- Erica Aden
- P.O. Box 2848
- Pasco, WA 99301
Twenty year old Erica Aden is a
Senior Level skater who has
been skating
for 13 years. She has won Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals at the
Pacific Northwest Regionals (she just won Gold, qualifying her for the
Pacific Coast Sectionals, where she placed 13th) and in 2001, she
competed
as a Junior at the U.S. Nationals, finishing 11th. In
2002, she joined Disney On Ice and toured with the show, 100 Years of
Disney
Magic. When her contract ended, she decided to come back to
competitive
skating. Erica trains in Tri-Cities, WA with coach
Alexander
Sergueev and choreographer Elena Lunina. She is also a
sophomore
at Columbia Basin College.
Erica's
USFSA Bio
Photos
of Erica
- Lyndsey Beall
- c/o Tampa Bay Skating Academy
- 255 Forest Lakes Blvd. N.
- Oldsmar, FL 34677
Lyndsey is 17 years old and has
been skating since she was 4
years old.
Lyndsey as a current member of the Tampa Bay Skating Club and a member
in good standing of the USFSA. She has done many USFSA training camps
with
Karyn Cadavy, Roslyn Sumners, John Zimmerman and Silvia Fontana. Her
competitions
have taken her all over the East Coast to such places as Maryland,
Washington
D.C., Virgina, Pennsylvania and all over the state of Florida such
as
Miami, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Lakeland. Lyndsey has won 9 gold
medals,
15 silver medals and 8 bronze medals. The highlight of last season was
when she skated very well at regionals at Novice level and placed 5th
in
the first round. She has since moved up to Junior. Her coaches are
Pauline
Gasparini and Jim Milns. Pauline has coached several skaters to the
National,Olympic
and World level. She currently attends Palm Harbor University High
School
as a full time student. She wants to someday go to the Olympics and to
be a coach.
- Geneieve
Brewer
- c/o Thorwaldsenanlage
64
- D-65195 Wiesbaden
- Germany
Fifteen year old
Geneieve Brewer
is a Senior level competitor representing Germany. Geneieve began
skating at age 2 1/2 and won
her
first gold medal
in Hamburg as an 8 year old. She placed 2nd three times in
the B-W regionals
as an
Intermediate
skater in 2001, and twice as a Novice skater in 2002. Geneieve is
American/
German with a third of Filipino which gives her an exotic presence on
the
ice. Last summer , she skated at Frank Carroll's Summer camp in El
Segundo,
California and trained with Frank himself, as well as with Irina
Rodnina
and Henrick Walentin. In Germany she trains and caoches at the Wiesbaden Skating Club in Hessen. Any
financial assistance given to
Geneieve is really appreciated and will be used wisely.
Geneieve's
Official Website
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- Stephanie Clayton
- 4731 Libra Place
- Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Sixteen year old Stephanie
Clayton is a Novice level skater
who was
only able to start skating five years ago due to childhood illness.
Last
season, she won Gold at the GFFSC Open Competion and she also won the
Francic
P. Mortiz Memorial Trophy. In 2001 she placed 4th at the
Southwest
Regionals in Open Juvenile and she also placed 2nd at the Glacial
Falls Openartistic. This season she has been invited by the USFSA
to skate in the Artistic Showcase in Plano, TX. Stephanie is
coached
by Richard Ewell and she was also coached by the 1956 Olympic Silver
Medalist
Ronnie Robertson until his death. In addition to skating,
Stephanie
takes ballet, has a 3.7 GPA in public school, and is on a dance team at
her church.
- Danielle Cooley
- 4784 Kings Highway
- Jackson, MS 39206
Danielle is a Novice level
skater. In her competitive career, she
has had 17 first place finishes, 17 second place finishes, and 14 third
place finishes. In 2006, she is planning on competing in club
competitions in Louisville, Dallas, and Boston, and she also plans on
skating at the upcoming Eastern Great Lakes Regionals. She is
looking for funding to help cover the expenses of training, travel, and
equipment. Danielle is a member of the Mississippi Figure Skating
Club where she is coached by Shane Douglas.
Danielle's Official Homepage
- Monica
Cummings
- c/o
Southwest
Florida Figure Skating
Club
- J.P. Igloo
- 5309 29th
St.
East
- Ellenton,
FL 34222-4116
Fifteen year-old
Monica began skating competes at the Novice level. You can easily see Monica's
passion for the sport as it
exudes
during her performances. She has a dream that inspires her
skating,
and it's evident by her relentless determination during
practices.
She hopes to emulate champions like Debi Thomas, Nancy Kerrigan,
Michelle Kwan
and Tara Lipinski.
Monica is seeking financial sponsorship to support her training and
competition
expenses. Your assistance will keep Monica's dream
alive. She
is coached by Mr. Kerry Leitch, World & Olympic Coach and his
staff at J.P. Igloo.
- Alissa Czisny
- c/o New England
Amateur Skating
Foundation
- P.O. Box 6881
- Providence, RI
02940
Nineteen year old Alissa Czisny
is the reigning U.S. Bronze Medalist. Last season, she
won Gold at Skate Canada,
Silver
at Skate America, and qualifyied for the Grand Prix Final.
In addition, Alissa also has
a very successful record on the Junior Grand Prix
circuit,
winning two Silver Medals and qualifying for the 2002 Junior Grand Prix
Final. Outside of skating, Alissa is a
student at Bowling Green State University. She trains with
Julianne Berlin at the Detroit FSC.
Alissa's
USFSA Bio
Alissa's
Official Homepage
- Lisa
Dannemiller
- c/o New
England Amateur Skating
Foundation
- P.O. Box
6881
- Providence,
RI
02940
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Dannemiller has competed in all of the skating
disciplines:
singles, pairs, dance, and synchronized. She is currently a
member of junior level Hockettes, an interntationally competitive
team based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a singles skater, Lisa was
the bronze medalist as a Novice Lady at the 2002 U.S.
National
Championships. In 2000, she won the Gold Medal in Intermediate
Ladies.
Any contribution to Lisa's skating expenses makes a difference to her
family
and is both greatly needed and appreciated. Thank you for
helping
Lisa progress toward her goals in figure skating. |
- Sonja
Dodd
- c/o Lake
Superior Figure Skating
Club
- P.O. Box
20088
- 150
Churchill
Boulevard
- Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario
- CANADA P6A
6W3
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year-old
Sonja Dodd has been skating since she was 2 1/2. In both 1998 and 1999
she had the honor of being named to the Northern Ontario Section Junior
Development Team. Most recently, competing at the Pre-Novice level at
the
Figure 8 Autumn Skate held in Ottowa, Sonja won a Gold Medal for her
short
program and a Silver Medal for her freeskate. At that same competition,
she also skated in the Novice category where she placed 4th. She is
coached
by Ilvana Coletti. |
- Jenny Don
- c/o Culver Ice Rink
- 4545 Sepulveda Boulevard
- Culver City, CA 90230
Jenny Don has recently switched
from competing for the United
States to competing for Chinese
Taipei. She had a
successful record in the U.S., in both singles and pairs.
Highlights include winning
two national medals (a Bronze in
Novice and a Silver in Junior), winning a Bronze at the Triglav Trophy,
and winning Gold at both the
National
Collegiate Championships and the Nebelhorn Trophy in 2003.
Jenny's
USFSA Bio
Jenny's
Official Homepage
- Louann Donovan
- c/o The Ice Center of Salem
- 60 Lowell Road
- Route 38
- Salem, NH 03079
| Before twenty year old Louann Donovan
became a Senior
level competitor and the Director of the Elite Training Academy in
Salem, NH, she won Gold at the 2002 U.S. Nationals as a
Junior.
She then moved up to Senior, placing 9th at the 2003 U.S.
Nationals.
Louann also has a successful international record, placing in the top
10
at both the 2002 and 2003 World Junior Championships. Most
recently
she won Gold at the 2004 Nebelhorn Trophy. Louann is also a
student at Emerson College. |
Louann's
USFSA Bio
- Meagan Duhamel
- P.O. Box 1540
- Station Main
- Lively, Ont. P3Y 1N2
- Canada
Twenty-one year old
Meagan Duhamel has recently returned to pairs (with partner Craig Buntin), after a successful singles
career in which she was
the 2003 Canadian
Junior
National Champion and placed 13th at the World Junior
Championships. She also qualified for the 2004 Junior Grand Prix
Final. In order to resume her pairs career, Meagan has moved to
Montreal to train with coach Richard Gauthier.
Meagan's
Official
Website
- Sarah Forster
- c/o Compuware Sports Arena
- 14900 Beck Road
- Plymouth, MI 48170
Sarah Forster is a competive
Junior level synchronized figure
skater.
She has been skating for 14 years has been part of a Synchro team for 9
years. She have been to the Synchronized Skating National
Championships
6 times and has won 5 medals, 3 of which were Gold. In order to
be
a competitive synchro skater, Sarah has to train in singles as
well.
In addition, she is currently looking for a dance coach. Sarah
also
competes in figure skating on behalf of her high school, where she
received
her letter in the sport. She is looking for sponsorship so she
can
continue in skating.
- Joelle
Forte
- P.O. Box
177
- Merrick,
NY
11566
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| Joelle
Forte is
a Senior level skater who just placed 10th at Eastern Sectionals.
Last year, she won North Atlantic Regionals and placed
7th at the Eastern Sectionals. Two years ago, as a Junior, she
placed
11th at Sectionals. Joelle has performed with the Ice
Theatre
of New York and also models with the Ford Agency to help support her
skating.
She is coached by Peter Burrows. |
- Carly Fuelling
- c/o John Lindell Arena
- 1403 Lexington Blvd.
- Royal Oak, MI 48073
Carly Fuelling, 19, is a Senior
level skater and has been
skating for
13 years. Carly has competed at the Eastern Great Lakes Regionals
6 times at every level from Pre-Juvenile to Senior. Most
recently,
she placed 10th in the Senior division. Carly also attends her local
community
college and will transfer to Oakland University in the fall of 2004,
where
she plans to study Secondary Education. She is coached by Candace
Kuk-LaFerle and Craig Joeright. Any financial asistence will be
greatly
appreciated.
- Stephanie Giordano
- c/o University of Delaware Figure Skating Club
- Fred Rust Ice Arena
- South College Ave.
- Newark, Delaware 19716
Stephanie Giordano is a fifteen years old Novice skater.
She has been skating for 8 years and she's now looking to move from
singles to pairs. In the past, she placed 1st at
both the Challenge Cup and Keystone State Games as an
Intermediate and 3rd in the State
Games
of America as a Juvenile. Stephanie does off ice
conditioning
as well as dance. Her family's expenses are astronomical so she
needs help to cover her training expenses with coaches Tracey Poletis
and Jeremy Allen
- Felicia Gostisbehere
- 912 Clint Moore Road
- Boca Raton, FL 33487
Fifteen year-old Felicia
Gostisbehere is a Junior level competitive
skater who recently moved from Florida to Colorado to train at the
Broadmoor club. In 2003, as a Novice, Felicia won
Regionals, placed 4th at the Eastern Sectionals, and 5th at the
U.S. Nationals. She was also named Female Athlete of the Year by
the Florida Sports Foundation and she received an award from the
Florida Panthers Booster Club. Most recently, Felicia won
Gold at the 2005 Florida State Games.
- Katherine Hadford
- c/o New England Amateur Skating Foundation
- P.O. Box 6881
- Providence, R.I. 02940
Sixteen year old Katherine
Hadford is in her third year as a
Senior. In 2004, as a Senior, she placed third at
the South Atlantic and 11th at Easterns. In 2005 she
improved on that by winning Gold at South Atlantics and qualifying for
the U.S. Nationals where she finished 17th. In 2002, as a Novice
skater, Katherine won the Pewter Medal at the U.S. Nationals and a
Bronze at the Triglaw Trophy. Katherine also participated in the
the US Junior National Championships as both a Juvenile and
Intermediate skater. Katherine recently switched to competing for
Hungary and she most recently represented Hungary on the Junior Grand
Prix.
- Brianna Hatch
- c/o World Arena
Ice
Hall
- 3185 Venetucci
Boulevard
- Colorado
Springs, CO
80906-4020
Brianna Hatch is a
Junior level skater. She
is also a three-time U.S.
Junior National team member, having competed at Junior Nationals in
2001, 2002, and 2003. In addition, she has won one Gold, two
Silvers, and two Bronzes at Regionals.
Brianna and her sister,
Caitlyn,
were interviewed and featured on the CBS Early Show on
January 18,
2003 as they skated in New York's Central Park. Brianna trains at
the Broadmoor Figure Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Brianna's
Training Fund
Brianna's
Website
- Sara
Holwerda
- c/o
Midland
Figure Skating Club
- P.O. Box
1371
- Midland,
MI 48641-1371
Sara Holwerda
is a Junior Level
singles skater and she has also passed her gold test in ice
dancing.
She is a college sophmore with a 4.0 GPA and she plans to get her
masters
degree in fine arts. Her dream is to compete at the national
championships.
In order to make that dream come true, Sara has been paying for her
skating
by waiting tables and designing her own skating dresses. She just
won Gold at the 2003 National Collegiate Championships and she
plans
to compete at the 2003 Eastern Great Lakes Regionals. In addition
to on ice training, her routine includes yoga, rollerblading,
plyometrics,
weight training and pilates. She is coached by Elizaveta
Stekolnikova
and Derek Shmidt. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated,
and used for ice time, lessons, or new skates. |
- Tugba Karademir
- c/o Mariposa School of
Skating
- P.O. Box 444
- Barrie, Ontario, Canada
- L4M 4T7
Tugba Karademir made history
in 2006 when she became the first ever figure skater to represent
Turkey in the Winter Olympics. In addition to the Olympics, Tugba
has represented Turkey at five consecutive European Championships and
four consecutive Worlds. When Tugba was ten years old, she moved
from her native Turkey to Canada to train with coach Doug Leigh.
She is also currently a student at York University, studying
biotechnology. Tugba is in need of sponsorship to help her reach
her goal of returning to the Olympics in 2010.
Tugba's
Official Website
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- Amanda
Landrian
- c/o Gold
Coast Ice Arena
- 4601 N.
Federal Hwy.
- Pompano
Beach, FL 33064
Fifteen
year-old Amanda Landrian is currently competing on the Novice level and
she also recently passed her Bronze Dance Test. In the past, Amanda has
won Medals The Atlanta Open, The Sunshine State Games, The Florida
Open, and the Orange Blossom Open. She is coached by Ilona Melnichenko
and Artem Torgashev in Florida. |
- Suzy McDonald
- International
Skating Center of Connecticut
- 1375
Hopmeadow Street
- Simsbury, CT
06070
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| Suzy
McDonald has been a medalist at regionals in the Intermediate, Novice,
Junior, and Senior levels. Most recently, she placed 3rd in the
Senior division at North Atlantic Regionals and 12th at the Eastern
Sectionals. Although
sidelined by injuries during past competitive seasons, she is now
injury free. Suzanne has begun a new and different training
regimen and is now skating full-time for the first time. She now trains
at ISCC under the tutelage of Tatiana Tarasova and Evgeny Platov. |
- Christina Miller
- c/o Southwest Florida Figure Skating Club
- J.P. Igloo
- 5309 29th St. East
- Ellenton, FL 34222-4116
Christina is 11 years old and
has been skating since she was
5.
This past season she tested up two levels so she is now a Novice
competitor.
She has won many gold and silver medals at competitions all along the
Eastern
United States. The highlight of this past year was South
Atlantic
Regionals where she did very well. Christina is able to land all
her double jumps and is currently working on her triple salchow and
triple
toe loop. Any assistance provided for Christina will be greatly
appreciated.
- Kristen Mita
- Northbrook Park District
- 1730 Pfingsten Road
- Northbrook, IL 60062
Eighteen year old Kristen has
been skating since she was six
and half
years old. She began to love the sport by going to birthday
parties
at the rink and she has been training in Northbrook Illinois since she
was in sixth grade. Her highest accomplishment was going to
the 2001 Nationals in Boston as a Novice. Since then, she has
missed
making it back to nationals by either one place or two each
season.
Last year, as a Junior skater, she made it to Midwestern Sectionals,
placing
2nd in the short and 6th over all. She plans to take her Senior
test
very soon. She is currently debating whether to skate
singles
or pairs, it all depends on whether she can find the right
partner.
Kristen is finishing up her senior year as an honors student at
Glenbrook
South High School. She is coached by Cindy
Caprel,
Tracy Ernst, and Scott Berger, and her programs are choreographed by
Phillip
Mills.
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