Synchronized Skating Championships

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Published on Friday, January 26, 2018

Photos by Cynthia Chartrand

Neepawa’s Figure Skating Club’s Synchronized teams travelled to Beausejour to compete in the Championships.

Cynthia Chartrand 

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Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 Neepawa Figure Skating Club’s three synchro teams travelled to Beausejour, Manitoba to compete in the first synchro competition of the season, Skate Manitoba Synchronized Skating Championships.

NFSC’s Beginner 2 Mini Ice Prec*Ice team consisting of: Dimitri Smith, Olivia Koscielny, Jayden Dafoe, Anneke Scheper, Althea Caberte, Sheen Calamba, Chaelyn Skomoraski, and Cianna Larson,(missing this competition: Alyssa Lathm and Sydney Wolfe)  skated to a silver ribbon which is a huge accomplishment for these young skaters, some of which having this as their very first competition!

Lil Ice Prec*Ice Pre Juvenile team consisting of: Ashley Bray, Makenna Sumner, Claire Nicholson, Ashley Nadeau, Alyssa Nadeau, Ivory Gerring, Kate Bulusan, Ashley Laus, Claire Scheper and Amber Wahoski performed their Clap Snap program and skated to a score of 12.40. Unfortunately this team did not have any other teams competing against them but they look forward to having some competition in February at Prairie Regionals.

Ice Prec*Ice PreNovice team consisting of: Kara Ellis, Brooklyn Chartrand, Annika Atkey, Caitlyn Stevenson, Karissa Ellis, Kyla Wahoski, Claire Beaumont and Cordelia Smith skated to a personal best of 18.67 with a fourth place finish.  These girls also look forward to improving their personal best and are pushing themselves towards a medal placing at Prairie Regionals next month in Stonewall.

Prairie Regionals will be Feb. 10 and 11 in Stonewall, Manitoba and attracts teams from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The Neepawa Figure Skating Club is very proud of our teams and wishes them the best of luck next month!