⛸ The Inside Edge – Winter 2025-2026 Edition ❄️

• Olympics-bound SCSF Members!
• U.S. Nationals Results
• Pacific Coast Sectional Singles & U.S. Ice Dance Final Results
• Save the Date: SCSF Annual Gala 
• Welcome New Members!
• Tests Passed
• Virtual Testing Guidelines
• Basic Support Program
• Volunteer of the Quarter

Christina Carreira (SC of New York) and Anthony Ponomarenko are Milan bound! After earning a bronze medal at this year’s U.S. Championships, Christina & Anthony were named to the 2026 Winter Olympic Team. This will be the first Olympics for both of them. Best of luck, Christina & Anthony! We are all rooting for you!

Best wishes to Massimo Scali as he heads to the Winter Olympics with his athlete, Alysa Liu (St. Moritz ISC)! This will be Coach Massimo’s fifth Olympic Games (3 as an athlete, 2 as a coach) and first as a member of the Skating Club of San Francisco. We are so proud to have Massimo as a member of our club and community. Good luck in Milan!

Congratulations to our 2026 Pacific Coast Finalists:

Lavender Kuttner - 20th place, Juvenile Girls
Sylvia Chung - 6th place, Intermediate Women
Alexa Hamilton - 4th place, Intermediate Women
Darren Liu - 10th place, Intermediate Men
Elizabeth Drewery - 9th, Novice Women
Chloe Lee - 14th place, Novice Women
Angela You - 20th place, Junior Women
Michael Xie - 3rd place, Senior Men 🥉

There have been an increasing number of virtual test submissions rejected due to video and paperwork issues. This is a reminder of the key procedures that must be followed to ensure your submission is valid and accepted.

Placard & video:

• The placard must show the Date of the Test (submission deadline), not the recording date.
• The placard must be clearly visible in the video. If handwritten, use a Sharpie and large block letters.
• The month, date, and time of recording must be clearly visible in the video. Make sure the phone does not just show “Swipe up to Unlock.”

Proctor:

• The proctor must be an impartial authority figure, such as rink management, skating school director, or local official.
• The proctor may NOT be a coach/choreographer who has worked with the skater, a coach who shares students with the skater’s coach, a training mate, or a parent/guardian.
• The proctor must be physically present to watch the entire performance, verify it was done in one continuous take at the stated date and time, and complete the affidavit.

Questions? Email virtual.test.chair@scsf.org

The SCSF Board has updated the Basic Support Program for skaters who compete in various U.S. Figure Skating tracks. Club members with outstanding achievements in the Well-Balanced (Championship) track, Adult track, National Excel Series, National Solo Dance Series, and National Showcase will receive financial awards. Award amounts will be determined annually by the Board based on available funds in the Hickox Memorial Fund and the number of eligible skaters.

Crystal Williams recently relocated from Anchorage, Alaska to become the current Skating School Director at Yerba Buena Ice Skating Center. Crystal has gone above and beyond to ensure that SCSF members have access to ice time for their performance exhibitions and testing needs. Since arriving, Crystal has fostered a great sense of community within our rink community and proactively works with our board members to ensure continued club success. We are so lucky and grateful to have Crystal as part of our San Francisco skating community! Thank you for all you do!