Dr. Porter!

This coming weekend is the Dr. Richard Porter Synchronized Skating Classic (or "Porter"), the first competition of the year for our Senior team. We are all very excited to put our programs out in front of the judges and to be competing with the top teams in the US and Finland.  If you are not going to be traveling with us, we'll keep you updated with this blog and you can check out the results and event blog at the Dr. Porter Website.  Thank you so much for the love and support! GO CALIFORNIA GOLD!

East West Ice Palace Exhibition

On Saturday night, Senior showed off their short program AND, for the first time this season, our long program!  We performed for the little skaters in the learn-to-skate classes and our family and friends.

Santa Monica Ice Show

California Gold was invited to showcase the opening of the outdoor rink in Santa Monica on November 10th.  We skated a mini-program just to expose synchro to people who have never seen/heard of it before. It was exciting to see Tanith Belbin and Tara Lipinski there too!

South Bay FSC Halloween Show

We kicked off the beginning of our season with a bang at the South Bay FSC Halloween Show in Torrance.  The debut of our 2011 Short Program was a success and we had tons of fun performing! Thank you to SBFSC for inviting us to show off our new program!

FAAN Walk

Cal Gold supported Kendall Hollinger, a fellow ice skater, by participating in a Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network walk to raise awareness about food allergies.  Kendall is allergic to 95% of all foods and is hoping to find a cure.

California Gold loves Kendall! 

International Assignment

California Gold has been selected to go to the Cup of Berlin!

U.S. Figure Skating posted the International Assignments on September 17th.

Click Here for USFS Article

Official Cup of Berlin Site

Let's Start the Season!

This weekend marks the beginning of our new season and we couldn't be more excited! Over the summer we have been preparing by strengthening our bodies, getting on the ice regularly, and bonding with our teammates. We've been counting down the days until the start of our new season, and I am glad to say that it's almost here!

Also, California Gold Novice still has some open spots, so if you want to join, it's not too late!