You may find the following articles informative and interesting.

Click here to read "From Whence Comes the joy of Figure Skating?" by Janet Lynn. 

Click here to read "The Impact of the IJS in Club Competition" by Minnie Sanderson.

Concluding on Saturday, this year's Atlanta Open was a huge success.

It attracted 350 skaters from 10 states who competed in the No Test through Senior level.  Top level judges and officials from 12 states, including those of international and national rank, officiated at the competition.

Utilizing the computerized IJS system, the technical panel contributed to the accuracy of the event protocols reflecting the prestige of the internationally used system.

The overall smooth operation was made possible by the 20 area chairs and their volunteers.

Event results are available on the competition website. 

An AFSC member competed in an international competition in Vienna, Austria.

For more details, please go to Club Homepage. 

Four AFSC members were among the 600 skaters who competed in the 14th Annual U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships in Lake Placid, NY, April 9 - 12.

 For details, log on to Club Homepage.

The US Figure Skating has issued Technical Notification #25 regarding Junior Men and Junior Ladies SP.  For details, click here .

This change will be implemented in the Atlanta Open. 

The Atlanta Figure Skating Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year!

Look out for the information coming out soon on this website!  Don't miss the reunion where you will meet your old skating buddies!

After skating a short program not up to his personal standards, which put him in 6th place on Sunday, Alex Aiken skated his long program on Monday at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.  Opening with an excellent triple flip/double toe combination, followed by a huge triple lutz/double toe combination, Alex skated a powerful long program completing five different triple jumps and a double axel.  His fall on the second triple lutz prevented him from receiving a higher technical score than 50.69 points.

Alex placed 2nd in FS with an overall score of 93.05.  Although his strong long program was not enough to put him on the podium, he finished in honorable 5th place in the Novice Men division.  Now he is planning on including triple/triple combinations and a triple axel in his program, and he is looking forward to competing at the junior level next year.

The U.S. Figure Skating has issued Technical Notification #20, #21, #22 and #23 regarding Singles FS Test, Free Dance, the conduct of the Compulsory Dance event, and the rule book correction on test eligibility for adult ice dancing.  Click here and the # to view the pdf file of the notification.

From Raleigh, NC:

The Novice Men rocked the house Thursday afternoon with their free programs at the 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships.

Alexander Aiken opened with a  soaring triple Lutz-double toe, and followed up with another triple Lutz, a triple Salchow and a double Axel. The height and quickness of his jumps warranted high marks and earned him second place in FS with 89.62 points. He finished in second place overall with 128.81 points,  behind Ross Miner (SC of Boston).

Dolensky

Alex will be competing in the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, MN.

Another Novice skater representing our club was Timothy Dolensky, who competed in the 2007 Junior Nationals. Tim finished honorably in 9th place overall with 92.48 points.

Novice Pairs skated their FS programs on Friday. Christopher Nolan of the AFSC with Julia Rodenas (University of Delaware FSC) finished fifth overall with 62.08 points and secured themselves the position of 1st alternate for the Eastern Section. With a notable support team cheering them on, the pair turned in an impressive performance for a partnership that is only three months old! Their performance is even more notable when you appreciate that Rodenas is brand new to pairs and in the past six weeks has had to deal with two sprained ankles and a mild concussion. With another year of seasoning under their belts, we can expect great things from this team in the future. The pair are coached by Ron Luddington and Phillip Dulebohn.

This season's Senior Ladies was the strongest field in many years with eight skaters being the national competitors in the past and three just had returned from their international assignments.  Representing our club, Jamie Kim skated a clean short program.  Her triple toe was down graded, and she was 10th going into Saturday's FS.  Jamie skated her free program with strong effort.  Her spiral sequence earned level four and the step sequence level three.  She received the highest personal combined score and finished 12th overall.

Four of Atlanta's rising U.S. figure skating stars, moved closer to national ranking by qualifying at the 2008 South Atlantic Regional Figure Skating Championships in York, Pa.

These athletes are part of the Atlanta Figure Skating Club. They will compete against the top skaters from 19 states and the District of Columbia in mid-November at the 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships in Raleigh, NC.

Jamie Kim, 2008 Senior Ladies bronze medalist, competed at the 2007 Sectional Championships after a fifth-place finish at the regional championships.

Alex Aiken

Alexander Aiken, who earned a silver medal at the Novice Men level this year, won a gold medal at last year's regional championships, silver at the Sectional Championships, and placed seventh at the National Championships in Spokane, Wash.

Timothy Dolensky, who captured fifth-place honor at the Novice Men level, earned fourth place at last year's regional championships at the Intermediate Men level to progress to the Junior National Championships.

Christopher Nolan, a freshman at the University of Delaware, will advance in Novice Pairs. He and his former partner, Megan Leftwich, won gold at last year's regional event.

The top four skaters at each level and discipline will compete at the nationally televised 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minn. Jan. 20–28.

To all our Atlanta Figure Skating members who recently competed in the South Atlantic Regionals Championship held at the White Rose FSC in York, PA.

Results for AFSC members from the non-qualifying competitions are now posted in our Competiton Results section.

Well balanced program charts for 2007-08 adult singles and adult dance are available.

Click here .