October 2013 Greetings from the President! The skating season is in full swing now. It's time to thank all those who helped with Skate St. Moritz--from the referee to the runners, to the accountants, to those who brought food -- and everyone who gave an hour or several days. I know that your time is valuable. I know that every skater who participated at Skate St. Moritz thanks you, and knows that the competition could not have taken place without the help of everyone who volunteered. Time goes by quickly. The Pacific Coast sectional championships are upon us in a few short weeks, and once again your valuable time or asset is greatly needed. We are currently looking for donations, sponsors and vendors who would like to participate in the competition. If you know of anyone who would like to participate on a sponsorship level please contact me at your earliest convenience via email. Once again you will be getting emails and calls from the committee chairs asking for your time. Without your support we wouldn't be able to bring this exciting competition back to Northern California. So when you get the call before you say no, think twice and help us find a place where you can volunteer. Thanks again and Happy Skating!!! Susan Rogers Bonn Look for this button to learn more about volunteer opportunities at St. Moritz:
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October 2013
Greetings from the President!
The skating season is in full swing now. It's time to thank all those whohelped with Skate St. Moritz--from the referee to the runners, to theaccountants, to those who brought food -- and everyone who gave anhour or several days.
I know that your time is valuable. I know that every skater whoparticipated at Skate St. Moritz thanks you, and knows that thecompetition could not have taken place without the help of everyone whovolunteered.
Time goes by quickly. The Pacific Coast sectional championships are uponus in a few short weeks, and once again your valuable time or asset isgreatly needed. We are currently looking for donations, sponsors andvendors who would like to participate in the competition. If you know ofanyone who would like to participate on a sponsorship level pleasecontact me at your earliest convenience via email.
Once again you will be getting emails and calls from the committee chairsasking for your time. Without your support we wouldn't be able to bringthis exciting competition back to Northern California. So when you get thecall before you say no, think twice and help us find a place where you canvolunteer. Thanks again and Happy Skating!!!
Susan Rogers Bonn
Look for this button to learn more about volunteer opportunities at St. Moritz:
Thanks to so many of you who volunteered your time to make Skate St. Moritz the best skate competition in the Bay Area. There was greatfood and friendly hosts, smiling faces at the registration tables, and quick results from the judges and accountants. The runners ran, theice monitors monitored, music was played and skaters announced. I am sure there was much more that I am not aware of, but hats off to allof you. Setting up for the event and taking down the furniture and platforms in a timely manner is no small feat, but thanks to many volunteersand other help, the job was done quickly and efficiently.
A special thanks from the volunteer committee to Kathy Saunders who championed the use of Signup Genius. We had a lot of positivefeedback on the use of this free tool, and some of you said you were going to use it for your other activities. Super Job, Kathy.
Pacific Coast Sectionals will be here soon, so please let us know if you are willing to help. Remember, you don’t have to be a skater tovolunteer. Anyone can volunteer for a skating competition - skaters, parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, or friends. Volunteers arewhat make competitions successful, and it is also a good way to meet other members and have a good time while helping out.
Thanks again!
Congratulations to Lisa Erle!
Congratulations to Lisa Erle, recipient of the 2013 George Yonekura Volunteer of the Year award.
Lisa has been a long-time member of St. Moritz ISC. She had been a skater for many years, passing the junior figure and free skate tests.Lisa has served on the SMISC board many years as well, serving our club on her 6th term. Lisa is also a US Figure Skating National Judgeand Referee, judging various competitions for many years.
Lisa works part time at the Dublin ice rink, and is a fan of both the Giants and the 49ers. Lisa like the movies and makes it a point tosee every Oscar nominated film prior to the academy awards broadcast, having missed only two of them over the last 20 yrs!
The award is named after George Yonekura who was a past president for our club as well as for USFSA George was also judge and refereefor our sport.To honor his memory, the St. Moritz Ice Skating Club created the George Yonekura Volunteer Award, which is presentedannually at Skate St. Moritz to a club member who exemplifies his spirit of volunteerism within our sport.
Tests Passed in September
Congratulations to the following skaters who passed their tests in September!!
Novice Moves: Emma PrattIntermediate Moves: Jasmine DinhPreliminary Moves: Juliana NewtonPre-Preliminary Moves & FS: Crystal ChenJuvenile Pairs: Evelyn & Wesley KwongAdult American Waltz: Charlene LambrosAdult Quickstep: Janice CookSolo European Waltz: Emma Pratt
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The 33rd Annual Skate St. Moritz
Thank you to everyone who turned out for the 33rd annual Skate St. Moritz Competition! We had an amazingshow of skaters from both near and far, as well as local volunteers without whose help it would have beenimpossible. Congratulations to all participants! And a special congratulations to our gold medal winners! Thefollowing is list of St. Moritz members who placed first in their events:
Juvenile Girls N103: Nozomi Hallberg Basic Skating 5 Gr. C: Natalie GonzalezPre-Juvenile Girls N121: Cassidy Walton Basic Skating Spins: Nicole CitragnoOpen Juvenile Girls N123: Sarah Chin Intermediate Artistic: Keara McInerneyJuvenile Pairs N119: Nozomi Hallberg (with Ryan Waner) Novice - Senior Artistic: Julia FengIntermediate Ladies N104 - N132: Nina Ouellette Pre-Juvenile Artistic: Tie: Sofia Pica, Kaori QuanJunior Ladies N131 - N139: Xylina Rusit Preliminary Artistic Gr. B: Megan FanninJunior Men N127 - N134: Kevin Shum Preliminary Boys: Llewelyn SannajustYoung Adult Gold Ladies N140: Lauren Wrenn Preliminary Girls FS Gr. B: Ashley MiyaBronze Solo Dance - Ten Fox: Christina Sun Preliminary Jumps: Megan FanninBronze Solo Dance - Willow Waltz: Mara Wright Preliminary Spins: Megan FanninJuvenile Girls Test Track FS: Emma Pratt Pre-Preliminary 1 Girls FS Gr. D: Isabelle RothPre-Silver Solo Dance - Fourteenstep: Christina Sun Pre-Preliminary 2 Girls FS Gr. B: Anisha MukherjeePro-Am Dance - Cha Cha: Victoria Bowen and David Halpin Pre-Preliminary 2 Girls FS Gr. C: Sofia CatheyPro-Am Dance - Cha Cha Congelado: Victoria Bowen (with Peter Sasmore) Pre-Preliminary 2 Girls FS Gr. E: Qiqi LiangPro-Am Dance - Hickory Hoedown: Victoria Bowen and David Halpin Pre-Preliminary 3 Girls FS Gr. A: Josephine KaminagaAdult Silver Ladies FS: Autumn Allison Pre-Preliminary Jumps: Nicole CitragnoAdult Silver Men FS: Ian McCutcheon Pre-Preliminary Spins: Nicole ChanBasic Skating 2 Gr. A: Niki Jena Pre-Preliminary Survivor Gr. B: Michelle MorrisBasic Skating 2 Gr. B: Sera Kwon Special Needs FS Gr. A: Aimee GeeBasic Skating 3: Momoko Kukkonen Special Needs FS Gr. B: Jakeel PatnodeBasic Skating 4 Gr. A: Aaron Li Special Needs Group: Oakland Special SkatersBasic Skating 5 Gr. B: Myroslava Fisun Young Adult Artistic: Lauren Wrenn
For a complete list of events and rankings, please see http://www.stmoritzisc.org/SkStm13/Results.htm
2014 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships at theOakland Ice Center
November 19 – 23, 2013
Volunteer for at least one 3-hour shift and receive 1 competition day pass for the day of yourchoice!
Volunteer on two of the weekdays, Tuesday-Friday (Saturday excluded) for three 3-hour shiftsover a minimum of two days and receive 1 All Event Pass.
To Volunteer go to the St. Moritz ISC website at www.stmoritzisc.org and click on the link to the2014 Pacific Coast Sectionals home page. Under the Volunteer tab you will find the Sign UpGenius icon. Click it and then pick the area(s) you wish to volunteer, find your preferred timesand sign up!
Thank you to past volunteers!
St. Moritz would like to acknowledge our committee chairs that stepped up to the plate andhelped us run a successful Skate St. Moritz:
Competition Chair and Chief Referee Lisa ErleAdvertising Maria MontesAnnouncers Patty VicaryAwards Janis VanCampChief Accountant Jean FahmieCoaches; and Volunteer Hospitality Kathy Saunders and Elizabeth GrassettCredentials Alison BersGoodie Bags Junior Board; Teressa VellrathHotel Hospitality Room Jacki PaytasIce Monitors Susan ZemeInternet Ian McCutcheonLogistics Lisa ErleMedical Marion BlumbergMusic Coordinator Heather CollinsOfficials’ Hospitality Karen Matsuoka, Wendy Louie, Laura ErlePractice Ice & Program Lisa ErleRegistrar Lauren WrennRegistration Anne Donaker, Alison Bers, Lee KleinekeSet up Tom KilileaBreakdown Ian McCutcheon and Dirk VanderlaanTrial Judges Marilyn Clark and Carol MirendaVendors Maria Montes
The SMISC is proud to be the host for this year's Pacific CoastSectionals which will be held November 19 - 23, 2013 at theOakland Ice Center. More information will be posted as we getcloser to the date but we are always looking for volunteers! Weare currently looking for local businesses to sponsor the event,so if you know any business that would be interested insponsoring, advertising, or donating please contact MariaMontes at [email protected]
Member Spotlight: Coming Soon!
In future editions of the St. Moritz newsletter we will highlight some of our amazing members.If you would like to be included, please send a picture with your name, age, level, and coach’s name [email protected] Be sure to include some interesting facts about yourself, such as when and whyyou first started skating, your most memorable skating moment, and something other members may not knowabout you. We look forward to meeting you here in our newsletter!
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