April, 2008

Congratulations to AY members selected for USFS Team Envelopes!

Envelope A – Bebe Liang, John Baldwin Jr. & Rena Inoue
Envelope B - Caroline Zhang
Envelope C - Victoria Rackhon, Karen Zhou, Richard Dornbush, Andrew Gonzales,
Nicholas LaRoche, David Wang, Bianca Butler, Joe Jacobsen, Naomi Nari Nam, Madison Chock
Reserve - Carolyn Ann Alba, Danielle Kahle, Lynn Kriengkrairut

And congratulations to the California Gold Senior team - Envelope C

April, 2008

Congratulations to our AY adult skaters for their performances at the
2008 U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships,
held this past week in Lake Placid, NY.
Elizabeth Chase – 4th place, Championships Adult Gold Ladies
– 1st place, Adult Gold Ladies III
Jenna Graciano - 11th place, Championships Adult Gold Ladies
Natalie Shaby - 9th place, Championships Masters Ladies

March, 2008

Congratulations to Andrew Gonzales for his Junior Men’s gold medal performance at the recent AEGON Challenge Cup in The Hague, Norway.
Congratulations also goes to David Wang for his silver medal in Novice Men.

February, 2008

Congratulations to the California Gold Senior team who took 4th place
at the recent 2008 U.S. Synchronized Team Skating Championships,
and to the Intermediate team for their 6th place finish!

February, 2008

Congratulations to the California Gold Senior team on their Pacific Coast Synchronized Sectional Championships win! The California Gold Senior team also placed 7th at the Cup of Berlin in January. The California Gold Senior team is in its third year as a team,performing a short program to "Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story," and free skate program to "Orange Colored Sky" by Natalie Merchant.

Congratulations also go out to the California Gold Intermediate team for
its second place finish at the Pacific Coast Synchronized Sectional Championships in their first year as a team!

January, 2008

All Year FSC congratulates all members who recently competed
at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, MN!
Everyone did an excellent job and many AYFSC members were there to cheer you on.A special note of congratulations to all AY members who
left St. Paul as National medalists:

Rena Inoue and John Baldwin, Jr. - 2nd, Championship Pairs
- Caroline Zhang - 4th, Championship Ladies
- Andrew Gonzalez - 3rd, Jr. Men
- Richard Dornbush - 4th, Jr. Men
- Madison Chock (w/Partner Greg Zeurlein) - 3rd, Jr. Dance
- David Wang - 3rd Novice Men

Good luck to our members heading to the World Championships
in Sweden and the Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea:
- Rena Inoue and John Baldwin
- Beatrisa Liang

Good Luck to our members who will be competing at the Jr. World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria:
- Caroline Zhang
- Doug Williams as Asst. Team Leader

December, 2007

Congratulations to Caroline Zhang on her 4th place finish at the
Grand Prix Final. Caroline qualified for the Grand Prix Final by
placing 3rd at Skate America and 2nd and Cup of China. CONGRATULATIONS!!

December, 2007

Congratulations to Bianca Butler & Joseph Jacobsen and Madison Chockwith her partner Greg Zuerlin for qualifying for the Junior
Grand Prix Final. They competed this past weekend and we are very
proud of their accomplishments


We also wish the very best of luck to Caroline Zhang as she leaves
for her first Grand Prix Final. Caroline qualified for the Grand Prix Final by placing 3rd at Skate America and 2nd and Cup of China. GOOD LUCK!!

November, 2007

Congratulations to Leah Kaiser, 2008 Juvenile Girls National Champion & Jay Yostanto, 2008 Intermediate Men, Bronze Medalist

Congratulations to all of our members for doing an outstanding job
at this year's Junior Nationals. The skating was outstanding and you
all did a wonderful job. We are very proud of you and all your accomplishments for the 2008 season.

All Year FSC representation at 2008 Junior National's in Salt Lake City, Utah:

Juvenile Girls
Leah Keiser, Courtney Hicks
Kristin Lench, Cheryl Douglass

Juvenile Boys
David Allen, Nix Phensgy

Intermediate Ladies - Roxette Howe
Intermediate Men - Jay Yostanto

See photos and all results

August, 2007

AY Skaters Dominate at National Showcase!

Congratulations to Michelle Hanabusa,
Parade of Champions Gold Medalist 2 years in a row!

Congratulations also go to Song King,
Silver Medalist, Parade of Champions!

See photos and all results

July, 2007

Synchro International assignments announced – Congratulations to California Gold fortheir assignment to the Cup of Berlin! Good luck!!!

Cup of Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Jan. 19-20, 2008
Teams: Haydenettes , California Gold , Hockettes (junior)

June, 2007

USFS Announces Grand Prix Lineup
Grand Prix - United States
Skate America (Oct. 25-28)
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Caroline Zhang
Naomi Nari Nam (& partner Themistocles Leftheris(

Cup of China (Nov. 8-11)
Beijing, China
Caroline Zhang
Beatrisa Liang
Rena Inoue & John Baldwin
Naomi Nari Nam (& partner Themistocles Leftheris)

Cup of Russia (Nov. 22-25)
Moscow, Russia
Beatrisa Liang

NHK Trophy (Nov. 29-Dec. 2)
Sendai, Japan
Rena Inoue & John Baldwin


ISU Grand Prix Final (Dec. 13-16): TBA
The top six place-winners in each discipline qualify to compete in the ISU Grand Prix Final.

June, 2007

Natalie Shaby takes gold in Masters Elite Ladies
at ISU Adult International

May, 2007

AY Members Selected
Initial Junior Grand Prix Assigments Announced

Junior Grand Prix - United States
Lake Placid, N.Y.
Aug. 30-Sept. 2, 2007
Pairs: Bianca Butler & Joseph Jacobsen

Junior Grand Prix - Austria
Vienna, Austria
Sept. 13-16, 2007
Men: Richard Dornbush

May, 2007

Senior Synchro Team California Gold takes 4th at Synchro Nationals!!

California Gold placed 4th at the 2007 Synchro National Championships, and has also been named to the Synchro Team C Envelope.
They are the first Pacific Coast team to place in the top 4 at Nationals.
We wish them continued success for the coming year.
Congratulations to California Gold!

May, 2007

Congratulations to AY skaters selected for the 2007 Team Envelopes!

Team Envelope A
Rena Inoue & John Baldwin

Team Envelope B
Bebe Liang, Caroline Zhang, Naomi Nari Nam

Team Envelope C
Carolyn Ann Alba, Danielle Kahle, Richard Dornbush,
Bianca Butler & Joseph Jacobsen

May, 2007

IMPORTANT NEWS:
ISU Communication 1445 provides new feature charts
and GOE charts plus additional tehcnical information.
 
 2007 Governing Council Report of Action

May, 2007

Congratulations to the following AY members who received National Appointments at the 2007 Governing Council in Reno, NV:

Judges - Janis Engel, National Singles & Pairs

Technical Panel - Janis Engel National Technical Controller, Dance

National Technical Specialist - Singles
Tiffany Chin
Aimee Kravette Benet

National Video Replay
Janis Engel (Singles, Pairs, Dance)
Aimee Kravette Benet (Singles, Pairs, Dance)
Mary Lou Rothman (Sys)
Doug Williams (Singles, Pairs, Dance)

March, 2007

Congratulations to Bryan Rabin!
2007 U.S. Adult Championships
Championship Masters Men - 3rd place!

Escapades, On Ice - April 19, 2007
By Rose Apodaca, Special to The LA Times

Congratulations also to
Nicholas Chou - 1st place,Championship Adult Gold Men
Andy Schell - 2nd place, Championship Adult Gold Men
and Lauren Day - 4th place, Championship Adult Gold Ladies


 Congratulations to Caroline Zhang, 2007 Junior World Champion!

Caroline Zhang
Photo by Paul Harvath

November, 2006

All Year FSC is proud to be represented by 33 skaters
who qualified at the recent Pacific Coast Sectionals for the
2007 U.S. Championships!

Good luck!

October 15, 2006

Congratulations to All Year FSC members competing in recent
International Events!

At the Junior Grand Prix in Taipei, Caroline Zhang won her 2nd event
of the season and has qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final. Caroline won this event with almost the exact same score as her earlier event in Mexico City.

Traveling to Taipei with Caroline was Dice Murakami. Dice was 2nd in the Short program and completed the event in 4th place.

All Year FSC was also represented by three skaters at the recent Karl Schaffer Memorial International in Vienna, Austria. Danielle Kahle skated two good programs and finished in 2nd place. Dennis Phan and Michael Villarreal were 6th and 7th, respectively, in a strong group of men.

Congratulations to Caroline, Dice, Danielle, Dennis and Michael. We look forward to seeing you all back in Los Angeles!

September 17, 2006

Congratulations to Caroline Zhang and Daisuke Murakami for their outstanding performances at the Junior Grand Prix, Mexico!

Ladies Freeskate, September 17, 2006

Men’s Freeskate - September 15, 2006

Ladies Short, Men’s Short - September 15, 2006

JGP, Mexico - Event Details

Photo: Laurie Johnson

August 7, 2006

AYFSC Skaters Sweep National Showcase!

The 2006 National Showcase competition was held last week in Oaklawn, Illinois, in which three of the club's skaters competed.

A huge CONGRATULATIONS to:
Michelle Hanabusa, Crystalrose Guerra, and Tetona Jackson.

Michelle, Crystalrose and Tetona swept the "Parade of Champions" event with first, second and third place showings respectively.

June 24, 2006

Tammy Gambill Wins USOC Developmental Coach of the Year Award!

The All Year FSC is very proud announce that club member, Tammy Gambill, has won this prestigious award. A hearty Congratulations from
All Year FSC!

(6/24/06) - U.S. Figure Skating coach Tammy Gambill (Redlands, Calif.) was named the 2005 U.S. Olympic Committee Developmental Coach
of the Year last night at the Night of Champions event at the U.S.
Olympic Assembly in La Jolla, Calif.

In 2005, Gambill coached three skaters to U.S. titles – junior ladies champion Sandy Rucker, novice men's champion Austin Kanallakan,
and juvenile girls champion Julie Kim. She is the current chair of the U.S.
Figure Skating Coaches Committee, member of the Professional Skaters Association's Board of Directors, and past member of U.S. Figure
Skating's Board of Directors. She is also a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Athlete Development Committee and Sports Sciences and
Medicine Committee.

Besides Kim, Gambill currently coaches 2004 Junior Grand Prix Final champion Dennis Phan, 2006 U.S. novice men's sixth-place finisher
Richard Dornbush, 2006 U.S. novice ladies fifth-place finisher Victoria Rackohn, 2006 U.S. intermediate ladies bronze medalist Ellie Kawamura and 2006 U.S. junior men's fourth-place finisher Daisuke Murakami.

U.S. Olympic and Pan American sports organizations selected their 2005 National, Developmental and Volunteer Coaches of the Year as part of
the USOC Coach of the Year Recognition Program. The five finalists in
each category were selected by a panel of former coaches and officials.

Other finalists for the Developmental Coach of the Team Award were Jay Benner (Tacoma, Wash./USA Swimming), Susan Butz-Stavin (Fleetwood, Pa./U.S. Field Hockey), Jimmy Jang (Marquette, Mich./U.S. Speedskating) and Maureen O'Toole Purcell (Danville, Calif./USA Water Polo).

* Reprinted with permission from U.S. Figure Skating