University of Delaware Figure Skating Club
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The University of Delaware Figure Skating Club (UDFSC) was chartered in January 1986.
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[edit] Facility
The University of Delaware is home to the Blue (Fred Rust Arena) and Gold arenas which serve as the home of the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club and the Delaware Ice Skating Science Development Center (ISSDC). The University of Delaware Ice Skating Science Development Center (ISSDC) is a year-round training facility designed to meet the needs of figure skaters, first-time competitors and Olympians. The ISSDC is directed by Ronald Ludington, who has coached skaters in 9 consecutive Olympics and 36 World Championships. His personal credentials include several skating titles: U.S. Pair Champion (1956-60), U.S. Silver Dance Champion (1958), World Bronze Medalist (1959), Olympic Bronze Medalist (1960), and World Invitational Dance Champion (1965).
[edit] Athletes
The training center has been home to many skaters including Tara Lipinski, Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsiannikov, Johnny Weir and Kimmie Meissner. In 2006, the University of Delaware sent 31 figure skaters to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, more than any other figure skating club in the United States. In addition, on March 26, 2006, Kimmie Meissner won the 2006 World Figure Skating Championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The University of Delaware also has a strong record of figure skating at the collegiate level, and is home to several skaters who have placed at the U.S. National Collegiate Championships, including Melissa Parker ('99 Sr. Champion), Mark Butt ('00 Jr. Bronze Medalist), Laura Stefanik ('05 Jr. Champion), Danielle VanPatten ('05 Jr. Bronze Medalist) and Jazmyn Manzouri ('06 Jr. Silver Medalist). The University of Delaware Collegiate Figure Skating Club (UDCFSC) was founded in 1997 and has qualified for the US Intercollegiate National Figure Skating Championships every year since its inception in 2000, winning the National Championship in 2002 ahead of the University of Michigan and Miami University.
[edit] Collegiate Results
| University of Delaware Collegiate Figure Skating Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Eastern Championships | U.S. National Championships, location |
| 2000 | 1st | 3rd, Oxford (OH) |
| 2001 | 1st | 2nd, Boston (MA) |
| 2002 | 1st | 1st, Ann Arbor (MI) |
| 2003 | 2nd | 2nd, Denver (CO) |
| 2004 | 2nd | 2nd, Amherst (MA) |
| 2005 | 2nd | 2nd, Oxfod (OH) |
| 2006 | 2nd | 3rd, San Jose (CA) |
| 2007 | TBA | TBA, Hanover (NH) |
