Sandra Chambers placed 3rd of 14 in Bronze III Freestyle at the 2011 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships.
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" on Tuesday, May 10, featured an hour titled "They Lost 100 Pounds! Oprah's Ultimate Weight Loss Finale.” One of our own club members, Sandra Chambers, was one of the 100 people featured in the episode.
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SVSC Dance Weekend leaves many happy memories!
From across North America ice dancers gathered in Glenview/Wilmette/etc. to enjoy dancing on and off the ice with both old and new friends. Skating on Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning was at the Glenview Ice Center. Saturday night's dinner-dance was held at the Westmoreland Country Club, and Sunday's farewell brunch took place at the rink on Sunday.
Club Pres. Elaine Paque writes: "Three cheers to Lois Todd and Rich Rossman for hosting on an outstanding SVSC Dance Weekend! Everyone had an excellent time. I also want to thank our volunteers who worked hard so the rest of us could have so much fun. The food and hospitality was amazing thanks to Florence Krieger, Erin Krentz, Hazel Wehrli, Denise Jirout, Liz McShane-Beberdick, Carol Dietrich, Angie Sopranos, Sharyn Weiss, Cris Johnson, Linda Kawano and Lara Kuechel. A round of applause for our music man, Rod Hill. Chuck Valauskas, great job handling the registration desk. And thanks to Kim Turner for an exciting dance seminar."
 Jason Brown spins during his free skate at US Nationals. US Nationals results Jason Brown of Skokie Valley skated to a ninth place finish in his first Championship Mens final Sunday at the US Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. After the competition, Jason was selected to represent the U.S. at JUNIOR WORLDS. The event will be held Feb. 28-March 6 in South Korea.  Also skating from Illinois, Carina Glastris of DuPage FSC and Kevin Allison of Skokie Valley placed 11th overall in the Junior Dance competition. CLICK HERE FOR NATIONALS RESULTS! |
 At the Junior National Championships held Dec. 14-18 in Salt Lake City, Eric Stinehart won his Juvenile Boys qualifying round only to be outpointed in the final round and finishing eighth overall. 15 Skokie Valley skaters compete at Junior National Championships The U.S. Junior Championships were held Dec. 14-18 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and here is how our 15 skaters fared: • Samantha Torrey of Wagon Wheel and Brian Krentz of Skokie Valley SC (fifth) in Intermediate Pairs • Bradie Tennell of Wagon Wheel and Brandon Kozlowski of Skokie Valley (seventh) in Juvenile Pairs • Elizabeth Egbers and Jacob Simon, both of Skokie Valley (10th) in Juvenile Pairs • Starino Giordano and Richard Alonso, both of SVSC (16th) in Juvenile Dance • Isabella Dalla Valle (ninth) in Intermediate Ladies final • Elizabeth Vian (15th) in Intermediate Ladies qualifying round A • Spencer Simon (19th) in Intermediate Men qualifying round A • Scott Brody (20th) in Intermediate Men qualifying round A • Brandon Kozlowski (seventh) in Intermediate Men • Eric Stinehart (eighth) in Juvenile Boys final (first in qualifying round A) • Ryan Bedard (12th) in Juvenile Boys qualifying round B A big round of congratulations go to all our competitors for their performances at Junior Nationals! Historical Notes For a brief club history, click here. No Forgetting Dr. Al Gerbie Cathy Clarry Kirk Langseth |