Synchronized Skating Teams
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Rhythm & Blades
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General Team InformationThe Rochester Figure Skating club has four competitive synchronized skating teams including a new beginner level team. The “Rhythm & Blades” teams plan to compete at the Intermediate, Open Juvenile, Pre-Juvenile, and Beginner levels during the 2008-2009 season. Our Open Juvenile team placed First in 2005 and Second in 2004 and 2006 at the Midwestern Sectional Championships held by US Figure Skating. All four teams will participate in our local camp August 15-17 with guest coach Jeannine Cullen Weinschrad, an International coach who is currently head coach of Team Phoenix.The Intermediate Team had a good season in 2007-2008 earning a first, second, and two fourth place medals at non-qualifying competitions. They competed at the Midwestern Championships in Nashville Tennessee. Midwesterns is the qualifying competition for the National Championships. They were also guest skaters in the Winona ice show. The Intermediate team and the Open Juvenile team will be attending the Midwest Championships in Colorado in 2009. The Open Juvenile Red team finished their season with a second, a third, and a fourth place medal and qualified for the final round in Eau Claire Wisconsin last season. All four teams performed in several Ice Hawks hockey games. The Intermediate team practices three times a week on the ice and once off the ice during the summer and during the school year. Vikki Dalquist is the head coach with assistance from Kristina Orlova. This team plans to compete in seven or eigth competitions in the 2008-2009 season: St. Cloud in November, Porter Classic in Ann Arbor and Maplewood in December, Fond du Lac and Mids in January, then possibly Nationals in February ☺, Rochester in February, and Eau Claire in March. The minimum skill requirement for this team is the US Figure Skating Juvenile Moves-in-the-Field test. Skaters currently on the team range in age from 14 to 17 and the majority have passed their Intermediate MIF test. The Open Juvenile team practices three times a week during the summer and will practice twice a week during the school year with some occasional extra practices. This team will skate in six or seven competitions next season: St. Cloud, Porter Classic, Maplewood, Fond du Lac, Mids, Rochester, and Eau Claire. The Pre-Juvenile team practices twice a week during both the summer and school year. This team will skate in 5 competitions next season: St. Cloud, Maplewood, Duluth or Mankato in January, Rochester, & Eau Claire. Skaters currently on the Open Juvenile “Red” team range in age from 12 to 14. Skaters on the Open Juvenile Blue team are between the ages of 9 and 14. Vikki Dalquist and Kristina Orlova are the coaches for these 2 teams with assistance by Mary Catherine Johnson. The minimum skill requirement for the Open Juvenile team is Preliminary MIF. Skaters who are interested in joining these teams now should contact Vikki Dalquist, RFSC Synchronized Skating Director. You are welcome to come and try skating with the team before making a commitment. Our “Beginner 2” level team is open to skaters in Advanced Junior Club, the JPSE program, or freestyle. We are looking for more skaters for this team! We would prefer skaters who have passed Basic 8, and we are limited to no one passed higher than US Figure Skating’s Preliminary level. Our current plans have this team competing in Rochester and Eau Claire in 2009. Please contact Vikki Dalquist if you are interested in the Beginner team. We hold Introduction to Synchronized Skating classes periodically – watch the web site for dates. The Intro class is for skaters from beginning level up through Preliminary MIF. Higher level skaters should contact Vikki about opportunities to experience synchro by skating with a team.
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Last update 5/7/08
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