Jessica
Sassano Age: 9 Hometown: Cleveland Club: Winterhurst FSC Level: Preliminary
Coaches: Chris Mattern, Christine Watts, Chip Rossbach
Favorite skaters: Carol Heiss Jenkins, Sasha Cohen, Michelle Kwan
Goals: My short-term goal is to land all of my double jumps. My long-term goal is to go to the Olympics as a pairs skater.
How I got started: I didn’t like skating at first. I fell constantly and didn’t think it was fun at all. Then I started lessons with my first coach, Crystal Sinibaldi (Hancy). I fell in love with skating because of her.
Memorable moment: Landing my Axel at the age of 7 and performing a pairs routine with my coach Chris Mattern for the Strongsville Ice Show.
Hobbies: Ballet, hiphop and ballroom dancing FAVORITES:
Movies: Funny Girl, Despicable Me, Monsters, Inc. Singers: Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, P!nk, Demi Lovato, Shakira
Foods: Strawberries, watermelon, steak, chicken, chocolate ice cream
Kaitlyn McGarigle
Age: 7 Hometown: Atlanta Home club: Atlanta FSC How often I skate: Six days a week Coaches: Brittney Bottoms, Pam Levitt
Favorite skaters: Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner, Tim Dolensky
Favorite moves: Flip, back sit spin, Lutz, Biellmann spin, Axel
How I got started: When I was 3 years old my mom took me to watch my brother learn to skate for hockey and I saw all the figure skaters practicing. I told my mom that I wanted to learn how to do that. Little did she know that I meant for real. I’ve been skating and loving it for every minute since.
FAVORITES:
Movie: Elf Foods: Strawberries, grapes, steak, fries Books: Any American Girl book
Hobbies: Reading, drawing, playing with my friends
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