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Georgia Figure Skating Club

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Welcome:

Welcome to the website for the Georgia Figure Skating Club.

If you have any questions, or spot any problems, .

Also, if you have any photos of club members or activities, please forward them to us, so that we can post them on the website.

Club Ice at Duluth - 2005
Club Ice at Duluth 
March 3, 2005

Back to School Party at Town Center - 2007
Back to School Party at Town Center
August 9, 2007


News:

2008 Board of Directors Elections

The ballots are now online for the 2008-2009 Board of Director elections.  We will also have them at the rinks and at the Annual Banquet and Party.  If you'd like to print out your own and fill it out, here's the links:
2008Ballot
Biographies of the nominees

The deadline is May 15.  

Adult Nationals

The 2008 US Adult Figure Skating Championships were held from April 8-12 in Lake Placid, NY.  The following skaters represented the club at the event:
 Skater  Placement  Event

Davin Grindstaff

 Silver medal

 Championship Masters Mens Freeskate.  

  Element Score

 18.94

  Program Components

 23.74

  Total Score

 42.68

Sara Panzer and Rob Lichtefeld

 Silver medal

 Silver Pairs
  (3 - 1st place ordinals)

Sara Panzer

 Bronze medal

 Silver Ladies III Interpretive - Light Entertainment/Comedy 

Rob Lichtefeld

 5th

 Silver Men IV/V Freeskate.

Sara Panzer

 9th

 Silver Ladies III Freeskate (Qualifying Round Group C)

Congratulations skaters!!! 

More information, results and videos can be found on IceNetwork.

Annual Banquet and Party

The 2008 Annual Banquet and Party will be held April 26, from 1:00-4:00 at the Dixieland Funpark.  More information is in the newsletter, along with a reservation form.  Please send in the reservation forms by April 10.

Latest Newsletter:

The latest newsletter is out.  It can be viewed from the Newsletter page, or you can click here.  

If you have any questions, please contact Rob Lichtefeld rlichtefeld@yahoo.com or 770-513-2117

Alex at Nationals: 
Alexander ZahradnicekAlex Zahradnicek competed in the Novice Men's event at the 2008 US Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, MN. 

He placed 2nd in the Short Program with a score of 46.59 and 5th in the Freeskate with a score of 86.65. These scores put him 4th overall with a total score of 133.24.  

You can view the results and watch videos of the event at the IceNetwork. (see below for a discount code)

****   Congratulations Alex on winning a Pewter Medal at Nationals!!!!   ****


IceNetwork.com: 
Now that Nationals is over, you can go back and see any of the events on demand using IceNetwork. 

You can purchase an annual pass for only $19.95. This is a special price offered to members of our club. To get the special price, go to the Subscribe page, and on it you will see a box that says: 
Promotion/Discount Code: in that box put ICECLB952OFF in the next box that says: Member Identification Number:, put in your US Figure Skating number. Then, press the Apply button. You will see the total at the bottom show $19.95 instead of $29.95. And, the club will get a small portion of your fee. So, you are getting a discount and helping out your club. 

You can see which events will be covered by going to: 
http://web.icenetwork.com/events/schedule.jsp 

Next Newsletter: 
Kristel is putting together the next newsletter. She is asking for everyone's help by sending in photos, especially of the Holiday shows. Also, if you have any information, articles, results that you would like her to include, please send them to her. She can only put information in that you provide! Her email is: kristel_fuchs@hotmail.com. She especially needs stuff from our skaters that don't skate at Town Center. 

Club Warm-ups:

The next order deadline for the GaFSC logo warm-ups is September 24, 2007. 

You can download an order form below:
Club Warm-up Order Form

Or, you can order online at:
Caliber Embroidery

We hope to have photos soon.  Until then, you can see the samples that were ordered by:
Duluth - Rob Lichtefeld
Town Center - Marianne Campbell, Katie and Dustin.

Or, you can see the jackets on the jammin.com website, the only difference is that the colors are reversed, ours is Royal with Black inserts.

 2007 Awards:

Awards were presented at the Annual Banquet and Party on April 21.  
If you were not present at the party, and won an award, Rob or Kristel will present your award when they see you.  

Congratulations to the award winners.
Award Duluth Town Center
Skater of the Year Alex Zahradnicek Jessica Fuchs
Adult Skater of the Year Davin Grindstaff Marianne Campbell
Rookie of the Year Megan Angelucci Julie Swantek
Sportsman of the Year Laura Brower Coleen DePeeter
Volunteer of the Year Diane Lepori Rebecca and Lionel Postic

  2007 US Adult Figure Skating Championships: Photo by Quick Silver Shots

GaFSC members Davin Grindstaff and Tina Gravenstein competed at Adult Nationals in Bensenvillem, IL, and BOTH WON their events!!!  

Davin won the Championship Masters Men event and Tina won the Gold Ladies III event.

Congratulations, Davin and Tina!!!!

Results and links here.

 iGive.com:

The Georgia Figure Skating Club has setup an account with iGive.  iGive has a program where you shop online and a portion of your spending is sent to the GaFSC as a donation.  And, since the GaFSC is a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, you can claim these donations on your taxes (per IRS regulations).

It doesn't cost a cent to join and once you're a member, every time you shop the Mall at iGive.com we receive a percentage of each purchase you make.  iGive allows you to do online shopping with your choice of over 600 nationally known online merchants like Barnes & Noble, Eddie Bauer, Lands' End and PETsMART. Your privacy is guaranteed, plus money-saving deals and specials every day! 
If you'd like more information or if you'd like to sign up, click here:

 

 2006 Testing Results:

Click here for a listing of all the tests passed in 2006.

 Southern Interclub Skating Council:

The Southern Interclub Skating Council was reformed in 2006.  Newsletters and Officers are available on the SICSC page.

 Yahoo! Group:

The GaFSC now has a Yahoo! Group for its members. We have a calendar of events, files, and we can send out messages to our members. However, you do have to join the group to receive the emails.


Click to subscribe to GaFSC-Members


Contact Information:

Contact information for the club can be found on the Board page.

The Georgia Figure Skating Club is incorporated in the state of Georgia and is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Click here to download the letter from the IRS.


Rinks:

We hold Club Ice, host Test Sessions, and offer Competitions at the following rinks. The club does not own nor operate these facilities.
Atlanta IceForum
2300 Satellite Blvd.
Duluth, GA 30097
770-813-1010
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IceForum - Town Center
3061 Busbee Parkway
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-218-1010
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Purpose:

The purposes of the Georgia Figure Skating Club are:

  • to encourage the instruction, practice and advancement of the members in free skating, dancing, and all types of figure skating;
  • to encourage and cultivate a spirit of fraternal feeling among ice skaters;
  • to sponsor, to produce, or co-operate in the production of amateur ice carnivals and shows;
  • to encourage the instruction and training of judges and other officials in support and furtherance of recognized United States Figure Skating Association objectives as well as working with other skating organizations and clubs.
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