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Figure skaters spin to podium

Quesnel figure skaters had a strong performance at the Cariboots N Blades competition in Williams Lake.
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QYSA skaters had a good showing at the Cariboots N Blades competition in Williams Lake.

Skaters from the Quesnel Figure Skating Club continued their successful season with another strong performance at the Cariboots N Blades competition in Williams Lake, Feb. 3 – 4.

In all, the Quesnel contingent of 19 skaters collected 15 gold medals, seven silver medals and six bronze medals and just as many personal best scores.

“It was good skating, the kids all had good performances,” coach with the QFSC, Jo-Ann Nadalin said.

Several skaters earned multiple medals at the Cariboots N Blades competition, including Brian Popa, Samantha Mayden, Cassandra Greenwood, Vanessa Van Aert, Selena Van Aert, Olivia Marleau and Madison Nickolet.

For Marleau, 13, the Cariboots N Blades competition served as the perfect warm up for the upcoming BC Games.

“She had a phenomenal skate in Williams Lake,” Nadalin said.

“She has a new program, she’s spinning well and you can tell she’s feeling confident.”

For Marleau, a Grade 8 student at Quesnel junior secondary school, the Williams Lake competition was a chance to prove to herself she could land her double jumps in competition.

Marleau had struggled with a couple of her double jumps, but with the help of Nadalin had corrected the glitches and felt confident going into the competition.

“It went really well, I got a personal best,” Marleau said of her view of how the competition went.

“I landed all of my jumps and I had clean skates.

“I felt good about that.”

In addition to the medals, the QFSC skaters earned the trophy for the team receiving the most medals at the competition.

“That was good for the club,” Nadalin said.

The QFSC is now busy preparing to host the upcoming CNC Regional Championships to the Twin Arenas, March 9 – 11.

The event features 180 skaters ages six to 18 from Prince Rupert, Prince George, Ft. St. John and south to Williams Lake and points in between.