Olympic Figure Skating Club

18/02/2018

HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY REG PARK.

The skating biography of Reg Park has been added to the NEW Legends website at this link:

http://icelegendsaustralia.com/legends-2/bio_park.html

16/02/2018

A Club with a rich history:

It started early that decade at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Melbourne's Oakleigh, a small two-division event limited to Olympic Figure Skating Club members. It expanded to a ten-division event open to all states by 1977, the year of first Senior Men's Division. In those days, the Olympic Trophy provided the only opportunity for Primary (Pre-Bronze) and Pre-Novice level skaters to gain experience in interstate competition, a showcase for up-and-coming talent, and not just skaters. It was also an excellent training ground for judges.

New South Wales and Victoria sent their usual large contingents and Queensland sent 11 competitors, a big increase on the previous year. South Australia did not take part this season in "a year of surprises". Some skaters expected to win, did not, and some "unknowns" delivered good performances.

Vicki Holland won the Senior Ladies, Mandy James the Novice Ladies, and Colleen Jamieson the Junior Ladies. Peter Cain won the Novice Men's and Michael Pasfield the Junior Men's. We're not sure of the Senior Men's; perhaps Brian Meek (1977 national champion) whose double axel-double loop combination on the final whistle of a 5-minute program won him two 5.7s for technical merit. There were many others, but all these winners except Mandy were from New South Wales. The state retained the perpetual trophy, 94 points to 84, and all competitors and reserves received a gold bar to signify participation in the event.

Image: Judy Patching, presents the trophy for first placing in the Junior Men's Division of the 1977 Olympic Trophy to Michael Pasfield of NSW, Olympic Ice Skating Centre, Oakleigh, 1977. Patching was the Australian Olympic Federation Secretary-General. Australian Skating News, Australian Ice Rink Operators Association, Vol 1 No 3, June 1977. Courtesy Peter Nixon and Linda Bishop.

16/02/2018

Aspiring Adult Skaters take note:

13/02/2018

Last chance to register, we need three more skaters to commit in order to make this session viable in the future!

09/02/2018

Wishing our OFSC Skaters all the very best in the ANZAS Competition this weekend:
Michele Barry, Bev Wilkinson, Christine Giles, Jason Yu, Yvonne Shubart, Daniel McQuienn, Katherin Molner, Julie Taylor and Wendy Meik (hope I have listed all, apologies if I've missed anyone :-).

Sending our OFSC wishes also to all Vic and AUS Skaters!

You can watch them via live stream or at Obrien Group Arena.

The information listed below is about Victorian events. Some of the event details on this page have been transcribed from their respective event pages on external websites and communications. Please ensure to check this page and the original pages frequently for updates. Links to the original conten...

07/02/2018

Olympic Figure Skating Club have obtained ice time on Friday mornings from 6.00 to 7.30. This is a pay up front session offering and anyone interested must register via the link below. Please support this session so that we can continue to provide skaters with this additional practice time. ⭐️

06/02/2018

https://www.nswisa.com/ice/index.php/blog/training-development

21/01/2018

So proud of our Vic Syncro Team, Eclipse. Well done to you all ⭐️.

20/01/2018

https://www.facebook.com/iceskatingvictoria/posts/1651045234974931

ISV Calendar of Events – 2018 ISV Test Sessions – 2018 ISA National Calendar of Events – still to be finalised ISV Calendar of Events ICAL: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/iceskatingvictoria.org.au_7s1a40dgbm1ccli1vjk4bui6ek%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics ISA Calendar of Even...

20/01/2018

Follow our local Vic Syncro Team in their first international competition:

Eclipse Mixed Age Vic Syncro Team is competing at Tissot Neuchâtel Trophy 2018 and have drawn 3rd, they will skate at Neuchâtel Trophy on Sunday 21 January at approximately 3.13 pm (Monday 22 January 1.13 am Melbourne time).

OFSC Members, Romy Karian and Jasmine Harrison are part of this team 🎉🎉🇦🇺🇦🇺.

ISU DETAILS:
http://www.isu.org/inside-synchronized-skating/synchronized-skating-events/synchronized-skating-calendar/eventdetail/11514/34/tissot-neuchatel-trophy?templateParam=11

https://www.neuchatel-trophy.ch/livestream/

Tony Krähenbühl Post author15/01/2018 at 7:22 PM Yes, the link is currently being updated. You’ll be able to find it during the competition under “Live Stream”. Reply ↓

04/01/2018

You can still become a member of OFSC! Head on over to the link below and select OFSC membership...You can select “club membership only”. $40 for full membership and $25 for Associate or Junior membership. Memberships renew 1 October each year.

Members can take either a competitive or non competitive membership. Competitive: Skaters must also take membership of ISV - Ice Skating Victoria Skaters must register and pay for combined...