HQ Profi le – Tricia Stanker I am the receptionist at U.S. Figure Skating
Headquarters. My responsibilities include welcom- ing visitors to the offi ce and U.S. Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame — in person or on the telephone — answering or referring inquiries and directing visitors by maintaining employee and de- partment directories, giving instructions and issuing visitor badges. What is your favorite part about this job? I love working with the won-
Tricia, right, with her mom Eileen Hardy
derful U.S. Figure Skating staff and members. What do you like to do in your spare time? I love to read all diff erent
kinds of books, watch movies, anything with my family really. What would people be surprised to know about you? I was born in
England. Also, I was introverted when I was younger. That is defi nitely not me now.
What would be your ideal vacation? I would love to go on a Hawaiian
cruise. Tell us a little bit about your family. I am blessed to still have my moth-
er. I have two sisters and a brother. I am married to my wonderful husband, Mike. I have a 26-year-old daughter, a 19-year-old son, two stepsons and a 4-year-old grandson. I am lucky to have a close family.
Cesario appears at Greensboro Winterfest Samantha Cesario, the 2014 Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, got the city
of Greensboro, North Carolina, excited for the 2015 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships by performing and promoting the event during the holidays on several local news and radio broadcasts. Cesario spent her day speaking to several media outlets, including the
Greensboro News & Record, 99.5 WMAG radio and local news channels CBS WFMY, My Fox 8, and NBC WXII 12 before heading to Lowes Foods to meet and take photos with fans. As the sun set, Cesario’s whirlwind media day continued with a twilight
holiday performance on an outdoor rink at Piedmont Winterfest, sponsored by WFMY, followed by an autograph-signing session for spectators. “I used to hate this part of it, doing interviews, because I would get ner-
vous,” Cesario said. “But not anymore. I’ve done about 17 interviews today, and they’ve all been fun.”
Samantha Cesario signs autographs during her media tour. This issue in SKATING history
In May 2013, U.S. Figure Skating launched the SKATING Magazine Archive, a fully searchable digital database that allows members and subscribers to access every story and photo published in the magazine since the inaugural December 1923 edition. Here’s a look at what was happening in the world of SKATING in February from 16, 51 and 76 years ago. 1999 SPORTS MEDICINE: Speed and Power Jumping — Jumping rope can give skaters the winning edge By Buddy Lee “Since my introduction to fi gure skating at the 1997
Team USA Training Camp in Colorado Springs, I have witnessed all levels of skaters use the jump rope as a warm-up to stretching exercises before ice practice and competition. What a great start. Now is the time to take your jump rope program to the next level and maximize the benefi ts for the winning edge. Rope jumping does much more than serve as a warm-up to stretching. It can develop refi nement of key movement in fi gure skating and create a synergy of quickness, speed, strength and endurance.” 1964 COMPETITORS REVEAL of ICE DRESS “The appropriateness, basic design and color choice — is there a right and wrong, a correct and incorrect, stan- dard for the ice dress? Have the popular ice shows with their great variety of theatrical costumes infl uenced the good taste of ice fashions worn by amateurs? Does one diff erentiate in selecting a costume for competi- tion — free skating, exhibitions, ice shows? Are judges aff ected by a competitor’s appearance? In an eff ort to fi nd answers to these and other sometimes controver- sial questions, SKATING queried top competitors, their mothers, professionals and ice fashion designers. In this issue the top amateurs “tell all about” their indi- vidual handling of skating wardrobes. In the next issue you’ll read of the pros’ points of view — following that, a capitulation from the designers of skating apparel.” 1939 The Skating Club of Boston Rink – By Olivia S. Holmes and James L. Madden “On December 31, 1938, The Skating Club of Boston opened their new skating rink on Soldiers Field Road, Boston, and brought to completion the fi rst part of their new home, about which they have been dream- ing for the last 20 years. The rink building, refrigeration equipment, heating plant and locker rooms have been completed, and it is expected that work will be started soon on the clubhouse, which is to be at one end of the rink and will have a lounge, a balcony overlooking the rink through plate glass windows, serving facilities for simple refreshments, offi ces and additional comfort- able locker rooms.”
To read these articles and more in their entirety, visit the SKATING Magazine Archive under the Members Only section of
USFigureSkating.org.
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