⛸️ The Inside Edge – Spring 2026 Edition 🌷

Included in this issue:

• Olympics & World Championships Congratulations
• SCSF Gala Updates
• SCSF Board of Directors Election 2026
• Synchronized Skating Sectionals & Nationals Results
• Adult Sectionals & Nationals Results
• Nations' Cup & Adult Gold Cup Results
• Welcome New Members!
• Tests Passed
• Volunteer of the Quarter

🎉 Congratulations Christina Carreira (SC of New York) & Anthony Ponomarenko!

11th place - 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Ice Dance
8th place - 2026 World Figure Skating Championships, Ice Dance

🎉 Congratulations Massimo Scali!

Coach & choreographer of 2026 Olympic Champion, Alysa Liu

🎉 Congratulations Whitney Gaynor!

Technical specialist at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games

✨ SCSF Gala Updates

Ticket sales opened on April 6th, and all general admission tickets sold out within two hours, with sponsorships following just a few days later. Thank you to everyone for your incredible support! We are so excited to put on an amazing show on June 6th in celebration of Polina Edmunds, the Bay Area skating community, and the Skating Club of San Francisco and all our supporters!

A limited number of additional tickets may be released closer to the event date. Please follow our website and Instagram for updates.

🗳️ SCSF Board of Directors Election 2026

This year’s Nominating Committee has convened to begin preparations for the 2026 Election this July, for 3 open Board of Directors positions for which the candidates will be running. Per club bylaws, we are required to notify members of those on the committee. This year the Nominating Committee shall consist of:

Don Corbiell

Committee Chair

president@scsf.org

Jean Teng

Committee Member

vice.president@scsf.org

Alyssa Lewis

Committee Member

alewis@scsf.org

Diane Zhou

Committee Member

dzhou@scsf.org

Throughout May and June, we will be searching for candidates to run for the 3 open positions. If you are interested in running, or know of someone who is, please don’t hesitate to contact one of us. Candidates must be an adult (18 and over), a home club member of SCSF, registered with US Figure Skating, and a voting member of the club who is willing to serve. Anyone can nominate a candidate, as long as that person is willing to accept the nomination.

In particular, if you, or someone you know, has a background/experience in accounting, that would be very beneficial to the club right now.

We’ll be happy to explain duties of directors, time commitments, or answer any other questions you may have regarding this year’s election. Let your voice be heard!

On behalf of the Nominating Committee,

Best Regards,

Don Corbiell, President

The Skating Club of San Francisco, Inc.

president@scsf.org

🏆 SYNCHRONIZED SKATING RESULTS

Congratulations to Tremors on a great season!

Pacific Coast Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships & Aspire Synchro Classic

January 23-24, 2026
Highlands Ranch, CO

Aspire 3 - 1st place

Preliminary - 5th place

Intermediate - 6th place

Open Juvenile - 8th place

Adult - 4th place

Top to bottom: Aspire 3, Preliminary, Intermediate, Open Juvenile

U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships

March 4-7, 2026
West Valley City, UT

Adult - 11th place

Congratulations to the Adult team for qualifying for Nationals!

🏆 ADULT COMPETITION RESULTS

Pacific Coast Adult Sectional Championships

March 6-8, 2026
Spokane, WA

Erica Chenard

2nd place, Adult Silver Women I Free Skate 🥈

4th place, Championship Adult Silver Women Free Skate

Leslie Duskin

1st place, Gold Women II,III Free Skate 🥇

4th place, Championship Adult Gold Women Free Skate

1st place, Gold Lyrical-Character-Comedy I,III,IV,V Showcase 🥇

Gwenaelle Delaplanche

2nd place, Gold Women II,III Free Skate 🥈

2nd place, Championship Adult Gold Women Free Skate 🥈

Lisa Chao

3rd place, Bronze Emotional Performance III,IV,V Showcase 🥉

Chelsea Wadsworth

1st place, Bronze Emotional Performance YA,I,II Showcase 🥇

1st place, Adult Bronze Women I Free Skate 🥇

Jenny Chung

6th place, Adult Bronze Women I Free Skate

Alexandra Shiff

6th place, Championship Adult Silver Women Free Skate

Elena Sukhovnina

10th place, Championship Adult Silver Women Free Skate

3rd place, Adult Silver Emotional Performance II Showcase 🥉

Ted Gradman

2nd place, Championship Masters Intermediate-Novice Men Free Skate 🥈

5th place, Masters Lyrical-Character-Comedy I,II,V Showcase

Sean Ang

2nd place, Championship Adult Gold Men Free Skate 🥈

1st place, Gold Emotional Performance I,II Showcase 🥇

Karissa Yau

1st place, Championship Adult Gold Women Free Skate 🥇

Megan Daly

5th place, Championship Masters Intermediate-Novice Women Free Skate

4th place, Masters Lyrical-Character-Comedy I,II,V Showcase

Alexandra Lin

3rd place, Championship Masters Junior-Senior Women Free Skate 🥉

SCSF takes the Championship Adult Gold Women Free Skate podium!

Left to right: Leslie Duskin (4th place), Don Corbiell (coach), Karissa Yau (1st place), Erica Chenard (Championship Adult Silver Women Free Skate, 4th place), and Gwenaelle Delaplanche (2nd place)

U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships

April 8-11, 2026
Duluth, GA

Sean Ang

7th place, Adult Gold Emotional Performance I Showcase

Erica Chenard

6th place, Adult Silver Women I Free Skate

12th place, Championship Adult Silver Women Free Skate

Chelsea Wadsworth

4th place, Adult Bronze Emotional Performance I Showcase

10th place, Adult Bronze Women I Free Skate

Leslie Duskin

1st place, Adult Gold Lyrical Pop/Character/Comedic III Showcase 🥇

1st place, Adult Gold Women III Free Skate 🥇

2nd place, Championship Adult Gold Women Free Skate 🥈

Megan Daly

3rd place, Masters Lyrical Pop/Character/Comedic I Showcase 🥉

4th place, Masters Intermediate-Novice Women I Free Skate

Ted Gradman

1st place, Masters Lyrical Pop/Character/Comedic V Showcase 🥇

1st place, Masters Intermediate-Novice Men V Free Skate 🥇

6th place, Championship Masters Intermediate-Novice Men Free Skate

Reuben Jenkins

1st place, Adult Gold Men IV Free Skate 🥇

9th place, Championship Adult Gold Men Free Skate

Elizabeth Risberg

2nd place, Adult Silver Lyrical Pop/Character/Comedic IV Showcase 🥈

4th place, Adult Silver Emotional Performance IV Showcase

Paula Santos

5th place, Adult Silver Lyrical Pop/Character/Comedic V Showcase

7th place, Adult Silver Emotional Performance V Showcase

Gwenaelle Delaplanche

11th place, Championship Adult Gold Women Free Skate

Sean Ang

5th place, Championship Adult Gold Men Free Skate

Alexandra Lin

8th place, Championship Masters Junior-Senior Women Free Skate

🏆 NATIONS' CUP & ADULT GOLD CUP

April 22-26, 2026

Lansing, MI

Congratulations to the San Francisco Ice Theatre Adult Team for representing Team USA and placing 4th at Adult Gold Cup!

👥 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

✅ TESTS PASSED

Congratulations to our new USFS Gold Medalists:

Lucida Chen, Gold Skating Skills

Lavender Kuttner, Gold Skating Skills

Ann Tully, Gold Skating Skills

Congratulations to our new USFS Double Gold Medalists:

Kathy Taylor, Gold Skating Skills & Gold Pattern Dance (Partnered Follow)

Chloe Lee, Gold Singles (& previously passed Gold Skating Skills)

Shannen Wu (pictured below), Gold Singles (& previously passed Gold Skating Skills)

🙌 VOLUNTEER OF THE QUARTER

Melvina Chew

Melvina Chew has been a wonderful addition to our Virtual Test Committee, and we are so grateful for her willingness to dive into all of the administrative logistics involved in virtual testing! With Melvina's help, we have been able to extend virtual test registration deadlines to be closer to the video submission deadlines, giving our skaters greater flexibility when it comes to virtual testing. She also generously volunteers her time to help facilitate in-person test sessions.

On top of all that, Melvina is an adult skater herself and competes in synchronized skating. Thank you, Melvina!

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