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Fall Registration
Fall School starts the week of the 14th September and runs for three weeks prior to the regular season starting on the 5th October. Follow links below for the appropriate registration form:
Junior STARSkate Fall 2009 Registration Form
Intermediate STARSkate Fall 2009 Registration Form
Open House at Complex and Registration Day 12th September 1:00 - 4:00
The Complex is having an open house Saturday, 12th September from 1:00 - 4:00. There will be free admission to public skating, swimming and the fitness centre. There will be a Carnival theme this year with games, prizes, etc. Various organizations will be setting up their information and registration booths and the Nelson FSC will also have a booth for registration for Fall School and CanSkate for the winter session.
Besides registration there will be a used skate and dress sale so check your closet and if you have anything to sell pin a note to the item with your name on it and the asking price. Jane Macleod will have some tights and a few accessories available.
The winter session (October to December) forms will be finalized in a few weeks.
Put your Summer on Ice
The Nelson Figure Skating Club will be offering CanSkate, CanPowerSkate and JumpStart (an introduction to figure skating) in its annual summer skating school. Each of these programs will run in two one-week sessions, either August 10-14, or August 17-21.
Registration will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2009 between 11:00am and 1:00pm at the Community Complex. For more information, call Jane Macleod at 250-352-6510.
Nelson Coach Wins Best of the Best CanSkate Coach Award
(May 6, 2009) Nelson Figure Skating Club coach Rachel Stewart has been selected as one of the Best of the Best CanSkate Coaches by Skate Canada. Stewart shares this award with only nine other professional coaches in Canada.
“I’m so thrilled and honoured to have been chosen” says Stewart.
Stewart was nominated by the Nelson Figure Skating Club last fall. Her nomination included an in depth description of her program and skills described by Laura Carr, a national level figure skating judge. Stewart was short listed to a top 20 in December, 2008. In March Stewart submitted a video filmed by two volunteer photographers, Larrie Carr and Eddie Volcano that illustrated the on ice activities of the Nelson CanSkate program as well as program materials to seal her top ten placing.
This award reflects the many positive changes and growth of the club over the past four years.
“Rachel's capacity to adapt and grow has greatly contributed to this development,” says Phyllis Nash, Club President.
Nash notes that Stewart is worthy of this award not only as acknowledgement of her current skills but her positive, flexible approach and attitude to learning and advancing her skills as a coach over the past four years. This positive approach to coaching and working to deliver the CanSkate program at a high standard is clearly reflected by the high number of returning skaters and wait lists for CanSkate.
As her reward for being a top ten coach, Skate Canada is providing Stewart with an all-expenses paid trip to the National Coaching Conference in Edmonton this June. While there she will also receive an award at the Skate Canada Annual Awards Banquet.
Although spring skating is nearly over for another season, the club will be offering a Summer CanSkate program this August. Registration is Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 11am-1pm at the Nelson and District Community Complex. For more information call Jane Macleod at 250.352-6510.
Kootenay Regional /STARSkate Qualifying Competition
Nelson skaters competed at the Kootenay Regional /STARSkate Qualifying competition in Invermere over the weekend (23-25 January). Skaters won three gold medals in the team events, two silver medals and four bronze medals in individual events. Rosalyn Carr and Erica Tolles both qualified to compete at the Pacific STARSkate Championships taking place in Surrey this March. Well done skaters! Full results by event are listed below:
Pre-Elementary - Seoeun
Lim (Silver)
Elementary - Sophie Borhi (Bronze)
Charly DeFouw (5th)
Julia Burkart (7th)
Pre-Preliminary - Christina Champlin (Silver)
Kyra Burkart (Bronze)
Stephanie Lynas (6th)
Preliminary (10-) - Rosalyn Carr (4th) Qualified to go to Pacific Skate
Naomi Perkins (5th)
(10+) -Erica Tolles (Bronze) Qualified
to go to Pacific Skate
Lynnea Carr (7th)
Introductory Elements - Rosalyn Carr (Bronze)
Christina Champlin (7th)
Lynnea Carr (9th)
Naomi Perkins (10th)
CanSkate Team Elements - Julia Burkart/Sophie Borhi/Charly DeFouw (Gold)
Pre-Prelim Team Elements - Christina Champlin/Stephanie Lynas/Kyra
Burkart (Gold)
Prelim Team Elements - Rosalyn Carr/Lynnea Carr/Naomi Perkins (Gold)
Rossland Mini 2009
Nelson Skaters won the trophy for most sportsmanlike team at the Rossland Mini competition over the weekend of the 3rd of January 2009. Full results listed below the Nelson team picture. Congratulations to all our skaters for their achievements!
Back row, from left to right: Rachel Stewart (Coach), Morgan Livingstone, Rosalyn Carr, Christina Champlin, Lynnea Carr, Maia Jorgenson, Annika Eppel, Reagan Inniss, Naomi Perkins, Kyra Burkart, Barb Hargreaves (Coach), Sebastian Shah, Yoshie Measures (Coach)
Middle row, from left to right: Shaen Panko-Dool, Sophie Borhi, Kylee Dyck, Elle Atkinson, Emma Weiland
Kneeling, from left to right: Julia Burkart, Seoeun Lim, Charly DeFouw
Full results by Event:
Pre-Elementary B - Seoeun Lim -2
Pre- Elementary D- Elle Atkinson -6
Pre- Elementary E -Emma Weiland -4
Pre-Elementary E -Morgan Sabo -2
PreElementary E - Morgan Livingstone-6
Elementary A - Charly Defouw -4
Elementary A - Shaen PankoDool -3
Elementary A - Julia Burkart -2
Elementary A - Sophie Borhi -1
Elementary B - Kylee Dyck -2
Elementary C - Maia Jorgenson -3
Elementary C - Serafina Tranfo -5
Preliminary Men - Sebastian Shah -2
Preliminary 10- - Rosalyn Carr -1
Preliminary 10- - Naomi Perkins -2
Preliminary 10+ - Lynnea Carr -3
Preliminary 10+ - Shannon Rodman -9
Pre Preliminary A - Kyra Burkart -4
Pre Preliminary B - Christina Champlin -1
Pre PreliminaryB - Regan Inniss -3
Pre PreliminaryB - Anika Eppell - 4
Open Show Case - Rosalyn Carr - 2
Sunshine Valley Open Competition 2008
The Sunshine Valley Open Competition took place in Grand Forks on the 22nd and 23rd of November. Congratulations to all the skaters who won medals, and for all participants. Full results for the Nelson FSC are listed below:
Pre Elementary Ladies SeoEun Lim -2nd
Elementary Ladies A
Sophie Borhi - 1st
Shaen Panko-Dool -5th
Charly DeFouw - 3rd
Julie Burkart - 4th
Elementary Ladies B
Kylee Dyck - 5th
Elementary Ladies C Julie
Schoch - 4th
Elementary Mens
Sebastian Shah - 1st
Pre Preliminary Ladies A Kyra Burkart - 8th
Christina Champlin - 7th
Pre Preliminary Ladies B Maia Jorgenson - 9
Regan Inniss - 5th
Stephanie Lynas - 7th
Anika Eppell - 4th
Preliminary Ladies 10 Roasalyn Carr
- 1st
Naomi Perkins - 3rd
Preliminary Ladies 11+ Lynnea Carr - 3rd
Erica Tolles - 1st
Introductory Elements Rosalyn Carr
- 1st
The Nelson Figure Skating Club (NFSC) teaches more than skating. We have a nationally standardized Skate Canada program for every member of your family from pre-school to adult. We are Nelson’s ONLY provider of learn-to-skate lessons. The goal of the Club and Skate Canada is to enable every Canadian to participate in skating throughout their lifetime for fun, fitness and/or achievement. To this end the Nelson Figure Skating club will provide a wide variety of skating programs given that there is sufficient interest for sustainability. NFSC participates in KidSport (supplements cost in low income families) and gives a 10% discount for the second child in a family who registers in a NFSC program in any year.
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