The Skating Club of New York
Year in Review
Summer - 2014
The Rinx hosts its 2014 Summer Open
160 skaters participate
17 SCNY skaters participate at National Showcase
Reach for the Sky Rink All Stars - BRONZE
Jennie Berlin - Juvenile Dramatic Entertainment - BRONZE
Mona Johnson and Miranda Tyson - Teen Duet - SILVER
Summer - 2014
Felicia Zhang announces her retirement from competitive skating
2008 US novice ladies' bronze medalist
2010 US junior pairs champion (with Taylor Toth)
2013 US senior pairs bronze medalist (with Nathan Bartholomay)
2014 US senior pairs silver medalist (with Nathan Bartholomay)
2014 Olympian
Congratulations on a fabulous competitive skating career!
Summer - 2014
SCNY hosts the 89th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships
- Oldest competition in North America
- Older than Nationals!
Summer - 2014
A beautiful new skating complex opens in Eisenhower Park
Mary Lynn Gelderman becomes its director of skating
Twin Rinks hosts a fabulous opening show, Ice Dreams, starring Jason Brown, John Coughlin and Caydee Denney, Samantha Cesario, Jimmy Ma, and Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim
Fall - 2014
Junior International Events
Chloe Lewis and Logan Bye place fifth at JGP France
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko place fourth and fifth at JGPs Estonia and Czech Republic
Nicole Rajicova places fourth skating for Slovakia at JGPs Slovakia and Croatia. She wins bronze among senior ladies at the Golden Spin of Zagreb and places 15th at Worlds.
Olivia Serafini wins the junior title at the 2014 U.S. International Classic and bronze in senior ladies at Grand Prix Bratislava.
Jimmy Ma represents the United States at JGP Japan
Fall - 2014
104 SCNY skaters participate at North Atlantic Regionals
Lyra Katzman and Helen Serafini place second and fourth among senior ladies
Olivia Serafini, Brianna Brazee and Nadine Wang win junior ladies gold, silver and pewter
Paige Conners, Alexia Paganini and Kelly Koons sweep novice ladies gold, silver and bronze
Noah Krupnick wins silver in novice men
Audrey Shin and Ayaka Hoshida win intermediate ladies gold and pewter
Emilia Murdock and Laura Jacobson win juvenile girls silver and pewter
Fall - 2014
30 SCNY skaters qualify for Sectionals
Grant Hochstein and Jimmy Ma win senior men's gold and pewter
Olivia Serafini and Brianna Brazee win junior ladies gold and pewter
Alexia Paganini wins the novice ladies' title
Darbie Burke and Griffin Schwab win the novice pairs title
Emilia Murdock wins juvenile girls pewter
Sara and Howard Zhao win silver in juvenile dance
Junior ice dancers Chloe Lewis (FSCLA) and Logan Bye win Pacific Sectionals. Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko (SCSF) win bronze.
Winter - 2015
SCNY sponsors 12 synchro teams
Skyliners - USFS World Junior Team 1
Masters
Open Adult
Open Juvenile
Pre-Juvenile
Beginner
Senior
Junior
Novice
Intermediate
Juvenile
Central Park Skyliners Beginner 3 and 2
Winter - 2015
Senior International Events
Grant Hochstein - 4th at Lombardia Trophy and Golden Spin of Zagreb
Gracie Gold (associate member) - 3rd at Nebelhorn Trophy and GP Skate America; 1st at GP NHK; 4th at Four Continents and Worlds. Gold medalist member of Team USA at World Team Trophy
Ashley Cain - 3rd at Nepela Trophy. Grand Prix assignments: Cup of China and Rostelecom
Maia and Alex Shibutani - 1st at Nepela Trophy and Graz Ice Challenge. 2nd at Skate Canada and Cup of China, 3rd at Four Continents, 4th at Grand Prix Final, 5th at Worlds
Samantha Cesario - 2nd at Finlandia Trophy, 4th at Skate America. 7th at Trophee Bompard, 8th at Four Continents
Adam Rippon - 2nd at Finlandia Trophy. Also competed at Skate Canada, Trophee Bompard, Four Continents and Worlds
Winter - 2015
Ashley Cain, Lyra Katzman, Jimmy Ma, Emma Krinsky and the Skyliners headline the 2014 Holiday on the Hudson
Winter -2015
23 SCNY skaters qualify for Nationals
5 Silver Medalists!
Adam Rippon
Senior Men
SILVER
Gracie Gold
Senior Ladies
SILVER
SCNY Associate Member
Maia and Alex Shibutani
Senior Dance
SILVER
Alex is a member of the Arctic FSC
Olivia Serafini
Junior Ladies
SILVER
Emilia Murdock
Juvenile Girls
SILVER
Honorable Mentions
Samantha Cesario
Senior Ladies
FIFTH
Christina Carreira
Anthony Ponomarenko
Junior Dance
FIFTH
Anthony is a member of SC San Francisco
Darbie Burke
Griffin Schwab
Novice Pairs
FIFTH
Sara and Howard Zhao
Juvenile Dance
FIFTH
Danielle and Alexander Gamelin - Senior Dance - SEVENTH
Chloe Lewis
Logan Bye
Junior Dance
SEVENTH
Chloe is a member of LAFSC
Also Competing
Ashley Cain
Senior Ladies
Grant Hochstein
Senior Men
Jimmy Ma
Senior Men
Brianna Brazee
Junior Ladies
Alexia Paganini
Novice Ladies
Sabrina Piliero
Davis Tong
Intermediate Pairs
Carlie Quesada
Adrian Shin
Intermediate Pairs
Winter -2015
Lyra Katzman is named to the U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Program
Associate member and Skyliner Olivia Barbulescu also receives the award
Anne Gerli is inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating 2015 Hall of Fame
Congratulations, Anne!
Winter - 2015
8 SCNY teams compete at Synchro Sectionals
6 of the teams medal!
Gotham City Synchro - Open Adult - GOLD!
Gotham City Synchro - Masters - BRONZE
The Skyliners - Senior - GOLD!
The Skyliners - Novice - SILVER
The Skyliners - Intermediate - SILVER
The Skyliners - Juvenile -GOLD!
Juvenile sets a record by winning sectionals 6 straight times
Winter - 2015
Sky Rink hosts the 2015 SCNY Theatrical Showcase
72 skaters and 18 teams participate
The 16th Annual Wollman Open spans two weekends
319 skaters and 6 Basic Skills synchro teams compete
The Rinx hosts its annual basic skills competition
187 skaters participate!
Winter - 2015
Central Park Ice Open Juvenile performs on Fox & Friends
The Pre-Juvenile line performs at the South Street Seaport
The team finishes the season by winning the Empire Games
Winter - 2015
6 SCNY teams compete at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships
4 of the teams medal!
Gotham City Synchro - Masters - FIFTH
1st - Terry Conners; 2nd - Colonials
The Skyliners - Juvenile - SILVER
1st - Thanksgiving Classic, Colonials and NECC; 2nd - Cape Cod and Porter
First juvenile team to medal 6 times in a row at Nationals
The Skyliners - Intermediate - FIFTH
1st - Thanksgiving Classic, Porter and NECC; 4th - Colonials
The Skyliners - Novice - BRONZE - a "threepeat!"
1st - Thanksgiving, Porter and New England Challenge; 2nd - Colonials
The Skyliners - Junior - GOLD!
1st - Anaheim Classic and Porter; 2nd - New England Challenge
USFS World Junior Team 1
The Skyliners - Senior - BRONZE
1st - Anaheim Classic and Porter. Team USA!
Winter - 2015
8 consecutive years for Junior, 3 for Senior
Skyliners Senior - 7th Annual Cup of Berlin - FIFTH
Skyliners Junior - 21st Annual French Cup - FIFTH
Skyliners Junior - ISU World Junior Synchro Championships - SIXTH
Team USA Synchro Assignments
Spring - 2015
7 SCNY skaters participate at Adult Nationals
Roland Jarquio - Gold Dramatic Skate II - GOLD!
Anna Drozda - Silver Ladies I - GOLD!
Tracey Rhodes - Ladies Silver III - PEWTER
Rosalia Palumbo - Adult Silver Dramatic Skate II - PEWTER
Stephanie Hao - Bronze Dramatic Skate I - SILVER
Roland Jarquio - Gold Light Entertainment II - BRONZE
Bradley Erickson - Bronze Light Entertainment III - GOLD!
Roland Jarquio - Gold Men II - PEWTER
Spring - 2015
The Gamelins announce their retirement from competitive skating
GOLD - Intermediate Dance - Nationals - 2009
BRONZE - Juvenile Dance - Nationals - 2009
GOLD - Senior Dance - Eastern Sectionals - 2015
Congratulations on a fantastic competitive skating career!
Spring - 2015
Twin Rinks hosts the 2015 SCNY Dance competition
102 entries!
Twin Rinks hosts its first basic skills competition
167 skaters participate!
Spring - 2015
Samantha Cesario announces her retirement from competitive skating
4th - Junior Worlds (2013)
Three Junior Grand Prix bronzes
5th - US Nationals (2014 and 2015)
4th - Skate America (2015)
2nd - Finlandia Trophy (2015)
Congratulations on a marvelous competitive figure skating career! We will miss your amazing interpretations of Carmen.
Spring - 2015
USFS promotes three SCNY members to National Officials.
Dana Schiff - National Singles and Pairs Judge
Marc Weitzman - National Singles Technical Specialist
Lauren O'Toole - National Synchronized Skating Technical Specialist
Spring - 2015
Terri Levine and Denise Beaumont win the 2015 Good Skate Award for service to the NY skating community
Sarah Hughes celebrates an important birthday and is elected to the Women's Sports Foundation Board of Trustees
Lucy Brennan celebrates 50 years as a National Judge
Spring - 2015
SCNY congratulates its newest USFS gold medalists
SENIOR FREE SKATE
Emma Krinsky
Brianna Brazee
Lyra Katzman
Pippa Leigh
Jimmy Ma
Griffin Schwab
MOVES IN THE FIELD
Arielle Warren
Victoria Clarke
Paige Kessler
Aleksandra Brittain
Olivia Jebrine
Emma Henderson
Sarah Kleinman
Mary-Anne Chen
Aubrie Roszell
Adrienne Carhart
Jordyn Katz
Isabella Lok
Olivia Barbulescu
Alexandra Berti
Nicole Brenner
Adira Brown
Suzanne Burns
Tiffany Calderon
Rebecca Cohen
Sean Conlon
Samantha DeRosa
Meera Dhodapkar
Kealani Finegan
Sam Gertler
Riley Goldstein
Ronnit Holder
Samantha Hui
Lyra Katzman
Jane Khin
Sarah Kleinman
Hannah Krutiansky
Ksenia Kudinova
Amanda Lauria
Pippa Leigh
Sarah Little
Catherine Lucey
Virginia Mason
Katrina Melnyk
Deanna Pae
Oceanna Pak
Gabby Perez
Sarah Poretsky
Natasha Rockwell
Aubrie Roszell
Hallie RothSInger
Regina Rubino
Taylor Scarpello
Alyssa Sheridan
Brittney Skarulis
Sara Stuchiner
Natasha Vo
Jessica Weltz
Sydney Wetmore
Hallie Wolff
Kate Worstell
Jordyn Young
And salutes its Graduating Seniors
The Skating Club of New York
- Second-largest USFS club
- Nearly 1000 members
- 151 years of rich history
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93rd Annual Middle Atlantic ChampionshipsSeptember 6-9, 2018
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