welcome to the one true sport: precision figure skating!
if you haven't heard of precision figure skating, it's about time you did!
precision involves a team of 12-24 skaters, performing intricate footwork in formations, all to music! it's quite the amazing sport!**
i skated with the lake minnetonka windjammers (minnetonka, mn) during the 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 seasons. i began skating with the fsc of minneapolis senior team, the minneapplettes (minneapolis, mn) during the 1997-1998 season, and i plan to skate there again next season. my last season. =(
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news!!
MINNEAPPLETTES
*congratulations to the minneapolis teams that competed in san diego march 11-14 at the united states precision championships! * THE MINNEAPPLE CORPS ARE THE 1998 UNITED STATES ADULT OPEN PRECISION FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONS! way to go! * minneapplettes skated a beautiful long program, although we were struck by a kiss-of-death skating order- we skated second. we ended up ninth. we had a great time, though, despite complications with plane rides! thanks for a fantastic first season!
LMFSC
*congratulations to the sailorettes (intermediate) for making gold round at mids! what a step up! *congratulations to the mini-mates (juvie) for your excellent finish in silver. *mini-mates have won two first place awards so far this year- at duluth and cottage grove- way 2 go! *shannon gilbertson is the world's coolest chick. way to go on your two gold medals in eau claire! * eat bagels!* i loved the lmfsc show this year. i'm so sad i wasn't in it...
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*congratulations to my friend sally-anne's team, the wisconsin edge, for winning the bronze medal in the intermediate divison. * congratulations to micaela's team, the novice braemarettes, for placing fifth at nats. and congrats to the bramarettes- they will be representing the USA at the snowflake international competition in rhode island next season. * congratulations to melissa's team, the rocky mountain dynamite, for their great skating in san diego! melissa will also be moving in july to finland to skate with a team there... i'm so jealous.
this page will be updated regularly!
SK8 GR8
LOVE, laurel
ten good reasons why precision is the one true sport!
it requires teamwork
four minute, thirty second programs- that's straight skating the average football play lasts, what? a minute?
24 skaters x 2 blades and 10 fingers = 48 blades and 240 vulnerable fingers (and they say hockey is dangerous)
blood, sweat, and tears. . .
music, costumes, and glory
you don't see precision skaters getting multi million dollar contracts- we do it 'cuz we love it!
