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NEWS & NOTESNiles Park District Iceland Skate Complex Takes ISI Worlds Champ Title!
Skaters had worlds of fun at the 2022 ISI World Recreational Team Championships, Aug. 4-7 at Edge Ice Arena in Bensenville, Ill.!
As Overall Team Champion, Niles Park District Iceland Skate Complex went home with the Michael Booker Trophy. Other team awards recipients included: Board of Directors Award winner, Superstars Figure Skating Club, Elk Grove Village, Ill.; President’s Award Winner, NSC Super Rink, Blaine, Minn. and Overall Percentage Award winner, TGH Ice Plex, Tampa, Fla.
Overall Team Champion and Winner of the Michael Booker Trophy — Niles Park District Iceland Skate Complex (Photo by Norman Cohen)
Board of Directors Award Winner — Superstars Figure Skating Club (Photo by Norman Cohen)
President’s Award Winner — NSC Super Rink (Photo by Norman Cohen)
Overall Percentage Award Winner — TGH Ice Plex (Photo by Norman Cohen)
For a complete list of teams and results, please visit skateisi.org/worlds.
The Scoop on ISI Worlds!
Worlds Participants: 744 Competitors from 60 Rink Teams from 15 States (Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia)
Oldest Skaters: Joseph Kasputys, 85, FMC William Chase Arena, Natick, Mass.; Carole Dale, 77, Northbrook Sports Center, Northbrook, Ill.; Cheryl Graffi, 77, Pasadena Ice Skating Center, Pasadena, Calif.; Gayle O’Neill, 77, SASS Figure Skating Club, Chicago; George Pike, 73, SASS Figure Skating Club.
Youngest Skaters: Samantha McGrath, 3, Stars of Austin Figure Skating Club, Austin, Texas; Vincent Kaczmarcz, 4, Niles Park District Iceland Skate Complex, Niles, Ill.
Most Events: Keren Groner, Superstars Figure Skating Club, Elk Grove Village, Ill., 26 events; Robert Trygstad, Vacaville Ice Sports, Vacaville, Calif., 25 events; Robert Johnson, Superstars Figure Skating Club, 18 events
Largest Skating Teams: Franklin Park Ice Arena, Franklin Park, Ill., 61 skaters; Niles Park District Iceland Skate Complex, Niles, Ill., 59 skaters; Stars of Austin Figure Skating Club, Austin, Texas, 41 skaters
Teams from Farthest Distance: Ice Naka Arena Rangsit, Bangkok, Thailand, 8,550 miles; Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center, Wasilla, Alaska, 2,820 miles; Dublin Iceland, Dublin, Calif., 2,126 miles; Oakland Ice Center Operated by Sharks Ice, Oakland, Calif., 1,830 miles; Solar4Amercia at San Jose, San Jose, Calif., 1,821 miles
ISI Worlds Photo Gallery
Submitted Photos
ISI Benefit Show
Featuring 2022 Olympian and U.S. Champion Mariah Bell
2022 Olympian and U.S. champion Mariah Bell, star of the ISI Benefit Show, performs to a full house. (Photos by Glenda Fisher)
2022 Olympian and U.S. champion Mariah Bell (Photos by Andy Kastrup)
Other ISI Benefit Show Performers
Aurora Valdez, El Paso Figure Skating Club
Noah Hausman, Lou & Gib Reese Ice Arena
Gia Kranisky, City of St. Peters Rec-Plex
Kara Mueller, City of Bowie Ice Arena
A Little Bit of Sunshine, Niles Park District Iceland Skate Complex
Peace, Love and Harmony, City of St. Peters Rec-Plex
Jr. Sparkling Stars, Stars of Austin Figure Skating Club
Dublin Dazzlers, Dublin Iceland
Juliette Winston, FMC William Chase Arena
Molly Jansen, Doug Woog Arena
First Responders, Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center
Laura Gayton & Joseph Kasputys, FMC William Chase Arena
Flip & Tizzle, Ice Sports Industry (ISI)
2022-23 ISIA Education Foundation scholarship recipient Abigail Bagent, Lou & Gib Reese Arena
2022-23 ISIA Education Foundation scholarship recipient Alexandra Nickel, Herbert Wells Ice Rink
From left: 2022-23 ISIA Education Foundation scholarship recipients Abigail Bagent (Lou & Gib Reese Arena) and Alexandra Nickel (Herbert Wells Ice Rink)
Samantha McGrath, Stars of Austin Figure Skating Club
Superstition, Vacaville Ice Sports
Elizabeth Seekford, City of Bowie Ice Arena
Timmy Chapman, RDV Sportsplex Ice Den
Timmy Chapman, RDV Sportsplex Ice Den
Timmy Chapman, RDV Sportsplex Ice Den
Mackenzie Savage & Cyana Johnson, RDV Sportsplex Ice Den
Harry Potter, Superstars Figure Skating Club
Nutsupa Chantharasakul, Ice Naka Arena (Thailand)
Mackayala Taylor, Niles Park District Iceland Skate Complex
Sugar and Spice, Edge Ice Arena
Hairspray, Franklin Park Ice Arena
Gabbie Han Garrote, RDV Sportsplex Ice Den
Look for more coverage of ISI World Recreational Team Championships in the fall issue of Recreational Ice Skating magazine, shipping shortly to all ISI member rinks using the ISI Ice Skating program.
Established in 1959, the Ice Sports Industry (ISI) — creator of America’s first learn-to-skate curriculum — is an international trade association encompassing all aspects of the ice sports industry. Our goal is to promote ice skating as a participant sport and recreational activity for everyone — all ages and abilities. For more information, visit skateisi.org.
