A huge congratulations to US Figure Skating for successfully and safely hosting the 2021 US Figure Skating National Championships in Las Vegas! We are so proud to have had 2 Intermountain Interclub athletes from the Wasatch Figure Skating Club represent us at the Championships.

Congratulations to Mitchell Freiss (associate member) – Senior Men 17th place and Abigail Ross – Junior Ladies 10th place! We are so proud! Congratulations as well to their esteemed coaching teams! Hard work and dedication truly pay off!

Over 100 U.S. Figure Skating athletes will debut their programs for the 2020-21 season during the International Selection Pool (ISP) Points Challenge, a virtual competition organized by U.S. Figure Skating. The competition, which will include Olympic and U.S. medalists, will be available for on-demand viewing on the video corner of the U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone starting on Sept. 9. Participating athletes will compete for $200,000 in prize money, as well as advancement to the 2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Additionally, the competition will be used as criteria for future international assignments.

The ISP Points Challenge will feature U.S. Figure Skating’s premier junior- and senior-level athletes in singles, pairs and ice dance. Entrants will submit videos of their short program/rhythm dance and free skate/free dance to be judged by a panel of national, international and ISU-level officials. Each performance will be proctored to ensure the integrity of the video that is submitted for judging. If they choose, athletes have two opportunities compete and will be ranked by their best total score in each discipline.

Hannah Baldwin*
Alina Bonillo
Morgan Heavrin*
Tia Hilbelink
Ellie Kam
Cindy Lin
Elyce Lin-Gracey
Emilie Mao
Ava Neuhaus
Gabriela Summer Panaligan
Brynn Roberts*
Jordan Scott
Lisa Zhu

Novice Men
Daniel Borisov
Lucas Broussard
Allan Fisher
Jonathan Hildebrandt
Lake Liao
Jacob Sanchez
Taira Shinohara
Beck Strommer

Junior Ladies
Gwen Bloesch
Elsa Cheng
Sofia Frank
Hannah Herrera*
Tamnhi Huyunh
Mia Kalin
Michelle Lee
Isabeau Levito
Cathryn Limketkai
Hannah Lofton
Lindsay Mattenson
Audrey Meredith
Maryn Pierce
Haley Scott
Adele Zheng
Ava Ziegler

Junior Men
Goku Endo
Joseph Klein
Kai Kovar*
Samuel Mindra
Robert Yampolsky

• IIA athletes

Reach for the Peaks 2020 – cancelled due to COVID-19

Congratulations to Hannah Herrera of Murray Silver Blades FSC and Kai Kovar of Wasatch Figure Skating Club as well as their awesome coaching teams on being named to Team USA and receiving their first international competition assignment, the Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands!

Sending good luck wishes to our Intermountain Interclub athletes and coaches who qualified to compete at the 2020 US National Championships and/or participate in the High Performance Development Camp in Greensboro, North Carolina next week! Congratulations on all your hard work and wishing you a week of success and rewarding experiences! We are proud of you!

US National Championships

Junior Ladies

Noelle Rosa – Salt Lake Figure Skating (qualified 3rd place in Junior ladies at PC sectionals)

Hannah Herrera – Murray Silver Blades FSC (qualified 2nd place in Novice ladies at PC sectionals)

Junior Men

Seth Kurogi – Salt Lake Figure Skating (qualified 4th place in Junior Men at PC Sectionals)

Kai Kovar – Wasatch FSC- (qualified 2nd place in Novice Men at PC sectionals)

US High Performance Development Camp

Novice Ladies

Hannah Herrera- Murray Silver Blades FSC

Novice Men

Kai Kovar – Wasatch FSC

Intermediate Ladies

Hannah Baldwin- FSC of Park City

Utah plays host to at least 8 regional competitions each year and will host the for the 9th consecutive year the US International Classic and Challenge Skate in 2020.

A new requirement in 2019 found us struggling to get volunteers and medical staffing for our events as US Figure Skating requires individuals it, or its member clubs, formally authorizes, approves or appoints 1) to a position of authority over, or 2) to have frequent contact with athletes to have successfully completed a back-ground check with a green light finding prior to participating in and/or preparing for U.S. Figure Skating related activities.

Congratulations to our Intermountain Interclub athletes and coaches on a successful sectionals! Best wishes to those who qualified for the U.S. National Championships or the High Performance National Team Camp in North Carolina in January!

Juvenile Boys
Trevor Meeboer – FSCPC – 7th

Do you want to build a snowman? All of us here at IIA are a little fond of anything related to ice, so are beyond thrilled to announce a special, opening weekend screening of FROZEN 2 ! We’ve arranged to have the entire auditorium all to ourselves and want you to join us!

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2019
Showtime: 2:30pm (seating begins at 2pm)
Theater: Cinemark Sugarhouse Movies 10
Address: 2227 S. Highland Drive, SLC, UT 84106
Ticket Price: $15.00 each
Venmo: @Rebecca-Dearing (the IIA Treasurer) – be sure to include your name so we don’t give tickets to the wrong person!

Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis as we have a limited number of seats in the auditorium. Also, as much as we wish we were Fandango, we cannot reserve seats either. Auditorium doors open at 2pm. IIA Board Members will be onsite to hand out tickets and help theater staff direct traffic.

Please join your fellow skaters in celebrating the beginning of snowflake season! We can’t wait to see you!

Congratulations to our Intermountain Interclub Pacific Coast Sectional Singles Final Qualifiers! Our athletes either qualified through the National Qualifying Series or at the 2020 Central Pacific Regional Singles Challenge hosted by Salt Lake Figure Skating.

Best of luck in Wenatchee, WA next month!

Juvenile Boys
Trevor Meeboer – FSCPC – 3rd