
Member Acomplishments
GOLD LEVEL MEMBERS
The test structure is the backbone of U.S. Figure Skating. Passing skill tests presided over by official judges advances the skater to the next level. Skaters test in moves in the field, free skating, pairs and ice dancing. As a skater advances, the tests become more difficult. The highest achievement in each discipline is passing the senior, also called "gold," test. When a skater passes a gold test, he or she earns the designation "U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist."
Becoming a U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist is the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication to the sport. In a typical year, approximately 40,000 U.S. Figure Skating test levels are completed by athletes; of those, about 1,300, or 3 percent, are at the gold or senior level.
When an athlete passes the senior test, he or she receives a congratulatory letter from the president of U.S. Figure Skating, a gold certificate and a gold lapel pin to commemorate the accomplishment, and is eligible to purchase the gold test medal and the U.S. Figure Skating Gold Medalist jacket. It is also an accomplishment that goes on the skater's permanent U.S. Figure Skating record, and can be used on a resume or college application.
Skating Club of Saugerties U.S Figure Skating Gold Medalists:
Amy Montalbano Senior Moves In The Field
Adult Gold Free Skate
Gold Solo Dance
Brooke Bode Senior Moves In The Field
Elise Westlund Senior Moves In The Field
Senior Freeskate
Senior Solo Free Dance
Maria Reynolds Senior Moves In The Field
Senior Freeskate
Gold Dance Test
Senior Solo Free Dance
Gold Pattern Dance
Nomi Kligler Senior Moves In The Field
Valerie Jahn Gold Solo Dance
Meghan Gleason Senior Moves In The Field
Sofia Pagliaro Senior Moves In The Field
Deanna Berger Senior Moves in The Field
Emma Hendricks Senior Moves in The Field
Caelin Piper Senior Moves in The Field
Senior Solo Free dance
Jessica Robie Adult Gold Moves in The Field
Lillian Vinskey Senior Moves in The Field
Courtney Tso Senior Moves in The Field
Gold Pattern Dance
Axel Award
What is an Axel?
An axel is a jump in figure skating that starts forward on the take-off leg and transfers the axis of rotation to the landing side in the air before landing backwards on the other skating foot after 1.5 rotations. The Axel jump is the hardest jump to learn.
The Skating Club of Saugerties created the Axel Award to honor club members who have successfully landed the Axel jump. Skaters are presented with a trophy and their name is on a plaque at our home rink.
Axel Award Recipients
-
Brianna Heisch
-
Berenger Garnica
-
Sara Forsythe
-
Timna Kligler
-
Lauren Murphy
-
Nomi Kligler
-
Brooke Bode
-
Elise Westlund
-
Ana Alexander
-
Darren Nyland
-
Rebecca Nace
-
Meghan Gleason
-
Sofia Pagliaro
-
Gaia Franklin-Ross
-
Anna Myers
-
Aurora Freeman
-
Miranda Marino
-
Alayna VanNosdall
-
Chantal Effing
-
Emma Hendricks
-
Lillian Vinskey
-
Tyler Bodie
-
Ava Schmadel
-
Amelie Belfiore