On a beautiful weekend, another successful Sun Valley Summer Skating Championships came to an exciting finish Sunday with the staging of the showcase events at Sun Valley Outdoor Ice Rink.
Sanctioned by the U.S. Figure Skating Association, the four-day Sun Valley summer skating finals included competition in free skating, compulsories, spins and artistic.
The Sun Valley Figure Skating Club (SVFSC) sponsored the 39th annual competition.
And the local skaters did quite well, with first places posted by Nicole Pratt, Taylor Figge, Madigan Miller, Julianna Lamb, Abby Chase and Lacey Lipsky.
U.S. Figure Skating Association local judges were Barbara Stuns, Martin Levy, David Hold and Lolly Jensen. Out-of-town judges included referee Phyllis Baldwin of Driggs, accountant Kim Jan-Ai Ryden, Joan Burns, Jessica Gaynor, Michael Bauer, Joan Gruber, Barbara Holland, Beth Crane, Jack Searle and Gary Merrell.
Additional showcase judges were Lisa Marie Allen, Karen Kresge, Herman Maricich, Kathy Wygle and Natalia Zaitseva.
Event chairman was Barbara Richardson.
For more showcase photos and a team photo of the local SVFSC kids, check the Aug. 3 Local Life edition. Final standings for locals during the July 21-24 competition:
Basic 1-2 Compulsory Moves: 4—Jack Dwyer.
Basic 1-2 Freeskating: 2—Abby Chase. 5—Jamie Graninger. 6—Katie Lotz.
Basic 5-6 Freeskating: 6—Julia Dwyer.
Basic 7-8 Freeskating: 5—Lex Shapiro. 6—Renee Shapiro.
Basic Skills Showcase Pairs: 2—Brooke Allen and Hayley Allen.
High Artistic: 3—Madigan Miller.
High Freeskating: 6—Madigan Miller.
High Showcase: 1—Madigan Miller.
Intermediate Artistic: 4—Claire King.
Intermediate Ladies Freeskating: 3—Gabriella Weissmann.
Intermediate Ladies Short Program: 3—Gabriella Weissmann.
Intermediate Spins: 2—Julianna Lamb.
Juvenile Artistic: 1—Julianna Lamb.
Juvenile Compulsory Moves: 1—Julianna Lamb.
Juvenile Girls Freeskating: 3—Julianna Lamb.
Juvenile Showcase: 1—Julianna Lamb.
Low Artistic: 3—Kelly Lotz. 5—Claire Siderman.
Low Boys Showcase: 2—Kenny Pratt.
Low Freeskating: 7—Kelly Lotz. 8—Serena Hertel. 9—Caitlin Sholtis.
Low Girls Showcase Group A: 1—Abby Chase. 4—Kinley Miller.
Low Girls Showcase Group C: 2—Claire Siderman.
Non-Test Artistic: 3—Alexandra Harten.
Non-Test Girls Freeskating: 5—Alexandra Harten.
Non-Test Showcase: 2—Alexandra Harten.
Preliminary Artistic: 2—Nicole Pratt.
Preliminary Compulsory Moves: 4—Caroline Patton.
Preliminary Girls Freeskating: 5—Nicole Pratt.
Preliminary Showcase: 1—Nicole Pratt.
Preliminary Spins: 1—Nicole Pratt.
Pre-Preliminary Artistic Group B: 5—Telar McClure.
Pre-Preliminary Artistic Group C: 1—Taylor Figge. 2—Devon Sherrerd.
Pre-Preliminary Compulsory Moves Group B: 5—Katherine Dwyer.
Pre-Preliminary Freeskating Group A: 6—Devon Sherrerd. 7—Taylor Figge.
Pre-Preliminary Freeskating Group B: 5—Hannah Dies. 6—Katherine Dwyer.
Pre-Preliminary Freeskating Group C: 5—Caroline Patton. 8—Telar McClure.
Pre-Preliminary Showcase Group A: 4—Taylor Figge.
Pre-Preliminary Showcase Group B: 2—Telar McClure. 3—Hannah Dies.
Pre-Preliminary Showcase Group C: 2—Devon Sherrerd. 4—Caroline Patton.
Pre-Preliminary Spins Group A: 4—Devon Sherrerd.
Pre-Preliminary Spins Group B: 4—Katherine Dwyer.
Snowplow Sam Compulsory Moves: 2—Lacey Lipsky.
Snowplow Sam Compulsory Moves: 1—Lacey Lipsky.
Nicole Pratt of the Sun Valley Figure Skating Club shows her stuff en route to winning Preliminary Showcase Sunday on the outdoor rink. She also won Preliminary Spins. Photo by Willy Cook
