The 1997 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships
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The 1997 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships will take place
December 3-7,1996 at the Cantiague Park Ice Arena in
Hicksville, New York, sponsored by the Cantiague Figure Skating Club
and sanctioned by the United States Figure Skating Association.
(Junior and Senior Compulsory dances will take place on the larger ice
surface of the Newbridge Road Ice Rink in nearby Bellmore, New York
on December 5. Practice ice will be available starting December 2,
principally at Cantiague Park and the Long Island Skating Academy).
Competitors in the top four divisions of
USFSA skating will seek to qualify for their respective National titles,
with the Novice,Junior,and Senior titles being awarded at the
1997 National Championships in
Nashville,Tennessee,the Intermediate crown at the Kodak Junior Olympics.
History of Easterns
The Easterns began in 1938, and assumed their modern character in 1967.
Here is the list of past champions.
Many National/Olympic/World champions have also worn the Eastern crown!
The 1997 Easterns host committee is headed by
Tom Dodge and the Chief Referee will be
Wendy Weston-Enzmann.
COMPETITORS--please note that the registration desk will be at the
Marriott,not at the rink.Check out our page of
competitor information.
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Ticket Information
Tickets are $8 per day Tuesday and Wednesday,
$12 per day Thursday,Friday and Saturday;
$50 for all events.
$12 for competitors' party.
Write to P.O. Box 220,Hicksville,New York 11802-0220.
AmEx,Visa,MasterCard accepted.
Hotel Information
Headquarters Hotel:
The Long Island Marriott
(the block is FULL!).
This hotel was also headquarters for the 1986 National Championships,
and will host the 1997 USFSA Governing Council.
Travel Information
The official travel agent is Harvey Krimko of Country Road Travel,
7 Old Country Road,Westbury,New York 11590.
Contact him at (516) 334-4443,FAX 334-0677,for Easterns discounts.
Event Schedules
Competition schedule(Tentative)
Official Practice schedule(Tentative)
unofficial practice schedule
Rosters of Skaters
(Won't have these until after Regionals!)
and more
...like this
poem.
Defending Senior champions:
(Click on image for full JPG.)
Pairs,Melanie Lambert, Colonial FSC,
& Fred Palacsak*,
Skating Club of Boston
Dance, Amy Webster
& Ron Kravette*,
Skating Club of Boston
Men, Derrick Delmore*,
Washington FSC
Ladies' Free Skating, Brittney McConn*,
Atlanta FSC
Ladies' Figures, Jennifer Blount,
Skating Club of Boston
1998 Easterns
Will be hosted by Charter Oak Figure Skating Club at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury.
*© Photos by J. Barry Mittan. To obtain copies of skaters'
photos, contact jbmittan@nettally.com.
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