PSA and ISI agree to consolidate operations
In a move to strengthen and unify ice
sports industry programs and services, the Professional Skaters Association and the Ice Skating Institute announced the two long- time organizations will consolidate opera- tions over the next 18 months. The announcement was made June 1 at
the ISI/PSA Conferences & Trade Show in Las Vegas. “The merger of these two outstanding
associations is a benefit to not only PSA and ISI members, but the ice sports industry as well,” PSA President-elect Christine Fowl- er-Binder said in a press release. “Together, we will more effectively provide the critical leadership and programs of both organiza- tions in a manner that will best serve the ice sports industry in the future.” PSA and ISI leaders have discussed the
possibility of their merger with U.S. Figure Skating to ensure there would be no duplica- tion of programs or services. All three orga- nizations have pledged to work together to achieve this goal. As one example, the PSA and ISI will
work with U.S. Figure Skating to collectively support a single introductory skating pro- gram — Learn to Skate USA. Endorsed by U.S. Figure Skating, USA
Hockey, US Speedskating, Learn to Skate USA will eliminate confusion for parents and skat- ers, allow more effective training for coaches and programmers and provide greater market- ing opportunities to grow and retain members. Over the next 18 months, ISI and PSA
will consolidate programs and services such as coaches’ education, publications, confer- ences, seminars, memberships, advocacy and marketing to more effectively deliver pro- grams at reduced costs to participants, coach- es, programmers and arena management. The process of melding these two histor-
ic organizations begins immediately and will be completed over a one- to two-year period.
Past greats featured in Clinton Presidential Museum
This summer, skating fans have the op-
portunity to see some familiar faces at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum’s new exhibit “American Champi- ons: The Quest for Olympic Glory.” The museum, located in Little Rock,
Arkansas, will display images, biographical information and memorabilia from several skating greats including Olympic champions Tenley Albright, Brian Boitano, Dick Button and Peggy Fleming, along with images of two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan and the U.S. Olympic Team jacket she pre- sented to then-president Clinton in 1998.
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Photo shared on social media by Max Aaron with the caption: “Had fun showing these guys around the ice! #olympicday”
Team USA attends Olympic Day 2016 Several of Team USA’s biggest names
lent a hand at a few of the 2,000-plus Olym- pic Day celebration events, held nationwide throughout June. On June 4, both figure skating and curl-
ing were featured sports at the Broadmoor World Arena’s Olympic Day celebration in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event of- fered free figure skating and curling lessons from elite athletes, including 2010 Olympian Mirai Nagasu and 2015 Skate America cham- pion Max Aaron. Aaron challenged the U.S. bobsled team, who was also in attendance, to a curling match. Aaron, who won the U.S. men’s title in 2013, shares a gym with the bobsled team, including 2014 Olympic silver medalist Elana Meyers. “The bobsledders have adopted me as
one of their own since I always lift with them,” Aaron said. “It was pretty hilarious, actually. They’re way too strong for [curling]. They can throw a stone like it’s a little bowling ball. It went flying every time!” World silver medalist Ashley Wagner
and U.S. champion Adam Rippon also got in on the action, attending the Promenade Ice Chalet’s Olympic Day celebration on June 18 in Rolling Hills, California. Wagner and Rippon, along with 1979 World pairs champions Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner, members of the local media, actress Alisa Allpach and voice actor Josh Keaton, served as guest judges for
the free event’s on-ice contests, featuring 40 figure skaters and 60 hockey players. In all, the event attracted more than 500 participants. Held for the first time in 1948, Olympic
Day is celebrated in more than 160 countries each year, commemorating the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894.
Wagner serves as judge for #FindingMiss52 contest
This year, the Miss
USA pageant took a new approach, electing a 52nd contestant through #Find- ingMiss52, judged in part by three-time U.S. cham- pion and 2016 World silver medalist Ashley Wagner. After applications were reviewed, web
interviews were held with a panel of six judg- es, Wagner included, to narrow the field to 10 finalists. The judging was then opened to a fan vote, allowing viewers to vote for their fa- vorite contestant both on the Miss USA web- site and through social media. In the end, fans selected Alexandra Miller,
a 26-year-old Oklahoma City woman, as the winner of #FindingMiss52. As the winner, Mill- er flew to Las Vegas for two weeks leading up to the Miss USA competition to partake in all events and experiences with the other 51 con- testants, and made her debut as Miss 52 USA on June 5 during the 2016 Miss USA competition.
The Clinton museum exhibit, which aims to celebrate American athletes and honor the human spirit against the backdrop of the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will run from March 12 through Sept. 11.
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