Club News

Saratoga Skaters Compete at NY Empire State Winter Games

Congratulations to the following individual skaters who represented SSFSC
and did a fantastic job competing at the 2010 Empire State Winter Games in
Lake Placid NY in February: Emma Briceland, Whitney Flansburg,
Hailey Hampson, Francesca Mastrianni, Christie Williams.

And congratulations to the Saratoga Stars Open Juvenile synchronized skating team on their Silver Medal win at the Empire State Winter Games team event.

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The Saratoga Stars are the
2010 USFS Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectionals Open Juvenile Champions

JANUARY 29, 2010 (LOWELL, MA): The Saratoga Stars Open Juvenile Team, proudly representing the Saratoga Springs Figure Skating Club, has earned a Gold Medal at the 2010 USFS Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships. Coach Melissa Williams guided the team to two great skating performances – first during the Qualifying Round among 23 teams, and then to their first-place finish in an extremely competitive Final Group. Congratulations to the Stars Team and Coach Melissa for winning this prestigious event!!! They have been rewarded for their dedication and hardwork throughout the season.

For more information about the Saratoga Synchro program, send a message to skate@saratogasynchro.info

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THE SARATOGA STARLETTES GET GOLD IN LAKE PLACID!

JANUARY 16, 2010 (LAKE PLACID, NY): The Saratoga Starlettes synchronized skating team received first-place marks at their first competition of the season at the 2010 Lake Placid ISI Championship. The team performed a crowd-pleasing "Shining Star" program in the 1980 Olympic Arena. Each skater received a gold medal and the team earned a trophy and points for the Saratoga Springs Figure Skating Club which it represented at this event. The team's program was created by Coach Melissa Williams; the team is co-coached by Erica Dorflinger. For more information about the beginner level Saratoga Synchro Program send a message to: skate@saratogasynchro.info. CONGRATULATIONS STARLETTES!!

THE SARATOGA STARS COLLECT
ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL AT THE COLONIAL

JANUARY 9, 2010, LOWELL, MA: The Saratoga Stars put the Saratoga Springs Figure Skating Club on the map again at the 2010 Colonial Classic Synchronized Skating Competition. The team skated to their second gold medal of the season, competing in a very classy group of eight Open Juvenile teams. The team also brought home an engraved plaque. Coach Melissa Williams created the team's program, a medley of music from The Jersey Boys Broadway Musical. The team will face their biggest challenge at Lowell, MA later this month at the 2010 Eastern Synchronized Sectionals.  WAY TO GO STARS!!

DECEMBER 11, 2009, CAPE COD, MA: The Saratoga Stars Open Juvenile Team, representing the Saratoga Springs Figure Skating Club, took top honors at the 2009 Cape Cod Classic Synchronized Skating Competition. The team competed with a group of twelve Open Juvenile Teams, receiving an impressive five 1st-place ordinals. A beautiful trophy crafted out of Cobalt Glass was also given to the team. Coach Melissa Williams created the team's program, a medley of music from The Jersey Boys Broadway Musical. The team will travel next to Lowell, MA in January to compete at the 2010 Colonial Classic.  CONGRATULATIONS STARS!!

THE SARATOGA STARS MEDAL AT SEASON OPENER!

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NOVEMBER 14, 2009, PLYMOUTH, MA: The Saratoga Stars Open Juvenile Team, representing the Saratoga Springs Figure Skating Club, earned a bronze medal at the 2009 Thanksgiving Classic Synchronized Skating Competition. The team competed with a group of nine Open Juvenile Teams representing clubs around the Northeast. Coach Melissa Williams created the team's program, selecting a medley of music from The Jersey Boys Broadway Musical. Coach Melissa and the team are very honored to have their dedication and teamwork rewarded with this achievement.

Saratoga Springs Figure Skating Club Members
Attend Lake Placid Grand Prix Event - November 2009

April 10, 2009 (Saratoga Springs, NY). The Saratoga Springs Figure Skate Club hosted the 12th Annual Saratoga Springs Invitational on April 4th and 5th at the Weibel Ice Arena in Saratoga Springs. The highlight of the Invitational was the presentation of The Becky DeWitt Award. The award is presented to the skater who places first at the highest contested level of Artistic Skating. The award originated in honor of Becky DeWitt, who introduced Artistic skating to the Ice Skating Institute. This year that award was presented to Madison Near. Madison is a Senior at Saratoga Springs High School and has been skating since she was 8. “I just went out there and had fun today” explained Madison. “I was comfortable with my program and excited to skate one last time before graduating.”