Congratulations to Coach Tammy!
Tammy Gambill, of the Broadmoor Skating Club, has been inducted into the PSA Coaches Hall of Fame, class of 2024. The Coaches Hall of Fame is the highest award of recognition by the PSA and recognizes a lifetime of accomplishment in coaching.
Tammy has been coaching figure skating for over 30 years and has won several coaching awards over her career. She was named the USFSA/PSA Developmental Coach of the Year in 2005, 2012, and 2013 and the USFSA/PSA Coach of the Year in 2017. In 2005 Tammy won the United States Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of the Year.
Her notable students include Karen Chen, Vincent Zhou, Brendan Kerry, Amber Glenn, Clare Seo, and Logan Higase-Chen.
Congratulations to our 2024 USFS Nationals Athletes
Senior Ladies: Michelle Lee, Clare Seo
Senior Pairs: Nica Digerness (Mark Sadusky)
Junior Ladies: Logan Higase-Chen, Dacia Laconte
Junior Men: Alvin Luu
Junior Pairs: Lachlan Lewer (Naomi Williams)
Novice Pairs: Jolena Grohne (Reed Lunt)
High Performance National Camp Participants: Grace & Luke Fischer, Katie Holling, Yi-Chen Kong, Louie Mallane, Allie Peterson, Eric Shen
Congratulations Elizabeth Lee & Sienna Rivera
USFS Graduating Senior Awards
Congratulations to our 2022-2023 members, Elizabeth Lee and Sienna Rivera for the recognition and award of USFSA’s Graduating Seniors Award.
The Graduating Seniors Award Program recognizes individuals graduating from high school who continued their training in figure skating while pursuing their academic studies. The program honors qualified graduates for their achievements during high school through the presentation of a certificate to the skater during a school function or recognition opportunity.
Elizabeth was awarded the Gold level award and Sienna was awarded the Silver level award.
Great job! We wish you all the best!
Congratulations to our regional champions
Clare Seo – Senior Women
Logan Higase-Chen – Junior Women
Nicholas Brooks – Novice Men
Lolly Barnsbee – Intermediate Women
Jolena Grohne & Jared McPike – Intermediate Pairs
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR REGIONAL MEDALISTS
SENIOR WOMEN
Clare Seo – Gold
Maryn Pierce – Bronze
SENIOR PAIRS
Grace Hanns & Danny Neudecker – Silver
SENIOR ICE DANCE
Cayla Cottrell & Uladzislau Palkhouski – Pewter
JUNIOR WOMEN
Logan Higase-Chen – Gold
Phoebe Stubblefield – Silver
NOVICE WOMEN
Jolena Grohne – Silver
Samantha Mascarinas – Pewter
NOVICE MEN
Nicholas Brooks – Gold
INTERMEDIATE WOMEN
Lolly Barnsbee – Gold
Demi Ten-Yun Chen – Silver
Yi-Chen Kong – Pewter
INTERMEDIATE PAIRS
Jolena Grohne & Jared McPike – Gold
INTERMEDIATE ICE DANCE
Violet Yan & Dylan Logsdon – Gold
Grace & Luke Fischer – Bronze
JUVENILE ICE DANCE
Violet Benton & Nicholas Grohne – Pewter
Phoebe Stubblefied Lands Triple Axel in Competition
Phoebe Stubblefield became the 5th woman in the US to land a triple Axel in competition at the Cup of Colorado competition in Monument, CO.
Congratulations Phoebe!
Martin "Marty" Cohen
February 27, 1934 - December 23, 2022
Martin (“Marty”) Cohen passed away on December 23 in his home in Castle Rock, Colorado. Marty was born on February 27, 1934 in New York City. He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Glennace Cohen and their two daughters and their families.
After his military service as officer in the US Navy, Marty graduated with BSME degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1953 and MBA from Wharton Graduate School of University of Pennsylvania in 1958. After retiring from a distinguished career in the mining industry which brought him to Colorado, Marty joined Glennace in volunteering for US Figure Skating. Glennace has been the official for the sport of figure skating for over 50 years. She had served as the official for numerous international and national competitions. Marty has served as a Board Member of the Broadmoor Skating Club for close to 15 years and was instrumental in successfully guiding club’s financial affairs. Marty’s knowledge and acumen have provided invaluable contribution to the club and its future.
In memoriam contributions can be made to Broadmoor Skating Club Legacy Fund c/o Broadmoor Skating Club, 3205 Venetucci Blvd, Colorado Springs CO 80906
2022 National Solo Dance Finals Results
Kelly Arnett, Claire Katen, and Elizabeth Lee represented the Broadmoor Skating Club well at the 2022 National Solo Dance Finals. Congratulations Kelly, Claire, and Elizabeth!
Kelly Arnett:
10th, International Solo Pattern Dance
Claire Katen:
Pewter medalist, Senior Shadow Dance
15th, Gold Solo Pattern Dance
Elizabeth Lee:
Pewter medalist, Senior Shadow Dance
5th, International Solo Pattern Dance
8th, Senior Solo Combined Dance
Paige Rydberg Defends her Title at the 2022 U.S. Collegiate Championships
2022 Peggy Fleming Trophy Results
1st Place: Tomoki Hiwatashi
2nd Place: Audrey Shin
3rd Place: Alena Budko
Sonja Hilmer
Irina Vorobieva
June 30, 1958 - April 12, 2022
Irina Vorobieva was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. She was a Russian pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union.
In 1976 Irina and her partner were the Soviet champions in Pairs and went on to win the Bronze medal at the World Championships. They competed in the 1976 Olympics and finished 4th. The next year they won the Silver medal at the 1977 World Championships.
In 1981 Irina and her new partner became the 1981 World champions and the 1981 European champions in Pairs Skating.
Irina was a coach at the World Arena in Colorado Springs and a member of the Broadmoor Skating Club. Among her students were Brittany Vise and Nicholas Kole, Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent, and Shelby Lyons and Brian Wells.
She will be greatly missed.
Clare Seo wins the 2022 Junior Ladies National Title
Clare Seo is the 2022 Junior ladies US Figure Skating National champion. She skated a flawless short program scoring an impressive 67.38. Her free skate was equally impressive scoring a 118.15 for a total score of 185.53! Clare will represent the USA at the 2022 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championship in April at Tallinn, Estonia.
Senior Ladies: Michelle Lee, Clare Seo
Senior Pairs: Nica Digerness (Mark Sadusky)
Junior Ladies: Logan Higase-Chen, Dacia Laconte
Junior Men: Alvin Luu
Junior Pairs: Lachlan Lewer (Naomi Williams)
Novice Pairs: Jolena Grohne (Reed Lunt)
High Performance National Camp Participants: Grace & Luke Fischer, Katie Holling, Yi-Chen Kong, Louie Mallane, Allie Peterson, Eric Shen