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Junior Skyliner produces synchronized skating documentary
Julia Damesek
Junior Skyliner Julia Damesek developed a passion for photography and cinematography during junior high when she signed up for a dig- ital video class. Now a junior, the class is still part of her curriculum.
“Every quarter of the school year we are required to create a big proj- ect, and I thought going to ISU Junior Worlds in Croatia as Team USA 1 would be a great opportunity to create something,” Damesek said.
Her video documentary of synchronized skating was born.
“In preparation for making this documentary I asked a couple of my teammates if they would be willing to be interviewed,” Damesek said. “Then I fi lmed everything during our spare time in Croatia. It was diffi - cult to fi nd time, and I had to carry my camera everywhere across the country, but it was defi nitely worth it.”
Upon returning home, Damesek began work on her project and im- mediately knew she had something special.
“I knew it was going to be moving, and I couldn’t wait to fi nish it,” she said. Damesek then uploaded the fi nal draft to the Internet, and the rest is history.
“Before I knew it the video had gone viral. I got texts from many peo- ple saying they were crying after watching it, speechless and in awe,” Damesek said.
Skating Club of New York President Terri Levine praised the video.
“It is a beautiful piece and speaks volumes about synchro and the character it builds in our skaters,” Levine said. Damesek hopes the video will inspire skaters to join a synchro team.
“Synchronized skating is such an amazing sport,” Damesek said. “We have the opportunity to compete nationally and internationally. We spend countless amounts of time with teammates we are so close to. It is incredible. I hope young skaters across the country watch my video and realize the opportunities synchro off ers.”
To view the video go to
https://vimeo.com/122794117. — Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz
Jackie Valle, 3, participated in her fi rst Basic Skills event at the 2015 Glacier Falls/Paramount Iceland Basic Skills/Showcase on March 15. “She was so incredibly cute; she did not want to get off the ice,” event organizer and Director of Figure Skating at Paramount Iceland Darlene Sparks said. More than 100 competitors partici- pated from seven Southern California arenas, including Basic Skills Theatre on Ice teams.
Jackie Valle
SkateFest Olympic champion Evan Lysacek makes the day of a young skater during a U.S. Figure Skating SkateFest at the Glen- view Ice Center (near Chicago) on March 20. More than 250 skaters took part in the event. Joining Lysacek were Olympic silver medalist ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto and World champion Kimmie Meissner. The event was held in conjunction with a Stars on Ice stop at the Allstate Arena in Chicago on March 21.
Utah skaters raise money
Local skaters gathered at Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah, on March 20 for Skate for Cancer, a skating show benefi ting mem- bers of the local community who are struggling with or are aff ected by cancer.
The show, now in its third year, was cre- ated by Peaks Ice Arena coach Brianna Hatch after having her own experience with skating for a cause.
“I learned that the most re- warding experiences of my
with Skate for Cancer event Utah’s skating community took the ice for something other than medals.
Skater Amie Mi- yagi appears on ABC 4 Utah to
competitive career were those when I could help others,” Hatch said. “I had an opportunity to donate my time and talents for skat- ing for cancer patients and their families living at the Ronald McDonald house in New York City when I was
promote Skate for Cancer.
younger. A few years later, when I became a student at BYU and a coach at the Peaks Ice Arena, I learned that so many of my students’ families’ lives were touched by cancer, and I really wanted to do something. This was our third year putting together this event, and
every year it gets better and better, and I’m excited to see where this project goes. My students love to skate and they love to perform, and I am honored
that I have been able to watch them grow in athlet- icism and service.”
Brianna Hatch
Paramount Theater on Ice team 46 MAY 2015
This year’s event raised hundreds of dollars for Millie’s Princess Foundation, which provides fi nancial sup- port to families aff ected by childhood cancer, and the Intermountain Hospital in Murray, Utah. Athletes performing in the show, who ranged from Basic Skills to U.S. Championships competitors, appeared on the local news and in local newspapers, joining Utah Mayor John Curtis and Miss Provo Rachel Slawson in promoting the show.
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