CFSC Shines at Regionals!

Columbus Figure Skating Club skaters excelled at Regionals this October! Congratulations to Juvenile Girls Champion Jacqueline Tu, Juvenile Girls Runner-Up Vivian Chen, Intermediate Men Pewter Medalist Jonathon Butler for qualifying for Junior Nationals!

Congraulations to Novice Ladies Runner-Up Livvy Shilling, Junior Ladies Runner-Up Alexie Mieskoski and Junior Ladies Bronze Medalist Caroline Nickerson for qualifying for Midwestern Sectionals!

Road to Regionals

Columbus Figure Skating Club held an exhibition for its EGL Regional skaters on Saturday, September 17th and the annual CFSC Regionals Luncheon was held Sunday, September 25, at Champps at Easton. The luncheon was attended by 25 Regionals competitors and several parents/grandparents. A gift exchange among the skaters was held, and many good wishes were extended!"

Qualifying Skaters

Top Row: L-R-Aliyah Cohen, Megan Cordle, Morgan Morrison, Alex Magnusson, Johnathon Butler, Caroline Nickerson, Alexie Mieskoski Front Row: L-R- Livvy Shilling, Rachel Bachman, Sarah Cait Knott, Vivian Chen, Jackie Tu, Rebecca Dashevsky, Rina Saji (Not pictured: Lyndsay Ream)

Non-Qualifying Skaters

Top Row: L-R- Marina Nesbitt, Hannah Miller, Kalica Kohner, Chi Yamakawa, Nekow Baumgartner Front Row: L-R-Alexa Romanowski, Claire Feit, Ani Kahaian, Cienna Baka, Kamryn Keller, Chloe Breeden

Regional Luncheon

Good luck at Regionals!

CFSC Farewell Party for Hannah Tashiro

Columbus Figure Skating Club held a going away party for member Hannah Tashiro who moved to Seattle, Washington on July 30th. Hannah, who will continue to represent CFSC, was celebrated by many of her fellow skaters.



Good luck Hannah in your new adventures out West!

CFSC Competes in Switzerland

Columbus Figure Skating Club member Elke Granata represented the club this summer in a competition in Arosa, Switzerland, where she placed 2nd amongst beautiful scenery.



Congratulations Elke!

CFSC Honors Craig Hassler for his Extensive Service to The Club

Columbus Figure Skating Club member Craig Hassler was presented with an honorary Lifetime Membership at the Club's Annual Spring meeting.
Craig has served as the Treasurer of CFSC for 22 continuous years and made many other valuable contributions!



Thank you Craig for your outstanding history of service to CFSC and our skating community!

U.S. Figure Skating Athlete Scholarship Funding

USFS announced the application period for athlete scholarship funding for the 2011-12 competitive season is now open.

If you are a skater, or know of a skater in need of financial assistance, please visit the USFS Funding Webpage and click the appropriate tab on the left to access the following scholarship guidelines and applications:

Memorial Fund
Joyce Komperda Athlete Support Fund
Scholastic Honors Team

Skaters may apply for more than one scholarship as long as they meet the qualifications outlined for each.
Please note that the deadlines vary for application submission, and that applications received after the deadlines, or that are incomplete, will not be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact U.S. Figure Skating's Michele Cameron at 719.635.5200 or mcameron@usfigureskating.org .

Columbus Figure Skating Club Exhibition

The exhibition was held on May 7th at the OSU Ice Rink.

The exhibition featured skaters competing in the Ann Arbor and Buckeye competitions.

Congratulations Aliyah Cohen!

Aliyah will receive the SEGL Sportsmanship Award at the SEGL Competition.

The Southern Eastern Great Lakes Figure Skating Council (SEGL) awards a $200.00 scholarship to the council member best exhibiting the following qualities:

* Leadership * Sportsmanship
* Industrious * Perseverance
* Academic performance * Spirit
* Concern for others * Coachability

Each club that is a member of SEGL is invited to nominate one of their members for consideration for the award. Columbus Figure Skating Club based on recommendation from the membership was pleased to nominate Aliyah as our representative this year. The application process includes a three page form as well as an essay and letters of recommendation from the club and the skater?s coach.

Some of Aliyah's qualities and accomplishments which the club has been fortunate to experience from this talented young woman include:

Skating since she was 5 and represented the club for the past five years as well as being a five year member of the Skate for Hope Cast.

She has been active with the Basic Skills program assisting the pros.

Participated at the Intermediate and Novice levels at Regionals.

Aliyah is currently the Junior Representative to the Board of Directors and has organized junior volunteers for the Holiday Competition and Basic Skills program, as well as coordinating the Dinner and Exhibition for Regionals.

She currently holds the Gold Medal in Moves, Novice Free Skating and Silver Dance Test Levels.

All the skaters at the club enjoy her positive attitude and genuine support.

CONGRATULATIONS on an award well deserved.

CFSC Skaters go to Skate Camp

Paige Hamilton has been appointed as a Bronze Singles/Pairs Judge by U.S. Figure Skating.

As a "trial judge" Paige had to evaluate tests, assign marks, and make appropriate remarks on a large number of tests. These papers were assembled and evaluated by the Judges Vice Chair for Eastern Great Lakes. Paige's marks had to be in general agreement with the official judges and her remarks had to support those marks. In addition to trial judging in Columbus Paige went to Cleveland, Indianapolis, Dayton, and Cincinnati for test sessions to provide for a wider background of skating tests. Paige attended a Judges' school in Cincinnati for the new/revised MIF. She also took and passed a national written test for judges. Please congratulate Paige. She now joins the ranks of judges who give time for the advancement of figure skating. For those who do not already know, judges are not paid a salary and only have their expenses reimbursed when judging at other clubs. The cost of travel for trial judging is at the expense of the trial judge. Judges must be at least 18 years of age. Paige's birthday was in May and thus, she is probably the youngest judge at this time.