Five Broadmoor Skaters Medal at Junior Nationals

2009 US Juvenile Figure Skating Medalists Rebebekah and Joel Schneider-Farris, Katie Shipstad, Eddie Shipstad, Logan Bye, and Jessica Pfund

Five Broadmoor Skaters Medal at Junior Nationals

Five young figure skaters from Colorado Springs and the Broadmoor Skating Club won medals at the 2009 U.S. Junior National Figure Skating Championships which took place in Lake Placid, New York from December 10--13, 2008.

Rebekah and Joel Schneider-Farris won silver medals in juvenile dance, Katie Shipstad and Logan Bye took the bronze in the same event, and Jessica Pfund won the bronze medal in the juvenile girls event.

Pfund skated a clean program, which included two double Axels.

The competition between the Schneider-Farris siblings and Shipstad and Bye was very close. Only four hundreds of a point made the difference between second and third place. "We performed our best free dance ever and even got a Level 4 score on our dance spin," said Joel Schneider-Farris. "We admire Katie and Logan's skating so much and are so glad all of us ended upon the podium," said Joel's sister Rebekah. "The competitiion was really tough."

The five medalists train at the Colorado Springs World Arena.Thirteen other figure skaters from Colorado Springs qualified for the 2009 U.S. Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Congratulations to all participants!


Further Reading:

U.S. Junior Championships Diary - By Jo Ann Schneider Farris, IceNetwork.com