Local skaters bring home 10 top three finishes

NEWS RELEASE
LAKE SUPERIOR FIGURE SKATING CLUB
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The 2017 Skate Thunder Bay competition took place at the Port Arthur Arena in Thunder Bay on Nov. 24 and 25, 2017. Danielle McPhee, Lilia-Anne Pelletier, Yvonne Barnes, Cassie Grenier, and Hailie Levesque brought home 10 top three finishes in the events competed.

Skaters from the LSFSC were very excited about their results from the past weekend siting several personal bests!

Danielle McPhee - GOLD Ladies Triathlon Free Skate, GOLD Creative Skills, Silver Ladies Triathlon Interpretive and GOLD Star 9
Lilia-Anne Pelletier - Bronze Juvenile Women (U14), Bronze Star 7
Yvonne Barnes - GOLD Pre-Juvenile Women (U11), GOLD Star 7
Cassie Grenier - GOLD Pre-Juvenile Women (U13), 6th Star 7
Hailie Levesque - Bronze Star 5 (013), 7th Star 7

Kerry Bain, Director of Skating with the LSFSC was very pleased with the skaters’ results. "Having our skaters travel to Thunder Bay to compete before their first qualifier in January was a great opportunity".

"This season, our Skaters will compete in two qualifying competitions, the Algoma Invitational in Sault Ste. Marie and the Make it a Date competition in North Bay. The top scores out of each competition will be ranked against other skaters competing in Ontario at various competitions. Skate Ontario will use a ranking system to determine who qualifies for the Skate Ontario Provincial Championships held in Kingston from Mar. 16 -18, 2018".

The LSFSC Board of Directors would like to wish all of our skaters the best of Luck while vying for a spot to qualify.

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