Milton Keynes Ice Skating Club
Ice Skating in Milton Keynes
2010
Open Competiotion
Congratulations go to every skater from Milton Keynes Ice Skating Club, who represented the International School of Skating: Milton Keynes.
Coventry Open 18th/19th January
Day 2 skaters
Level 9: Sasha Crompton, 1st
Level 8: Alex Brown, 4th
Deborah Bell
Level 6: Ellie Taylor, 2nd
Level 5: Charlotte Cook, 3rd
Level 3: Paige Jacobs, 2nd
Level 2- 10 and under: Kia Blackburn, 1st
Jodie East, .
Level 2- 11 and over :Katherine Airstone-Thompson
2009
Open Competiotion
Congratulations go to every skater from Milton Keynes Ice Skating Club, who represented the International School of Skating: Milton Keynes.
Lee Valley Open 9th/10th May
With Lee Valley Open being at a weekend over 375 skaters from around GB came to London to compete for that top spot on the podium. MK let loose 21 of their competitive skaters to fight for the glory.
A massive thank you goes to Boris Uspenski who (was the coach on both days) spent almost 25 hours putting the kids onto the ice. Mumma Mia!
Congratulations to Katherine Airstone-Thompson winning her 1st Open competition beating 11 other skaters to the top.
Saturday 9th
Beginner Ladies 7yrs & under- Kia Blackburn (1st)
Beginner Ladies 9 yrs- Hope Liverton-Ovey, Lucy Morris
Beginner Ladies 11yrs- Katherine Airstone-Thompson (1st), Carys Phillips, Courtney Rawson, Rebecca Smyth
Beginner Ladies 12yrs- Bethan Phillips
Level 1 Ladoes 9 years & under- Paige Jacobs (3rd), Jodie East
Level 1 Ladies 10 years- Ellie Lindsey
Sunday 10th
Level 2 Ladies 11 & under- Shannon Powell, Lucy Thorpe
Level 4 Ladies 12 & under- Tamsin Gregory
Level 4 Ladies 13 and over- Charlotte Cook, Sophie Amber Roberts, Jemma Snoxall
Level 5 Ladies- Ellie Taylor, Megan Derbyshire
Level 7 Ladies- Alexandra Brown (2nd)
Level 8 Ladies- Deborah Bell
Bracknell Open 1st May
A small group of MK skaters made the journey to compete in final day of what had been a week long competition, open to adults, dancers and free skaters. The win for Alex marks her 10th podium in the last 18 months and 6th win in 12 months.
Level 4 Ladies 12 and under- Tamsin Gregory
Level 4 Ladies 13 and over- Sophie Amber Roberts
Level 5 Ladies- Ellie Taylor
Level 7 Ladies- Alexandra Brown (1st)
NISA Cup Final 26th April
Over a dozen MKISC members came to cheer on Alex and the England Team at the Lee Valley Ice Centre in London, along with many other Clubs from around the UK, providing a great atmosphere at the Fifth NISA Cup event.
Level 7 Ladies- Alexandra Brown (8th/10). Alex skated against the best of her level in Great Britain, Individually finishing 8th in GB and 4th In England. The England Team also went on to be victorious for the second year running.
See articles about the event at:
http://www.iceskating.org.uk/node/3009
http://www.mk-news.co.uk/mknews-sport/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=416345
Telford Open 25th March
Level 7 Ladies- Alexandra Brown (4th/10)- Achieving this placing meant that Alex has been selected to compete for the English Team at the NISA Cup Final on the 26th April
British Adult Championships
Congratulations go the the group of MK adults who competed at the British.
Singles Masters Ladies Class 1- Gemma Ely
Singles Silver Ladies Class2- Philippa Cooper-Lewis
Singles Bronze Ladies Class 1- Jennifer Krupinski
Singles Bronze Men Class 2- Phil Brown (2nd), Will Brooks
Pairs Adult Class 2- Philippa Cooper-Lewis & Phil Brown (1st)
Romford Open 2nd March
Congratulations to the group of young skaters who competed at this event. The event was heavily over-subscribed resulting in some MK skaters being turned away!
A special congratulation goes to Kia Blackburn for winning her 1st Open competition at just 7 years old!
Beginner Girls, 8 and under- Kia Blackburn (1st)
Beginner Girls, 11 and over- Katherine Airstone-Thompson (2nd)
Level 1 Girls, 11 yrs and over- Jodie East, Shannon Powell, Paige Jacobs, Elle Lindsey.
Level 3 Ladies- Charlotte Cook
Level 4 Ladies- Ellie Taylor
Cardiff Open 2nd February
Congratulations to the 5 skaters who traveled the 300 mile (6 hour round trip) journey in the snowy weather to compete.
A special congratulation goes to Ellie Taylor for winning her 1st Open competition.
Beginner Girls 7,8&9- Kia Blackburn
Level 4 Ladies- Ellie Taylor (1st), Sophie Roberts
Level 6 Ladies- Alexandra Brown (1st)
Level 7 Ladies- Deborah Bell (2nd)
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NISA Tests
Congratulations to the following skaters for successfully passing their tests:
Monday 16th March (Coventry)
Level 8 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme- Deborah Bell
Level 10 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme- Anastasia Uspenska
Monday 19th January (Coventry)
Level 7 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme- Alexandra Brown
Thursday 19th March (Milton Keynes)
63 tests were taken starting at 7:30 am and finishing just after 2pm!!!
Level 1 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Katie Knox
Level 1 Free Programme-Amy Leadbetter
Level 1 Field Moves, 1&2 Elements and 1&2 Free Programme-Alex Bowker-Lonnecker
Level 2 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Lucy Thorpe
Level 2 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Shannon Powell
Level 2 Field Moves and Elements-Amy Simpson
Level 3 Field Moves-Lin Bowker-Lonnecker
Level 3 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Taya Riabkova
Level 3 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Louise Crabbe
Level 4 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Ellie Green
Level 4 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Millie Green
Level 4 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Byul Ryan-Im
Level 4 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Charlotte Cook
Level 4 Field Moves, Elements and Free Programme-Jemma Snoxell
Level 4 Field Moves and Elements-Tamsin Gregory
Level 5 Field Moves -Joanna Marfleet
Level 6 Field Moves, 5 Elements and 5 Free Programme-Megan Derbyshire
Level 6 Field Moves, 5 Elements and 5 Free Programme-Ellie Taylor
Spin, Spiral and Jump Competitions
Results will be published after the next SSJ on Aril 3rd.
2008
OPEN COMPETITIONS
Congratulations go to every skater from Milton Keynes Ice Skating Club, who represented the International School of Skating: Milton Keynes.
Telford Opens- 19th-20th March
Congratulations to the following Milton Keynes skaters who competed in The Telford Open Competition on 19th & 20th March 2008. All the groups were very large, with 23 skaters competing in some groups. Well done to Ellie Green who was placed 2nd out of 18 skaters in Level 2 girls.
Beginner girls, 9 & 10 years
Lucy Thorpe - 8th
Shannon Powell - 18th
Level 2 girls any age
Ellie Green - 2nd
Megan Derbyshire - 7th
Millie Green - 11th
Jo Marfleet - 13th
Tamsin Gregory - 14th
Jocelyn Dunn - 16th
Level 3 girls any age
Ellie Taylor - 8th
Lea Beaini - 15th
Faye wood - 16th
Level 4 girls any age
Lauren Mills - 12th
Level 5 girls any age
Alex Brown - 5th
Lee Valley Open 10th-11th May
Congratulations to the following Milton Keynes skaters who competed in The Telford Open Competition on 19th & 20th March 2008. All the groups were very large, with 23 skaters competing in some groups. Well done to Ellie Green who was placed 2nd out of 18 skaters in Level 2 girls.
Congratualtions to all the skaters an amazing trophy total of 3 golds, 3 silver and 4 bronzes has lead MK to its most successful competitions for years!!! Well done for all the hard work both on the skaters and coaches behalfs.
Day 1- 10th May - An amazing result for the Beginners and Level 1's
Beginner girls, 7 and under - Kia Blackburn - 3rd
Beginnner girls, 8 years - Paige Jacobs - 1st; Jodie East - 3rd
Beginner girls, 9 years - Lucy Thorpe - 2nd; Elle Lindsay - 6th
Beginner girls, 10 years - Shannon Powell - 3rd
Beginner girls, 12 and over - Charlotte Cook - 3rd
Beginner boys, 9 and under - Alex Bowker-Lonnecker - 7th
Level one girls 10 years – Lin Bowker-Lonnecker – 4th
Level 1 girls, 11 and over - Shaylee Jones - 1st; Nadia Jones - 8th
Day 2- 11th May -
Level two ladies 11 and under - Ellie Green 5th; Megan Derbyshire 7th; Millie Green 11th; Tamsin Gregory - 13th
Level two ladies 12 & over - Jemma Snoxall 5th
Level 3 ladies 12 and under - Ellie Taylor - 2nd
Level 3 ladies 13 & over - Sophie Roberts - 5th
Level 5 Ladies - Alexandra Brown - 1st
Level 6 Ladies - Debbie Bell - 2nd
Basingstoke Opens- 24th and 25th June
Level 6 Ladies- Deborah Bell 1st
Level 4 Ladies- Lauren Mills 1st
Level 3 Ladies- Ellie Taylor 2nd
Swindon Opens
Level 6 Ladies- Alexandra Brown 1st
Alexandra Palace Opens
Level 6 Ladies- Alexandra Brown 1st
Oxford Opens
Level 6 Ladies- Alexandra Brown 1st
Beginner boys- Alex Bowker-Lonnecker 3rd
Beginner Girls 12 and over- Amy Lawrence 3rd
SPIN, SPIRAL AND JUMP CLUB COMPETITIONS
Spring - 25th April
| Group 1 - Skate UK Grade 5 |
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| Group 6 - Adults |
Gold | Charlie Saunders | Gold | Peter Clark | |
Silver | Charlotte Edwards | Silver | Caroline Lyons | |
Bronze | Poppy Roberts | Bronze | Julie Davis | |
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| Group 2 - Skate UK Grade 6 |
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| Group 7 - Silver |
Gold | Tia Cotterill | Gold | Amy Lawrence | |
Silver | Louise Bailey | Silver | Chandini Subramanyan | |
Bronze | Ellen Carlin | Bronze | Imogen Wilson | |
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| Group 3 - Skate UK Grade 7 & 8 |
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| Group 8 - Gold, 11 & under |
Gold | Hope Liverton-Ovey | Gold | Lucy Thorpe | |
Silver | Hannah Jones | Silver | Jodie east | |
Bronze | Natasha Smith | Bronze | Elle Lindsay | |
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| Group 4 - Skate UK Grade 9 |
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| Group 9 - Gold, 12 & over |
Gold | Hayley Strudley | Gold | Georgina Hall | |
Silver | Amy Freeman | Silver | Nicola Vitiello | |
Bronze | Kate Saunders | Bronze | Megan Bone | |
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| Group 5 - Skate UK Grade 10 |
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| Group 10 - NISA Level 2 |
Gold | Poppy Hawkins | Gold | Megan Derbyshire | |
Silver | Katherine Airstone-Thompson | Silver | Ellie Green | |
Bronze | Alicia Cranwell | Bronze | Jemma Snoxall | |
NISA Tests
8th May
Congratulations to the following skaters:
NISA Level One Field Moves, Elements and Free:
Shannon Powell
Lucy Thorpe
Jodie East
Paige Jacobs
Elle Lindsay
NISA Level One and Two Field Moves, Elements and Free:
Charlotte Cook
NISA Level Two Elements and Free:
Lyn Bowker-Lönnecker
NISA Level Two and Three Field Moves, Elements and Free:
Shaylee Jones
Nadia Jones
NISA Level Four Field Moves:
Ellie Taylor
30th June
25th September
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Milton Keynes Skater in International Figure Skating Competition
Ellie Taylor, aged 10, was the only figure skater from the United Kingdom to travel to Vienna, Austria, to take part in an international figure skating competition. The Helmutt Siebt Memorial Competition was held between 6th and 10th February 2008.
Out of 51 entrants in the ‘Springs' category, only 36 skaters from 12 different countries eventually skated and Ellie was placed 28th. Ellie skated her 2 ½ minute programme well, landing her double salchow and axel jumps, and performing spins with change of foot and position. However, the standard was extremely high, as unlike NISA competitions, where there are required elements and certain elements are not allowed, skaters could include any jump or spin they wanted to, with most skaters having 5 or 6 double jumps. In the UK, Ellie will be competing at NISA Level 3 for the first time in March.
Ellie started skating when she lived on the Isle of Wight and has been skating seriously for about 2 ½ years. She has skated at various open competitions in the UK, starting in April 2006 at beginner level when still just 8 years old. However this was her first experience of an international competition. She enjoyed the opportunity to skate abroad, and hopes to return to Vienna next year.
Ellie is a member of Milton Keynes Ice Skating club. She is coached at Planet Ice in Milton Keynes by the International School of Skating.
