U.S. pairs champions Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim visited the Parkview Regional Med- ical Center’s pediatric unit while attending U.S. Figure Skating Pairs Camp in June in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The duo showed off their U.S. Championships and World Team Trophy gold medals to patients in the unit, and using Sci- meca’s phone, shared videos of themselves performing elements.
U.S. Figure Skating partners with StarGames in conjunction with Halloween on Ice Tour U.S. Figure Skating and StarGames have
announced a promotional partnership in conjunction with Nancy Kerrigan’s Hallow- een on Ice Tour 2015. The partnership will benefi t U.S. Figure Skating clubs, members and synchronized skating programs and the community. Halloween on Ice will visit 13 U.S. cities from October 8 to October 30, 2015. U.S. Figure Skating will work with local
fi gure skating clubs to off er various oppor- tunities associated with the tour, including the U.S. Figure Skating Club Program and U.S.
Figure Skating Synchronized Program. In ad- dition, SkateFests will provide a participation opportunity for the community at large. “U.S. Figure Skating is pleased to be
working with StarGames in promoting the Halloween on Ice tour,” said U.S. Figure Skat- ing Chief Marketing Offi cer Ramsey Baker. “StarGames is actively committed to promot- ing fi gure skating, and our promotional part- nership with the tour is a win for everyone who loves the sport.” “Off ering experiences to participate
Wagner revs up local fans for
in Halloween on Ice really brings the show to the fans,” said Jerry Solomon, president, StarGames. “The partnership with U.S. Figure Skating allows these unique opportunities. I know that Nancy and the cast are looking for- ward to working with all of the local skaters.” More information is available at
www.usfi
gureskating.org/HalloweenOnIce.
2016 Championships Three-time and reigning U.S. champion Ashley Wag-
ner spent some time in Minnesota in June, talking to local media and taking part in community events in advance of the next U.S. Championships, to be held Jan. 16–24, 2016, in Saint Paul. Wagner was the guest of honor at a cocktail recep-
tion for local volunteers and members of the 2016 U.S. Championships Steering Committee at the Bloomington Ice Garden, and served as the grand marshal of the 2015 Grand Old Day parade in Saint Paul, riding the route with Snowplow Sam. She did two autograph sessions at the space the 2016
U.S. Championships shared with the Minnesota Wild hockey team and did live shots with two local TV stations (KSTP and FOX9). The weekend was capped with a visit to the Xcel En- ergy Center for a Bette Midler concert.
Flatt graduates from Stanford Rachael Flatt graduated from Stanford Uni-
versity on June 14. She earned a bachelor of sci- ence degree in biology with a minor in psycholo- gy. The 2010 U.S. champion competed for three years while she was a student, before retiring after the 2014 U.S. Championships. She plans to spend the next year coaching and doing nutri- tion research before she enters medical school in the fall. “The application process takes about a year,” Flatt said. “I’m applying to most- ly West Coast schools. I completely fell in love with the Bay Area.” Flatt’s parents joined her at
the commencement ceremony, where they heard NBC News foreign correspondent Rich- ard Engel speak. Civil rights activist Vernon Jordan was the baccalaureate speaker. “His speech was phe-
nomenal; I really enjoyed it,” Flatt said. Although it was hard
to say good-bye to her friends, Flatt said she loved her college years. “I’m so happy that the
work is done; I had an incred- ible experience at Stanford.”
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