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New Coach
The University of Wisconsin Synchronized Skating Teams will have a new head coach for the 2009-10’ season.
Jenny McMahon, director of the Fond du Lac Blades Synchronized Skating Teams, will begin volunteering her time to the UW-Madison open collegiate and senior teams in early September. During this time she will continue to coach the Fond du Lac Blades.
Since stepping into the head coaching position in Fond du Lac, McMahon has worked with teams ranging from the beginner to junior levels. The club’s intermediate team won several national championships beginning in 2002 and the junior line, which competed from 2004-2006, earned Team USA status for the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
The United States Figure Skating Association recommended McMahon to the UW-Madison teams in August of 2009 after the club’s former coaches retired for personal reasons.
The UW-Madison synchronized skating teams will continue to act as their own entity and organization under the direction of McMahon.
For questions please contact Hannah Kasper, chair of the UW synchronized teams, at hkasper@wisc.edu
Season Recap
UWFSC kicked off the 2008-2009 season with a welcome skate for new skaters and returning skaters alike. The club had weekly Sunday open freestyles at the Shell for skaters to socialize with other club members while improving their skating skills.
The club has hosted several social events this year including a pumkin patch visit and carving party as well as a spaghetti dinner and a skate taping party. Skaters participated in a Secret Santa exchange at a holiday party after returning from winter break. The club also be had a spring formal at Uno's.
Fundraising activities began during the summer when a group of skaters volunteered to sell corn at the State Fair. This season started with club members volunteering to do Per-Mar at football games. This will continued the rest of the year with hockey and basketball games. Additionally, this year the club members monitored the Dipin' Dots and popcorn stands during hockey games.
UWFSC had an end of the year exhibition at the Shell featuring individual skaters and both synchronized skating teams.
UWFSC is hosted a Prospective Skater's Day featuring a team informational presentation, a campus tour, lunch, and ice time with the team.
Individual Team
The team had practices during the Sunday freestyle ice and the girls decided to increase their skating time by carpoorling to Madison Ice Arena several times a week. The pioneers of the Indivisual Skating Team began the competition season by participating in the Hoosier Challege in Indiana where they placed 4th overall. They did very well at the Northern Lights Challenge at Northern Michigan University and again placed 4th. The team took 5th at the Maise and Blue Matchup at The University of Michigan. At the end of their first season of competition, the UW individual team was 5th in the midwest.
Synchro Teams
Tryouts for both Senior and Open-Collegiate Teams began in September and were very successful. The UW Synchro Team was happy to welcome all new and returning skaters and was proud to announce the largest number of team members for our club to date.
Senior
Throughout the season the Senior team vigilantly practiced five hours a week on-ice. They also had one hour a week of off-ice practice, and team members were required to go to the gym regularly. The team competed its Short Program to music from Mr. Holland's Opus at the Synchronized Skating Kick-Off Classic in Kalamazoo in November where they placed 4th and the Dr. Richard Porter Synchronized Classic in December where they placed 9th. The team performed in the Martin Luther King Jr. Exhibition at Madison Ice Arena, and team members also helped make blankets for the Madison Police Department “Gotcha Covered” Program. The team competed their long program to Forever Tango for the first time at the Midwestern Synchronized Skating Championships in Broomfield, CO where they placed 3rd. At the Swan Synchro Skate competition they preformed their long program as an exhibion and recieved a critique. To conclude their competitive season, the team competed both their programs at the United States Synchronized Skating Championships in Portland, ME and placed 8th.
Open-Collegiate
The Open-Collegiate team had two hours of on-ice practice a week as well as an hour of off-ice. Team members were encouraged to workout together outside of practice time. The team began their competition season at the Dr. Richard Porter Synchronized Classic and placed 5th. They competed at the Midwestern Synchronized Skating Championships placing 6th. The team performed an amazing program at the Swan Synchro Skate, placing 1st in their final competition of the season..
