Skating Club of Northern Virginia


    Sabrina Begley

    Andrea   Sabrina Begley, age 15 ½ , has been skating for 8 ½ years. She has been competing and testing ice dance for four years, synchro for eight years, and was a freestyle skater who preferred not to jump but was a natural in dance. She has a Gold Medal in moves-in-the-field, and is close to a Gold Medal in ice dance. Sabrina has competed in both solo dance and with her coach, Vitaliy Shalin. Her primary dance coach is Daphne Frysiek and her freestyle coach is Karen Branson.  She is thrilled to be competing in the National Solo Ice Dance Championships in Colorado Springs in September 2011 at the Gold level.
     
    Sabrina is on the Capitol Steps Synchronized Skating Novice Team which competes throughout the Eastern Section.  For 3 straight years, her team has performed in Ice Champions LIVE! with Michael Weiss, a foundation supporting Olympians of the future.  She is proud of the dedication of her synchro team and loves the thrill of the competitions.

    Sabrina is a 10th grader at Dominion High School. She is a straight A student with a passion for art. When she isn’t skating, she is reading, painting her nails or working in theater. She has been a scenic artist in the performing arts for as long as she’s been skating. Together, she and her mother have won a WATCH award for Best Set Painting for a Musical, as well as having been nominated 3 other times.  She thanks her family for supporting her in the wee hours.