About Us

KID SPOTLIGHT

January 2010

Age: 6

Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa.

Home clubs: Twin Ponds FSC, Hershey FSC

Level: No Test Boys

Coach: Christian Newberry

How often I skate: Figure skating, three days per week; hockey, three days per week in the winter

Favorite jumps/moves: Flip jump, waltz-toe combination, scratch spin

Favorite skaters: Evan Lysacek, Rachael Flatt, Ross Miner

How I got started: I went to a learn-to-skate session with one of my friends about two years ago. My instructor could not believe that it was my first time on skates.

Goal: To land my Axel in 2010

What else you should know about me: I am a first-grader in Camp Hill, Pa. I have been taking French language lessons since I was 2. I am a Tiger Cub Scout.

Memorable moment: Attending the August 2009 Basic Skills Camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., and, while there, racing Rachael Flatt around the 1980 Rink and winning; meeting Dorothy Hamill and Ross Miner; and participating in Artistry in Motion under the direction of Paula Wagener.

Food: Popcorn shrimp

Singer: Kenny Chesney

TV shows: "G.I. Joe," "Jonny Quest"

Books: Cammie and Alex's Adventures in Skateland and its sequel by Olga Jaffae; all Harry Potter books

Movies: Cars, Miracle, Surf's Up

Sports other than skating: Hockey, swimming and baseball