Newton Skaters Won Gold in France

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. Grace Kelsangmetog Cai, Yurika Tarui, Brendan Man, Effie Xinyu Chen & Chloe Man (left to right in photo) skating on the Novice team, Encore of Boston, competed against teams from France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Australia, Italy, Ukraine, and Mexico. The team, coached by Rebecca Stump and Michael Bramante, captured the gold medal in the Novice category. Act 1 of Boston, coached Jimmy Morgan and assisted by Brad Vigorito, won the silver medal in the Junior division. Forte of Boston, comprised of former national, international, and professional skaters placed second in the Senior division. They are 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.

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 Boston teams will be heading to Birmingham, Alabama this June to compete at the 2019 National Theatre on Ice Competition. For more information please visit www.toiboston.org or email toi@scboston.org.