First competition using new code of points judging system

Singapore's Niki Ang wins
intermediate free program at Ice Fest in Seattle

Twelve year-old Nicola Ang, an All Stars member living in the US, competed under the new international judging system at Seattle's Ice Fest in early June and won the Intermediate (Prenovice) ladies free program. Skating to the theme from Harry Potter's Goblet of Fire, Niki impressed the judges with a program that included a clean double lutz- double toe combination and a double flip-half loop-double salchow combination.

Hosted by the Seattle Skating Club, Ice Fest was the first competition in the Pacific North West to run the juvenile and intermediate events according to the new judging system. Initially people were leery because of the extra cost, time and officials needed. However, “it was worth it for all the kids,” says Ailynn Knox Collins, Niki's mother. “It was a good lesson for us in how the new system works.”

Technical specialists for Ice Fest included Charlie Tickner, 2-time World Champion in 1977 & 1978 and Olympic bronze medalist in 1980; and Tammy Gambill, who has been short listed by the US Olympic Committee for the Developmental Coach of the Year Award. Gambill coaches 2005junior ladies champion Sandy Rucker, novice men's champion Austin Kanallakan and juvenile girls champion Julie Kim. She also coaches Dennis Phan, the 2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and young US star Daisuke Murakami.

For the skaters at Ice Fest, the new judging system remains a little confusing. “I still don't understand it all,” concedes Niki. However, ‘Team Niki' knows the situation has to change if she is going to do well at future competitions.

We are going to change her step sequences because they were only rated Level 1 for difficulty,” says Ailynn. “We want Level 2 or Level 3.” Niki already has begun tweaking the programs with her Seattle coach Xavier Videau, and the work will continue at the Mariposa School of Skating in Canada from next week when Niki will begin training with Michelle Leigh.

Niki has another goal for training at Mariposa, too. “A clean double axel would be nice.”

At Ice Fest, Niki had a disappointing short program to the Matrix where she finished 8^th of 11 skaters. “She fell on the combination jump, and she didn't hold her spin positions long enough,” says her mother. However, Niki's determination to make a comeback in the free program paid off with the judges and her fans. “We were thrilled,” Ailynn says. “Even her Dad was impressed.”

An Open Letter of Farewell to Coach Carolyn Chetwynd

June 13 -- The students of Coach Carolyn Chetwynd got together on Saturday June 10th to laugh and cry over the memories and success of Carolyn's coaching at both Fuji Ice Palace and Kallang Ice Rink. It's hard to believe that our fantastic coach will be leaving us.

Carolyn leaves Singapore on June 18th after more than 15 years of coaching in Singapore. We will miss her dearly for her diligent commitment to her overwhelmingly appreciative students, as well as her ability to teach in a way that was both enjoyable and profitable to our learning experience.

Conversations of the past were shared with laughter as we all enjoyed a plentiful meal with old friends. The gathering was organized by Beth Mehaffey and Tomoko Jimbo, and I am so glad that they did. Even those who had retired from figure skating came to say their thanks and goodbyes. She has been the best of many coaches who have been in Singapore and it will be impossible to forget her. She made figure skating fun and encouraged us to always skate our best!

Carolyn began teaching me when I was only eight years old and now I am 17. Without her true friendship and coaching skills, I know that my experience as a figure skater never would have been achievable.

We'll miss you Coach Carolyn, thanks for all the good times!

With lots of love,
On behalf of all your students, past & present
Jennifer Toole-Stott

More results from
6th Annual Interschool Skating Competition

Congratulations to more All Stars on their great performances at the 6th Interschool Skating Competition, hosted by Fuji Ice Palace on June 3rd-4th.

Six year-old Nadja Chong, younger sister of overall individual school champion Anja Chong, also won five gold medals. Well done, Nadja.

Germaine Lim, competing in freestyle 4, won first place in her age for the Freestyle 4 artistic event. Representing Raffles Girls Primary School, Germaine skated to ‘What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong. She took second place in speed racing for her age group. She also placed 4th in solo compulsory and jump & spin. Congratulations, Germaine, on a great effort overall.

Jasmine Mehaffey, who competed at Skate Beijing earlier this year, took first place in her age group for the Freestyle 6 artistic event as well as a second place for footwork and a third place for solo compulsory. She also showed off her speed by winning first place in speed racing. Bravo, Jasmine.

Phoebe Wang from United World College of Southeast Asia, won both her age group Freestyle 6 program and solo compulsory events. She also placed 4th in the FS-6 footwork event. Great skating, Phoebe.

See you all at the 7th Interschool Skating Competition!

HPPS, UWC & MGS take top school honours

6th Interschool Skating Competition
brings out best in sportsmanship

It was an exciting roller coaster of a weekend for the All Stars competing in the 6th Annual Interschool Skating Competition on June 3-4th. “Wheee!,” whooped an exuberant Cheryl Khoo, who swept first place in all five of her events. Competing for Hua Yi Secondary School, 16 year-old Cheryl lamented: “I can't believe it's over!”

The good news for skaters is that they have a full year to get ready for the next Interschool Competition, which is hosted annually by Fuji Ice Palace. Minister of Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam closed the competition on a high note, encouraging Singapore's schools to embrace different sports such as ice skating. Let's hope that more schools endorse and support ice skating as co-curricular activities!

With 288 skaters from 66 schools, the competition generated some real-time experience in winning and losing for the kids. Congratulations to all our members for being gracious in both victory and defeat. (And thank you to all the members who emailed in results and comments on the competition! Please send in photos if you would like them posted on the website.)

“As a newcomer to ice skating competitions, we were impressed by the high levels of camaraderie and sportsmanship shown to fellow competitors,” says Keveena Howard, mother of one of our newest members Amber Howard. Skating for the Australian International School, Amber won first place in freestyle 1 for 8-10 year olds and in solo compulsory for 10-13 year olds.

Overall individual school champion this year was 12 year old Anja Chong, who entered a whopping 16 events and won first place honours in nine. Anja represented United World College of Southeast Asia, which had 24 skaters at the competition.

Adlina Basuki, also skated for UWC, won the freestyle 8 and similar dance events. She placed second in footwork, solo compulsory and couple spotlight and third in the artistic event. Claudia Krogmeier, who was entered in 8 events, won first place in the couple spotlight (high) event with Lena Vogel. She also won second place in the freestyle 4 artistic and jump & spin events and 5th place in solo compulsory. The parents of skaters from UWC plan to form their own skating club in the coming year, which should give a huge boost to the sport's profile at the school.

With almost 90 skaters entered, Henry Park Primary School also put in another strong front this year, winning first prize as overall champion among the schools. Nine year-old Dominic Soh claimed second place as overall individual school champion, with Maxel Lee in third. Henry Park was the first school in Singapore to offer skating as an enrichment co-curricular activity.

Methodist Girls School wrote some new sports history, by winning third place as overall school champion, thanks to determined efforts by its skaters and the members of its seven tug-of-war teams. Representing MGS for the first time, Alexandria Wong won first place in freestyle 8 solo compulsory, footwork, and artistic as well as jump and spin with Saki Jimbo. Alexandria won second place in the free skate program for Freestyle 8.

News Update: Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be the Guest of Honour at Sunday afternoon's closing festivities for the Interschool Skating Competition, hosted by Fuji Ice Palace this weekend! For more information on the competition, please see the story below.

288 skaters scheduled to compete from June 3rd

6th Interschool Ice Skating Competition
sees record numbers of entries

Beat the heat this weekend and head over to Fuji Ice Palace to watch the 6th Annual Interschool Ice Skating Competition on June-3-4 at Fuji Ice Palace. Some 288 skaters from 66 schools are scheduled to compete—including many of our very own All Stars.

Competing for their schools this weekend will be: Adlina Basuki, Bramina Braet, Anja & Nadja Chong, Amber Howard, Erica Jensen, Saki Jimbo, Mehardika Kasih, Brenda Khong, Cheryl Khoo, Max Ko, Ricardo Lachika, Casatrina Lee, Gazel & Maxel Lee, Michelle Lee, Vanessa Leung, Cheryl Lim, Germaine Lim, Megan Low, Jasmine Mehaffey, Claudia Philipp, Erika Sugimoto, Debbie Stuart, Cheryl Tan, Benjamin & Dominic Soh, Lena Vogel, Phoebe Wang, Alexandria Wong, and Grace & Sarah Wong.

The first event starts at 7 am sharp on Saturday June 3rd at Fuji Ice Palace at Jurong Entertainment Centre, 2 Jurong East St 13. Events on Saturday will run until 9 pm. On Sunday, the action will resume at 7 am and conclude at about 4 pm. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome to come and cheer on the skaters.

The annual Interschool Competition hosted by Fuji Ice Place has seen a steady increase in the number of skaters and schools participating in the event, thanks to the rising popularity of ice skating as a sport with Singaporeans.

Interschool, in particular, is a welcome opportunity for skaters to wear their school colours in competition. Not only do skaters compete as individuals, they earn team points on for their schools. Events range from pure technical categories such as solo compulsory to choreographed, demanding free skate programs to light-hearted character spotlight and group production numbers.

Henry Park Primary School handily won as overall school champion in 2005. However, Interschool “has gone beyond being just a competition of skating skills among schools,” says SK Tan, Group Executive Director. “It has turned into an event that promotes team work and true exchange of ideas among schools.”

This year, Henry Park has entered 87 members of its enrichment co-curricular activity class while Shuqun Primary has 35 of its new ECCA class competing at Interschool. Methodist Girls School is fielding 26 skaters from its Primary School and 22 from its secondary school. United World College of Southeast Asia has 24 skaters entered, with the youngest only 5 years old.

Alexandria Wong, who was the overall Interschool Champion in 2004, will be performing a special exhibition as part of the closing ceremony as will Benjamin Soh, the 2005 overall Interschool Champion. Benjamin, who learned to skate in the inaugural Henry Park ECCA class, will be representing St. Joseph's Institution. Alexandria will be representing Methodist Girls Secondary School for the first time since graduating from Raffles Girls Primary School.

Channel 8 to feature Maxel & Gazel on May 29th

Two of our youngest skaters, Maxel and Gazel Lee will be featured on Channel 8 on Sunday, May 29th. Check out TR Report: Generation Z at 10:30 pm. The program will be in Chinese with English subtitles.

Congratulations

to the following All Stars who passed their latest skating tests by the Singapore Ice Skating Association on May 13th.

Preliminary: Melissa Leow
PreJuvenile: Annika Nyberg

Juvenile: Anja Chong
PreNovice: Brittany Lau

The next test day is scheduled for September. Good luck to all our members
who plan to test then. It will be a great opportunity to receive
constructive feedback from the judges.

Adlina & Jasmine bring home
the medals from Skate Beijing

If anyone ever doubted the courage of Singapore's figure skaters, let them try flying without a coach to a competition in a country where they don't speak the language. That's exactly what All Stars skaters Adlina Basuki and Jasmine Mehaffey did when they went to China to compete at the inaugural Skate Beijing from April 14-16. “We wanted a new experience,” says 12 year-old Adlina. “We wanted to learn new things.”

Not only did they learn new things and make new friends, they arrived back in Singapore sporting lots of medals. Jasmine and Adlina both took first place in their respective footwork events. Ten year-old Jasmine won a gold medal in freestyle 6 while Adlina won second in freestyle 8. In their artistic events, Adlina picked up another gold medal while Jasmine came in 2nd. Both girls came 2nd in their interpretive events.

About 265 skaters took part in Skate Beijing, with Adlina and Jasmine as last-minute entries from Singapore. Total expenses for the three-day competition came to about $2,500 per family. The girls' mothers, Novrita Basuki and Beth Mehaffey, put the trip together in less than three weeks. “We found out about the competition quite late,” says Novrita. “In fact, we didn't even pay the entry fees until we got there.” Adds Beth: “Indy Wong and the organizers were really helpful.” Skate Beijing was organized at LeCool Ice Rink, under the umbrella of ISI-Asia.

Novrita and Beth also wanted to thank Beijing-based Singapore skater Sarah Paw and her mother Laya Lee for helping them when they were in China. “They were the cheerleaders at our events,” says Novrita. Whatever the Singapore squad lacked in size, it made up in heart. “They also organized the only practice ice we could get. If they hadn't helped us, we wouldn't have had even one chance to practice.”

Adlina also had to deal with an injury that occurred during the warmup for her first event. Still getting used to the narrower ice rink, she slammed into the boards, injuring her knee. “I have a high threshold for pain,” says Adlina, but the next day, her knee was very stiff. It was a big relief when she landed her double lutz in her program.

Both Jasmine and Adlina rated highly the competitors at Skate Beijing. “They had really strong technique overall and great spin positions,” Adlina says. In particular, the girls rated 9 year-old Samantha, a Hong Kong-skater who trained in Beijing.

When they weren't at the ice rink, the skaters and their moms went sight-seeing. Unfortunately, they weren't prepared for the sand storms in Tiananmen Square. “We all got dust in our eyes, and very dry skin,” says Jasmine. “And it was a lot colder than we expected.”

What was the best thing about going to Beijing? “Staying on our feet on the ice, and making new friends off the ice,” Adlina says.

First-time competitors put on the pressure
Young skaters raise the bar at National championships
Photos by Danny Toh/Courtesy of Sportmag

Singapore's figure skaters got their long-awaited opportunity to compete in front of international judges at the 5th annual National Figure Skating Championship last month. Not only did the Nationals give skaters a taste of true international competition, the placements helped determine who received a coveted spot on the Singapore Ice Skating Association national teams.

For the skaters who make the grade, the national elite and youth development teams aren't about prize money. They're about national pride. “I am proud to represent my country, and being on the team helps me become a better person,” said 11 year-old Annika Nyberg shortly before the Nationals. Annika first got onto the youth team in 2005. “I have to work hard to improve my skating so that I can stay on the team.”

SISA's national teams comprise Singaporeans, permanent residents and foreign nationals. The Singapore Sports Council is gently encouraging SISA to limit the number of foreign nationals on the teams but is respecting the association's desire to let competitive results be the decisive factor. And the strategy appears to be producing results.

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Passion lives at the
National Figure Skating Championships

March 9, 2006—“Passion lives here” was the official theme of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games, and we're happy to report that passion for at least one winter sport is alive and well in Singapore, too.

Some 50 members of the Singapore Ice Skating Association will compete at the National Figure Skating Championships on March 11-12 at Fuji Ice Palace. The All Stars Figure Skating Club will be well represented at the Nationals, said ASFSC President Raymond Cheah. “We encourage all our members to aim for their personal best at Nationals. I think the life lessons learned during competition are more valuable than almost anything else.”

The All Stars Club will be incredibly proud of its winners, Mr. Cheah added. However, the club wants to reinforce the message that competing at Nationals should be about more than winning a medal. “The kids are going into Nationals with months of hard physical training and mental preparation. We think that they are already winners for being able to demonstrate that kind of drive and commitment.”

Competitor Casatrina Lee provided an eloquent summary of the importance of the National Championships for our figure skaters. "I see the Nationals as a platform where I learn to sharpen my performance and competitive skills as I pit myself against the best skaters in the country.

As athletes in Singapore's only official Olympic Winter sport, the skaters personify the Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius—Swifter, Higher, Stronger, Mr. Cheah said. On behalf of the board of the All Stars Figure Skating Club, he wished the competitors the very best of luck at the National Championships.

The two-day competition begins on Saturday, March 11th, with the Opening Ceremonies at 1:40 pm. The events taking place on Saturday are: Pre-Preliminary Men, Pre-Preliminary Ladies B, Pre-Preliminary Ladies A, Preliminary Ladies A, Preliminary Men, Pre-Novice Ladies Short and Novice Ladies Short.

On Sunday, the competition will resume at 11:55, beginning with the Preliminary Ladies B event. It will be followed by the Prejuvenile Ladies A & B events, the Juvenile Ladies A & B events, the Pre-Novice Ladies Long event and the Novice Ladies Long event. The Parade of Champions is expected to begin at 2:55 pm.

Hey skaters! Get retro with NTU Ice Skating Club's Retro Centro

March 7, 2006—The NTU Ice Skating Club is going retro, with a fun-filled skating event on March 24th at Fuji Ice Palace. With Retro Centro, “we're giving people a chance to relive their childhood days,” says organizer Tay Siew Ling. And you don't have to be a member of NTUISC to go retro, too. “We're going to bring back all our favourite childhood memories like the five stones and malt candy. We're going to have song dedications and a mini fun-fair carnival.” NTUISC will be giving out $2 vouchers from event sponsor Kopitiam to the first 50 early birds to arrive at Retro Centro. The next 50 guests will receive $1 vouchers. Games will be fixed at retro pricing of only 20 cents a game. People are encouraged to dress in retro clothing as NTUISC plans to crown a Retro Prince and Princess at the end of the evening. So, circle March 24th on your calendar and check out Retro Centro. For more information, please email sales@ntuisc.com.

Date: March 24th, 2006 Time: 7:30 – 10:00 pm

Venue: Fuji Ice Palace Entry fee: $8 per person

Enjoy!

All Stars Figure Skating Club

Skaters, parents awed by skating's finest at Video Jam

February 27, 2006 — When 15 year old Mao Asada landed a triple axel in the early moments of her Nutcracker program at the ISU Eric Bompard Trophee, the skaters and parents at the ‘Stars & Blades' Video Jam burst into spontaneous applause. The triple axel was such a breath-taking achievement that no one at the Video Jam cared that the event had actually taken place four months earlier.

“It was amazing, just amazing,” said Michelle Lee, who will be competing at the Singapore National Figure Skating Championships in March. Ten year-old Michelle was one of about 50 enthusiastic people who signed up to watch a series of world-class skating programs on February 18th. Added her mother Veronica Lam: “It was the first time that Michelle and I had the opportunity to watch the best skaters in the world. We hope that we will be able to do this again.”

Given that figure skating in Singapore is primarily a solo sport, Video Jam was a perfect excuse for people to come together. “This was a positive experience for all the skaters and for all the parents,” said Novrita Basuki, mother of Adlina Basuki, who will be competing in Prenovice at Nationals. “We had fun watching the videos and the discussions on skating were good for the children. It will help them develop their skills.”

All Stars Figure Skating Club and Tropical Blades Ice Skating Club put the Video Jam together to provide local skaters with a shot of inspiration as they prepared for the Singapore National Championships. “We couldn't go to the Olympic Games so we brought the Olympic competitors to Singapore,” quipped ASFSC President Raymond Cheah.

Raymond and coaches from TBISC, Jonnansical Boo, Lee Chow Ying, Sally Ong and Elaine Toh previewed hours of tape and dvds to select the most dynamic programs for the local skaters. ASFSC board member Isabelle Tan also taped key segments from the Olympic pairs and men's programs. The coaches jointly encouraged the skaters to think about the details in the programs and how the performances made them feel.

While Mao Asada and U.S. National Champion Sasha Cohen were the clear favorites at Video Jam, the Chinese pairs team of Zhang Hao and Zhang Dan also scored a huge hit with the children. During an attempt at a throw quadruple salchow, Zhang Dan hit the ice hard in a split position on her knees. Although clearly suffering from pain, Zhang Dan was able to resume the program. With partner Zhang Hao, she won the silver medal.

Zhang Dan personified the gritty determination that coaches aim to develop in their competitive skaters. For the competitors at the Video Jam, it was another reminder that “no matter what happens, I have to keep going,” said Melissa Leow, who will be skating in PrePreliminary Ladies to Swan Lake at Nationals. “I must keep going.”

Anja & Maxel dominate pre-primary event at Malaysian Ntls

February 20: Congratulations to All Stars members Anja Chong and Maxel Lee for their brilliant placements at the Malaysian National Figure Skating Championships over the February 18-19 weekend. Anja placed 1st in both the short and long programs of the pre-primary event. Competing in the same event, Maxel placed 2nd in the short and 3rd in the long, achieving 2nd place overall. With five competitors in the event, Anja and Maxel certainly did Singapore proud. We hope that more local skaters will be able to compete overseas in 2006.

Stars & Blades to host Video Jam Party

February 9, 2006 — If you've given up all hope of going to the Turin Olympic Games, then sign up for the Stars & Blades Video Jam on February 18th. You will get to see some of the world's best skaters in competitions leading up to the Games.

The All Stars Figure Skating Club and Tropical Blades Ice Skating Club are jointly hosting a Video Jam party, comprising the key skaters (and their programs!) competing in Turino (as well as a few who won't be).

Coaches from both clubs have picked the most dynamic, inspiring programs from the US and Canadian Nationals, the ISU Trophee Eric Bomphard and the ISU Grand Prix Final. Sasha Cohen, Mao Asada, Johnny Weir and Jeff Buttle are only a few of the skaters you can expect to see at the Video Jam Party.

Video Jam will be held at The Clubhouse Function Room, Clementi Park Condominium, 120 Sunset Way, from 11 am to 1 pm on Saturday, February 18th. Attendance is free for ASFSC & TBISC members, but please let us know in advance so we can arrange seating. Visitor parking is available next to the pool. Please send an email to lereid@pacific.net.sg if you plan to attend.

Congratulations to All Stars skaters for passing the following tests by the Singapore Ice Skating Association:

All Stars is waiving $25 of its membership fee for new members joining between January 25 - March 31st. The new membership year starts April 1, 2006.

Holiday on Ice cast inspires at
workshop with ASFSC skaters

Only hours before the opening of Holiday on Ice—Hollywood in Singapore, 10 members from the professional cast got on the ice with 20 members from the All Stars Figure Skating Club for a skating workshop. For the young skaters from the All Stars club, it was a thrilling opportunity to work with overseas skaters. “I had been counting down on my calendar until the day arrived,” said Cheryl Tan, 7 years old. “And guess what, I learned how to do my one-foot spin at the workshop!”

With one professional skater for every 2 All Stars members, the workshop had something for everyone—including a great sense of achievement. “I surprised myself,” said Casatrina Lee, 13 years old. Initially, Casatrina, who has yet to train overseas, had been nervous about the HOI's expectations of the All Stars. However, the cast across the board was supportive and enthusiastic in their approach to the local skaters.

Casatrina and ASFSC member Lena Vogel worked with HOI skater Monika, originally from the Czech Republic. “I managed to land most of my double salchows, and I picked up the footwork sequences quickly,” said Casatrina. “I also learned how to spin faster in the air.”

Several people commented on the differences in training for competitions and training for show performances. “For competitive training, it's all about you and your own program and lots of concentration on the edges and doing the right moves at your required level,” said Annie Koh, Cheryl Tan's mother. “For show training, it's about sharing and transferring that knowledge to other skaters.”

“This is more fun,” pronounced eight-year old Maxel Lee. To make the most of their time, Maxel's coach Shelly focused on elements that he and Max Ko were learning in their regular lessons. “I could do my change sit-spin during the workshop,” said Maxel.

Originally scheduled for December 8th, the workshop had to be postponed to December 9th. ASFSC President Raymond Cheah confessed to some concerns that Holiday on Ice would be forced to cancel the workshop due to the delays in setting up the ice surface at Singapore Expo Hall. However, the HOI skaters chose to give up one of two rehearsals to allow the workshop to go on.

The All Stars board only learned about the cast's sacrifice after Liza Wang, parent of skater Phoebe Wang, had a casual conversation with one of the HOI skaters at the workshop. She was shocked to learn that the cast chose to share its “very limited rehearsal time with the ASFSC skaters.” Liza praised the cast for “giving my daughter and other ASFSC skaters such a fantastic opportunity to skate with professional skaters.” In a follow-up note to Quest Vacation, Liza added: “Thank you very much for all the effort you put into making this workshop happen!!”

The professional skaters seemed to enjoy working with the All Stars, too. “I had such an amazing time working with Adlina (Basuki) and Anja (Chong) during the workshop in Singapore. They were both enthusiastic and attentive and a joy to teach,” said Craig Heath, who skated the principal role in the “Come What May” segment of Moulin Rouge. “One of the best parts of my job is that I get to travel around the world and work with young skaters and inspire them to be the best they can be."

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A new look for the All Stars

A new name, a new logo. Congratulations to member Alexandria Wong, who is the grand prize winner in the All Stars Figure Skating Club's logo design contest. The final design chosen by the ASFSC executive committee incorporates the best of designs submitted by members. Indeed, the ASFSC exco was so pleased with the new logo that the design was used for the club's new collar pin. (Please email the club secretary to ask how you can obtain your pin.)

For her contributions to the logo design contest, 12 year-old Alexandria wins $100 in ice time rebates from the Club, new skating gloves, soakers and a skating-themed photo album. Alexandria submitted several designs to reflect the club's new name. However, all her designs had one underlying theme: a comet of stars to suggest the magic that skaters feel when gliding across the ice.

Fellow ASFSC member Gwyneth Har also used a net of floating stars to suggest the magic of ice skating. Gwyneth wins $50 in ice time rebates as well as new skating gloves and soakers.

ASFSC committee member Tan Jing Koon submitted a design that captured the sense of irrepressible motion. He wins $25 in ice time rebates as well as new skating gloves and soakers.

Please join the ASFSC exco in congratulating these members for their successful contributions to the logo design contest. The ASFSC executive committee would also like to thank committee member Lim Su Yin for her tireless work in getting the club pin off the drawing board. Su Yin met repeatedly with the graphic artist, the pin manufacturer and the ASFSC exco to turn the pin into reality.

If you are a member in good standing, you are entitled to a free collar pin. If you wish to purchase extra pins for your friends at a cost of $5 per pin, please email the club secretary at: lereid@pacific.net.sg

Holiday on Ice Lucky Draw Tickets

James Bond, Darth Vader and those star-crossed lovers from Moulin Rouge are coming to Singapore in the spectacular ice show Hollywood - and some lucky members of the All Stars Figure Skating Club will get the chance to see the action and excitement for free, thanks to the generosity of the show's promoter's VacationQuest.

The All Stars Figure Skating Club is holding a lucky draw for opening night tickets to Hollywood, which will be at Singapore Expo Hall from December 9th to 12th. We will be drawing names for three pairs of tickets at 11:30 on Saturday at Fuji Ice Palace.

Produced by the famous Holiday on Ice company, the Hollywood show has been choreographed by Olympic Gold Medalist and 3-time World Champion Robin Cousins MBE and Anthony Van Laast MBE, who most recently choreographed Mamma Mia and Bombay Dreams in London's West End. Hollywood will showcase movies such as James Bond, Moulin Rouge, Star Wars, Flashdance and Dirty Dancing, to name only a few.

If you would like your name to be included in the draw, please send confirmation by midnight Thursday November 24, by email to your club secretary at lereid@pacific.net.sg. Good luck everyone.

We also have been given vouchers for a buy-two-get-one-at-50% off special offer. Contact the club if you are interested in receiving this voucher.

Lights, camera, action!

Ice Time Rebate Promotions

Calling all ASFSC skaters! If you have not already taken advantage of your $7 rebate for ice time, please note that the deadline expires December 31, 2005.

As an ASFSC member, you are entitled to a one-time refund of $7 from the club on any ice time you book at Fuji Ice Palace.

Please send your receipt to the club secretary at ASFSC, 3 Ardmore Park #03-01, Habitat 1, Singapore 259950.

New Member Promotions

Join the All Stars Figure Skating Club before the end of 2005 and get a special welcome package valued at $15 from the Club. Email the club secretary at: lereid@pacific.net.sg for details!

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