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  • Black Friday, Christmas, All Year

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  • Road to Gold Training Camp “Returns”

    Road to Gold Training Camp “Returns”

    We have secured Tuesday, December 22, 2020, from 2 pm to 8 pm at San Diego Ice Arena (SDIA) for the rescheduled Road To Goad Training Camp. All COVID-19 safety procedures setup up by SDIA will be followed. Camp participants will be divided into smaller groups by skill levels. All scheduled events will take place at SDIA. ALL of the above is subject to further changes based upon city and county COVID restrictions in December.

    The Road to Gold Training Camp classes including: Skating Skills, Jump Drills, Spins, Combo Jumps, Turns & Clusters, Power Skating and Off Ice Classes. Updated Road to Gold flyer.

    There are a limited number of open spots still available for this camp. We are only allowing participates to sign up for the FULL CAMP ($195) as this will allow us to follow COVID restrictions more easily. Here is the link to the 2020 Road to Gold Camp on EntryEeze. The system is currently configured to receive “late” entries with no extra fee until December 15th.

    Availability and schedule of Private Lessons and Holiday Party with the Stars (aka Skating with the Stars Party) has not yet been finalized, but if you want to participate you may want to keep the morning of the same day free.

    Thank you for hanging in with us, hoping for this opportunity, for the Road to Gold Training Camp with Gracie Gold and Max Aaron. Questions can be sent to RoadToGold@SanDiegoFSC.org.

  • Annual Meeting – Online and Successful

    All quorums were met, and all ballots had approval votes in the majority.

    Thanks for putting up with all the emails necessary to get these annual requirements completed successfully.

    For those that missed the annual meeting:

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response – 4/17/2020 Update

    The SDFSC Board of Directors hopes each of our figure skating families is healthy and safe in these difficult times. Like everyone else, we are monitoring the directions provided by the state, county, and city officials and looking forward to the day when we can safely return to the ice.

    When we do return, things will come back slowly and differently. It will take time for skaters to return to where they were in skills and abilities. It will take time for coaches to get to all their students and have them ready for the next test and/or competition. Taking all of this into consideration, the board has decided to change/cancel additional upcoming events:

    • The May and June Test Sessions are canceled. Existing registrations moved to July.
    • The SDFSC Annual Meeting will be held through an online video conference. Elections and voting will be completed electronically, details by the end of May.
    • The 2020 Skate La Grande competition is canceled. We won’t want to gather in crowds, nor will people have had enough ice time to be ready.
    • 2020-2021 Membership renewal will be proceeding in June to ensure we are prepared when the rinks open again.

    Updates to previously announced changes:

    • The Road to Gold training camp was postponed.  Exploring dates in late August and December.  New date TBD.
    • Synchronized Skating Tryout was postponed.  New date TBD.
    • The April Test Session was canceled. Next test session now July.

    U.S. Figure Skating updates:

    • Many events postponed or canceled through the end of June.
    • The Governing Council has been postponed until May 15-16, 2020, and will be conducted as virtual meetings with electronic voting. Besides the usual long list of potential rules changes, there will undoubtedly be discussions and guidance for the resumption of future events.

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response

    UPDATE: 03/24/2020 – U.S. Figure Skating has further canceled events until May 11, 2020. SDFSC will continue to monitor and change scheduled events as necessary.

    As of this morning, U.S. Figure Skating strongly recommends that all club events and programs (competitions, test sessions, shows, etc.) are canceled or postponed through at least April 12.  The San Diego FSC believes this is a prudent precaution to help our country control the spread of the COVID-19. As a result:

    • The Road to Gold training camp is postponed.
    • Synchronized Skating Tryout is postponed.
    • The April Test Session is canceled, and all entries will be moved to the May Test Session.

    You can either choose to keep your reserved spot or request a full refund. Email the appropriate chair if you want to receive a refund. Road to Gold is roadtogold@sandiegofsc.org, for Test Session email testing@sandiegofsc.org.

    We hope that all of our figure skating family remains safe.

    Sincerely,
    SDFSC Board of Directors

  • Syncho Teams off to Nationals

    We wish the best of luck for a great skate to our members and alumni who are traveling to the U.S. Synchronized Figure Skating Championships (Nationals) this week (February 26-29th) in Providence, Rhode Island.

    Team del Sol – Novice – SDIA Christmas Show

    We also have SDFSC alumni going including the Buddies on the Senior Cystallettes, Ms. Kate Liang on the University of Michigan Collegiate, and Ms. Julie Nelson on Miami University Collegiate.

  • Isabelle Emler Representing Team USA

    San Diego FSC member Isabelle Emler has been named to Team USA and competed in Advanced Novice this week in Den Haag, Netherlands at the Challenge Cup 2020. She was 3rd place of 37 skaters after the short program, and finished the competition in 8th! Congratulations.

    Isabelle Emler with Jason Brown
    Challenge Cup 2020 – Den Haag, Netherlands

  • Learn to Skate Party

    The San Diego Figure Skating Club invites you to join ice skating champions Gracie Gold and Max Aaron for a Learn To Skate on-ice party, followed by a very special “Meet and Greet”. HURRY…space is filling up now! To be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime event, go online to EntryEeze and register! This 30 minute Learn to Skate Party is Friday, March 20th at 4:50pm at Poway ICE and only costs $20. Have USFS or LTSUSA number ready when registering.

  • Road to Gold Training Camp – Gracie Gold & Max Aaron

    We are excited to open registration for the Road to Gold Training Camp featuring Gracie Gold and Max Aaron as well as our own Geoff Varner. On Saturday, March 21st, the FULL CAMP of seven 30 minute on-ice sessions and one 60 minute off-ice session will be held at the San Diego Ice Arena. All participants will also be invited to a Meet & Greet session and a Parent Q&A session on Friday, March 20 at Poway ICE. If not yet at FS3 level to participate in the full camp, Gracie will also host a Learn to Skate Party on Friday at Poway ICE.

    Please read three pages of announcement details including EntryEeze instructions before using EntryEeze Signup. The registration deadline is March 1, 2020.

    A limited number of Private Lessons (30 minutes) will be available with Gracie and Max. Reservations made as “Practice Ice” and “Warmup Ice” and will be scheduled at Poway ICE on Friday, March 20th after 2:30 pm and on Saturday, March 21st after 5:00 am. If available space exceeded, a refund for the Private Lesson reservation will be made.

  • Become a U.S. Figure Skating Judge

    The SDFSC recognizes the time and effort required to obtain your first judging appointment. In an effort to encourage and support you in your endeavor, we are pleased to offer you a reimbursement for your club membership as you pursue your judging appointment.

    Criteria:

    • Must sign up for USFS membership through San Diego FSC
    • Must sign up as a trial judge through U.S. Figure Skating website
    • Must have a mentor
    • Must trial judge at a minimum of 6 test sessions per year (not all required to be San Diego test sessions). The year for these purposes refers to a USFSA Membership year which is July 1-June 30.
    • Sponsorship of membership for judges trialing will be for (2) one-year cycles maximum

    Future Expectations:

    • Would judge at SDFSC tests sessions and or competitions

    Specifics:

    • Reimbursement requests will be sent to the club by June 15 of each calendar year.
    • They must be submitted with proof of the criteria above.