The Los Angeles Figure Skating Club
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Q3 2014
NEWS BULLETIN
Volume 68, Issue 1
www.lafsc.org
2014—2015
Board of Directors
President:
Dawn Eyerly
Vice President:
Vicki Busch
Secretary:
Phyllis McCain
Treasurer:
Gary Correa
Directors:
Wendy Gazelle
Robert Davis
Karen Dillon
Julie Anne Keen
Wanda Gelsebach
Coach Member:
Anna Baram
Junior Board
President:
Shayanne Casapao
Vice President:
Isabella Smit
Secretary:
Ella Ales
Treasurer:
Cheyenne Taylor
Photography/Media
Daphne Bogosian
Directors:
Louisa Borromeo
Paolo Borromeo
Karolina Calhoun
Tessa Hong
Shelby Little
Selina Pan
Kana Okafuji
Nicole Rozenblat
Eric Sjoberg
Chelsey Wang
Sr. Advisors:
Wendy Gazelle &
Margaret Smit
Letter From the President
I am pleased to announce that we have a newsletter
again. Thank you Daphne for taking on this big project!
I am honored to once again serve as the President of
LAFSC – thank you for voting me into this position. Big kudos go out to Bob Davis, who has done a great job over the
last few years as President, as well as to everyone who has
served on our Board of Directors.
This has been a great year so far. Not only have we run
several successful annual competitions, including Adult Mid
Winter Warmup, California Championships, Showcase for
Skaters, and LA Open, but we also hosted the largest National Showcase in its history. The skating was terrific, and we
were honored to host such a great event – especially to
commemorate its tenth year. Thank you to Jan SooHoo and
Michael Cruz for doing such a great job co-chairing the competition. We also recently held our annual Southwest Pacific
critique, which was a success.
Thank you to all of the officials who made it happen
along with Bob and Joanne Davis and Vicki Busch who organized the event.
Our Club is special – not only because of its tremendous history and great competitors, but because of all of our
members – skaters, parents, coaches, and officials. Our members are the first people to volunteer when help is needed in
the skating world. We are charitable. We are supportive. We
are inclusive. These are just some of the attributes that make
our Club stand
out, and make me proud to still be an active member twenty
years after I last competed as a skater. Thank you to all of our
members for maintaining the unrequited love for skating and
supportiveness that makes our Club what it is, and thank you
for allowing me to share in your accomplishments.
Good luck to all of our skaters competing at this year’s
Southwest Pacific Regionals – I look forward to a great season.
- Dawn Eyerly
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Letter from the Junior Board President
Inspired by love for Figure Skating and The Los Angeles Figure Skating Club, LAFSC is built upon hardworking and dedicated skaters. As the president, I am willing to devote time and
effort volunteering at various club organized skating events including: ice shows, competitions, and fundraisers. Members develop a stronger connection to their figure skating community
through volunteer work, as well as a sense of selflessness, responsibility, time management, and communication skills.
I care deeply about LAFSC and the community outside of
the figure skating world. My hope is to give back through canned
food drives, donations to local charities, or any work of social
service that can be beneficial to the community. I want to make
the LAFSC Junior Board into role models who work their hardest to guide and inspire younger generations through their positive actions.
- Shayanne Casapao
Letter from the Editor
I have been on the Junior Board for three years, each year
occupying the same position of Media/Photographer. I enjoyed
taking photos for LAFSC events, and wanted to bring back the
newsletter in order to share them with our members who may
not have had the chance to attend.
That being said, I encourage anyone and everyone to send
in photographs, articles, news - really any content at all. While I
try to take photos when I can of as many events as possible, I do
have a packed schedule, balancing school and skating. So please,
for the next issue send in anything you’ve got, and it doesn’t have
to be just pictures. Want to write an article? Give it a shot alhough all articles are subject to editing for spelling and grammar.
Thanks,
Daphne Bogosian
Email: [email protected]
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2014 Los Angeles Open Championships
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IJS Results
Intermediate Ladies A Final Results
Sabrina Cobarrubio
SP 3
FS 2
Overall 3
Junior Men
Paolo Borromeo
SP 2
FS 2
Overall 1
Charlotte White
SP 11
FS 11
Overall 11
Spencer Howe
SP 3
FS 1
Overall 2
Intermediate Ladies B Final Results
Jacqueline Schmidt
SP 3
FS 5
Overall 3
Intermediate Pairs
Jasmine Fendi + Joshua Fendi
SP 1
FS 1
Overall 1
Daphne Bogosian
SP 9
FS 8
Overall 9
Junior Pairs
Jessica Lee + Robert Hennings
SP 1
FS 1
Overall 1
Novice Ladies
Tessa Hong
SP 1
FS 1
Overall 1
Raffaella Koncius
SP 5
FS 5
Overall 5
Hoang-Vi Vu
SP 7
FS 9
Overall 7
Bria Yanez
SP 8
FS 10
Overall 8
Chelsey Wang
SP 11
FS 6
Overall 10
Gwyneth Moore
SP 13
FS 13
Overall 13
Juvenile Girls A
Chloe Drahiem - 8
Juvenile Girls B
Jasmine Fendi - 5
Adult Gold Ladies
Wanda Gelsebach - 2
Junior Ladies
Jasmine Jafarkhani
SP 4
FS 3
Overall 4
Senior Men
Shotaro Omori
SP 4
FS 4
Overall 4
Masters Intermediate/Novice
Rachel Duran - 2
Masters Junior/Senior
Lisa Lockwood - 1
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2014 National Showcase
Results
This year, Los Angeles Figure Skating Club was
excited to host the National Showcase competition
at their home-rink, Pickwick. It took a lot of planning, volunteer work, and some sleepless nights, but
the results (below) were worth it.
Adult Bronze Dramatic Entertainment
Vicki Busch - 2nd
Gary Correa - 6th
Courtney Elliot - 8th
Katharine Lincoln - 10th
Deborah Woolen - 11th
L. Dranae Jones - 12th
Intermediate Light Entertainment C
Grace Simmons - 5th
Adult Bronze Duet
Rabbit of Seville - 1st
Junior Duets
Priscilla and Pinkie - 1st
Adult Bronze Light Entertainment
Vicki Busch - 1st
Gary Correa - 3rd
Katharine Lincoln - 8th
Junior Interpretive
Samantha McCain - 1st
Adult Gold Dramatic
Meaghan Baitel - 3rd
Joan Bys - 8th
Lauren Day - 9th
Lynn Gawell - 10th
Kelly Morr - 11th
Adult Gold Interpretive
Joan Bys - 3rd
Adult Gold Light Entertainment
Kelly Morr - 1st
Meaghan Baitel - 2nd
Suzanne Kunstman - 3rd
Lynn Gawell - 5th
Joan Bys - 7th
Adult Silver Dramatic Entertainment
Sharidan Williams-Sotelo - 1st
Laura Byrnes - 3rd
Adult Silver Light Entertainment
Laura Byrnes - 2nd
Intermediate Dramatic Entertainment A
Grace Simmons - 11th
Intermediate Interpretive FINAL
Grace Simmons - 8th
Light Entertainment A
Madelyn Talammantes - 11th
Junior Dramatic Entertainment FINAL
Heidi Han - 1st
Samantha McCain - 3rd
Selina Pan - 4th
Junior Light Entertainment
Samantha McCain - 3rd
Kathleen Albert - 6th
Juvenile Dramatic Entertainment A
Charlotte White - 5th
Juvenile Dramatic Entertainment B
Lily Cowan - 7th
Juvenile Light Entertainment A
Lily Cowan - 6th
Masters Dramatic Entertainment
Rachel Reynolds - 1st
Michael Rubke - 2nd
Wanda Gelsebach - 4th
Lisa Lockwood - 5th
Masters Interpretive
Rachel Reynolds - 1st
Mini-Production Ensembles
Platinum GDP - 1st
Dia De Los Muertos - 5th
Superior 7 - 6th
Carousel On Ice - 9th
Masters Light Entertainment
Rachel Reynolds - 1st
Novice Dramatic Entertainment FINAL
Juliette Jones - 4th
Hoang-Vi Vu - 7th
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2014 National Showcase
Results Continued
Novice Duets
Say Something - 1st
Sophie Kaplan - 14th
Novice Light Entertainment FINAL
Darian Weiss - 1st
Preliminary Dramatic Entertainment C
Claire Glickman - 11th
Preliminary Interpretive FINAL
Caroline Teele - 3rd
Parade of Champions
Darian Weiss - 1st
Heidi Han - 6th
Rachel Reynolds - 7th
Preliminary Light Entertainment A
Claire Glickman - 10th
Parade of Duet Champions
Master of the House - 1st
Say Something - 2nd
Priscilla and Pinkie - 2nd
Rabbit of Seville - 10th
Parade of Interpretive Champions
Rachel Reynolds - 8th
Samantha McCain - 9th
Parade of Junior Champions
Shelby Little - 4th
Vicki Busch - 13th
Sharidan Williams-Sotelo - 15th
Kelly Morr - 16th
Pre-Juvenile Dramatic Entertainment FINAL
Hayden Paige - 2nd
Grace Koplin - 4th
Pre-Juvenile Duets
Posit-OO-vity - 5th
Pre-Juvenile Interpretive FINAL
Grace Koplin - 2nd
Pre-Juvenile Light Entertainment FINAL
Grace Koplin - 4th
Preliminary Dramatic Entertainment A
Samantha Chung - 11th
Preliminary Dramatic Entertainment B
Caroline Teele - 12th
Preliminary Light Entertainment C
Caroline Teele - 9th
Madeline May - 11th
Production Ensembles
Los Angeles Ice Theater Senior - 2nd
Los Angeles Ice Theater Novice - 3rd
Hot Flashes - 7th
SoCal Ice Sweeties - 8th
Project Skateway - 9th
Senior Dramatic Entertainment FINAL
Nichole Huenergardt - 2nd
Katie Miles - 6th
Senior Duets FINAL
Master of the House - 1st
Ellie and Juliette - 5th
Senior Light Entertainment FINAL
Nichole Huenergardt - 4th
Katie Miles - 5th
Brigitte Gong - 12th
Teen Dramatic Entertainment FINAL
Shelby Little - 5th
Maya Golob - 7th
Teen Interpretive FINAL
Shelby Little - 3rd
Maya Golob - 9th
Teen Light Entertainment FINAL
Shelby Little - 1st
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National Showcase Photos
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National Showcase Photos Continued
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National Showcase Photos Continued
Kudos to Shayanne Casapao for securing the sponsorship of
Lorna Jane, who donated goodie-bags.
A big thanks to all our volunteers who were instrumental in
keeping the competition running smoothly.
Special thanks to Jan Soohoo and Michael Cruz for putting so
much work into chairing the event!
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Upcoming LAFSC Events
Halloween Skate
October 25 - Pickwick
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Skate
December 13 - Pickwick
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Icestravaganza
December 14 - Pickwick
Rose Parade Float Decoration
December 6th, 13th, 20th, and 26th - 31st
(see website, Facebook and rink bulletin board for
more information and sign-up)
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LAFSC Class of 2014
Catherine Giese
School and skating have always intermingled to create my
life. I was never able to have one without the other because they each fed off of each other and helped me to
stay focused. I competed throughout my elementary, middle, and high school careers, finally deciding to close that
chapter of my life after the 2014 Southwest Pacific Regional Championships. After the final standings came out
for my event, I went home, plugged my results into my
Common Application, and pressed the button to send my
request to be admitted into my dream school. In December, I was putting on my skates when I found out that I had been accepted to
Cornell University.
I am now sitting in my dorm on my twin extra-long bed all the way across the
country as I write this article. College is a huge adjustment, but the rink is a mere
fifteen-minute walk away for whenever I need to de-stress. I am currently majoring in biological sciences, but have been becoming increasingly interested in psychology and how biological principles relate to and help determine the human
experience. Apart from the skating club, I have joined other student clubs relating
to natural resource conservation and sustainability, mental and women’s health
advocacy, health careers, and environmental community service. I’ve met and befriended some amazing and diversely talented people from at least seven different countries and twenty different states. College so far has been a wonderful
experience. My life only continues to open up with skating helping me to adjust
and expand my frontiers along the way.
Brenda Ji
Hi! My name is Brenda Ji and I graduated from La
Canada High School back in June. I've just been
shipped off to Boston and am now attending Wellesley College! The weather here is really something.
Although I'm still undecided about my major I'm
hoping that I will be able to explore and find out
what I'm really passionate about during my four
years here. The sciences have always been in interesting to me but I'm keeping an open mind! I'm so excited to begin my
career here at Wellesley, but I'm definitely going to keep skating in my
schedule.
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LAFSC Class of 2014
Kyra Josephson
I just finished up my third week of
classes at Duke University, and I already feel so lucky to attend such an
amazing school that offers endless
opportunities both inside and outside
of the classroom. Leaving my family,
friends, and the perfect weather back in Southern California and moving to humid Durham, North Carolina where I knew absolutely no one
was definitely an adjustment, but I can tell it will be no time before I
start calling Duke home. As for skating, I’m on Duke’s club figure skating team which is made up of all levels of skaters ranging from beginners to senior level freestyle competitors. We practice a few days during the week at a nearby ice rink, and I can’t wait to start competing at
intercollegiate competitions at MIT, Liberty University, and the University of Delaware during Spring Semester!
Spencer Howe
Hello, My name is Spencer Howe and I am a competitive figure skater. I am competing at junior level
and have hopes in competing in this years 2015 U.S
National Championships in Greensboro, North
Carolina! I have also just graduated from high school
and am in the process of making college plans so
that I can still focus on my skating. I would really like
to attend UCLA because my Mom went there in
her youth, not to mention it's a great school with
some amazing courses. I'm not sure what I will study while I'm in college, but I'm highly considering the field of kinesthetic study. I would
like to major in a sports/health related field so I can help other skaters
and athletes. I plan on eventually becoming a figure skating coach as
well as a teacher in the expressive art of Kuk Sul Hopkido (Form of
Martial Arts). At the end of the day I'm not sure where this life will
take me or what college I'll end up attending, but I'm happy and grateful to be able to follow my dreams in becoming a great figure skater,
for it is one of my biggest passions.
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GOT NEWS?
Los Angeles Figure Skating Club
The LAFSC Newsletter is only as good
as the information
contained inside. So
c’mon! Let us know
what’s happening!
We’ll report competition and event
news, but the club
also wants to know
about the other
things going on in
your world.
And PLEASE, include photographs!
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