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Supplied by the Lake Superior Figure Skating Club…
Nine local Sault Ste. Marie Figure Skaters Qualify to Represent Northern Ontario at the Skate Ontario Championships in Port Colborne Ontario on March 17 -19. Lake Superior Figure Skating Club had another impressive showing this weekend where they competed at the ESSAR Centre in the 2017 Festival of Stars Event.

This event identifies the top figure skaters from across Northern Ontario who are vying for a spot in the 2017 Skate Ontario Provincial Championships in March. Kerry Bain, Director of Skating for the LSFSC was very pleased with the weekend results.

“Having nine skaters represent Lake Superior at Provincials is a result of hard work and dedication of coaches, skaters and volunteers. Not only did our skaters reach their goals achieving personal bests, they showed tremendous team spirit. Our team of coaches are extremely proud of the continued success and development of our skaters both on and off the ice.”

Nine skaters from the LSFSC will advance to the Provincial Championships:

Danielle McPhee – GOLD Star 9, 2nd Senior Gold Ladies & 2nd Gold Triathlon
Cameron Smith – 2nd Star 10 & 4th Silver Triathlon Ladies
Laura Baek – 2nd Star 8 & 6th Star 9
Lilia Pelletier – GOLD Juvenile Ladies U14 & 3rd Star 7
Simone Thibodeau – GOLD Star 6 & 4th Star 7
Hannah Martin – 4th Pre-Juvenile Ladies U13
Haley Martin – 2nd Star 6 & 6th Star 7
Yvonne Barnes – 2nd Pre-Juvenile Ladies U11 & 8th Star 7
Cassie Grenier – 4th Pre-Juvenile Ladies U11 & 12th Star 7

Other Weekend Highlights Included:

Emilie Vezina- GOLD Silver Interpretive
Ashley Matthews – 5th Silver Interpretive & 5th Star 5 13&O
Miya Thomas – 6th Silver Interpretive & 6th Star 5 13&O
Shayla Prgomet – 11th Star 5 13&O
Emma Carlucci  – 5th Star 5 U13 & 10th Star 7
Olivia Nero – 8th Star 5 U13 & 5th Bronze Interpretive
Hailie Levesque – 14th Star 5 U13
Leah Johnson – GOLD Star 4 U13
Vanna Finn – 2nd Star 4 U13
On behalf of the Lake Superior Figure Skating Club (LSFSC) Board of Directors, I would like to congratulate everyone on a job well done and express how proud we are of everyone’s accomplishments. Congratulations team LS!  Paul Carlucci, Club President.