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June 2021
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Ice Chips

Baltimore Figure Skating Club

Happy Summer!

Congratulations to everyone on making it through this past skating and school year! We were glad to be able to hold a modified version of our spring exhibition and club awards and look forward to hosting more events next season.

Chesapeake Open: Volunteers Needed

We are now enthusiastically preparing for the Chesapeake Open, scheduled for August 4-8 at The Gardens Ice House. We will need a number of volunteers each day. Sign-up information will be sent soon.

We hope that many of our members will want to compete. Events are offered in freestyle, dance (solo and partnered) and Basic Skills (to be held on Sunday, Aug. 8). Once again, we are part of the USFS Solo Dance Series and are the final competition in the Eastern section.


Reminder: Membership Renewals Due Now
Current membership in BFSC and USFS expires on June 30. In order to be able to test and compete after that date, you must renew your membership for 2021-22. Please email your updated membership form, along with the annual signed Skater Code of Conduct (and Parent Code, if applicable), to info@baltimorefigureskatingclub.com ASAP. Payment can be made via Venmo, Zelle (contact for info) or check.

Membership forms are available at
https://baltimorefigureskatingclub.com/?page_id=12

Congratulations to BFSC Seniors!
Emily Feldman has passed Senior MIF, Gold Dance, Intermediate FS and Senior Solo FD and received Platinum recognition in USFS's Graduating Seniors Program. She has skated on the DC Edge Junior synchronized skating team, competing at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships several times and internationally at the Britannia Cup in January 2020. She has also performed in shows and volunteered at the Chesapeake Open. Her favorite skating skill is twizzles. We wish her the best as she heads to Adrian College in Michigan, where she plans to compete on their synchro team.

Amanda Gerber has passed Novice MIF and Juvenile FS. Her favorite skill is the double salchow. We wish her the best as she heads to Shenandoah University, where she plans to major in exercise science.




Louisa Gillam has passed Novice MIF and Preliminary FS. She has performed in club shows and volunteered at the Chesapeake Open. Her favorite skill is the broken leg spin. We wish her the best as she heads to the University of Delaware, where she plans to continue skating.




Abby Lawson has passed Novice MIF and Pre-Juvenile FS and has performed in club and rink shows at Mt. Pleasant. We wish her the best as she heads to the University of Georgia, where she plans to major in dance and marketing.






Nori Leybengrub has passed Senior MIF, Novice FS, Pre-Silver Dance and Senior Solo FD. She has performed in club shows and volunteered at the Chesapeake Open. We wish her the best as she heads to Barnard College, where she plans to skate and compete in the Columbia University skating club.




Kristin Mussman has passed Juvenile MIF and received Silver recognition in USFS's Graduating Seniors Program. We wish her the best as she travels to Helsinki, Finland to be an exchange student next year. She is looking forward to bringing her skates and checking out what the ice is like in Finland. 

Gabriela Sanchez has passed Intermediate MIF, Preliminary FS and Bronze Dance. She has skated on Chesapeake Synchro teams. Her favorite skill is spirals. We wish her the best as she heads to the University of Delaware, where she plans to compete on their synchro team.










Sophie Soltanian has passed Senior MIF, Novice FS and Silver Dance and received Platinum recognition in USFS's Graduating Seniors Program. She has skated on synchronized skating teams, including the Skyliners Junior team, and has competed at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. Her favorite skill is the double flip and her favorite skating moment was performing at Bryant Park in New York City. We wish her the best as she heads to the University of Pennsylvania, where she plans to continue skating.

Postcards from College
Congratulations to Ryan Dunk, who was inducted into the Psi Chi International Honor Society in psychology at Suffolk University on April 29!

Sonya Choudhary-Smith, president of the Towson University Figure Skating Club, was featured in the USFS tribute to graduating seniors on Instagram and the Fan Zone.

Congratulations to our 2020-21 award winners!
Kirby Trophy - Dakota Fox
Bob Van Memorial Dance Trophy - Elia Chung and Matilda Trimble (Junior) and Nicole Kozlowski (Senior)
Christine Fowler Binder Silver Dance Trophy - Paige Sawyer










Our newest USFS gold medalists. L-R: Matilda Trimble (Dance). Elia Chung (Dance) and Alexander Kirkland (MIF).

Congratulations to our members who competed recently!
Spring-tacular Virtual Competition
Zoya Keck - Excel Novice, 3rd

Southern CT Virtual Open
Emi Williams - Excel Preliminary FS, 1st

Cardinal Classic
Shae McCloskey - Excel Pre-Preliminary FS

Colonial Open

Ryan Dunk - Senior Men, 2nd

Test Session
Our next test session is August 28, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Reisterstown Sportsplex. We can offer MIF, FS and Dance through Senior/Gold level. Applications are available at 
https://baltimorefigureskatingclub.com/?page_id=31 and are due to info@baltimorefigureskatingclub.com by August 14. Payment can be made via Venmo or Zelle and is due with your application.

Congratulations to our skaters on a successful June test session!




Thank You for Your Support!
Thank you to those who have made fundraising contributions to BFSC. We continue to welcome donations through Venmo or check. Your contributions enable us to provide ice time, test sessions and other activities. For more information, contact info@baltimorefigureskatingclub.com
Congratulations to our members who passed tests recently!

Zoya Keck - Senior MIF
Chloe Pekich - Pre-Juvenile FS
Selena Staab - Preliminary FS
Basia Podgorska - Rhythm Blues, completing Preliminary Dance; Swing Dance, Fiesta Tango, completing Pre-Bronze Dance
Alyssa Crosson - Foxtrot
Maegan Price - Swing Dance, completing Pre-Bronze Dance; Hickory Hoedown
Nori Leybengrub - Senior Solo FD, Novice FS, European Waltz, Foxtrot, completing Pre-Silver Dance; Rocker Foxtrot, American Waltz
Alexa Winter - Novice FS
Tanya Cerniglia - Intermediate MIF
Nicholas Kirkland - Pre-Juvenile MIF
Dalya Alkhalidi - Pre-Preliminary MIF
Ilana Cymet - Preliminary FS
Isabella Duda - Pre-Preliminary FS
Gabriela Sanchez - Preliminary FS, Ten Fox, completing Bronze Dance
Emily Feldman - Ravensburger Waltz, Cha Cha Congelado
Lauren Carrig - Tea Time Foxtrot
Greg Maddalone - Tea Time Foxtrot
Welcome to the following new members!

Dalya Alkhalidi
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