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Local Skater Wins Silver Medal represents the USA in France
Local Skater Competes Internationally.
On April 26th, 2019, eighty skaters from The Skating Club of Boston's Theatre On Ice program traveled to Epinal, France to compete for the United States in the 2019 Nations’ Cup Ballet Sur Glace international competition. Emilee Laws, skating on the Junior team, Act I of Boston, competed against teams from France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Australia, Italy, Ukraine, and Mexico. The team, coached by Jimmy Morgan and assisted by Brad Vigorito, captured the Silver medal. Encore of Boston, coached by Becky Stump and Michael Bramante, won the gold medal in the Novice division. Forte of Boston, comprised of former national, international, and professional skaters placed second in the Senior division. The Senior team is coached by Becky Stump and Michael Phanuef. This was the first time Theatre On Ice of Boston won medals at three different levels. The Boston based program is directed by Katharine Steeger; the Coaching Team is directed by Becky Stump with assistance from Michael Phanuef; Adam Blake is the Artistic Director and choreographer; and Tracey Seliga O’Brien is the program's Technical Advisor.
Emilee Laws Is 15 years old and attends Austin Preparatory School . Emilee has been skating since the age of 7 and skates at the Novice level and represents The Skating Club of Boston. She was proud to represent the Unites States at Nations Cup and looks forward to competing at Nationals in June.
Theatre On Ice is a form of competitive figure skating that combines the grace and athletics of skating with the excitement of theater and dance. Teams range in size between 8 and 24 skaters. Members of Theatre On Ice of Boston practice between 3 to 6 hours per week at The Skating Club of Boston and Warrior Ice Rink in Brighton. The skaters and families fundraised to help assist with the costs of teams' travel. The Theatre On Ice of Bostonteams will be heading to Birmingham, Alabama this June to compete at the 2019 National Theatreon Ice Competition. For more information please visit www.toiboston.org or email toi@scboston.org.
