Broadmoor Skating Club
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The Broadmoor Skating Club is a figure skating club
based in Colorado Springs, Colorado
that has long been a major training center for the sport of figure skating
. Founded in 1939, it was originally known as the Pikes Peak Skating Club, and was based in the Broadmoor World Arena
on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel
. When that facility was demolished in 1994, the club moved to its current home at the Colorado Springs World Arena.
Notable skaters who trained at or represented the Broadmoor Skating Club include:
Prominent coaches associated with the club have included Edi Scholdan
, Carlo Fassi
, Kathy Casey, Tom Zakrajsek
, and Tom Dickson
. The club has benefitted in recent years from its proximity to both the United States Figure Skating Association
headquarters and the United States Olympic Training Center
in Colorado Springs.
The club hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships six times between 1948 and 1976, and the World Figure Skating Championships
five times during the same period, at the Broadmoor World Arena facility. More recently, the club has hosted events such as the World Junior Figure Skating Championships
, Skate America
, and the Grand Prix Final
.
Figure skating club
A figure skating club is a local organization of figure skaters, often centered around a single ice rink. Typical club activities include arranging practice ice time, hosting test sessions and competitions, and producing an annual ice show in which club skaters may take part...
based in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
that has long been a major training center for the sport of figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
. Founded in 1939, it was originally known as the Pikes Peak Skating Club, and was based in the Broadmoor World Arena
Broadmoor World Arena
The Broadmoor World Arena was a pioneering skating rink and hockey arena located at the Broadmoor Resort & Spa in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally an outdoor riding academy, the building was enclosed and converted to an ice arena which opened in January 1938...
on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel
Broadmoor Hotel
The Broadmoor is a 5-star/5-diamond luxury hotel and resort, located in southwestern Colorado Springs, Colorado. Built in the early 20th century as the "Grand Dame of the Rockies", it was one of the finest resort destinations along the Rocky Mountains during the age of railroads. It continues to be...
. When that facility was demolished in 1994, the club moved to its current home at the Colorado Springs World Arena.
Notable skaters who trained at or represented the Broadmoor Skating Club include:
- Jeremy AbbottJeremy AbbottJeremy Abbott is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 Grand Prix Final Champion, a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist and two-time U.S. national champion. He represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed ninth.-Personal life:Jeremy Abbott was born in...
- Ryan BradleyRyan BradleyRyan Bradley is an American figure skater. He is the 2011 U.S. champion, 2007 U.S. silver medalist and three time U.S. Collegiate Champion. Bradley is known for his crowd-pleasing programs and backflips....
- Nicole BobekNicole BobekNicole Bobek is an American figure skater. She is the 1995 U.S. Champion and World bronze medalist.-Biography:An only child, Bobek was raised by her Czech mother, Jana, and her friend Joyce Barron...
- Scott Davis
- Todd EldredgeTodd EldredgeTodd James Eldredge is an American figure skater. He is the 1996 World Champion and a six-time national champion .-Biography:...
- Rachael FlattRachael FlattRachael Elizabeth Flatt is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. national champion, 2008, 2009 and 2011 national silver medalist, and 2008 World Junior Champion....
- Peggy FlemingPeggy FlemingPeggy Gail Fleming is an American figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in Ladies' singles and a three-time World Champion...
- Ryan JahnkeRyan JahnkeRyan Jahnke is an American figure skater. He is the 2003 U.S. national bronze medalist and was the 1993 Novice National Champion. After the 2005-2006 Olympic season, Jahnke retired from competitive skating and now spends his time coaching...
- David Jenkins
- Hayes Alan JenkinsHayes Alan JenkinsHayes Alan Jenkins , an American figure skater, led men's skating for 4 years, 1953-56. He won four consecutive World Figure Skating Championships from 1953 to 1956. He also won the gold medal in the 1956 Winter Olympics, after placing 4th in the 1952 Winter Olympics. His brother David Jenkins...
- Vivian JosephVivian JosephVivian Joseph is a female American figure skater.-Skating career:Vivian and her older brother Ronald Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.The two siblings entered their first regional competition, the...
& Ronald JosephRonald JosephRonald Joseph was an American figure skater.-Skating career:Ronald and his younger sister Vivian Joseph began skating together as children, attended Highland Park High School, and competed for the Broadmoor Skating Club of Colorado.He was an excellent all-around athlete... - Caryn KadavyCaryn KadavyCaryn Kadavy , is an American figure skater known for her classical style in singles skating.-Career:...
- KarolKarol KennedyKarol Estelle Kennedy Kucher was an American pair skater. With her brother, Peter, she won five U.S. Championship titles from 1948-1952...
& Peter Kennedy - Ann Patrice McDonoughAnn Patrice McDonoughAnn Patrice McDonough is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2002 World Junior Champion and the 2003 U.S. pewter medalist. McDonough retired from skating in 2004.-Personal life:...
- Keauna McLaughlinKeauna McLaughlinKeauna Inaba' McLaughlin is an American pair skater. Her former pairs partner was Rockne Brubaker. With him, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S...
& Rockne BrubakerRockne BrubakerRockne Lee Brubaker, II is an American pair skater. With former partner Keauna McLaughlin, he is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. National Champion, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, and the 2007 World Junior Champion. With current partner Mary Beth Marley, he is the 2011 U.S. national pewter... - MelissaMelissa MilitanoMelissa Mary Militano is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. As a pair skater, she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships three times, in 1973 with her brother Mark Militano and in 1974 and 1975 with Johnny Johns...
& Mark MilitanoMark MilitanoMark William Militano is an American pair skater. With sister Melissa Militano, he is the 1973 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1972 Winter Olympics where they placed 7th.... - Brandon MrozBrandon MrozBrandon Mroz is an American figure skater. He is the 2009 U.S. silver medalist and the 2006 & 2007 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist. He has the record of the first skater to complete a quadruple lutz jump in a sanctioned competition.-Personal life:Brandon Mroz was born in St. Louis,...
- Colleen O'ConnorColleen O'ConnorColleen M. O'Connor is an American ice dancer. With partner James Millns, she is the 1974-1976 U.S. national champion, the 1975 World silver medalist, the 1976 World bronze medalist, and the 1976 Olympic bronze medalist....
and Jim Millns - Renée RocaRenee RocaRenée Roca is an American ice dancer and choreographer. She is a three-time U.S. national champion with different partners. Competing with partner Donald Adair, she is the 1986 U.S. national champion. She later teamed up with Russian skater Gorsha Sur, with whom she is the 1993 and 1995 U.S...
& Gorsha SurGorsha SurGeorgi 'Gorsha' Sur is a former ice dancer who represented the United States and the Soviet Union. With Svetlana Liapina for the Soviet Union, he is a two-time World Junior medalist. With Renée Roca for the U.S., he is a two-time U.S... - Elizabeth PunsalanElizabeth PunsalanElizabeth Punsalan or Swallow is an American ice dancer. With her partner and husband Jerod Swallow, she is a five-time U.S. national champion, two-time Skate America champion, and competed twice in the Winter Olympics.- Career :Early in her career, Punsalan competed with Christopher Rettstatt,...
& Jerod SwallowJerod SwallowJerod Swallow is an American ice dancer. With his partner and wife Elizabeth Punsalan, he is a five-time U.S. national champion, two-time Skate America champion, and competed twice in the Winter Olympics.... - Jill TrenaryJill TrenaryJill Ann Trenary is an American figure skater. She was a 3-time U.S. champion and won the World Figure Skating Championships in 1990....
- Tiffany ViseTiffany ViseTiffany Vise is an American pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise & Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international competition...
& Derek TrentDerek TrentDerek Trent is an American retired competitive skater pair skater. He competed for most of his career with Tiffany Vise. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international competition... - Tim Wood
- Paul WyliePaul WyliePaul Stanton Wylie is an American figure skater and 1992 Olympic silver medalist.-Biography:Born in Dallas, Texas, Wylie began skating at the age of three. At age eleven, his family moved to Denver, Colorado, where he began to train with Carlo Fassi...
Prominent coaches associated with the club have included Edi Scholdan
Edi Scholdan
Edi Scholdan was a figure skater and figure skating coach.Scholdan was born in Vienna and, as a competitor, represented Austria at the 1933 World Figure Skating Championships. However, he became better known as a coach; he worked at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado...
, Carlo Fassi
Carlo Fassi
Carlo Fassi was a well-known Italian figure skater and international coach whose students included several World and Olympic champions.-Career:Fassi was born in Milan....
, Kathy Casey, Tom Zakrajsek
Tom Zakrajsek
Tom Zakrajsek is an American figure skating coach and former competitive skater. As a skater, he competed as a senior on the national level....
, and Tom Dickson
Tom Dickson
Tom Dickson is an American figure skater who currently works as a coach and choreographer.-Career:During his eligible career, Dickson won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at junior level in 1980; at the senior level, he placed 5th at the 1984 Championships. He also won Nebelhorn Trophy in 1980...
. The club has benefitted in recent years from its proximity to both the United States Figure Skating Association
United States Figure Skating Association
U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating on ice in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic Committee "USOC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act and is the United States member of the International Skating...
headquarters and the United States Olympic Training Center
United States Olympic Training Center
The United States Olympic Training Centers are three campuses created by the United States Olympic Committee as training facilities for its Olympic and Paralympic athletes. They are located in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lake Placid, New York; and Chula Vista, California. There is a U.S. Olympic...
in Colorado Springs.
The club hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships six times between 1948 and 1976, and the World Figure Skating Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...
five times during the same period, at the Broadmoor World Arena facility. More recently, the club has hosted events such as the World Junior Figure Skating Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...
, Skate America
Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...
, and the Grand Prix Final
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating
The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...
.