GOVERNING COUNCIL FORMS DUE The 2012 Governing Council, pre-
sented by Hilton HHonors, is set for May 2-6 at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Clubs must submit their delegate forms by Feb. 13 and their proxy forms by April 9. Delegate and proxy forms can be found online at
www.usfigureskating.org under “Leadership” then “Governing Council.” Information regarding details of the meeting will be posted on
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this page so please check back often. If you have questions, please contact Kathy Drevs at
KDrevs@usfigureskating.org.
SKYLINERS, TEAM BRAEMAR FINISH ON TOP The Skyliners (SC of New York) and Team Braemar (Braemar-
City of Lakes FSC) will once again represent the U.S. at the Junior World Challenge Cup after placing first and second, respectively, at the 2012 Junior World Team Selection Competition held Jan. 6–8, in Lowell, Mass.
The teams are set to compete at the 2012 Junior World Chal-
lenge Cup (JWCC) March 15-17 in Gothenburg, Sweden. These two teams also competed at the 2011 Junior World
Challenge Cup last spring with Team Braemar placing third and the Skyliners finishing fifth. The annual U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships are held
about a week prior to the Junior World Challenge Cup, which does not allow U.S. Figure Skating to use the event as a qualifier. The 2012 U.S. Synchronized Championships will be held Feb. 29–March 3 in Worcester, Mass. The Junior World Challenge Cup was first held in 2001, with the World Junior Team Selection Competition starting in 2004.
SKATING DIRECTORS’ COURSE SCHEDULED
U.S. Figure Skating is offering a skating directors’ course to be held in conjunction with the North American Rink Conference and Expo in Dearborn, Mich., May 21–23. This course is aimed at Basic Skills Program directors, skating
directors, administrators and club board members who are dedi- cated to offering the highest level of service and opportunity through their clubs and programs. The registration fee is $175, which includes all course materi-
als, daily lunch and a pass to the RINK Expo trade show. To register, visit
www.NARCE.com.
Members of U.S. Figure Skating and the United States Olympic Commit- tee conducted a site visit of the 2014 Olympic host city of Sochi, Russia, over the Thanksgiving holiday. Bob Dunlop, senior director of events at U.S. Figure Skating (back row, right), and Mitch Moyer, senior director of athlete high performance (back row, left of Dunlop) joined their USOC counterparts Larry Buendorf, Leslie Gamez and Lynn Wentland on the fact-finding mission. They were met by representatives of the 2014 So- chi organizing committee. The group toured the figure skating facility, checked out athlete housing and toured the Olympic village.
WINGLE AND MCKERNAN ANNOUNCE SPLIT
Michigan ice dancers Shannon Wingle and Timothy McKernan an- nounced in early January the end of their almost four-year partnership. “Our goal was to qualify for the
2014 Olympic Team,” McKernan said. “However, it became evident we would not attain that goal, and thus decided to end the partnership and pursue other life goals.” “This decision has been difficult
for both of us,” Wingle said. “I wish him nothing but the very best in his future endeavors and will miss him.” Wingle and McKernan teamed up in 2008 and, a month later, were
Shannon Wingle and Timothy McKernan
assigned to their first Junior Grand Prix event. After winning the 2009 U.S. junior ice dancing pewter medal, the duo turned senior, placing seventh and 10th at the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, re- spectively.
While both are open to competing again with different partners,
McKernan also plans to pursue his education, coach in the Detroit area and earn international certification as an ice dancing technical specialist. “We owe all our successes to our coaches Igor Shpilband, Marina
Zoueva and Adrienne Lenda,” Wingle said. They also thanked the Arctic FSC and Broadmoor SC, the Memorial Fund and their parents for their long-term support.
U.S. Figure Skating wants you to join the discussion and become informed through its extensive social media network. One great way to ex- change information and ideas is to ‘Like’ U.S. Figure Skating on Facebook. There, at
www.Facebook.com/USFigureSkating, you can join the discus- sion on the latest and hottest topics in the sport. Twitter is another superb vehicle for becoming informed and learning of the latest news. Go to
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