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Skater Bio's
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Alitsha Burden Born 1990
Alitsha has been skating since the age of 6. She has been a member of the Bowmanville Figure Skating Club & DRSA since August 2003
Recent Accomplishments:
2004 EOSIC Junior Bronze Champion
2004 Trillium STARSkate Championships Jr Bronze 9th
2005 EOSIC Junior Silver Ladies Bronze Medalist
2005 EOSIC Bronze Triathlon Gold Medalist
2005 Trillium STARSkate Championships Jr Silver Gold Medalist
2005 National Starskate Championships Bronze Triathlon Gold Medalist
2005/06 Eastern Ontario Sectionals Pre Novice 13th
Goals:
Alitsha is currently working towards Novice and Junior test this year and plans to skate at 2006 Eastern Ontario Sectionals.
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Amber Traill Born 1992
Started skating at age of 3 ½. First competition at the age of 6 and finished 1st. Member of Bowmanville FSC and DRSA since September 2003. Was on the 2005 & 2006 academic honour roll at school. When not skating she enjoys playing with her two cats Licorice and Chaplin.
Recent Achievements:
2003/04 Eastern Ontario Sectionals Pre Juvenile Ladies Silver Medalist
Member of the 2004 Eastern Ontario Travel team
2004/05 Eastern Ontario STARSkate Invitational Biathlon Gold Medalist (with Rebecca Marcinek)
2004/05 HomeSense National STARSkate Championships in P.E.I. Silver Medalist
2005/06 Eastern Ontario STARSkate Invitational Bronze Triathlon Gold Medalist
2005/06 Eastern Ontario STARSkate Invitational Junior Silver Bronze Medalist
2005/06 Trillium STARSkate Championship Junior Silver - Silver Medalist
2005/06 HomeSense National STARSkate Championships in Ottawa - 5th
Gold Dances, Gold Interpretive, Gold Skills, Gold Freeskate
Goals:
Are to continue to work hard & develop my skating as I grow. My short term goal is to go on from Sectionals and my long term goals are to pass my Senior Competitive test and land my triple jumps.
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Anthony Furiano Born 1990
Anthony has been skating since he was 8 years old. In the beginning he just wanted to learn to skate but after witnessing some great singles and pair skating he knew he wanted to do the same. He became a member of Bowmanville/DRSA in the fall of 2006 and is coached by Tracy Tutton.
Recent Achievements:
2004 All Ontario Championships Jr Silver Men Gold Medalist
2004 Received the Donald Jackson Award of Merit
2005 Junior Nationals, Quebec City Pre Novice Pairs 9th Place
2006 Ontario Winter Games Pre Novice Men 4th Place
2007 EOS Sectionals Novice Men 4th Place
2007 Eastern Challenge - Novice Men - 16th Place
2007 Passed Junior Singles Competitive Test
2008 - EOS Sectionals - Novice Men - 4th Place
2008 - Eastern Challenge - Novice Men - 15th Place
Goals:
Anthony has many aspirations he'd like to fulfill for the 2008/09 season and beyond. He has just began a new pair partnership with Rebecca Marcinek and is excited to begin the competitive season. He's working towards improving and gaining more triple jumps to be competitive in Junior Men this season. Anthony is hoping to qualify for Eastern Challenge and Nationals\Canadians this year in both Pairs and Singles. He also would like to get his Senior Competitive test and begin working toward his coaching certificate in near future.
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Braedyn Tutton Born 1997
At the age of 4 Braedyn began skating with the Durham Region Skating Academy and the Bowmanville Figure Skating Club. She is coached by her Mom, Tracy Tutton, and her choreographer Myke Gillman .
She has medalled at various Invitational Competitions as well as advancing on to the Ontario Trillium Cup Competition in March, 2005.
Recent Achievements:
2004/05 Eastern Ontario Section Interclub (EOSIC) Braedyn placed 1st in her flight and 3rd in the final & advanced to the Ontario Trillium Cup.
2005 Ontario Trillium Cup - 5th place
2005 Braedyn's Eastern Ontario Jump Start program results, combined with her performances at EOSIC and All Ontario resulted in her being chosen for the EOS Talent ID seminar for up and coming under 10 year olds.
Nov., 2006 - Eastern Ontario Sectionals - Pre-Juvenile Ladies - 4th
2006/07 - Braedyn was chosen by EOS to submit a video for the National Youth Talent Camp. Criteria was: that they must be recommended by EOS, show talent, be under 10 years old and able to land all of their double jumps and double/double combinations. Many videos were submitted to EOS, and only four were chosen to advance on to the next step. Braedyn's was one of the four, and her video is now submitted to Skate Canada. From there, only twenty skaters in all of Canada will be chosen to attend the National Youth Talent Camp in May, 2007
Goals:
To work hard to skate my best at EOSIC this year. I really hope to place top 3 at EOSIC and advance on to the All Ontario Trillium Cup again.Achieve good marks in school and continue to improve and advance in figure skating.
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Carly Morishita Born 1994
At the age of 4 - Began skating with the Durham Region Skating Academy and is coach by Tracy Tutton
Recent Achievements:
2005 Sectionals Juvenile Pairs Champion (with Jonathan Mills)
Advanced to the 2005 Junior Nationals
2005 EOS Sectionals Pre-Juvenile Ladies - Silver Medalist
2006 EOS Sectionals Juvenile Ladies Gold Medalist
2006 Junior Nationals in Moncton, New Brunswick
2005 Invited to Skate Canada's National Youth Talent Camp
Only 20 skaters were chosen in all of Canada
Goals:
To place top 3 at Junior Nationals this year. Achieve good marks in school and continue to improve and excel in figure skating.
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Erica Duncan Born 1990
Erica is an honours Grade 10 student at an Oshawa High School.She has been skating with BFSC/DRSA for the last 10 years and has been coached by Tracy Tutton and Myke Gillman for the last 5 years.
Recent Accomplishments:
2005/6 Eastern Challenge Pre-Novice Ladies - 13th
2005/06 Eastern Ontario Sectionals Pre-Novice Ladies Silver Medalist
2004/05 Trillium Cup Pre-Novice Ladies - 8th
2004/05 Eastern Ontario Sectionals Pre-Novice Ladies - 6th
2003/2004 Trillium STARSkate Championships Sr. Bronze Ladies - Gold Medalist
2003/2004 EOSIC Sr. Bronze Ladies - Gold MedalistMember of the 2005 EOS Travel Team which went to the Quebec Summer Championships and was a Silver Medalist in Pre-Novice Ladies Long Program.
Goals:
Ericas goal this year is to qualify at Sectionals, Eastern Challenge and then go on to Jr. Nationals. As well, she hopes to complete all of her Gold Tests this year to aid in her long term skating goal of being able to coach part time.
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Erika Chew - Born 1989
Started figure skating at age 8
Member of Bowmanville FSC and DRSA since September 2002
Recent Accomplishments:
2003 EOSIC Preliminary Ladies - Silver Medalist
2003 All Ontario Championships Preliminary Ladies - 8th place
2004 EOSIC Jr. Silver Ladies - Silver Medalist
2004 EOSIC Silver Triathlon - Silver Medalist
2004 All Ontario Championships Jr. Silver Ladies - Gold Medalist
2004/05 Eastern Ontario Sectionals Novice Ladies - 7th place
2004/05 Trillium Cup Novice Ladies - 9th place
2005/06 Eastern Ontario Sectionals Novice Ladies - Bronze Medalist
2005/06 Eastern Challenge Novice Ladies - 16th place
Member of the 2005 EOS Travel Team which went to the Quebec Summer Championships and was a Gold Medalist in Novice Ladies Long Program.
Goals:
Currently working towards her Junior Test and plans to compete at the 2006/07 Sectionals at Junior and qualify for Nationals.
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Gordon Wegg
Gordo started skating at age 4 and by the end of the season was asking for real figure skates so he could learn to jump on the ice like Kurt Browning. He started guest skating with DRSA 3 years ago and became a member of BFSC in 2005/06 season. Gordo is coached by Myke Gillman and is assisted by Tracy Tutton and Julia Hughes.
Recent Accomplishments:
2003 EOSIC Junior Bronze Men - Bronze Medalist
2004 EOSIC Senior Bronze Men - Gold Medalist
2004 Trillium STARSkate Championships Senior Bronze Men - Bronze Medalist
2005 EOSIC Jr. Silver Men - Silver Medalist
2005/006 Advanced to the Ontario Winter Games - 7th
Goals:
Pass his Novice Competitive Test
Currently has his sites set on the Junior Competitive Test and beyond..
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Julianna Naccarato - Born 1996
Julianna started to skate at age 6 with the Bowmanville Figure Skating Club and The Durham Region Skating Academy. She is coached by Tracy Tutton. Julianna is a grade 5 student and works hard to balance school and skating
Recent Achievements:
2005/06 Eastern Ontario Section Interclub (EOSIC)
Preliminary Women Final- 4th
2006 Julianna was one of 24 skaters 10yr and under chosen to advance on to the Eastern Ontario Jump Start Talent ID seminar
2006 Eastern Ontario Sectionals, Pre Juvenile Women - 7th
2006/07 Eastern Ontario Section Interclub, Jr. Bronze Women - Silver medalist and advanced to the Trillium Starskate Championships
Goals:
To place in the top 3 at the Trillium Starskate Championships on March 10th in Waterloo.
To continue working hard in order to pass her Juvenile Competitive test.
To place in the top 6 at 2007 Eastern Ontario Sectionals..
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Jonathan Mills - Born 1989
Jonathan has trained with the Durham Region Skating Academy for the past four years and is coached by Myke Gillman. Jonathan lives in Port Hope and drives to Courtice everyday to train. Currently on the Eastern Ontario Elite Development Team. Competed this past summer in Boston for the Eastern Ontario
Section where he placed 2nd in the Novice Mens event.
Recent Achievements:
2005 Sectionals Pre Novice Mens Champion
2005 Sectionals Juvenile Pairs Champion with Carly Morishita
2005 Top 10 at Canadian Nationals Pre Novice Mens
2006 Sectional Novice Mens - Silver Medalist
2006 2006 Junior Canadians Moncton New Brunswick 11th
Goals:
He has passed his Senior Competitive Test and hopes to receive International Assignments through Skate Canada this year. He is working towards competing at the Canadians in the 2006/2007 season in Halifax.
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Jordan Somogyi - Born 1991
Recent Accomplishments:
2005 Eastern Ontario Sections, Competed at Eastern Challenge - PreNovice 4th
2005 Member of the Eastern Ontario Competitive Travel Team,
2005 Quebec Summer Championships - PreNovice Silver Medalist
2004 Eastern Ontario Sections - PreNovice 11th
2003 Eastern Ontario Starskate Invitational Championships, Gold Medalist
2003 Starskate Provincial Championships - Senior Bronze 6th
2002 Eastern Ontario Starskate Invitational Championships, Gold Medalist
2002 Starskate Provincial Championships - Preliminary 10th
Goals:
Competing at the Novice Competitive level
Currently working towards Junior competitive test
Qualify for Junior Nationals 2007
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Nicole (Nicki) Irvine - Born 1992
I started skating at 8 years old and knew right away that I was hooked. At the age of ten Tracy Tutton and Myke Gillman took me under their wing. I currently attend the School/Skate program at a local Courtice school.
My favourite jumps are the Double Loop and Double Lutz, and I am currently working on my Doulble Axel and Triple Salchow.
Recent Accomplishments:
2002 Eastern Ontario Starskate Championships, Pre-Preliminary 6th.
2003 Eastern Ontario Starskate Championships,Preliminary Silver Medalist
2003 Trillium STARSKATE Championships, Preliminary 5th.
2004 Eastern Ontario Starskate Championships, Junior Bronze Silver Medalist
2004 Eastern Ontario Starskate Championships, Bronze Triathlon - Bronze Medalist
2004 Trillium STARSKATE Championships, Junior Bronze
2005 Eastern Ontario Starskate Championships, Senior Bronze Gold Medalist
2005 Eastern Ontario Starskate Championships, Bronze Triathlon - Silver Medalist
2005 Trillium STARSkate Championship Senior Bronze - Gold Medalist
Goals:
This Year I am aiming to place in top three in the Senior Bronze and the Bronze Triathalon categories at EOSIC which will qualify me to compete at All-Ontarios and possibly the National Starskate Championships, respectively.
I will be starting High School next year and I am looking forward to excelling in both my academic and skating devlopment.
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Rebecca Marcinek - Born 1993
Started figure skating at the age of 7. She has represented DRSA and Bowmanville F.S.C. at many competitions. Rebecca likes to hang out with her friends and shop or go to the movies in her spare time. She has 3 pets Chi-Chi a chinchilla, Bailey a dog and a fish named Angel.
Recent Achievements:
Member of the Eastern Ontario Travel team for the last 3 years.
Advanced to All Ontario Trillium Starskate past 2 years.
2004/05 Eastern Ontario STARSkate Invitational Biathlon Gold Medalist (with Amber Traill)
Her favourite competition was the 2004/05 HomeSense National STARSkate Championships in P.E.I. Silver Medalist
Advanced to 2006 Ontario Winter Games in Barrie - 10th.
Goals:
Rebecca has set many goals in her skating from short term to long term. She knows how important it is to balance her school work and to work hard to be a competitive figure skater.
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Shayla Brown - Born 1987
I started skating at age 4. I have been with DRSA and Tracy Tutton since 2001. I am in my first year of Business Commerce at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa.
Achievements:
Gold status in Freeskate, Interpretive, Dance and Level 1 Skills
Junior Competitive Singles
2005 EOSIC Gold Triathlon Gold Medalist
2005 EOSIC Gold Ladies Silver Medalist
2005 National STARSkate Championships Gold Triathlon Silver Medalist
2005 National STARSkate Championships Gold Biathlon - Silver Medalist
2005 Trillium STARSkate Championships Gold Ladies 7th Place
2006 EOSIC Gold Ladies Gold Medalist
2006 Trillium STARSkate Championships Gold Ladies 10th Place
Canskate certified coach
Goals
To get my LEVEL 1 Coaching certification
Continue towards my Commerce Degree at UOIT
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Shelby Lia - Born 1992
I am currently in Grade 8 at a School in Whitby where I am working hard to earn a school crest before I graduate this year. I have been figure skating with the Durham Region Skating Academy and the Bowmanville Figure Skating Club for almost five years, where my coaches are Tracy Tutton and Myke Gillman.
Recent Accomplishments:
By medalling at the Eastern Ontario Section Invitational Championships in 2004, I qualified to compete at the Trillium STARSkate Championships that same year. Facing competition from across the province, where the result was a fourth place finish.
Goals:
My immediate skating goal is to qualify to return to the Trillium STARSkate Championships, and to reach the podium this time around. Longer-term goals include improving my overall consistency, and reaching the National level of competition. I am looking forward to the challenge of competing inTriathlon skating events next season. My passion for competitive sports is shared between figure skating and fastball, as I am also a memberof the Whitby Eagles Major Novice RepresentativeFastball Team.
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