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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

1/14/09 Greenwich Skaters Samantha Scordo And Jamie Lee Are In The News



Darien Times

Dedication, teamwork, and athleticism on ice were all demonstrated as the synchronized teams from the Skating Club of Southern Connecticut, the Shadows and the Shimmers, won gold and silver medals at the 25th Colonial Classic in Lowell, Massachusetts on Jan. 10.

Darien 14-year-olds Isabel Duncan, Katrine Ryan and Katrina Vassell skate for the Shadows.

The Shimmers, competing in the Pre-Juvenile Division, after receiving a gold medal in the U.S.

Figure Skating Eastern Synchronized Team Skating Sectional Championships in 2008, continue their gold performances.

Coming in first, in the Pre-Juvenile Division at the Colonial Classic, they skated to the music of Born to Hand Jive from Grease by "Sha Na Na.”

Representing Greenwich is Samantha Scordo, while from Stamford are Lara Agatstein, Rachel Bellantoni, Emily Hernandez, Klara Hoherchak, and Emily Merole, New Canaan has Katie Marciano and Abby Smith, Norwalk Molly Gaumer-Klein, Skyla King, Alexandra Pennella, and Westport Brielle Hutchinson and Michaela Macdonald.

The Club also has an introductory beginner team, the Sprites, that did not compete at the Colonial Classic, but did receive a gold medal at The Terry Conners Synchronized Skating Open in Dec.

The Sprites are, from Greenwich, Jamie Yee .....

.....Skaters from ages six through 19, from basic five through senior level, can register for the program’s Synchronized Skating Clinic in March at the Terry Conners Ice Skating Rink. Try outs are held in April.

For more information about the Skating Club of Southern Connecticut and synchronized skating visit skatescsc.com. or terryconnerssynchro.org.

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