegan McDonald Arlene McSorley, Meegan McDonald

Curtis Chornopyski, Ilona Melnichenko Ilona Melnichenko, Artem Torgashev Jana Brazee, Tim Covington Craig Maurizi

Junior Men Mathew Graham Alec Schmitt Ikaika Miyata Remington Burghart

1 2 3 4

Amanda Kovar Brenda Peterson Arlene McSorley, Pomaikai Miyata Rory Flack

1 2 3 4

Pamela Gregory, Anne Militano Jeffrey DiGregorio, Pamela Gregory Laura Pizzelanti Mathew Gates, Dmyrto Palamarchuk

Novice Ladies MacKenzie Caputo Kayleigh Elliott Lydia Marie Finch Mina Done

1 2 3 4

Darin Hosier Randy Clark Kehaunani Malama, Kananililiaikapela Tanaka Christina McPherson

Intermediate Pairs Zoe Larson/Jim Garbutt Paige Ruggeri/Steven Rossi Jade Esposito/Nathan Rensing Julia Choi/Adian Brown

1 2 3 4

Jeremy Barrett, John Zimmerman Roland Burghart, Gary Irving, Olga Orlova Chad Brennan, Sheryl Franks Kevin Curtis

Novice Men Micah Lynette Dmitri Murphy

1 2

Shannon Damiano

Intermediate Ice Dancing Elizabeth Tkachenko/Alexei Kiliakov Angeline Turczyn/James Koszuta Avonley Nguyen/Maxwell Gart

1 2 3

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Randy Clark, Shannon Damiano Darin Hosier Sofia Inthalaksa, Ikaika Young Kelli Clark, Kristen Eirvin

Jordan Lin/Morgan Sletten

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Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Bianka Szijgyarto Mathew Gates, Svetlana Kulikova, Dmytro Palamarchuk Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak

Intermediate Ladies Cheyenne King Hannah Yi Kaya Sasaki Anna Olson-Voss

Juvenile Girls Laura Jacobson Alexa Binder

Intermediate Men Ivan Brown Andrew Lee Carson Leckenby

1 2 3

Rebecca Safai Lisa Kriley Stephanie Rowland

1 2

Reagan Scott Jill Heiner

3 4

Steven Rice, Roman Serov Silvia Fontana Zimmerman, John Zimmerman, Jeremy Barrett Oleg Petrov, Maria Pocheykina Amir Haan

Juvenile Girls Alena Budko Jenny Shyu Da eun (Danika) Lee Hailey Sundstrom

1 2 3 4

Sofia Inthalaksa, Ikaika Young Jared Hoadley, Lisa Ware Kehaunani Malama, Kananililiaikapela Tanaka Ralph Burghart

Juvenile Boys Phillip Baker Ilia Malinin Zachary Yaninek Nicholas Hsieh

1 2 3 4

Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Tatyana Malinina, Roman Skornyakov Rashid Kadyrkaev Viktor Pfeifer

Juvenile Boys Samuel Mindra Kamden Black

1 2

Kehaunani Malama, Kananililiaikapela Tanaka Barbara Murphy

Juvenile Pairs Jenna Gordon/Ian Meyh Julia Curran/Franz-Peter Jerosch Cate Fleming/Jedidiah Isbell Taylor Nordquist/Timmy Chapman

1 2 3 4

Isabelle Brasseur, Rocky Marvel Robert Martin, Carrie Wall Melanie Lambert, Fred Palascak Cheyne Coppage, B.J. Shue Chapman

Juvenile Ice Dancing Maria Soldatova/Faddey Soldatov Claire Cain/Andrei Davydov

1 2

Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak Dmytri Ilin, Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak

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Olivia Sebastiani/Dillon Berry Nastia Efimova/Jonathan Zhao

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Central Pacific Regional Figure Skating Championships Senior Ladies Maria Yang Camille Davis Xylina Rusit Alicia Lu

1 2 3 4

Lisa Kriley Phillip DiGuglielmo, Diana Miro Lisa Kriley

Junior Ladies Alice Yang Anna Grace Davidson Hina Ueno Nina Ouellette

1 2 3 4

Justin Dillon, Lynn Smith Lisa Kriley Stewart Sturgeon Justin Dillon, Diana Miro

Junior Men Justin Ly Mitchell Friess Kendrick Weston Alain Sandraz

1 2 3 4

Lilsa Kriley Amanda Kovar, Karel Kovar Lisa Kriley Zinaida Kovalenko, Charles Tickner

Novice Ladies Sierra Venetta Lily Sun Aurelia Perkins Amalia Friess

1 2 3 4

Grete Castaneda Justin Dillon, Sherri Krahne-Thomas Lisa Kriley Amanda Kovar, Karel Kovar

Intermediate Ladies Isabella Miller Alysa Liu Vanessa Chen Noelle Rosa

1 2 3 4

Lisa Kriley Laura Lipetsky Sherri Krahne-Thomas Lisa Kriley

Juvenile Girls Christina Lin Anastasiya Chechetencko Kate Qian Celeste Lee

1 2 3 4

Evgeniya Chernyshova David Glynn Justin Dillon, David Glynn

Juvenile Boys Karel (Kai) Kovar Lawrence Winters James Dayton Jonathan Ko

1 2 3 4

Amanda Kovar, Karel Kovar Amanda Kovar, Karel Kovar Diana Miro Sherri Krahne-Thomas, Gilley Nicholson

Southwest Pacific Regional Figure Skating Championships Senior Ladies Carly Gold Anna Malkova Elena Pulkinen Alexis Gagnon Junior Ladies Vanna Giang Morgan Flood Jessica Cai Runa Maeda Junior Men Paolo Borromeo Sean Conlon

1 2 3 4

Frank Carroll Karen Kwan-Oppegard Karen Gesell Dawn Piepenbrink-McCosh

1 2 3 4

Douglas Chapman, Dianne DeLeeuw-Chapman Igor Samohin Frank Carroll Karen Kwan-Oppegard

1 2

Rafael Arutyunyan, Derrick Delmore Justin Dillon, Tammy Gambill

Danill Shamis Camden Pulkinen

3 4

Justin Dillon, Tammy Gambill Karen Gesell

Novice Ladies Starr Andrews Nhi Do Marina Capatina Emma Coppess

1 2 3 4

Derrick Delmore, Ivan Dinev Douglas Chapman, Dianne DeLeeuw-Chapman Rafael Arutyunyan Kymberly Tompkins

Novice Men Eric Sjoberg Paul Yeung Max Lake Patrick Frohling

1 2 3 4

Rafael Arutyunyan, Nadezda Kanaeva Bianca Marro-Weissmann, Brianna Weissmann Jonathan Cassar, Julie Holmes Newman Wendy Olson

Intermediate Ladies Jacqueline Lee Kaia Culotta Altice Sollazo Beverly Zhu

1 2 3 4

Justin Dillon, Tammy Gambill Alex Chang, Jere Michael Bianca Marro-Weissmann, Brianna Weissmann Derrick Delmore, Ivan Dinev

Intermediate Men Max Wang Joshua Fendi Henry Privett-Mendoza Isaac Jun

1 2 3 4

Sara Robertson Derrick Delmore, Peter Oppegard Natasha Adler-DeGuzman, Robert Taylor Ming Zhu Li

Juvenile Girls Savannah Stroyke Neva Hidajat Kaylah Melo Karen Lee

1 2 3 4

Alex Chang, Tiffany Chin Tammy Gambill Tiffany Chin Peter Kongkasem, Naomi Nam

Juvenile Boys Baltazar Poling Goku Endo Samir Mallya Eric Song

1 2 3 4

Eric Millot Aimee Micu, Alexander Murashko Ivan Dinev, Angela Nikokinov Devin Matthews, Charlene Wong

Senior Ladies Avery Kurtz Ashley Shin Kaitlyn Gaither Lydia Menscher

1 2 3 4

Catarina Lindgren, Edwin Shipstad Kori Ade Cheryl Pascarelli Edwin Shipstad

Junior Ladies Emily Chan Shannon Porter Riley Shin Katie Yum

1 2 3 4

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Barb Shepperson, Edwin Shipstad Kori Ade Christine Krall

Junior Men Anthony Boucher Luke West

1 2

Scott Brown, Cindy Sullivan Kori Ade, Rohene Ward

Novice Ladies Gabrielle Noullet Ashley Lin Kaitlyn Nguyen Pooja Kalyan

1 2 3 4

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Sergey Artemov Ryan Jahnke, Val Prudsky Cindy Sullivan

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Novice Men Justin Wichmann Jun-Hong Chen Alan Wong Thomas Schwappach

1 2 3 4

Elena Prudsky, Val Prudsky Shin-Juh Chen, Ryan Jahnke Alexei Sidorov, Olga Ganicheva Mia Hoeksema

Intermediate Ladies Wren Warne-Jacobsen Angelina Huang Rachel Men Ariela Masarsky

1 2 3 4

Ann Eidson, Debbie Warne-Jacobson Kelsey Himmel, Alexander Ouriashev Carol Kaufmann Alexander Ouriashev

Intermediate Ladies Alyssa Rich Akane Eguchi Audrey Lu Lauren Hylander

1 2 3 4

Ann Brumbaugh, Benjamin Shroats Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov

Intermediate Men Alex Wellman Jonathan Yang Paul Stipinas Henry Lai

1 2 3 4

Madalyn Brook Melissa Jasperson, Ben Miller Reisman Marina Gromova, Yevgeny Martynov Marina Gromova, Yevgeny Martynov

Intermediate Men Blake Eisenach Alexander Han Dylan Hylander Daniel Argueta

1 2 3 4

Cindy Sullivan Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Elena Prudsky, Val Prudsky

Juvenile Girls Zoe Parrilli Sunny Choi Isabelle Inthisone Calista Choi

1 2 3 4

Nick Belovol, Vicka Belovol Peter Biver, Mandy Pirich Candi Diaz, Elizabeth Uhler Sandi Delfs, Denise Myers

Juvenile Girls Hanna Harrell Stephanie Ciarochi Katarina DelCamp Hailey Um

1 2 3 4

Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov Olga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov

Juvenile Boys Victor Shi Trevor Bucek Payton Winkler Joseph Klein

1 2 3 4

Sandi Delfs Marina Gromova, Yevgeny Martynov Amy Brolsma Agata Czyzewski

Juvenile Boys Maxim Zharkov Daniel Tioumentsev Alexander Liu Matthew Ho

1 2 3 4

Svetlana Serkeli, Andrei Zharkov Anna Tarassova, Tom Zakrajsek Cambria Jones, Julianne Kos Margaret Butler

Senior Ladies Alexie Mieskoski Livvy Shilling Anya Kay Cockerell Christina Cleveland

1 2 3 4

Damon Allen, Sandy Rucker Straub Christy Krall, Sandy Rucker Straub Elena Cockerell, Dmitri Korneitchenko Kori Ade, Rohene Ward

Senior Men Alexander Newman

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Junior Ladies Chloe Roslin Cristina Rackley Julia Budnick Rebecca Dashevsky

1 2 3 4

Jodie Balogh Tasich, Zuzanna Parchem Carol Heiss Jenkins, Roberta Santora-Mitchell Lindsey Weber, Vickey Weber Valerie Marcoux-Pavlas, Mary Williamson

Novice Ladies Emma Wolak Jenna Shi Meiryla Findley Tori Bennett

1 2 3 4

Theresa McKendry Theresa McKendry Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin Molly Dowling-German, Jacqueline Redenshek Henry

1 2 3

Alena Lunin, Alexander Lunin Editha Dotson-Bowser Michelle Hunt

Eastern Great Lakes Regional Figure Skating Championships VICKY LUY

Upper Great Lakes Regional Figure Skating Championships Senior Ladies Bradie Tennell Marina Bolam Ariana Grymski Samantha Puhl

1 2 3 4

Denise Myers Joshua Fischel, Fury Gold Sandi Delfs, Denise Myers Yaroslav Merkepel, Jon Sorkan

Senior Men Eric Stinehart Ryan Santee

1 2

Denise Myers David Santee, Jordan Mann

Junior Ladies Taylor Morris Makala Arn Julia Hussian Haley Wint

1 2 3 4

Damon Allen Eugene Heffron, Carol Ueck Lorie Charbonneau Sandi Delfs

Junior Men Kelvin LI Colton Johnson

1 2

Alexander Ouriashev Thomas Amon

Novice Men William Hubbart Luki Ferrante Stanley Mackey

Novice Ladies Maxine Marie Bautista Madalyn Moree Silvia Hugec Kelsie Olono

1 2 3 4

Alexander Ouriashev Caryn Kadavy, Page Lipe Lorie Charbonneau Sandi Delfs, Denise Myers

Intermediate Ladies Braedyn Miller Samantha Lang Caroline Harris Winter Deardorff

1 2 3 4

Kirsten Miller-Zisholz Jason Dungjen, Yuka Sato Peter Kongkasem, Laura Sanders Stephanie Miller, Jessica Miller

Novice Men Derek Wagner Andrew Sena Joonsoo Kim David Kaufmann

1 2 3 4

Sandi Delfs, Denise Myers Thomas Amon Debbie Stoery Page Lipe, Lidia Masliukova

Intermediate Men Jacob Sedlar Chase Finster Nathan Chapple Evan Whitlow

1 2 3 4

Kirsten Miller-Zisholz Stephanie Miller, Samantha Mohr Sherry Marvin Samantha Mohr, Heidi Whitlow

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Juvenile Girls Josephine Hagan Lily Yu Anna Rossiter Alison Yan Juvenile Boys Levon Davis Matthew Nielsen Matthew Mlachak Alexei Chen

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Samantha Mohr Valerie Marcoux-Pavlas, Mary Williamson Heidi Masse Valerie Marcoux-Pavlas, Mary Williamson Theresa McKendry Nicole Bebos, Christian Martin Terri Messner Scott Omlor

New England Regional Figure Skating Championships Senior Ladies Heidi Munger Morgan Sewall Isabelle Dost Liddy Kasraian

1 2 3 4

Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Matthew Lind Peter Johansson Michaela Maione-Balford

Senior Men Curran Oi Brad Vigorito

1 2

Matthew Savoie Julie Graham Eavzan

Junior Ladies Rebecca Peng Megan Wessenberg Taylor-Rae Rocco Dayoon Chang Novice Ladies Gabriella Izzo Emmy Ma Iris Zhao Sydney Reynders Novice Men Maxim Naumov Ryan VanDoren Seungil (Rick ) Lee Justin Curran Intermediate Ladies Emilia Murdock Brooke Barrett Sydney Cooke Jamiesen Cyr

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Vadim Naumov, Evgenia Shishkova Sergey Minaev, Suna Murray Sergey Minaev, Suna Murray Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Amy D'Entremont-Allen, Kristen Weir Ronna Gladstone, Sergey Minaev Vadim Naumov, Vladimir Petrenko Jessica Dupuis, Kristen Weir Suna Murray Alexei Komarov Mary Lynn Gelderman Martha Harding Stephanie Cooke, Alexei Komarov Ronna Gladstone, Matthew Lind

1 2 3 4

Konstantin Kostin Lynda Hathaway, Peter Johansson Mathew Gates, Dmytro Palamarchuk Briana Lackenby, Madeline Wunder

Juvenile Girls Tiffany Lu Haruna Morimoto Julia Kierul Arianna Concepcion

1 2 3 4

Genevieve Coulombe, Konstantin Kostin Suna Murray, Jason Wong Jessica Dupuis, Konstantin Kostin Allyson Carling, Curt Doten

Juvenile Boys Phillip Baker William Annis Bryan Lehmann Edison Chae

1 2 3 4

Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Karen Lehman Walter Lang, Karen Lehman Arlene Collins, Beth-Anne Duxbury

Senior Ladies Olivia SeraďŹ ni Ann Marie Mateya Ashley Cain Katie McBeath

1 2 3 4

Rafael Arutyunyan, Nadia Kanaeva Lenel van den Bert, Kirk Wyse Darlene Cain, Peter Cain Jacqueline Redenshek-Henry, Sally Tasca

Senior Men Jimmy Ma

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Elaine Zayak

Junior Ladies Nadine Wang Fiona Kim Caterina Alf Kimberly Cagnassola

1 2 3 4

Elaine Zayak Jana Brazee Ilona Melnichenko, Artem Torgashev Nina Petrenko, Steven Rice

Junior Men Yamato Rowe

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Igor Krokavec

Novice Ladies Paige Conners Alexia Paganini Audrey Shin Chelsea Mischuk

1 2 3 4

Steven Rice Michela Boschetto, Gilberto Viadana Mary Lynn Gelderman Roland Burghart, Jeffrey DiGregorio

Novice Men Noah Krupnick Alexander Hall Philip Reyman

1 2 3

Deborah Milne Davis, Gail Livingston Alexander Esman, Marina Koulbitskaya Judy Ferris Brunett

Intermediate Ladies Ilana Sherman Irene Kim Nikolett Albrechtovics Sophie Nye

1 2 3 4

Craig Maurizi Igor Krokavec, Craig Maurizi Jana Brazee, Tim Covington Elizabeth Commerford

Intermediate Men Elliot Jang Ian Meyh Nicholas Bausenwein Nicolas Frantz

1 2 3 4

Elaine Zayak Isabelle Brassuer, Rocky Marval Gary Irving, Lynn-Claudia Massone Gisele Frantz

Juvenile Girls Violeta Ushakova Laura Jacobson Tiffany Pennella Lindsay Thorngren

1 2 3 4

Yuri Ushakov, Kelly Ushakova Steven Rice, Roman Serov Megan Doyle, Marc Weitzman Igor Krokavec, Julia Lautowa

Juvenile Boys Yuki Horiko Robert Yampolsky Alexander Ting Willie Sun

1 2 3 4

Jeffrey Chang, Kevin Coppola Anastasiya Kononenko, Anton Nimenko Vladimir Kapprov Kevin Coppola

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Intermediate Men Brendt Wang Franz-Peter Jerosch Maxwell Gart Sam Dexter

North Atlantic Regional Figure Skating Championships

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Dennis Phan Pamela Gregory Igor Pashkevich, Sergey Petrovskiy Traci Coleman

Novice Men Ryan Dunk Peter Liu TJ Nyman David Shapiro

1 2 3 4

Ronnie Biancosino, Viktor Pfeifer Katie Nyman Ronnie Biancosino, Viktor Pfeifer

Intermediate Ladies Paxton James Sophia Chouinard Emily Zhang Erin Coleman

1 2 3 4

Intermediate Men Lucas Altieri Joseph Kang Eric Prober Jordan Evans

Curtis Chornopyski, Ilona Melnichenko Ilona Melnichenko, Artem Torgashev Valentyn Nikolayev, Gary Shortland Silvia Fontana Zimmerman, John Zimmerman, Jeremy Barrett

1 2 3 4

Laura Pizzelanti Pamela Gregory, Anne Militano Silvia Fontana Zimmerman, John Zimmerman Jeffrey DiGregorio, Pamela Gregory

Juvenile Girls Alexa Binder

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Jill Heiner Reagan Scott Aleksandra Novoseltsev

2 3 4

Silvia Fontana Zimmerman, John Zimmerman, Jeremy Barrett Amir Haan Oleg Petrov, Maria Pocheykina Ilona Melnichenko, Artem Torgashev

Juvenile Boys Nicholas Hsieh Ilia Malinin Zachary Yaninek Ian Kang

1 2 3 4

Viktor Pfeifer Tatyana Malinina, Roman Skornyakov Rashid Kadyrkaev Holly Eisenhour

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Novice Ladies Haley Beavers Hannah Jo Lara Annunziata Mary-Katharine Mulera

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Christy Krall, Sandy Rucker Straub Andrey Kryukov Jeremy Barrett Ilona Melnichenko, Artem Torgashev

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1 2 3 4

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Junior Ladies Carly Berrios Elise Romola Cailey Weaver Lindsay Rosenberg

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Ilona Melnichenko Serguei Kouznetsov, Nataliya Tymoshenko Irina Delgado, Maxim Frossin Denise Williamson

VICKI LUY

1 2 3 4

VICKI LUY

Senior Ladies Franchesca Chiera Kathryn Wen Kristine Levitina Kendal Buckalew

VICKI LUY

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"Considering figure skaters can jump anywhere from 50 to 100 times per day, five or six days a week, that’s a lot of force wreaking havoc."

G

racie Gold weighs an athletic and graceful 117 pounds.

But when she jumps she comes down from the air like a ton of bricks— or the equivalent of anywhere between 585 and 636 pounds.

The study of impact forces on the bodies of figure skaters, where what a skater feels can be as much as eight times their weight, is a massive undertaking filled with a mindboggling amount of variables.

But it’s one that is being tackled by a group of dedicated educators and a very well-engineered skate blade apparatus.

Overuse injuries are serious issues that take their toll on up to 70 percent of competitive figure skaters, tending to manifest in injuries and stress fractures of the foot, ankle, knee, hip, and lower back.

“In a given year, you have at least half of junior- and senior-level skaters injured,” said Kat Arbour, owner and operator of Ice Dynamics, which offers off-ice programs for skaters. “That’s just too many.

Something has to be done.”

The something that has been being done for the last four years is the development and ongoing testing of a novel device that attaches to a blade and fits under the skate boot. Thanks to ongoing testing and tweaking, partially funded by U.S. Figure Skating, the “smart blade” is getting closer to proving its worth on the ice.

“We’ve spent the last four months trying to validate and calibrate the device so that we receive good data and are able to calculate the forces properly,” said Sarah Ridge, assistant professor of exercise science at Brigham Young University in Utah, who is part of the study group. “We don’t have much on-ice jumping data yet, but since the last time it was on the ice about a year ago, we have made it a lot better.”

Previously, impact forces were tested in a lab with a skater jumping off a box onto a force plate. Without question, however, on-ice studies would be a more accurate representation of what exactly a skater’s body goes through on the take-off and especially the landing of a jump.

There were a lot of impediments to get to the reality of actually studying forces on the ice. One of the most problematic was being able to invent something small enough that it didn’t interfere with a skater’s natural jumping technique. Beyond that was the issue of the device getting cold or wet and not working properly. And then there were the blades.

“This was not an option a couple of years ago,” said Dustin Bruening, also an assistant professor of exercise science at BYU, “but the blades changed a bit and the aluminum works better than the entirely steel blade.

That worked great for the research.”

But technology and time and a lot of hard work and innovativeness is paying off as the new device will be used for testing on the ice as early as this spring, where it will first be used at BYU and then go to Ithaca College in New York.

“The first goal really is to get a handle on how big impact forces are on figure skaters,” said Deborah King, a professor in exercise and science at Ithaca College and a part of the study group with Ridge. “We have some very good educated guesses, but nothing that’s been proven or documented.”

That’s where the so-called “smart blade” comes in. The new device attaches to an ice skate and, using strain gauges, measures the impact, records the data and then that data is run through software that translates the signals into real, usable information.

What has been discovered in previous testing is that a skater lands at five to eight times their body weight following a jump —a significant amount of weight coming down on one foot. Going further, landings

take about 50-125 milliseconds, which provides a very small window for the body to absorb that substantial of force.

“One of the things with the on-ice data that we are very interested in discovering is if there’s a relationship between technique and impact force,” Ridge said. “Is there a technique that will decrease impact force? There are a lot of studies out there with basketball and volleyball regarding trying to land softly.

Figuring out how to best train skaters on soft landings could end up being something very usable.”

Considering figure skaters can jump anywhere from 50 to 100 times per day, five or six days a week, that’s a lot of force wreaking havoc.

“It’s imperative to know what the body is dealing with and possibly establishing guidelines on how many jumps are done in a day,” Ridge said. “Similar to Little League pitching where there are pitch counts to protect young pitchers, we are looking at how many jumps skaters are trying to do in a session with the idea that maybe there should be some kind of jump count instituted. We want to work with coaches to see what other ways there are to do things— possibly with training drills or off-ice work so the skaters are not getting the same repeated impact over and over again. This is a case of a little prevention going a long way.

The bottom line is that you can’t train when you’re injured.”

The number of jumps a skater performs in a day has skyrocketed with the end of school figures.

“Figures provided an important break for skaters between jumping sessions,” Arbour said. “Now I see little kids pounding and pounding away at a jump. It’s so bad for them. Coaches need to be aware of the strain that takes on a skater’s body.”

It’s an idea called “smart training.”

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“Figure skating is the only jumping sport that is done on a rigid sole...we’re landing on a rigid sole in a stiff boot on ice as hard as concrete...There’s so much working against us.”

training and there are a lot of factors involved,” King said. “What one person can withstand will be different for the next person, but we have to figure out how to best train each skater. There is a range we call ‘good stress’ where the athlete is still learning new skills and training as they improve strength, endurance and musculoskeletal health, and are still getting rest and recovery. If they are not getting that rest and recovery, then they go past the good stress and their body or tissues start breaking down.”

Training practices are only part of the story. The other part of the tale is told in equipment that largely hasn’t changed in 100 years.

Bruening was part of a 2005 study funded

by Jackson Ultima Skates, which created a prototype articulated boot and tested skaters in simulated landings from a platform onto a force plate. Comparing the data from skaters wearing standard skating boots and, following a training period, wearing the articulated boots, the majority of the skaters tested used the increased range of motion of the articulated skates to reduce impact forces on landings.

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“The skates should be looked at,” said Bruening, noting that the articulated skate from a decade ago fizzled due to the longevity of the materials used. “The potential is there for something like an articulated boot to work, changing the ankle range of motion or using shock absorbent materials, but it’s a difficult thing for boot manufacturers to change. The cost is extremely high and it’s uncertain if it will even be successful.

Skating is a very traditional sport, very into aesthetics, and the market is fairly limited so there are a lot of hurdles to get over to institute change.”

The hurdles aren’t just in the area of change, they are also in the sport itself.

“Figure skating is the only jumping sport that is done on a rigid sole,” Arbour said.

“Soles for jumping in other sports can achieve flexion, but we’re landing on a rigid sole in a stiff boot on ice as hard as concrete 50 to 100 times a day for at least 11 months out of the year. There’s so much working against us.”

That there are several factors working against skaters is why the eventual results of the impact forces study could be so important to the longevity of future skaters.

“One of the big things we are worried about is scaring the general public away from skating,” Ridge said. “We are trying to get information and figure out what’s happening. Ultimately we are supporters of the sport and want to keep skaters healthy.

This isn’t doom and gloom. These are the facts of what skaters deal with and we are working to determine how to best deal with those facts.”

In the future, the testing device—or one like it—might be able to be attached to a skater’s blade to evaluate individual skaters and their unique impact forces, but for now the process of attachment takes several weeks so the focus is on the big picture of the forces and their effects.

“Sometimes I think about ACL injuries from basketball and volleyball and how much research has been done in that area and, while they know more, they’re still trying to figure out exactly what’s going on,” Ridge said. “This is a big study with a lot of variables and a lot of individual components to be taken into account. We want to get solid information that can help the sport. This stuff takes time.”

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF FIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM

he word “Harlem’’ evokes an image.

No matter the era you think of, it projects a characterization of uncertain economic times, a working class neighborhood.

With that image projected, “Harlem’’ is a word that sparks a response, no matter how it is used.

It is with that in mind that Sharon Cohen created her own figure skating school, aptly named “Figure Skating in Harlem”. Aimed to activate and lift the spirits of low-income children in Harlem, “Figure Skating in Harlem’’ provides not only lessons in the sport of figure skating, but also academic training to help children make the most of themselves.

“The community really didn’t have figure skating,” Cohen said in an interview with PS Magazine. “There are not a lot of other opportunities in the community.

The community is called ‘underserved’.

And the vast majority of our students are what we consider low-income.”

Approaching 20 years of existence, FSH has hundreds of graduates with success stories. One hundred percent of students who go through four years of the program have attended college; some students stay in the program from grade school through high school.

Cohen was a USFSA double gold medalist in figures and freestyle in her personal skating days. She attended Brown

The FSH "Stars" at the 2015 ice show Rahniya Taitt takes part in the FSH's Summer Dreams Camp BOTTOM RIGHT: Two youngsters illustrate how education comes first with Figure Skating in Harlem.

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University with an eye toward journalism, working for a while with CBS news. In that position, she came in contact with a group of East Harlem girls who wanted to learn how to figure skate. Those girls had skated as part of an outreach by the Princeton and Yale women’s hockey teams as part of a program known as Upward Inc. After several more years of film-making and earning her MFA at New York University, Cohen created “Figure Skating in Harlem’’ as part of the Upward Inc. program, and eventually separated her program in 1997 to incorporate FSH as a non-profit in the State of New York.

FSH is not just a figure skating program. Program participants must also agree to a stringent program of educational efforts, including 480 hours of educational and fitness programs off-ice annually. FSH has 60 staff members, including skating instructors and educators. It has 250 students annually, with a waiting list. All of the students come from the Harlem-lower Bronx neighborhoods. Most of them are AfricanAmerican, although 20% are Latino.

Students have class at least three times a week, in a curriculum that includes financial literary, nutrition, public speaking and tutoring in regular school classes. The school portion of the program lasts 90 minutes, followed by skating.

The FSH program requires a significant time commitment from the school-age

children. Cohen notes that, in Harlem, children have the time because they don’t often have much else available to them.

“We do require a great deal of commitment and time,’’ Cohen said. “But it is not like we are taking them away from other enticing sports. They don’t have other opportunities. We keep them busy, and I think that is a good thing.”

Students continue their on and off-ice training in the summer. They also get to participate in field trips, including a recent visit to Washington, D.C. to meet Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Students come from families with less than $40,000 in annual family income.

They must live north of 100th Street in Harlem or the South Bronx. Families are required to pay a nominal fee of $350 annually (“so they have some skin in the game’’, according to Cohen) but those that cannot pay that amount are offered scholarships. The entire FSH budget is funded by donations from private donations, foundations and individuals.

Besides their lessons on the ice and off, students get ice skates for the season, and warmup suits.

The success stories abound. FSH students have gone on to get degrees from prestigious East Coast schools, including Cohen’s alma mater of Brown. In fact, Cohen said a former student now works for the organization as an alumni coordinator to “keep us

updated on what our alums are up to”.

“This is why we do what we do,’’ Cohen said. “We want to inspire young people to use their gifts and find their paths and be productive in the world. When that is realized, we feel we have done our job.”

FSH rents its ice time at two locations, Riverbank State Park in the winter and at the indoor rink at City Ice Pavilion in Long Island City in the summer. One of Cohen’s dreams for the program is to have its own facility someday. Another dream, which is closer to reality, is to expand FSH to other cities with inner-city needs similar to those in Harlem. The first outreach is perhaps the best example of that, as FSH is undergoing exploratory work in Detroit.

“We have put our feet down in Detroit,’’ Cohen said. “We have an advisory council, and will hire some key staff in the next few months and hopefully launch that program in the next 12 months.”

Cohen sees figure skating as one of the best sports for a program of this type because, quite simply, figure skating is not easy.

“What I love about figure skating is that it is incremental,’’ she said. “You can’t just step out there and do everything at once.

You have to persevere and have step goals.

It builds upon itself. That is how life is. It is a great lesson, a discipline to set goals.

That skill becomes a great life skill.”

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CANDIDATES FOR

PSA Board of Governors The Board of Governors of the PSA consists of an Executive Committee, six elected Governors, and three members-at-large who are selected by the president. Of the six elected governors, two are elected in alternating years for a term of three years. One candidate from both the Midwest and the West presented on this page will be elected with voting to take place March 1–April 1.

MIDWEST

WEST JASON DILWORTH

PATTI BRINKLEY

Ratings: MFS, MM, MG, SFF, CPD, Hockey I Ranking: Level III

Ratings: RM, RFS, RG, SPD, Hockey I, Hockey II

Statement: I believe PSA can grow membership to incorporate 100% of the coaches in the United States. Since our sport is ever changing, I believe we can push our profession and expand the knowledge base of our grassroot coaches, therefore creating a more diverse group of young, positive, millennial coaches that can grow with a clear understanding of the trials and challenges of this new age within our sport and give them an opportunity for success.

TERI HOOPER Ratings: MFF, MG, MM Statement: I believe the PSA can continue to provide better communication and education to all coaches. Through its many programs, the PSA has enlarged its capabilities but they can still do more! It can help the sport produce better coaching and therefore better skaters. Our sport continues to change so quickly and the PSA can have an active part in helping our coaches continue to improve their skills at all levels from grass roots to world champions. The PSA also has developed a good working relationship with ISI and U.S. Figure Skating that will continue to strengthen.

I would also like to see the PS Foundation continue to grow through fundraising and the revival of the U.S. Open event. It is exciting to see opportunities arise through the Foundation to help coaches in need or to give new opportunities to coaches.

CAREY E. TINKELENBERG Ratings: MPD, MG, CM, RFS Statement: I would like to see PSA continue to develop, expand, and make accessible targeted educational materials and programs for all levels of our coaching profession. Specifically, I believe we can expand resources for skating directors and entry level coaches, as well as use innovative outreach methods and technology to foster participation in areas that consistently have lower attendance at in-person events and ratings. I believe we can expand education and accountability for strong business practices among our professionals. While accomplishing these tasks, we will benefit greatly from strong coordination and shared knowledge with U.S. Figure Skating and our other partner federations.

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Statement: I believe PSA can guide the development of ALL coaches, from young and new to experienced and elite, for the improvement of the sport as a whole. I believe PSA can achieve full compliance and membership of all level of coaches as well as improved education and support of all coaches regardless of the level of their personal development. I would like to see new and improved development, training and education of new and inexperienced coaches through more affordable education opportunities for coaches in smaller or more remote areas. PSA must take advantage of creative and outside-thebox education opportunities.

PHILLIP DIGUGLIELMO Ratings: MFS Ranking: Level V Ranking (International) Statement: I believe the PSA can build the membership in the United States and abroad the finest and most capable in the world through education, testing and other types of support. I would like to see an increase in attendance at educational opportunities throughout the USA and abroad. I would also like to see an increase in awareness of the SafeSport guidelines.

PHILLIP MILLS Ratings: MC Ranking: Level VII Ranking (Coached at World Championships or Olympic Winter Games) Statement: I would like to be involved with the PSA Board to help educate, inspire, and motivate our young coaches to greater heights of excellence. This will certainly be reflected in other countries standing on the world stage of the international figure skating community.

The board directs business of PSA, establishes policies and procedures, approves contracts for civic, educational, and social programs of the organization; fosters growth and development of PSA.

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What Does Tori Alexander Say? Fact: Tori Alexander is ambitious.

The 21-yearold Miami University student is graduating in May with a triple major in microbiology, Spanish and Latin American studies with a pre-med co-major and a minor in molecular biology. After graduation, she is heading to medical school with the goal of being a physician, and at some point working with Doctors Without Borders to help underprivileged communities. But, before all that, she’s set her sights on taking on the world—in synchronized skating. In her fourth season with Miami University’s senior synchro team, Alexander, as team captain, wants to lead her team to the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships for a second year in a row. The school’s senior team has a storied history: U.S. National champions in 1999, 2006 and 2009, and it holds the distinction of the first medal ever earned—and the overall highest place—at Worlds, when the team earned a silver medal in 2007.

Bringing its A-game, the senior team racked up two overall gold medals at its first two competitions of the season, with first places in both short and freestyle programs. Coached by head coach Carla DeGirolamo and assistant coaches Lee Ann Shoker and Katie Bowling, the team is slated to travel to two international events before the U.S. Championships at the end of February, where they will need a podium finish to qualify for Worlds in Hungary at the beginning of April.

“Both programs are so much fun to skate,” Alexander said. “We are loving these programs and this season. We are ready to go out and go for it.”

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What drew you to skating initially?

It was a random cold December day.

I was with a childhood friend and we asked our parents if we could go skating and it ended up sticking. It was just something different, something unique that not everyone could do.

How did you ultimately decide to focus on synchro?

I fell in love with the team aspect.

I love watching members of a team work together. When you succeed, it’s because of the team. And when you fail, it’s because of the team.

What do you value the most about being a synchro skater?

Teamwork. We call it the Miami Skating Family. We always have a support system whether we’re on the ice or in a classroom. That support system is there for all areas of our lives.

Being in a leadership role of your peer group almost certainly has its challenges.

How do you view your role as team captain and what do you do to try and ensure that things run smoothly?

My job is to do what’s best for the team. It’s important I keep the lines of communication strong between our team and the coaches and do whatever needs to happen for us to achieve our goals. The team always comes first when we are at practice. If I’ve had a bad day or six exams or whatever, when I step on the ice, I am there. It’s important to lead by example.

Day in, day out- what keeps you motivated?

The passion and the love of the sport.

We always want to win, but the life lessons I’ve learned and the friendships I’ve made have changed my life.

Things like how to work together, time management, determination, grit, jumping back up and hopping back in when 15 other skaters are flying around you but you know you have to get back in there, so you do. The mental toughness I’ve learned can be applied to all areas of my life.

The team started its season early this year in November in California, followed by Dr. Porter in Michigan a couple of weeks later, followed

By Terri Milner Tarquini

by final exams and then a packed competitive schedule—including two international competitions with nationals right after—to kick off the first two months of 2016. How do you juggle school with skating?

The biggest thing is keeping the two separate. When I’m at practice, I’m at practice and I have to be 100-percent focused. When I take my skates off, then it’s time to focus on school and studying. There are many times that we leave the ice and a bunch of us are holed up in a group at the library studying. It’s important to be completely there for whatever it is you’re doing or you’re not being effective at anything.

What’s it like being a student athlete?

It’s an honor to be able to represent both the school and Team USA. It gives some credit to a sport that the general public doesn’t always know a lot about.

You are in college and are traveling to places most people will never visit. What’s it like to be having these incredible experiences so young?

With Miami, I’ve traveled internationally to Sweden, Canada and Austria. This season we’ll be going to Austria, Italy and, hopefully, to Hungary (for the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships). It’s incredible.

There’s so much learning I’ve been able to do and I’ve been able to experience culture and interact with girls from other teams and other countries. The opportunities I’ve had through skating have opened my eyes to the world around me.

Your team has had an awesome start - two gold medals and first places in both short programs and free skates. What do you have to do to seal the deal and get to the World Championships for a second year in a row?

Our goal this season is to capitalize on our strengths. We are 100 percent in these programs every time we go out to do them. We have an intensity and attack even more so this year and we want to capitalize on our speed and strength. We will not be complacent and we will go for it.

What are some things your coaches do that click with you as a team?

In the big picture, they are very, very good at giving positive and negative feedback. They critique what needs work, but when something is good, they’ll make sure we know that.

Specifically, something I think that has really benefitted us is having video practices, where they tape our program and then we watch it. It’s one thing for the coaches to say, ‘This curve needs to stay a curve and the third person is opening up too soon.’ But being able to see it makes such a difference. Synchro is so much about shapes and we can’t see the shapes from the ice level, which is why the judges are higher up. Being taped and watching ourselves gives us that same perspective.

Put into words what it’s like performing in a sport where so many blades are flying around simultaneously.

Originally, it was a little terrifying.

(Laughs) But now it’s something I take pride in. You, along with your 15 teammates, are on the ice together and you’re spinning and turning and

intersecting and lifting girls in the air—and you’re doing it all while being on a very sharp blade. To be able to say that you and your team are able to bring all of that together feels very satisfying.

What is your favorite move to perform?

I love our group lift. I love the idea of showcasing flexibility and physical strength, all while tracking and doing it to the music. It’s incredible. Overall, intersections are always fun. Going at each other full speed and getting through to the other side. I always love that part of the program.

If there was one thing you could change about the sport, what would it be?

Synchro is going in a really great direction, especially as far as rewarding spins and jumps. I hope the sport continues to go in that direction.

Synchro is a facet of skating that incorporates every aspect of skating —pairs, dance and singles, as well as tracking and partner work. With all of the innovative tricks we keep coming up with, it would be so great for those things to continue to be rewarded.

That will make synchro something that will continue to be a sport that more people are aware of.

How does it make you feel that synchro has already gained quite a bit of recognition from when it first began?

I watch what synchro started as and where I started at six years old—the sport has gone from essentially just doing backward pumps to today’s synchro where we are flying around the ice at top speed. It’s wonderful and it’s humbling to have been a part of it all.

Synchro as an Olympic sport? Ever?

I would love to see it happen at some point. I would love to be able to say I had a hand in showcasing synchro to the world. To see the hard work the synchro community has done actually pay off would be amazing. To be an Olympic event would mean that synchro would really be included—not ‘this is singles and this is dance and that’s synchro.’ It would be wonderful for it to be, ‘This is skating.’

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Legal Ease DAVID SHULMAN, MFF, MP

The Checklist A

n interesting letter came to me from a member. The letter was followed by a phone call. The member requested a form or "checklist" be constructed for coaches who move about the country, and are in need of reminders to aid in being organized and not miss important dates or blight ions needing completion.

After thinking about the content of such a list, I had a thought on what a coach, maybe working as an employee, not as an independent contractor, might overlook. When switching jobs, benefits which were part of compensation may be yours to take with you.

HEALTH INSURANCE

Health insurance, which, if offered by the facility hiring you, is an outstanding benefit. When interviewing for a new position, request whether this benefit is available.

Check to determine the cost to you of medical coverage.

Some jobs with a government facility (city, county, or state) may not offer paid coverage. However, they may offer the availability of such coverage, with the cost to be paid at a special low premium, by the employee. Ask if the insurance is portable...meaning if you leave this employment can the policy go with you?

There are several government programs (such as COBRA), which permit you to continue your insurance, paying at group rates, for some specified time. At the end of that specified time, your premium is subject to review and likely substantial rate increase as result of loss of the group rate.

RETIREMENT PLANS

Retirement...RETIREMENT?! You are a young person, past competitive medal winner and performed in international ice shows. You are now in your third year as skating director or coach, seeking new and challenging positions. If you were good at negotiating when you acquired your present position, from which you are now departing, you may have a retirement account into which you have been contributing a portion of your earnings.

If you were really 21st century hip, you selected a place of employment offering a pension plan (Pension! That is for 'old pros'.) in which your contributions to this plan, up to some percentage, were matched by the employer.

Retirement plans (401(k), Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, etc.) have many rules on how contribution to the plan is

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ALERT

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Across the USA, there has been a large increase in scam telephone calls.

The latest, greatest, (if you measure greatness on the scum-bag list of dirty tricks!) is the following "IRS" call. Do NOT rush to judgment asking, "How could people be so dumb as to fall for the pitch?" Listen up.

The caller, upon the victim answering the telephone, will claim to be a representative from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The caller then tells the victim that he or she owes money to the IRS and the money owed needs to be paid now to avoid further action by the IRS. Scam Characteristics • Any name or IRS badge number given by caller will be false.

• The caller may be able to recite the last four digits of victim's Social Security number and the caller may ask victim to confirm • Caller seems to be calling from IRS toll free number. That is part of scam.

• After threatening the victim with jail, fine and property loss, the scammer hangs up saying future conduct will determine penalty • Short time later a second call is received and more threats with a sum of money to be paid and payment to be made immediately.

NO MATTER WHAT IS SAID OR CALLER I.D. SHOWS, THE IRS DOES NOT INITIATE SUCH CONTACT...EVER!! Give out no information. Hang up and send a note of the call to local law enforcement. If you have a professional accounting firm doing your returns, report this to them.

treated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Following the rules generate tax savings, which could provide for wealth accumulation and opportunity for choices which wealth can provide. When securing a job which offers opportunity to invest in retirement plan(s), learn all you can about the plan(s), and if suitable for your needs, take advantage of this benefit and join the plan(s). Be certain you understand the procedure you must follow should you terminate employment after enrolling and making contribution in the plan(s). Portability (or lack thereof ), of the plan(s) is very important.

PAID (earned) TIME OFF

It is a fact that coaches do other type of work in a rink when not on the ice teaching. This work can vary from recording names of attendees at a Learn to Skate class to placing rental skates in storage after public sessions. Rinks, skating clubs and users of ice time are seeking income from all sources. It is usual practice to charge coaches a percentage of lesson fees for the use of the ice by the coach when teaching. Recently I have seen some mall-shopping center rinks offer the coach a set-off against the percentage owed, if the coach will help during public session.

I foresee that in some situations, a coach may "save" up lots of time but have no lessons. Is that converted to cash?

If so, when a coach departs for another rink is that coach entitled to the money "earned"? State and federal law require employers to pay employees for earned vacation pay when they leave a job.

P.S. Have I got a Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Binding Arbitration Agreement just for you as we approach insurance renewal time...in the next issue

OBITUARY

in the U.S. Army from 1951–1953 as a corporal during the Korean conflict while continuing to figure skate competitively. He received the “United Nation Service Medal” and “Korean Service Medal” for his military service.

Along with his skating partner, Carol (Johns) Gill, they won the National Junior Pair and Dance Championships in 1951, and placed 8th in the World Pair Championships in 1952. After retiring from competitive figure skating, he devoted most of his working life to coaching figure skating.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Tim Neumann of Phoenix, Arizona; daughter and son-in law, Jill and Rich Roper of Holly, Michigan; daughter and son-in-law, Wendy and Dale Brott of Akron, Ohio; and son and daughter-

JACK JOST Jack Berthyl Jost, 85, of Phoenix, Arizona passed away December 9, 2015 at Desert Winds Assisted Living Facility in Peoria, Arizona after a brief illness.

He was the son of the late Emily and John Jost of St. Louis, Missouri. The youngest of three siblings, Jack served

in-law, John and Rose Ann Jost of St. Louis, Missouri; 13 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives, many friends and former students. In addition to his parents, and sisters, Verla and Lois, he was preceded in death by his first wife Joan, second wife, Carma, and step-son, Alan.

A memorial service was held on Tuesday, December 29th at Desert Winds Assisted Living in Peoria, Arizona at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one’s local Humane Society, as he was a great dog enthusiast. The family of Jack Jost wishes to thank the Desert Winds Assisted Living staff for their assistance and support.

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MARCH | APRIL 2016

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MARCH Date: Location: Event: Contact: Credits:

March 17-18 Area 16 Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 5835 Owens Ave, Carlsbad CA 92008 760-431-9399 Room rate $125 + tax Oral Rating Site at Ratings Prep [Thurs 8am-8pm, Fri 8am-12:15pm] PSA Office 507-281-5122 or byackel@skatepsa.com Register online at www.skatepsa.com 1 PSA credit per oral exam taken

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Oral Rating Exams January 18, 2016

Date: Location:

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March 18-20 Area 16 Courtyard Marriott Hotel, 5835 Owens Ave, Carlsbad CA 92008 Rink - Icetown, 2283 Cosmos Court , Carlsbad CA 92011 Airport – San Diego CA Ratings Prep [Fri 1-6pm, Sat 8am-6pm, Sun 8am-12:30pm] PSA Office 507-281-5122 or byackel@skatepsa.com Register online at www.skatepsa.com Leslie Deason ldeason@icetown.com 28 PSA credits

Deadline:

Prep Deadline February 17, 2016

Date: Location: Event: Host: Contact: Credits:

Sunday, March 20 Area 9 The Ohio State University Ice Rink, 390 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, OH 43210 phone 614-292-4154 Ohio State Workshop [7:00 am to 10:00 am] Le Rae Nesbitt 315-317-6543 lerae1125@gmail.com PSA Office 507-281-5122 or byackel@skatepsa.com Register online at www.skatepsa.com 3 PSA credits

Deadline:

February 29, 2016

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APRIL Date: Location: Event: Host: Contact Credits:

Sunday April 3, 2016 Area 11 Mystique Community Ice Center, 1800 Admiral Sheehy Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001 Foundations of Coaching Course (8am – 5pm) Tammy Ryan dbqskating@gmail.com Barb Yackel byackel@skatepsa.com 12 PSA credits

Deadline:

March 11, 2016

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Date: Location: Event: Contact: Credits:

May 30-31 Area 16 Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas NV 89101 Oral Rating Site at 2016 ISI/PSA Conferences PSA Office 507-281-5122 or byackel@skatepsa.com 1 PSA credit per oral exam taken

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Oral Rating Exams: March 15, 2016

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June 1-4 Area 16 Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, 3667 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas NV 89101 and Las Vegas Ice Center, 9295 W Flamingo Rd Ste. 130, Las Vegas NV 89147 2016 ISI/PSA Conferences & Trade Show PSA Office at office@skatepsa.com or 507-281-5122 28 - 35 PSA credits

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Persons Banned or Suspended From U.S. Figure Skating, Ice Skating Institute, and the Professional Skaters Association Membership In reference to the Professional Skaters Association (PSA) Bylaw Article V the persons listed have been suspended or banned from PSA membership. In addition, these persons are not eligible to attend PSA educational events, purchase liability insurance or to hold active ratings.

Through a reciprocal agreement, the PSA recognizes each disciplinary action of U.S. Figure Skating and the Ice Skating Institute.

PERSONS SUSPENDED PENDING FINAL HEARING PANEL DETERMINATION FROM THE PROFESSIONAL SKATERS ASSOCIATION Seth Chafetz – suspended September 18, 2013 PERSONS SUSPENDED PENDING FINAL HEARING PANEL DETERMINATION FROM U.S. FIGURE SKATING AND THE PROFESSIONAL SKATERS ASSOCIATION **Genrikh Sretenski - suspended September 18, 2012 PERSONS SUSPENDED PENDING FINAL HEARING PANEL DETERMINATION FROM U.S. FIGURE SKATING None PERSONS BANNED FROM THE PROFESSIONAL SKATERS ASSOCIATION Andrew Hayes – five year ban beginning December 30, 2014. Eligible for reinstatement December 30, 2019 PERSONS PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM U.S. FIGURE SKATING AND THE PROFESSIONAL SKATERS ASSOCIATION Joseph Mero – lifetime ban Tonya Harding - lifetime ban Erik Pedersen – lifetime ban David Loncar – lifetime ban **Lindsey Sikorski - lifetime ban Marc Mandina – lifetime ban **Sandra Sikorski - lifetime ban Gordon McKellen - lifetime ban **Regina Sumpter- lifetime ban Jacqueline Mero - lifetime ban PERSONS SUSPENDED FROM U.S. FIGURE SKATING **Roy Cofer – suspended indefinitely **Daniel Gray – suspended indefinitely **Tricia Rubacky – banned from sanctioned competitions until specific conditions are met

**Richard Thomas – lifetime ban Robert Young - lifetime ban **Laurie Van Den Bosch – lifetime ban **Renee Velasquez– lifetime ban ** Donald “D.J.” Vincent - lifetime ban **Amy L. McCann – suspended until October 6, 2018

** - The persons noted have been disciplined under U.S. Figure Skating Bylaw Article XXIV and have been suspended or banned from U.S. Figure Skating membership [or competitions] These persons should not be credentialed, nor permitted to coach in any U.S. Figure Skating sponsored or sanctioned activity including but not limited to participating in qualifying or nonqualifying competitions, tests, carnivals and exhibitions.

For more information regarding the discipline of U.S. Figure Skating members please refer to the grievance page on the U.S. Figure Skating Website.

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