The Sun Valley Figure Skating Club is putting the finishing touches on its "Fashions on Ice" show Thursday, Aug. 6 starting at 5 p.m. at Sun Valley Outdoor Rink. Tickets are $10 adults and $5 youth, and there will be a silent auction.
Many of the same young skaters showed their talents and improved their skills during the four-day, 43rd annual Sun Valley Summer Figure Skating Championships hosted by the SVFSC July 16-19.
The 2009 Sun Valley Summer Championships attracted 160 competitive skaters from 37 figure skating clubs across the nation. The popular competition ran on volunteer hours contributed by every older skater and skater/parent in the club, as well as the help of many visiting parents and skating fans in our community.
It offered a Basic Skills competition plus U.S. Figure Skating-regulated events in Free Skate, Compulsories and Solo Dance judged by USFS judges like locals David Hold, Lolly Jensen and Barbara Stuns.
Since it was a non-qualifying competition, the SVFSC could offer non-traditional events that allowed more skaters to enjoy competition and test their skills in Artistic, Interpretive Improvisation, and Showcase.
First-place skaters included Shayna Mollenberg, Samantha Bunting, Travis Flynt, Tara Ware, Antonia Avery, Tallulah Gilbreath, Caroline Hold, Marcella Fisher, Claire Siderman, Sheldon Gentling, Nicole Pratt, Emma Stuessi and Alex Stuessi.
After three days of serious competition, "Showcase Sunday" was a fun and welcome finale to the Summer Championships. Showcase allowed costumes, props, and programs whimsical or comic in nature.
For instance, Community School seventh grader Claire Siderman entertained the audience with a slapstick rendition of a cleaning woman who has an accident with a bucket. She won the "Best Overall Showcase Trophy" for Nontest through Pre-Juvenile level skaters.
Here are the U.S.F.S. tests passed by local skaters July 19. The next testing sessions are Aug. 22-23:
Juvenile Moves In the Field—Claire Siderman.
Preliminary Moves—Blair Baker, Samantha Bunting and Travis Flynt.
Pre-Preliminary Moves—Grace Hoffman, Tara Ware, Claire Fisher and Noelle Weaver.
Ice Dancing: Winter Rose—Hickory Hoedown, Ten Fox and Willow Waltz; Alexandra Harten—Willow Waltz.
Here are results for local skaters in the summer finals:
Free Skate Events
Novice Ladies FS, Final Result and Short Program: 1—Shayna Mollenberg.
Intermediate Ladies, Final Result: 7—Nicole Pratt.
Intermediate Ladies, Short Program: 4—Nicole Pratt. 10—Telar McClure.
Open Juvenile FS: 2—Telar McClure.
Pre Juvenile FS, Group A: 5—Alexandra Harten.
Pre Juvenile FS, Group B: 4—Gracie Eagan. 5—Caitlin Sholtis.
Non Test Girls FS, Group A: 4—Isabella Bourret.
Non Test Girls FS, Group B: 1—Samantha Bunting. 4—Emma Stuessi. 7—Sarah Brown.
Non Test Boys FS: 1—Travis Flynt.
FS Level 6 FS: 1—Tara Ware. 3—Blair Baker.
FS Level 5 FS, Group A: 4—Grace Hoffman.
FS Level 5 FS, Group B: 5—Lane Letourneau.
FS Level 4 FS: 2—Claire Fisher. 3—Blake Letourneau. 5—Alex Stuessi. 6—Claire Stickney.
FS Level 3 FS: 3—Katie Peters.
FS Level 2 FS: 3—Christine DuFur.
FS Level 1 FS: 7—Karsyn Gerringa.
Basic 8 FS: 2—Sheldon Gentling. 5—Hayley Allen.
Basic 7 FS: 1—Antonia Avery.
Basic 6 FS: 5—Aurora Wilkinson.
Basic 4 FS: 1—Tallulah Gilbreath. 2—Anastasia Delance.
Basic 2 FS: 1—Caroline Hold. 3—Adrielle McDonald.
Compulsory Events
Intermediate Spins: 2—Nicole Pratt.
Free Skate 4 Compulsory Elements: 3—Claire Fisher.
Basic 3 Compulsory Elements: 1—Marcella Fisher.
Basic 2 Compulsory Elements: 1—Caroline Hold.
Artistic Events
Intermediate Artistic: 3—Nicole Pratt.
Open Juvenile/Juvenile Artistic: 2—Telar McClure.
Pre Juvenile Artistic: 3—Alexandra Harten. 5—Caitlin Sholtis.
Preliminary Artistic: 1—Claire Siderman.
Non Test Artistic: 3—Arizona Semones. 4—Travis Flynt. 5—Isabella Bourret. 6—Samantha Bunting. 7—Sarah Brown.
Free Skate 4-6 Artistic, Group A: 2—Blake Letourneau.
Free Skate 4-6 Artistic, Group B: 2—Blair Baker. 3—Lane Letourneau. 4—Claire Stickney.
Free Skate 1-3 Artistic: 2—Katie Peters. 7—Christine DuFur.
Basic 7-8 Artistic: 1—Sheldon Gentling. 2—Hayley Allen.
Interpretive Improvisation Events
Intermediate Interpretive: 1—Nicole Pratt.
Juvenile Interpretive: 4—Telar McClure.
Pre Juvenile Interpretive: 1—Claire Siderman. 2—Alexandra Harten. 4—Gracie Eagan.
Non Test Interpretive: 3—Isabella Bourret. 4—Sarah Brown. 6—Samantha Bunting.
Free Skate 5-6 Interpretive: 2—Blair Baker. 3—Tara Ware.
Free Skate 1-4 Interpretive: 3—Noelle Weaver. 7—Karsyn Gerringa.
Basic 4-8 Interpretive: 1—Sheldon Gentling.
Basic 1-3 Interpretive: 1—Caroline Hold. 3—Marcella Fisher.
Showcase Events
Pre Juvenile showcase, Group A: 1—Claire Siderman. 2—Alexandra Harten.
Pre Juvenile Showcase, Group B: 2—Gracie Eagan. 3—Caitlin Sholtis.
Non Test Showcase, Group A: 1—Emma Stuessi. 3—Isabella Bourret.
Non Test Showcase, Group B: 4—Samantha Bunting. 5—Sarah Brown.
Freeskate 6 Showcase: 2—Blair Baker.
Freeskate 5 Showcase: 6—Lane Letourneau.
Freeskate 4 Showcase: 3—Alex Stuessi. 5—Claire Stickney. 6—Blake Letourneau.
Freeskate 3 Showcase: 3—Katie Peters.
Freeskate 1-2 Showcase: 4—Christine DuFur. 7—Karsyn Gerringa.
Basic 7-8 Showcase: 1—Sheldon Gentling. 2—Hayley Allen. 4—Antonia Avery.
Basic Skills Pairs Showcase: 1—Alex and Emma Stuessi.
Small Group Showcase: 2—Rodeo Queens. 3—Dance Crew.
Large Group Showcase: 3—Amazing Genies. 5—Remarkable Cows.
Sun Valley Figure Skating Club members pose during July’s summer finals. Front row, from left, Gracie Cleveland, Isabella Bourret, Claire Fisher, Gracie Hoffman, Karsyn Gerringa, Caroline Hold, Marcella Fisher, Sheldon Gentling, Noelle Weaver and Emma Stuessi. Back row, from left, Caitlin Sholtis, Claire Siderman, Shayna Mollenberg, Winter Rose, Gracie Eagan, Nicole Pratt, Samantha Bunting, Claire Stickney, Blair Baker and Alexandra Harten. Photo by
