Due to impending weather, programs scheduled for the morning (8am-12noon) are cancelled. Further update at 11:00am for afternoon programs.
The Avalon Region will holding its annual Easter Seminar, April 9-11, 2012, at the Glacier. The head coach for this seminar will be Michelle Leigh, from the Mariposa Training Centre. Michelle will be accompanied by Paige Aistrop and Adriana DeSanctis. Early application deadline is March 1st, final application deadline is March 31st.
Synergy
Our intermediate synchro team, Synergy, travels to PEI, for the 2012 Atlantic Regional Synchronized Skating Championships, January 27-29. They will compete against teams from PEI and Nova Scotia for the right to represent the Atlantic region at the Canadian Championships February 23-25 in Windsor, Ontario.
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Julia and Spencer
In Moncton
Julia Mercer represented Prince of Wales Skating Club at the 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Moncton NB Jan 16 – 22nd. Along with Spencer Buchanan she competed in Novice Pairs against 9 other couples; they had a good skate in the short programme, landing side by side double lutzes, and scored 28.12. They had another strong skate in the long to score 56.50, 84.62 overall, a more than six points improvement on Challenge. They placed 6th in the long and 7th place overall, a great result for a new pair.
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Maria Downey- mini Balisch Cup
Congratulations to our skaters who brought home the most points trophy from Avalon Regionals this weekend on Bell Island. In addition, Maria Downey was awarded the Mini Balisch Cup for most artistic skater (following in the footsteps of her sister Mikayla who won the award last year). Our medalists included:-
Mikayla Downey (gold), Elin Maskova (silver) – Prejuvenile; Lauren Stringer (gold) – Open; Gillian Bowering (bronze) – Senior Bronze; Erin Maher (silver) – Junior Bronze 12 and under; Maria Downey (gold), Chloe Whitridge (silver) Anna Carter (bronze) – Preliminary 9 and under; Katrina Lynn Picco (silver) – Preliminary 10 And 11; Claire Bennett (gold), Rebecca Combden (bronze) – PrePreliminary II- 8 Years; Dayton Fifield (gold) and Brooke Coffey (silver) – PrePreliminary I- 8 Years.
Results
Congratulations to all our skaters who competed in the Mount Pearl Christmas Invitational, and thanks to Mount Pearl SC for hosting this event. Medalists included Abbey Moores (gold) and Rebecca Combden (silver) in Pre-Preliminary II – 8 years; Maria Downey (gold) and Anna Carter (silver) in Preliminary 9 and under; Katrina-Lynn Picco (bronze), Preliminary 10 & 11; and Catherine Power (bronze) Junior Bronze 12 and under.
Congratulations to all our skaters who passed tests recently. They include Kaitlin Harte (Novice competitive), Breauna Miller (Novice competitive), Abbey Moores (Preliminary Elements and Preliminary Freeskate), Kiera Hancock (Preliminary Freeskate, Preliminary Elements), Lauren Woodruff (Senior Bronze Skills), Julia O’Keefe (Junior Bronze Skills, Fiesta Tango), Anna Carter (Preliminary Skills), Chloe Whitridge (Preliminary Skills), Rebecca Combden (Preliminary Skills, Dutch Waltz, Canasta Tango), MacKenzie Byrne (Preliminary Elements), Caroline Flynn (Baby Blues), Katrina Lynn Picco (Baby Blues), Claire Bennett (Dutch Waltz, Canasta Tango), Amanda Dillon (Dutch Waltz , Canasta Tango), Jenny Biles ( Fiesta Tango), Kayley Ralph (Swing) and Katie Goulding (Willow)
At the 2012 Skate Canada Challenge Competition in Regina, Saskatchewan, Julia Mercer and Spencer Buchanan (representing Quebec) placed 6th place in Novice pairs with a score of 78.33; they will advance to skate at Junior Canadians in January in Moncton.
Kaitlin Hart and Nicole Chan skated in PreNovice women. In the long programme Kaitlin had another good skate, scoring 34.84, 54.74 overall. Nicole scored 33.10, 53.93 in total. In the short, Nicole had an excellent skate, with just a minor touch down on her double flip, scoring 20.83, placing 37th. Kaitlin also skated well, scoring 19.90 and placing 43rd.
Julia Mercer placed 30th in Junior women, scoring 89.92 (a provincial record). Former club member Stephanie Fagan also skated in Junior women, representing Nova Scotia and placed 42nd. Ashley Morgan finished 32nd in a field of 52 Novice women. Dylan Short scored 59.40 to place 24th in Pre Novice men.
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Club member Julia Mercer competed at the Competition Invitation Souvenir Maurice-Richard 2011 November 24 – 27th in the Junior Women category. She finished in 3rd place, with a score of 83.31.
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Our Sectionals skaters
Prince of Wales skaters captured two sectional championships at the 2012 Skate Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Sectionals event. Ashley Morgan won gold in Novice women, and Kaitlin Harte took the Pre Novice crown. In addition Dylan Short had two excellent skates as a single entrant in Pre Novice men, setting a provincial record with a score of 63.56. Ashley, Kaitlin and Dylan will be joined at the Skate Canada Challenge event to be held in Regina by Nicole Chan who placed 4th in PreNovice, and Julia Mercer who received a bye in Junior women. Breauna Miller had an excellent competition finishing 5th in PreNovice. In Juvenile Jenny Biles finished 5th and Amber Boutcher 8th. In PreJuvenile, Mikayla Downey placed 4th, Serena Piercey 10th, Elin Maskova 13th, and Taylor Druken 14th.
