The Kimberley Skating Club competed at the West Kootenay Invitational on December 1-3 at the Beaver Valley Arena, in Fruitvale. Many personal bests and fantastic performances were achieved over the weekend.

Participants included: our three Grade 12 students, Geneve Miller – three gold medals; Zoe Marina – two silver medals; Emily Newel, Bianca Marina – two silver and one bronze medal; Hannah Doerksen, Charlize Du Preez and Kana Dolgopol.

Ribbon count includes: Julia Chalifour – one silver; Isabella Ferraro – one silver, one bronze, Adrian Moody – two silver, Natalia Deutsch one gold, two silver, Sailor Ferrier- one bronze, Virushaa Bahra – one silver, Sydney Rollheiser – three silver, Pyper Standing – three silver and Tabbatha Trombley – two silver.

In addition to all the fantastic performances, Geneve Miller and Zoe Marina earned a chance to be on the Kootenay Regional Team, at the Super Series Final Championship, in Kelowna.

Bianca Marina has received confirmation, from the BC/YK section office and will be attending the B.C. Games in Kamloops, in February.

On December 10, KSC celebrated Skate Canada’s 150-year celebration, with a skate-a-thon, a visit from the Kimberley Dynamiters, Happy Hans and Santa.

All our skaters participated: Canskate, Jumpstart, Star Skate Juniors and Seniors and even a few of our adult skaters.

Canskate starts Jan. 15. Registration is on line at www.kimberleyskating.com Register now, as the program is three-quarters full.

Kimberley Skating Club will be hosting the East Kootenay Invitational on January 19-21. Skaters from West (Nelson, Rossland, Castlegar, Fruitvale) and East (Elkford, Sparwood, Fernie, Invermere, Cranbrook) Kootenay will be attending, as well as, skaters from Calgary, Lethbridge, Taber, Blackfalds, Crowsnest and Penticton. Please come out and support our skaters, it is open to all.

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