Skating Club of Boston
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The Skating Club of Boston is a figure skating club
based in Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1912, it is one of the oldest skating clubs in the United States, predating the formation of U.S. Figure Skating. The club owns its own rink in Brighton, Massachusetts, built in 1938.
team and the ice theatre
teams Act I of Boston, Team Encore, and Imagica Theatre on Ice, which both won international competitions in that discipline in 2005 and 2006.
The Club has been the host of the United States Figure Skating Championships
several times, most recently in 2001.
Like some of the other older skating clubs in North America, The Skating Club of Boston retains elements of a "country club
" approach, with an emphasis on social activities, including weekly dinners and awards banquets. Prospective members must be sponsored by two existing members, attend social events, be approved by the club board, and pay an initiation fee.
Current coaches at the club include Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson, recipients of the 2006 USOC Developmental Coach of the Year award.
team, "Imagica", swept the gold medals (in the National Freeskate, International Choreographic Exercise, and International Freeskate events) at the 2008 and 2009 International/National Theatre on Ice competitions. Choreographed by Coach Tasney Mazzarino and Amy Vecchio, Imagica's 2009 Old-West-themed Free program featured a tumbling tumbleweed, a bugle-playing horse, cactuses doing Axels, cowgirls twirling lassos, a saloon complete with dancing saloon girls and beer-swilling cowboys, a love scene, and a shootout.
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 Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1912, it is one of the oldest skating clubs in the United States, predating the formation of U.S. Figure Skating. The club owns its own rink in Brighton, Massachusetts, built in 1938.
Club activities
An annual competition, the Boston Open, is held each fall. In the spring, the club puts on an ice show known as Ice Chips, which is said to have had the longest continuous run of any club skating carnival in the world. The club is affiliated with Team Excel which is a synchronized skatingSynchronized skating
Synchronized skating or synchronised skating, a large and fast-growing discipline, consists of 8—20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds...
team and the ice theatre
Ice theatre
Ice theatre is a branch of figure skating which merges the technical jumps and spins with unique choreography, ice dancing, pairs moves, synchronized skating, and theater to tell a story or act out an emotion or idea. It is a relatively new branch of figure skating, but it is also growing quickly...
teams Act I of Boston, Team Encore, and Imagica Theatre on Ice, which both won international competitions in that discipline in 2005 and 2006.
The Club has been the host of the United States Figure Skating Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
several times, most recently in 2001.
Like some of the other older skating clubs in North America, The Skating Club of Boston retains elements of a "country club
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
" approach, with an emphasis on social activities, including weekly dinners and awards banquets. Prospective members must be sponsored by two existing members, attend social events, be approved by the club board, and pay an initiation fee.
Notable members
A partial list of notable skaters who have trained at or represented The Skating Club of Boston include:- Tenley AlbrightTenley AlbrightTenley Emma Albright, M.D. is an American figure skater. She is the 1956 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, 1952 Olympic silver medalist, the 1953 & 1955 World Champion, the 1953 & 1955 North American champion, and the 1952–1956 U.S...
- Sherwin BadgerSherwin BadgerSherwin Campbell Badger was an American figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. He earned the men's titles at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships from 1920 through 1924. He also captured the pairs gold medal with partner Beatrix Loughran three times, and the pair won the silver medal...
- Theresa Weld BlanchardTheresa WeldTheresa Weld Blanchard was an American figure skater who competed in the disciplines of single skating and pair skating. Her pairs partner was Nathaniel Niles....
- Dick ButtonDick ButtonRichard Totten "Dick" Button is an American former figure skater and a well-known long-time skating television analyst. He is a two-time Olympic Champion and five-time World Champion...
- Juliana CannarozzoJuliana CannarozzoJuliana Cannarozzo is an American figure skater and actress.-Personal life:Juliana Cannarozzo was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was raised in Reading, Massachusetts...
- Stephen CarriereStephen CarriereStephen Carriere is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 U.S. bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, and the 2006-07 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.- Personal life :...
- Shepherd ClarkShepherd ClarkShepherd Walton Clark is an American former competitive figure skater. He won the silver medal at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. The next season, he won the Nebelhorn Trophy. He won the pewter medal at the 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships. Mr...
- Louann DonovanLouann DonovanLouann Donovan is an American former competitive figure skater who currently works as a skating director at the Icenter in Salem, New Hampshire. She was the 2002 U.S. Junior national champion and competed in two World Junior Figure Skating Championships...
- Katrina HackerKatrina HackerKatrina Hacker is an American figure skater. She is the 2005 U.S. novice bronze medalist and 2008 Eastern Sectional champion.-Career:Hacker is the 2005 Triglav Trophy champion...
- Lorraine HanlonLorraine HanlonLorraine Hanlon is an American figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She is the 1963 U.S. national champion.-Career:She won the junior title at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships...
- Emily HughesEmily HughesEmily Anne Hughes is an American figure skater. She is the 2007 U.S. National silver medalist and was a member of the 2006 Olympic team. She is a younger sister of Sarah Hughes, the 2002 Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
- Nancy KerriganNancy KerriganNancy Ann Kerrigan is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion.-Early life and skating career:...
- Jennifer KirkJennifer KirkJennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk is an American retired competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 World Junior Champion and the 2002 Four Continents Champion.- Biography :...
- Bradley LordBradley LordBradley Lord was an American figure skater who competed in men's singles. He finished fourth at the 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships and then placed sixth at that year's World Figure Skating Championships after the top three U.S. skaters skipped the event...
- Gretchen MerrillGretchen MerrillGretchen Merrill was an American figure skater. Gretchen was a six-time U.S. national champion and thrice placed second in 1941, 1942 and 1949...
- Mark Mitchell
- Suna MurraySuna MurraySuna Murray is an American figure skater. She won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics....
- Nathaniel Niles
- Albertina NoyesAlbertina NoyesAlbertina Natalie "Tina" Noyes is an American former figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships four times and is the 1967 North American bronze medalist. She represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 8th, and at the 1968...
- John Misha PetkevichJohn Misha PetkevichJohn Misha Petkevich is an American former figure skater. He won the 1971 United States Figure Skating Championships in men's singles and the North American Figure Skating Championship in the same year. He placed 6th at the 1968 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1972 Winter Olympics...
- Scott Smith
- Joan TozzerJoan TozzerJoan Tozzer was an American figure skater who competed in single skating and pair skating. Her pairs partner was Bernard Fox. She won the United States Figure Skating Championships in both singles and pairs in 1938, 1939, and 1940. Tozzer was the U.S...
- Roger F. Turner
- Laurence OwenLaurence OwenLaurence Rochon "Laurie" Owen was a Hall of Fame American figure skater. She was the 1961 U.S. National Champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where she placed 6th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Maribel Owen...
- Maribel OwenMaribel OwenMaribel Yerxa Owen was an American pair skater. With partner Dudley Richards, she was the 1961 U.S. national champion and represented the United States at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th. She was the daughter of Maribel Vinson and Guy Owen and the sister of Laurence Owen...
- Maribel Vinson
- 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...
Current coaches at the club include Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson, recipients of the 2006 USOC Developmental Coach of the Year award.
Imagica Theatre on Ice
The adult Ice theatreIce theatre
Ice theatre is a branch of figure skating which merges the technical jumps and spins with unique choreography, ice dancing, pairs moves, synchronized skating, and theater to tell a story or act out an emotion or idea. It is a relatively new branch of figure skating, but it is also growing quickly...
team, "Imagica", swept the gold medals (in the National Freeskate, International Choreographic Exercise, and International Freeskate events) at the 2008 and 2009 International/National Theatre on Ice competitions. Choreographed by Coach Tasney Mazzarino and Amy Vecchio, Imagica's 2009 Old-West-themed Free program featured a tumbling tumbleweed, a bugle-playing horse, cactuses doing Axels, cowgirls twirling lassos, a saloon complete with dancing saloon girls and beer-swilling cowboys, a love scene, and a shootout.