The Diamond City Figure Skating Club of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., presented its summer exposi- tion titled Vacation on Ice, where club members as well as learn-to-skate students demon- strated their skating skills at The Ice Rink at Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre. In addition to the local talent, skating coach Steve Capece invited world-class fi gure skaters Otar Japaridze and Angelina Telegina to be guest skaters in the show. Japaridze is a Georgian ice dancer who represented Georgia at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and skates with Telegina. “I was thrilled that coach Stevie was able to reach out to Otar and Angelina to perform at our show and demonstrate such a powerful program that had the audience mesmerized with their talent,” said Karel Zubris, coach and public relations chair of the Diamond City FSC. Japaridze and Telegina posed for photos and made sure everyone got an autograph.
Carolyn Haman, a lifetime honorary member of the Dallas Figure Skat- ing Club, holds a display with many medals from Skate Dallas, a competi- tion she began several decades ago. On her left is club member Ali Smith and on her right, Smith’s mother, Karen. Ali and Karen presented the display to Haman at the club’s annu- al picnic last spring.
HOT FUDGE SUNDAES HOLD REUNION The Hot Fudge Sundaes Synchronized Skating Team from the Buf-
falo Skating Club in Buff alo, N.Y., gathered for a reunion on Aug. 18 to celebrate lifelong friendships, memories, and accomplishments. Coached by Sundae Bafo-leBel, the Hot Fudge Sundaes dominated
the synchronized skating scene by capturing 10 U.S. titles in the inter- mediate, novice, junior and senior divisions from the inception of the U.S. Synchronized Championships in 1984 through 1990. Under Sundae’s direction, the Hot Fudge Sundaes set the bar for
future teams with innovation, precision, footwork and speed. The Hot Fudge Sundaes also fared well in international competition. The Sundaes also performed in Superskates 1985 at Madison
Square Garden, the 1986 Sports Salute to Lady Liberty, the opening of Wollman Rink in New York City and working with U.S. Figure Skating in 1984 to create a training video for future teams and judges. On display at the reunion were the sectional and U.S. champion-
ship silver bowls, many plaques, a dress from each year, scrapbooks and video.
Eighty-six Sundaes attended the event, which was held at Falletta’s
Restaurant in Clarence, N.Y. The Hot Fudge Sundaes took a stroll down memory lane at a summertime reunion.
FAUST ACHIEVEMENTS LAUDED Wisconsin Figure Skating Club’s Isabelle Faust should
do just fi ne as she pursues a career in law. The 22-year-old from Shorewood, Wis., passed her senior
pairs test in Milwaukee on Aug. 24. She is now a gold medalist in moves, free skate, dance and pairs. Remarkably, she completed this feat while attending
college and graduating in May from the University of Wis- consin, where she also competed on the school’s intercol- legiate team all four years. Faust is studying for the Law School Admissions Test, with the goal of attending law school in the fall of 2013. “Isabelle is a great role model for the U.S. Figure
Skating test program,” said Carolyn Clausius, a judge and member of the Wisconsin FSC. “It can’t be very often that someone passes all of the tests in both pairs and dance. She has also passed all of her international dances. Isa- belle just loves to skate and enjoys the challenge provided by our test structure. Her next goal is her gold free dance and gold fi gure test. If anyone can do it all, Isabelle will be the one to achieve it.”