Congratulations to Jennifer Osmond who as one of ten coaches across Canada, will attend the the 2013 CanSkate Coach University Program (CSCUP). This two-day intensive training program, which will take place from June 4-5, 2013 and runs in conjunction with Skate Canada’s 2013 National Coaches’ Conference (NCC), and Annual Convention and General Meeting (ACGM) taking place in Ottawa, Ontario.
Skate Canada news release
Congratulations to Dylan Short and Ashley Morgan who were presented with awards for their achievements in skating at the 2013 Premier’s Athletic Awards held May 15 at the Delta Hotel in St. John’s. Club members Nicole Chan and Lauren Stringer also were presented with awards for their achievements in other sports (athletics and tennis).
Government media release
The Prince of Wales Skating Club held their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, MAY 15th, 2013 at Twin Rinks Arena.
Dylan Short receives his award from Betty Brett
Congratulations to Dylan Short and Donna Burt on being presented with awards at the annual Skate Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Awards banquet. Dylan was named competitive skater of the year and Donna received the Elizabeth Swann Memorial Award for her work in developing synchronized skating.
Skate Atlantica took place in Halifax April 13-14, where the top skaters from Newfoundland and Labrador competed against their counterparts from Nova Scotia and PEI.
Erin Maher won the gold medal in PreJuvenile U14, and Ashley Morgan took the gold in Junior women. Kaitlin Harte placed first in the PreNovice short and hung on for a bronze medal overall. Amber Boutcher placed 6th and Jenny Biles 7th in Juvenile. Nicole Chan placed 5th in Novice.
In PreJuvenile U11, Serena Piercey placed 5th, Elin Maskova 6th, Taylor Druken 7th, Anna Carter 8th, and Maria Downey 10th. Lauren Woodruff finished 8th in Senior Bronze.
Results
The election of Board Members to the Prince of Wales Skating Club will take place on May 15, 2013, 7:00pm at Twin Rinks
In accordance with our Constitution By-law 41 the following positions are open for nominations and will be voted on May 15, 2013:
President ( 2013-2015 )
Secretary ( 2013- 2015)
Synchro Program Coordinator (2013-2015)
Senior Program Coordinator (2013-2015)
Coaches Representative ( 2013 -2015)
Membership ( 2013 -2015)
Competitions ( 2013 -2015)
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Club skater Nicole Burt is part of the Nexxice team that won a silver medal at the World Senior Synchronised Skating Championships this weekend (April 5-6). Nexxice were in the lead after the short programme but ended up just half-a-point behind Finland after the long programme. Many congratulations to Nicole who is we believe the first skater from our province to win a World medal in any discipline.
Congratulations to club member Kristin Brown who placed 4th, just 0.28 out of a podium finish in the competitive free skate event at the 2013 Skate Canada Adult Figure Skating Championships in Kamloops, B.C.
Results
Olivia Burke award: Canpowerskater of the Year
Congratulations to all on a very successful ice show. The following awards were presented at the show:-
Program Assistant of the Year: Marlee Rae
Program Assistant Award of Excellence: Kim French & Breauna Miller
Olivia Burke Award (CanPowerSkater of the Year): Ronan Whitten
John Hall (Volunteer Award): Christine Morgan
CanSkater of the Year: Jake Billard
CanSkater Spirit Awards: Grace Parsons & Connor Flaherty
Past winners
Pictures follow
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A successful test day was held on Monday March 11, 2013. It was a very positive and exciting day for all our skaters and a great way to end the season and lead in for the ice show.
The following test passes were achieved:-
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