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SKATING Editor


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Assistant Editor Mimi McKinnis


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Art Director Andrea Morrison


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SKATING is the official publication of U.S. Figure Skating.


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


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


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, Susi Wehrli-McLaughlin


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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 figure 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. 8) 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 first issue. Peri- odicals postage paid at Colorado Springs and at additional mailing offices. 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@usfigureskating.org.


To be featured in the KIDS Spotlight, email your informa- tion to rfelton@usfigureskating.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 Include in your submission your name, address, home phone number (not for publication) and U.S. Figure Skating member number.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@usfigureskating.org.


San Jose to host 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships


U.S. Figure Skating announced the se-


lection of San Jose, California, as the host city for the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skat- ing Championships, Dec. 29, 2017–Jan. 7, 2018. The 2018 U.S. Championships will serve as the final qualifying event prior to selecting and announcing the U.S. Olym- pic Figure Skating Team that will represent Team USA at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Competition and practice will be held at SAP Center at San Jose and Sharks Ice at San Jose.


Championship-level competition will


be Jan. 4–7, while juvenile-junior athletes will compete Dec. 30–Jan. 4. “U.S. Figure Skating is excited to re-


turn to San Jose for the 2018 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships,” U.S. Figure Skating President Sam Auxier said. “The Bay Area is steeped in figure skating tradition with some of the sport’s legends calling the area home. I’m confident that with their support and that of the community, the ex- citement of the 2018 U.S. Championships will create a dynamic environment, espe- cially for those competing to earn a spot on the 2018 U.S. Olympic Team.” The U.S. Championships return to Cali-


fornia for the 12th time and to San Jose for the third (1996, 2012). Northern California is/was home to several figure skating greats including Olympic champions Brian Boitano, Kristi Yamaguchi and Peggy Fleming, 1986 World champion Debi Thomas and 1996 U.S.


champ Rudy Galindo, who won the U.S. title in his hometown the first time San Jose host- ed this event. 2014 Olympian and three-time U.S. medalist Polina Edmunds lives and trains in San Jose and began classes at Santa Clara University last month. Boitano, Fleming, Galindo and Yama-


guchi will serve as honorary cochairs for the 2018 U.S. Championships. “I’m super excited to compete in my


hometown because I’m going to have so many friends and family there supporting me,” Edmunds said. “It’s the Olympic season so it will be high stakes and exciting. All of the kids at my local ice rink are going to be able to experience such a big competition. They’ll be able to watch the practices and come to the arena and cheer. It will be spe- cial for them and special for the people of San Jose.” U.S. Figure Skating will work with the


San Jose Sports Authority, SAP Center, Sharks Ice at San Jose and local figure skat- ing clubs to plan the event with support from the City of San Jose and its Office of Economic Development, San Jose Hotels, Inc. and Team San Jose. The 2018 U.S. Championships will be


broadcast live on NBC and streamed live online on icenetwork. Tickets to the 2018 U.S. Championships


will go on sale later this fall. For more infor- mation and to sign up for ticket alerts, visit www.skatesanjose2018.com.


2016 KOSÉ Team Challenge Cup nominated for ‘Best New Event’


2016 KOSÉ Team Challenge Cup was


nominated by the readers of SportsTravel magazine for a 2016 SportsTravel Award in the category of Best New Event. The com- petition, held for the first time April 22–24 in Spokane, Washington, featured 42 figure skaters competing in a continental team competition (Team Asia vs. Team Europe vs. Team North America). More than 23,500 spectators walked


through the turnstiles at Spokane Arena as athletes competed for more than $600,000


in prize money. The nomination marks the second-con-


secutive honor for U.S. Figure Skating. The 2015 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Cham- pionships, held in Greensboro, North Car- olina, was named Sports Event of the Year and Best Amateur Multi-Sport or Multi-Dis- cipline Event in 2015. Winners of the 2016 SportsTravel


Awards were announced after SKATING magazine went to press in late September.


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