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SKATING Editor


Troy Schwindt _____________________________________________________________


Assistant Editor Mimi McKinnis


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Art Director Andrea Morrison


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Advertising Kim Saavedra


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SKATING is the offi cial publication of U.S. Figure Skating.


U.S. Figure Skating President ... Sam Auxier


U.S. Figure Skating Executive Director ... David Raith Board of Directors Offi cers


Bob Anderson, Sam Auxier, Anne Cammett, Lainie DeMore, Heather Nemier, Sharon Watson U.S. Figure Skating Senior Directors Ramsey Baker, Bob Dunlop, Mitch Moyer,


Mario Rede, Barb Reichert, Susi Wehrli-McLaughlin _____________________________________________________________


SKATING and U.S. Figure Skating neither endorse nor take responsibility for products or services advertised herein. The publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertising at any time.


The mission of SKATING magazine is to communicate information about the sport to the U.S. Figure Skating membership and fans of fi gure skating, promoting U.S. Figure Skating programs, personalities, events and trends that affect the sport.


SKATING (USPS 497-800) (ISSN: 0037-6132)


(Issue: Vol. 93 No. 9) is published 10 times per year in Jan- uary, February, March, April, May, June/July, August/Sep- tember, October, November and December by U.S. Figure Skating, 20 First St., Colorado Springs, CO 80906-3697. Subscription rates: United States, one year $32.50 (U.S.); Canada, one year $42.50 (U.S.); Foreign, one year $52.50 (U.S.). Allow 6–8 weeks for delivery of the fi rst issue. Peri- odicals postage paid at Colorado Springs and at additional mailing offi ces. Copyright ©2016 by United States Figure Skating, Colorado Springs, Colo. Phone: 719.635.5200. SKATING magazine assumes no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photographs. Post- master: Send address corrections to SKATING, 20 First St., Colorado Springs, CO 80906-3697. Canadian return address: Station A, P.O. Box 54, Windsor, Ontario N9A 6J5. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without per- mission from the editor.


To submit a news item or offer a feature story idea to SKATING, email tschwindt@usfi gureskating.org.


To be featured in the KIDS Spotlight, email your informa- tion to rfelton@usfi gureskating.org and include action and nonskating photographs of yourself. Include in your submission your name, address, home phone number (not for publication) and U.S. Figure Skating member number. Answer as many of the questions that you see printed in the KIDS Spotlight as you want, and we might feature you.


To advertise in SKATING or to receive an advertising kit, email ksaavedra@usfi gureskating.org.


ShibSibs attend Right To Play 2016 Big Red Ball Maia and Alex Shibutani, the reigning U.S. ice dance champions and World silver


medalists, served as athlete ambassadors at the Right To Play 2016 Big Red Ball Oct. 24 in New York City. This year’s event, hosted by “TODAY” show’s Willie Geist, celebrated the 1 million children participating in Right To Play programs around the world, and the cham- pions returning from the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The work that Right To Play does is important, impactful and inspiring,” Maia said.


“Alex and I are honored to be ambassadors.” The event marks the siblings’ third consecutive ball in an ambassador role, having


teamed with the organization prior to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Right To Play is the leading global nonprofi t to use the transformative power of play


to educate and empower children. Throughout the world, Right To Play is revolutionizing classrooms by teaching educators how to engage students in higher-quality learning that encourages children to stay in school, remain healthy and build peaceful communities.


New rulebook and directory available for purchase on portal


A hard copy of the 2016–17 U.S. Figure Skating Rulebook is


available for purchase online. To order your copy, go to www.usfi gureskating.org and click the


“SHOP” button under the main menu bar on the right side. Click the “Print on Demand Portal” button and follow the ordering instructions. If you are a fi rst-time user, click on the registration link. Once there, you will


have the opportunity to create a password that must include at least eight (8) characters, of which two (2) must be numerals. Once signed in you can browse the available publications and place your order. An email address serves as your User ID, while your password is random and not asso-


ciated with your U.S. Figure Skating membership number. The portal gives U.S. Figure Skating members access to custom print many of the


publications that it creates annually, including the rulebook, directory and media guide. The portal is also the place to purchase the SKATING magazine Michelle Kwan cover col- lection. And new to the portal last year, the SKATING Magazine Cover Creator allows you to personally customize a SKATING magazine cover with your choice of photo, color scheme and headline. For those members who want free access to the digital edition of the rulebook, go to


the U.S. Figure Skating website and click on “TECHNICAL INFO” on the main menu bar. The rulebook can be viewed online, downloaded and printed from your personal computer or saved to a data storage device (e.g. thumb, jump, fl ash drive, etc.) for printing at your local copy center. The rulebook can also be accessed free of charge through the U.S. Figure Skat- ing Publications App using ios, Android and Kindle mobile devices; just click “RESOURCES” and download the rulebook to your mobile device.


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