2006 Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Sectional Championships

October 18, 2004 (Duluth, GA) - William Beharrell, Eastern Vice Chair Competition Committee announced that U.S. Figure Skating has awarded Georgia Figure Skating Club, Inc the right to host the 2006 Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Championships. This national competition will attract teams from across the eastern region of the United States to the Gwinnett Arena in Duluth, Georgia, January. 26-29, 2006.

“This is a great opportunity for the Gwinnett Center,” said Cheryl Gee, Director of Sales and Marketing of the Gwinnett Center. “It gives us a chance to show what excellent hosts we can be for world-class competitions.”

This event will bring in more than 1,800 skaters and 1,000 coaches, chaperones, officials, and family members. More than 100 teams are expected to compete coming from Maine to Florida and as far as east of Pennsylvania with the top teams advancing to compete for national titles at the 2006 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships. More than 4,000 spectators will attend.

“The partnership developed between the Gwinnett Sports Commission, the Georgia Figure Skating Club, the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Gwinnett Arena allowed us to successfully present a very complete bid package to U.S. Figure Skating,” said Ginger Lindsey, Sports Marketing Director, who has been involved in dozens of national and international events.

U.S. Figure Skating is the official governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States, recognized as such by both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Skating Union (ISU). As the governing body, U.S. Figure Skating's mission is to provide programs to encourage participation and achievement in the sport of figure skating.

 For more information on the event, contact Greg Corbitt at 770-833-9189 with Georgia Skating Events, Inc., the local organizing corporation for the 2006 Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Sectional Championships.