Registration is due TODAY - 11/15!

Hello everyone!

We cannot wait to welcome all of you to the 53rd Annual ISI Lake Placid Championships. World Figure Sport, Silver Blades Skating School, and Sharper Edge Skating School are working together to bring back this amazing event along with a few new fun activities! All of the information for this event can be found here in this newsletter. Please reach out with any questions that you may have! We are truly excited to have this event back at Lake Placid Olympic Center and home of the 1980 Miracle On Ice.

Location: The Olympic Center

2634 Main Street

Lake Placid, NY

Date: Friday, January 3rd & Saturday, January 4th, 2025

Registration Deadline: November 15th, 2024

Please make sure you read through this entire newsletter so that you are up to date with all of the fun activities that will be happening at this event!!!!

Pre-order your program Souvenir Program Book at a discounted rate! Place your order by 12/1/24 and your souvenir program book will cost $8.00. Programs will be available for sale at the registration table during the event at the full price rate of $10.00.

Sponsorships & advertisement forms are due November 27th, but limited spots are available as spaces have been filling up fast!!!! Don't wait until November 27th - get your ads in NOW! All fees must be sent via VENMO to @Dawn-DiMinico and make sure you include your advertisement name and ad size in the venmo description. Any questions regarding sponsorship or advertisement opportunities should be sent directly to Elizabeth Shaughnessy at skatingclubofhingham@gmail.com .

Order your official "53rd Lake Placid ISI Championships" Competition T-Shirt here! T-Shirts are $20.00 and orders are due December 1st, 2024.

All Gold Medalists from the ISI Artistic events (FS 1 & higher) will be invited to participate in this inaugural event to be held Friday afternoon starting at 3:45pm. Skaters are welcome to use their winning Artistic program to be part of this event! Judging criteria for this event will include: Edge & Stroking Mastery, Musicality, Beauty of Positions, Vitality & Originality of Choreography, Overall Skating Mastery & Visual Mastery, and Audience Appeal. This competition will be judged by "Special Guest" judges, including World Figure & Fancy Skating Champions & medalists, World Figure Officials, and/or World & Olympic skaters! This event is included with the cost of the World Figure Sport Workshop.

Presented by World Figure Sport and co-sponsored by Silver Blades Skating School. The workshop will include inspiring on-ice demonstrations of the heart of figure skating - the Crown Jewel of the Jeweled Sport! Attendees will experience fancy figures including the Maltese Cross, Swiss S, Pivoting Heart, and more! Bring your skates as all are welcome to be a WFS skating artist on the ice! The workshop will take place Friday afternoon 5:00-5:45pm & 5:45-6:30pm in the 1932 Olympic Arena. The cost for participating is $30.00 per skater. Skaters will be split up into two groups based on registration. See below for the registration link.

Come enjoy a special skating exhibition of past and present World Figure & Fancy Skating Champions & medalists! Friday evening from 6:30-7:00pm in the 1932 Olympic Arena. All are welcome and the exhibition is complimentary.

Come join us Friday at 7:00pm after the exhibition for a Chocolate Chip Cookie Social Celebration sponsored by Essex Hunt Club! Chocolate Chip Cookie Social Celebration will be held in the lobby of the 1932 Olympic Arena entrance. Don't miss this sweet event and to conclude our first day of competition and the start of a fantastic weened of memories!

Sign up Genius Link coming soon!!!!!

Coaches planning on attending this event must register by 11/15/24. Please make sure that your ISI Professional Membership and Safe Sport Certification is current and that your ISI Judge Certification is up to date. You may need to take the 2024 ISI Update Test to maintain your current certification level.