Merritt Cramer Age: 10
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado Club: Fort Collins FSC Level: Pre-juvenile
Coaches: Marianne Strobel, Gordon “El Gordon” Harrison
Favorite moves: Double loop, tuck-behind sit spin
Favorite skaters: Gracie Gold, Ashley Wag- ner, Jason Brown
Goals: To have my double Axel and be working on or landing a triple jump by the summer of 2017
Favorite memories: Landing my Axel and competing at regionals for the first time
How I started: When I went to Wisconsin and skated on my aunt’s pond
More about me: I have a brother who plays hockey, my mom used to fly planes, and my dad works at Intel and works with computers.
MORE FAVORITES Color: Red Food: Pasta Singers: Bruno Mars, Sia
Restaurants: Noodles & Company, Good Times
Elizabeth Schroeder Age: 9
Club: Ice House of New Jersey FSC Level: Juvenile
How I started: I did the Learn to Skate USA Program and loved it so much I kept going.
Coaches: Kristen Vanorski, Craig Maurizi
How often I skate: Five or six days a week plus dance and off-ice training
Favorite skaters: Ashley Wagner, Jason Brown and the awesome skaters at my rink
Favorite moves: Combo spins, double Salchow, double toe
Favorite memories: Skating more than 100 laps for Autism Skates, winning first at the Hershey Open and visiting the Olympic Museum in Lake Placid
Goals: To become an Olympic skater and math teacher
MORE FAVORITES Foods: Cottage cheese, strawberries Color: Blue School subjects: Math, writing Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
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