TCFSC News
January 17, 2008

Congratulations to all of our club members who participated in the Northland Competition in Duluth this past weekend!  Emma Nystadius competed in Limited Pre-Preliminary Freeskate and Compusory Moves, Kelsie Suppes competed in Open Juvenile Freeskate and Compusory Moves (4th), and Deb Suppes competed in Adult Bronze Freeskate (3rd) and Artistic (2nd).  Selena Bergstrom competed with Burnsville's Team Velocity Beginner Synchronized skating team and helped them win First Place!

Registration forms are now being accepted for the 6th Annual Farmington Spring Skate Festival.  The deadline for registering is February 23.  As always, the competition will feature Basic Skills levels, and new this year, the competition will follow the "Test Track" for Limited Beginner, Pre-Preliminary, Preliminary, Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile, Open Pre-Juvenile, Open Juvenile, and Adult Pre-Bronze and Bronze skaters.  This means that the skills allowed at each competitive level will be limited to the skills required to test that level and no higher.

St. Paul is proud to host the 2008 US Figure Skating National Championships January 20-27 at the Xcel Energy Center.  Tickets are still available through the box office or Ticketmaster.  For those unable to attend, be sure to tune in to NBC's televised coverage of the finals next weekend!

Plans are currently in the works to hold a USFS Test Session at Schmitz-Maki Arena in Farmington on Thursday, March 27.  Coaches and students interested in participating should talk to Judy Martin.  Watch the website for sign-up information!

We still need someone to organize a final fundraiser for the year (grocery bagging, pancake breakfast, etc.)  Our club expenses have increased dramatically this year due to increases in ice rental, coaching fees, and USFS membership costs.  Please consider volunteering a small portion of your time.  We'll all benefit!

Anyone interested in organizing the exhibition this year should contact Deb Suppes.