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Find Your Light with Performance Consultant, Adam Loosley

Find Your Light with Performance Consultant, Adam Loosley

OSC is proud to announce Disney On Ice’s Performance Consultant Adam Loosley will be joining our August Calendar’s ONLINEseries!

Join OSC and Adam on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 at 4:30P PST to FIND YOUR LIGHT!

Find Your Light with Disney On Ice's Adam Loosley
$15.00

‘Find Your Light’ Master Class with Performance Consultant, Adam Loosley.

Together, in this class, we will define what it means to ‘FIND YOUR LIGHT.’

Knowing who you are as a skater and performer is step one on your path to the SPOTLIGHT, and this class will give you the tools to get there your own way, while staying motivated and inspired to put your best ‘skate’ forward!

Adam Loosley is an American figure skater in Disney On Ice. In 2007, he took on the role of Ryan Evans in the East Coast version of Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour in 2007.

DATE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH

TIME: 4:30P PST

COST: $15

Zoom login information will be sent out 24 hours in advance.

 
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SURPRISE! Nathan Chen & Polina Edmunds join OSC ONLINEseries

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OSC is so excited to have Nathan Chen join our ONLINEseries this THURSDAY, 7/9th and Thursday, July 16th and Polina Edmunds on Monday, July 19th! Please visit our SHOP to learn more!

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SURPRISE! Nathan Chen and Polina Edmunds just skated on to the OSC July Calendar!

This Thursday, July 9th and next Thursday, July 16th at 5:30P PST, Nathan Chen will be sharing stability and jump techniques with you.

Nathan (aka The Quad King) is a two-time World champion (2018, 2019), a 2018 Winter Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, the 2017 Four Continents champion, three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2017, 2018, 2019), and four-time U.S. national champion (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020). Chen is the first skater to have landed five types of quadruple jumps in competitions: toe loop, Salchow, loop, flip and Lutz.

And, Monday, July 20th at 6:00P PST, Polina Edmunds joins us as she shares off-ice exercises and flexibility training!

Polina is the 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2014 CS U.S. Classic champion, and a two-time U.S. national silver medalist (2014, 2016). She represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 9th.

Use the button below to join in on the fun!

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Serge Onik dances Mondays away with OSC's ONLINEseries

Mondays are for dancing… with Serge Onik

Mondays are for Dancing… with Serge Onik

Starting Monday, June 22nd and the following three Mondays after, Serge Onik of Dancing with Stars and So You Can You Can Dance will be sharing his moves and dance techniques… like the importance of breathing! We are thrilled to share Serge with both our figure skating and dance communities!

Serge Onik - Movement Coach and Choreographer
$20.00

SYTYCD? DWTS? Know those acronyms?!

We are so thrilled to bring Serge Onik to the PNW (via ZOOM)! This will be an amazing online series of movement coaching and choreography with this talented dancer!

DATES: MONDAYS, JULY 13th at 4PM PST

COST: $20 each class

Zoom Login will be sent 24 hours before class starts.

Serge will also be offering private lessons (1:1 sessions - as his schedule permits).

No refunds.

Class videos are a copyright of Oregon Skating Council and no permission is given to record and/or share.

Thank you for joining us; for security purposes we check registration. prior to start of class.

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Introducing OSC's ONLINEseries kick off with Karen Chen!

Oregon Skating Council (OSC) is thrilled to announce our first ever Online Series! We are excited to kick it off with 2018 Olympian and 2017 US National Champion, KAREN CHEN on CORE & FLEXIBILITY! 

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OSC is super excited to kick off our ONLINEseries with 2018 Olympian and 2017 US National Champion, Karen Chen! We hope that all our skaters enjoy and have fun during this series as well. 


DATES: TUESDAYS, JUNE 16th & JUNE 23rd at 4:30PM PST

COST: $30 for both classes or $20 each class

Please share with your club members, skaters, coaches, etc. We have a great line-up and will be adding more in the weeks to come. 

Let us know if you have any questions, input, and/or what you think! All scheduled classes are on the OSC website, calendar, and will be on social media as well. 

Thanks so much for helping us make this happen,

Oregon Skating Council

https://www.oregonskating.org/online-series

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2005 US Figure Skating Championships in Portland, Oregon

2005 US Figure Skating Championships were the national figure skating championships of the United States for the 2004-05 season. Its results determined the skaters who would qualify for the 2005 World Championships, 2005 Four Continents Championships, and 2005 World Junior Championships, in addition to influencing the selection process for the 2005-06 Grand Prix and 2005-06 Junior Grand Prix series. It was held at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon for the novice, junior, and senior skaters, and at the Northwest Arena in Jamestown, New York for the juvenile and intermediate skaters.  

Ladies' podium from left to right: Jennifer Kirk, Michelle Kwan, Kimmie Meissner, and Sasha Cohen

Ladies' podium from left to right: Jennifer Kirk, Michelle Kwan, Kimmie Meissner, and Sasha Cohen

Michelle Kwan won the ladies event, receiving four 6.0s in the process.  This is Kwan's ninth ladies title, tying the record with Maribel Vinson Owen.

Kimmie Meissner attempted a triple Axel in her performance.  Many media gave her credit for it, but as of Sunday morning there was no word if USFSA would formally ratify it.  It appeared to us in the performance and in the replay that the jump was pre-rotated on the takeoff (a big 1/4 turn skid entering) and cheated more than 1/4 turn on the landing.  So we call the jump more than 1/2 turn cheated, even though she came a lot closer than several of the men this week.  The first (and only from our point of view) U.S. lady to land a triple Axel in competition was Tonya Harding in 1991.

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Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir won the Men's event, successfully defending his title. Just 7 more to go to catch up to Kwan!

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US FIGURE SKATING CORONAVIRUS STATEMENT REGARDING EVENTS, CLUB PROGRAMS

Dear Members,

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic affects our everyday lives, U.S. Figure Skating wants to assure you that the health and well-being of our athletes, members and figure skating community continues to be paramount.

As many of the nation’s public and private school systems, businesses and other entities have elected to take a “pause,” U.S. Figure Skating canceled on Friday all its national programs and events through mid-April (click here).  Furthermore, U.S. Figure Skating strongly recommends that all club events and programs (competitions, test sessions, shows, etc.) are canceled or postponed through at least April 12.  U.S. Figure Skating will continue to evaluate this rapidly evolving situation and provide updates as warranted. Qualifying procedures for such programs as Excel and Solo Dance also will be reevaluated during this time, as well as a decision on the status of Governing Council scheduled April 29 – May 2 in Las Vegas.   

While we understand how these disruptions affect our figure skating community, the health and well-being of our figure skating community is the highest priority. With that in mind, please review these CDC recommendations to minimize the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19):

  • Stay home if you are sick; do not come to the ice rink and club.

  • Avoid getting closer than 6 feet to anyone coughing or sneezing. 

  • Wash your hands frequently with soap and water for 20 seconds (sing the “ABC song”) or use hand sanitizer that has at least 60% alcohol. (This is especially important after going to the bathroom, before eating, after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.)

  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

  • Cover your mouth with a tissue or inside your elbow if you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash, and then wash your hands.

  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces regularly.

  • Monitor the WHO and CDC websites for travel advisories and follow their recommendations.

For more information:
CDC Summary
WHO Advice for the Public
 
If you have any questions, please email info@usfigureskating.org. As this is an evolving situation, we will communicate any updates via e-blasts and in the NEWS section of our website – www.usfigureskating.org/news

These are trying times, but we have every confidence that our figure skating community will continue to support one another as we navigate these uncharted waters. We want to thank each of you for your diligence and understanding and look forward to when a sense of normalcy returns.

Sincerely,
Anne Cammett
President
 
David Raith
Executive Director

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