Organized in 1923, the Pittsburgh Figure Skating Club is one of the oldest clubs in the United States. As one of over 480 member clubs of U.S. Figure Skating, the Pittsburgh Figure Skating Club seeks to encourage participation in the sport of figure skating by all persons.
Congratulations to Elena Valova – Pittsburgh FSC Coach and World Figure Skating Hall of Fame Class of 2018! She competed with Oleg Vasiliev for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics in Pairs and won the Silver Medal.
Congratulations to our adult skaters who recently competed at the 2018 Adult Eastern Sectional Championships. The following skaters received Special Achievement Awards:
Ken Ho – Championship Masters Int-Nov Men
Alicia Marcucci – Championship Masters Jr-Sr Ladies
Grace Stuever – Championship Adult Gold Ladies
The following adult skaters also qualified for Adult Nationals:
Dave Garber & Kimberly Sailer – Championship Masters Pairs
Ken Ho – Championship Masters Int-Nov Men
Alicia Marcucci – Championship Masters Jr-Sr Ladies
Grace Stuever – Championship Adult Gold Ladies
Congratulations to the following skaters who received Special Achievement Awards at the 2018 US Figure Skating South Atlantic Regionals:
Caroline Mura – intermediate
Benjamin McLemore – Intermediate
Abigale Morgan – Juvenile
Alexis Martyn – Novice
Congratulations to the following skaters who will be competing at the 2018 USFS Sectionals:
Eastern Sectionals:
Anastasia Lestina & Benjamin McLemore – Intermediate Pairs
Benjamin McLemore – Intermediate Men
Pacific Coast Sectionals:
Shawn & Isabella Hagan – Intermediate Dance
Congratulations to Anastasia Lestina & Benjamin McLemore who placed 3rd in Intermediate Pairs and qualified to advance to Nationals!
Congratulations to Shawn & Isabella Hagan who placed 6th in Intermediate Dance at the Pacific Coast Sectionals!
Competition results are now posted. Also, photos from 2017 Skate Pittsburgh are available for viewing and purchasing online. Click on the logo to go to the competition page.
Congratulations to Ryan & Charlotte in their first international debut at the Warsaw Cup 2016. You can see their Free Dance here, start at the 5:00:00 mark:
A news article about Ryan and Charlotte was in the TribLive: http://triblive.com/sports/otherlocal/9949224-85/devereaux-skating-maxwell
PFSC Skater Emmy Francek was featured in an article in TribLive: http://triblive.com/news/neighborhoods/sewickley/9872021-74/skating-francek-figure
CLUB REMINDER:
Reminder – 6 hours of volunteer time per skater needs to be completed for the new skating year (2017-18). Many opportunities are available: club ice monitor Sunday afternoons beginning in September; test sessions; at the club’s Learn-to-Skate program at Schenley Park Ice Rink beginning in December; annual Skate Pittsburgh competition. Members not fulfilling the 6 hours must pay $120.00.
