Annabelle's Gets Official Congratulations for Passing Senior Free Skate Test From US Figure Skating

Dear Annabelle,

Congratulations on passing the Senior Free Skating test!

The U.S. Figure Skating test structure is the backbone of participation in figure skating, and you should feel extremely proud of this accomplishment. Each U.S. Figure Skating test that you have passed is a permanent achievement that goes on your U.S. Figure Skating record.

Passing your senior test means that you have achieved the highest accomplishment in testing, and you have now earned the title "U.S. Figure Skating gold medalist." You will carry this title forever. You can put it on a coaching resume, your college application, and even job resumes. You should use it with pride.

Fewer than 500 members of U.S. Figure Skating pass the Senior Free Skate test each year, representing less than 1% of our full membership. In approximately 6-8 weeks you will be receiving a gold certificate, a gold lapel pin and a congratulatory letter recognizing your accomplishment. In addition, you are now eligible to purchase our Gold Test jacket available through the U.S. Figure Skating online store.

U.S. Figure Skating's Athlete Development Committee is interested in what it took for you to pass your test, and how you participate in figure skating.

Please take a survey and answer some brief questions about your skating. The information you provide is anonymous and confidential. If you recently passed more than one test, be sure to fill out the survey for each one. Each test level in every discipline requires different amounts of practice, coaching, and ice time. Your feedback about what it took to get to this level is extremely valuable in developing the future of our sport. By answering this survey you will help U.S. Figure Skating get to know our athletes better and develop tools and programs in the future to help athletes like you get the most out of our sport.

Click here to take the survey: Survey Link

As a thank you for completing the survey, and in recognition of your accomplishment, you will receive a coupon code for 40% off of any purchase in U.S. Figure Skating's online store once you finish the survey.

Congratulations again on passing your test, and best wishes for a bright and long future with U.S. Figure Skating.

Sincerely,

Samuel Auxier
President
U.S. Figure Skating

Annabelle Passes Her Senior Free Skate Test! August 9, 2015 - Triple Gold Medalist!

Today 8-9-15, my daughter Annabelle passed her Senior Free Skate at her home club, the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club! Thank you to her summer coach Naomi and to her wonderful coaches Dalilah and Eddie! Annabelle also is now a Triple Gold Medalist! Yay! And...I'm such a proud mom!

Note:  I just looked at her test record.  She passed her Pre-Preliminary Free Skate test on July 8, 2008 and eight years and exactly one month later, Annabelle passed her Senior Free Skate test.  Wow!  What an amazing journey it has been!
 

My Son Joel Made It Through the Rain! (Or was it through the ice?)

My son, Joel did it!

Joel came home to beautiful Colorado, June 15, 2015 for a three week break after his first year touring with Disney On Ice: Frozen.

Joel tells me he has skated and performed in 443 ice shows since he left home on July 21, 2014.

The Disney On Ice: Frozen show was and is so popular that he and the cast and crew worked so hard and traveled and traveled and skated and skated and made thousands of people happy!

The west coast Frozen tour is next. He returns to work on July 5.

Our whole family is so proud of you Joel! "You made it through the rain!"

 "You made it through the rain (and ice), and found yourself respected by the others who got rained on, too, and made it through..." 

Way to go, Joel!

 

More Skating Tests Passed! June 13 and June 14, 2015

Annabelle passed her junior free skate Saturday 6-13-15 and her Silver Dance test Sunday 6-14-15. 

Go Annabelle!

Annabelle Passed Her Senior Solo Free Dance Today 5-17-15!

Annabelle Passed Her Senior Solo Free Dance Today 5-17-15 and Annabelle is now a double gold medalist! 

Thank you coach Dalilah!

Photo of My Book With Skating Magazines!

Thank you Christine Crowe for sending me this photo. I'm so honored for her photo to include my book next to SKATING Magazine and ISI's Ice Skating!

Joel and Miss Molly Reunite! 4-4-15

Joel went to the YMCA when he was a little kid. Today, in San Antonio, Texas, one of the day care workers that loved and adored him, reunited with him! "Miss Molly" wrote the following today:

"Fifteen years ago I worked at the YMCA in Colorado Springs and met this little 5 year boy named Joel Farris. He was the cutest ever!!! I absolutely adored him. The last time I saw him was in 2000, and as I hugged that little guy and said goodbye, I cried. I had just fallen in love with him. He made me laugh every single day!! Today, I FINALLY got to see him again, as he is one of the performers in the Disney Frozen on Ice show. You know the second I found out he was in the show, I bought tickets. (He played young Kristoff in the beginning and then an escort at the coronation.) After the show, I FINALLY got to hug him again!! The best part was that this time I got to bring my own little cutie pie to watch Joel as he made me smile again! :)"