In this issue …

• Virtual Sports Psychology Clinic with Dr. Silby – 4/18
• Club Ice News
• Cardinal Classic – Volunteers Needed!
• Collegiate Scholarship Deadline – 5/1
• Annual Banquet Save the Date! – 6/9
• 2024 Board Nominees Announcement
• Competitor News
• Did You Know?!

Calling all our competitors! Please join us online for Competition Preparation with Dr. Caroline Silby (The US Figure Skating Team Sports Psychology Consultant) at:

Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 on Zoom
Time: 6:30 pm
Cost: $25 per family, Free for all SCNV coaches
Topic:

• How to prepare for competition?
• How to control your nerves on the competition day?
• How to think positive and focus?
• What can parents/coaches do to support their skaters?
• What should and shouldn’t parents/coaches do?

Tickets can be purchased on SCNV website. Zoom link will be emailed to attendees.

Questions? Please contact Natalie at natalie@scnv.org.

For April 15th, join Coach TJ Yang for an open session of power stroking and edgework at the 7:25 PM Monday session. Class drop-in’s welcome! See our schedule on our website calendar, and posted at the club bulletin board across the skate rental counter. Rolling registration with prorated pricing available. Contact clubice@scnv.org for details. Members (non-LTS/Aspire, and ISI FS2+) welcome to drop in anytime with the following schedule:

• Sunday Freestyle sessions (50 minutes) at 11:10am to 12:00pm
• Monday Solo Pattern Dance sessions (2 classes of 20 minutes each) at 7:25pm to 8:05pm
• Monday Freestyle sessions (60 minutes) at 8:05pm to 9:05pm

See our Club Ice web page for details. Skaters must be a club associate or secondary member to apply.

We’re seeking enthusiastic volunteers like yourself to join us for our upcoming annual competition! Whether you’re a parent or a skater, there’s a role for everyone. Get ready to experience the excitement of a figure skating competition up close, supporting the skaters in their performances while helping us craft a memorable event for participants and spectators alike, nurturing a strong sense of community spirit.

Our competition simply cannot run without you!

Click here to review and sign up:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4DA9AB2FA3F4C25-20233

This is an initial outreach to gauge your interest. Once the competition schedule is finalized, you’ll have the chance to choose shifts that fit your availability.

Questions? Please contact Thuthuy at thuthuy@scnv.org.

For our High School Class of 2024, we are accepting Collegiate Scholarship applications until May 1, 2024 (i.e. 17 days left!) Awardees will be announced at our Annual Banquet. Please see our scholarship web page for details.

Questions? Please contact scholarship@scnv.org for details.

Save the Date! SCNV Annual Award Banquet: Sunday, June 9th at 4 to 8 pm. Please book your calendar now as we get together, and celebrate the end of the season.

Please send your pictures or videos (practice, off ice, test, competitions, with your friends, with your coaches) from the 2023-2024 season to socialmedia@scnv.org for our slide video. Limit 3 pictures per skater.

Deadline is May 31, 2024 at 11.59 pm (EST)!!! Pictures or videos sent after the deadline will not be included in our video presentation!!!

Talent Show – Got Talent??
Musicians, Singers, Dancers, Rappers, Actors, Comedians, Magicians, etc.
Time for you to shine!!!

Single, Duet, Group, sign up by email your name(s), what show you’re performing to socialmedia@scnv.org by May 25, 2024. *Limit 2 minutes per show*

Please refer to our annual meeting on 5/24, and the board slate announcement here.

Questions? Please contact cheryl@scnv.org.

Congratulations to our adult skaters from the 2024 Prevagen US Adult Figure Skating Championships in Cleveland from 4/3 to 4/6:

• Talib Aleem
  • Centennial Pairs – 1st
  • Adult Silver Men V – 1st
  • Adult Silver Lyrical Pop/Character/Comedic V – 1st
• Natalie Zelkin
  • Centennial Pairs – 1st
  • Adult Silver Women IV – 7th
  • Adult Silver Emotional IV – 1st
• Jessica O’Hara
  • Adult Bronze II – 9th
  • Adult Bronze Emotional Performance II/III – 5th
• Laura Rogers
  • Masters Junior – Senior Women II – 5th
  • Adult Pre-Gold Solo Pattern Dance I/II – 1st
• Marieka Cober
  • Adult Bronze I/II Solo Free Dance – 8th
  • Adult Bronze I Lyrical Pop/Character/Comedy – 4th

Best wishes to our Virginia Ice Theatre Adaptive and Senior TOI teams that are traveling to Bordeaux, France to compete at the 2024 Nation’s Cup/Gold Cup from 4/24 to 4/28. Bonne chance et meilleurs voeux!