ESTEVAN - Members of the Estevan Figure Skating Club travelled to Melville on Dec. 9 and 10 for the STARSkate (Skill, test, achievement, recognition) Invitational – the club's first meet of the year.
In the STARSkate 5 free skate on Dec. 9, Alicja Jedrezejowska won a gold medal and Madzia Szlapacka brought home silver. Later that night in the STARSkate 8 free skate, Rachel Duncan won a gold medal and Sydney Brooks won silver.
In the STARSkate 9 short program, Duncan captured gold and McKenna Bohn won silver.
The club will be attending four more competitions this season, including one in Estevan on Feb 3 and 4.
Just over 30 skaters are in the STARSkate program, ranging from STAR 1-9. In an email to the Mercury, the club noted it has had many skaters move up levels since last year, and close to 15 new skaters have joined.
Their next competition is in Regina on Jan. 20 and 21.
The club is also running a CanSkate program this year and has brought back its pre-CanSkate initiative that skaters can join as young as three. Both programs offer half season registration with ice starting in early January.
