The Atlanta Figure Skating Club (AFSC) was founded in 1956 and became a member club of US Figure Skating in 1958. It is the oldest figure skating club in Georgia and one of the largest figure skating clubs in the United States.
Annually the AFSC hosts the Magnolia Open and the Atlanta Open.[1]
The AFSC hosted the 1976, 1985, 2000, and 2015[2] South Atlantic Regional Championships, the 1980 and 2004 National Championships,[3] and the 2006 Eastern Sectional Championships.[4]
In October 1992, the AFSC hosted Skate America International at the Omni arena.
Skaters who have represented the club
edit- Alexander Aiken
- Brittney McConn Bottoms
- Allen Davis
- Timothy Dolensky
- Jackie Farrell
- Brad Griffies
- Todd Hansen
- Kaysi Kitsell
- Alice Qiao
- Jabe Roberts
- Leslie Sikes
- Laura Steele
- Colin Vander Veen
- Valory Vennes
- Debbie Walls
- Elizabeth Wright-Johnson[5]
Notable coaches and judges
editBarbara Wagner,[6] Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time Worlds' Champion in Pairs Skating coaches at The Cooler, the primary skating rink of the Atlanta figure skating club, as well as Herbert Wiesinger German Figure Skating Championships, three time Gold Medalist in German Figure Skating Championships.
References
edit- ^ "Area Figure Skating Competitions, information brought to you by the Knoxville Figure Skating Club". www.knoxskating.org. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ 2015 Regionals Schedule
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Atlanta". atlanta.about.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating". www.usfigureskating.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "About the AFSC". Archived from the original on 2007-05-23. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ View Profile
External links
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