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celebrity Michael Buckley keeps things light and fun while interviewing Olympic ice
dance champion Charlie White in the Wayfair Lounge.
Hershberger Award
U.S. junior men’s champion Tomoki Hiwatashi received the Ron and Gayle Hershberger Award. Hiwatashi is the sixth recipient of the Hersh- berger Award, which was created from the Ron and Gayle Hershberger Fund. Te fund was es- tablished through gifts made in tribute to Ron’s long-term service to U.S. Figure Skating and to Gayle’s support of her husband. Winners are cho- sen based on the combined total of their short program and free skate component marks at the U.S. Championships. Te award rotates among the four disciplines. Hershberger served as U.S. Figure Skating president from 2005 to 2009. He also sat on the board of directors from 1990 to 2010. He and Gayle presented the award in Saint Paul. For more information on available scholar- ships and awards through U.S. Figure Skating, visit
www.usfigureskating.org/funding.
Left, Sharon Cohen (center), founder and executive director of Figure Skating in Harlem, and FSH Program Director Darline Lalanne (right), receive the Prudential Skating Fund Building Block Award in Saint Paul from Prudential’s Peggy Grundt. FSH plans to use the money to open a new chapter in the Detroit area, which will mirror the educational and skating program in Harlem. “We want to im- pact as many young people as possible,” Cohen said. “We want to bring them into the sport of figure skating and create new opportunities for them.” Olympic champion Meryl Davis and Jerod Swallow from the Detroit Skating Club have helped make this project a reality, she said. Right, Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club’s Mary Johanson (right) receives the Prudential Skating Fund Enrichment Award of $10,000 from Prudential’s Linda Brnicevic. Te money will be used for the club’s National Skating Month (NSM) event, as well as the purchase of equipment to accommodate its special-needs athletes. Te club’s NSM event took place in late January. “We want to bring the community in to show the di- versity of our special-needs athletes,” Johanson said. “We have our Special Olympics sendoff exhibition and our national Hockette teams coming to skate.” Te club also wants to use the money to purchase walkers and other specific physical therapy equipment in order to work with skaters who face extensive physical challenges.
Members of clubs representing the Twin City Figure Skating Association perform in the opening ceremony. Te Minnesota winter skating-themed program was choreographed by Minnesota native Rohene Ward and produced by Barb Yackel and Rose Esteb.
Disbrow Award
Kathy Slack, who has tirelessly supported U.S. Figure Skating from the local level to the Olym- pic Winter Games, is presented with the 14th annual Disbrow Award during a competition break. Slack, known for her warmth, enthusiasm and compassion, has held several committee ap- pointments, served as a judge and official at many national championships, and has been the team leader for international competitions, including the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. She contin- ues to advocate for grassroots skating programs and mentor young judges and skaters. Established in 2003, the Jimmy Disbrow Award has recog- nized members of the figure skating community who exhibit a passionate spirit of dedication, self- lessness and volunteerism, just as the late Jimmy Disbrow did throughout his life in the sport. Jim- my’s wife, Dede, presented the award.
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