True Excellence on Ice
05/02/2010 - While on vacation from his job as the co-director of the Jamestown Skating Academy, Kirk Wyse
flew to San Francisco to pay a visit on some dear friends.
Colin and Molly Beatty are in their 80s now, but to people who know figure skating, the married couple will always
be known, in Wyse's words, as "longtime stars of the Ice Capades and Ice Follies."
"They had one of the greatest ice show acts in history," read more...
Teaching Pro
Van den Berg's Creativity Makes Excellence On Ice Special
04/25/2010 - Lenel van den Berg sat down in a chair in the office of the Jamestown Skating Academy last week
and acknowledged that it felt good to warm up a little bit.
After all, he'd just spent another eight hours on the rink at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena preparing his
students for another edition of "Excellence On Ice" read more...
Excellence On Ice Show Nears
04/18/2010 - Performers from Disney On Ice, competitors from national championships and future stars will show
off their talents in Jamestown Skating Academy's 12th annual Excellence On Ice next month.
The production - "The Pride of Jamestown" - will feature 75 students of JSA co-directors Kirk Wyse and Lenel
van den Berg. Performances are scheduled for 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., May 8 at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena.
General admission tickets are $10 and VIP on-ice table seats are $19. read more...
Bauth Shines At Jr. Nationals
12/19/2009 - STRONGSVILLE, Ohio - Jordan Bauth is scheduled to perform in the Jamestown Skating Academy's Ice
Christmas on Sunday at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena.
The 12-year-old has some important work to tend to before then, however.
The Lancaster Middle School student, competing in the Intermediate Ladies, finds herself in fifth place after
the short program at the U.S. Junior National Figure Skating Championships at the Hoover Arena. With the long program
scheduled for this afternoon, Bauth hopes to climb up the leaderboard in the 20-person field. read
more...
Jamestown Skating Academy To Present
‘Ice Christmas’ Sunday
12/16/2009 - Another year is coming to a close, but leave it to the Jamestown Skating Academy to wrap it all up
in a nice little figurative bow - and a holiday one at that.
"Ice Christmas,'' performed by the JSA's nationally renowned figure skaters, the Junior Guilders and Infinity
Music, will premiere at 2 p.m., Sunday at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. read
more...
Headed To Junior Nationals
Jamestown Skating Academy Student To Compete Next Week
12/12/2009 - Jordan Bauth doesn't have to look very far to find one of her favorite figure skaters.
After all, she and her idol, Taylor Firth, are both members of the Jamestown Skating Academy, whose home is at
the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. read more...
Headed To Regionals
10/16/2009 - Skaters from the Jamestown Skating Club pose for a photo before hitting the road to compete in the
North Atlantic Regionals at Hackensack, N.J., on Saturday. The Skating Academy, under the direction of Lenel van
den Berg and Kirk Wyse, is sending one of the largest contingency of competitors. read
more...
'Grand' Opportunity
Firth To Compete In Junior Grand Prix Of Figure Skating This Week In Lake Placid
By Scott Kindberg
08/31/2009 - Several times a week, Taylor Firth makes the trip from her Grand Island home to the Jamestown Savings
Bank Ice Arena.
Sometimes she's riding solo with music (Taylor Swift CD) filling the inside of her car or her favorite TV show
- The Office - playing on its DVD player (Don't worry, her eyes are on the road. She's not watching the hit series,
she's listening to the dialogue).
"It's also a nice time to chill out and think,'' Taylor said. read more...
SWCS Graduate Returns To Area To Perform In Excellence On Ice
By Scott Kindberg
04/30/2009 - Kristen Treni sits in the conference room at the Jamestown Skating Academy offices on Monday afternoon
and a smile spreads across her face.
She's returned to Jamestown from a six-week tour in Spain, Italy and the tiny country of Andorra as part of the
cast of "Princess Classics."
The visit won't be an extended one, but the 1998 Southwestern Central School graduate is happy to be home. read
more...
Star In The Making
Taylor Firth Uses Figure Skating Talent To Land Acting Job
By Scott Kindberg
04/26/2009 - Until two months ago, Taylor Firth's acting experience consisted of helping youngsters at her church
- The Chapel at CrossPoint in Getzville - do skits as part of a drama team during Sunday morning worship services.
Beyond that, however, any performing that the Grand Island resident did was reserved for the ice at the Jamestown
Savings Bank Ice Arena or in similar venues throughout North America. As one of the top 20 women's figure skaters
in the United States, she was perfectly content to merely let her athleticism and her passion for the sport do
her talking. read more...
Skating Academy’s Hummel Up To The Test
By Scott Kindberg
04/23/2009 - Becca Hummel made a beeline from the main rink at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena, up the stairs
and through the door of the Jamestown Skating Academy office Tuesday afternoon.
Still outfitted in her practice gear and her skates tightly laced, she took a seat in the conference room and
smiled broadly. The session with the media had yet to begin, but Hummel looked the picture of relaxation. read
more...
Local Skater Competes at Empire State Games
by OBSERVER staff report
03/06/2009 - Elizabeth Newell, a senior at Fredonia High School, skated at the Empire State Games Feb. 20-22,
in Lake Placid, placing third in the Senior Ladies Free skate. read more...
Taylor-Made Effort
Firth Finishes 13th Overall At U.S. Nationals
By Martha Kimball
01/25/2009 - CLEVELAND - While Alissa Czisny, Rachael Flatt and Caroline Zhang prepared to contend for the U.S.
ladies figure skating title on Saturday night, it was simpler in a way for Taylor Firth.
The Jamestown Skating Club representative had already graduated, in two years, from competing in the first warm-up
group - province of the bottom five finalists after the Short Program - to leading off the second group (based
on a random draw within the flight). read more...
Firth 16th After First Day
JSA Student "Felt Good" In Short Program Performance
By Martha Kimball
01/23/2009 - CLEVELAND - Talk about suspense.
Jamestown Skating Club competitor Taylor Firth performed third from last in the field of 23 Championship-Division
ladies, which was a complete switch from her last Nationals in 2007 when she led off the Short Program event. read
more...
Jamestown Skater Competes With America’s Best
Firth Ready For U.S. Figure Skating Championships This Week In Cleveland
By Martha Kimball
01/22/2009 - CLEVELAND, Ohio - Taylor Firth, 17, representing the Jamestown Skating Club, is here in snowy Cleveland
to pit her personal best against the skills of almost two dozen of the highest-ranked championship-level skaters
in the U.S. read more...
Trip To Boston Is Taylor Made
By Post Journal Staff
11/16/08 - BOSTON - A Jamestown Skating Academy student has qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships
for the second time in three years.
Taylor Firth placed fourth at the Eastern Sectional Championships last week, finishing with 126.38 points, after
placing fourth in both her short and long programs. read more...
Taylor Firth Completes "Hat Trick" For Skating Academy
By Jim Riggs jriggs@post-journal.com
10/15/2008 - Taylor Firth completed a ''hat trick'' for the Jamestown Skating Academy on Tuesday at the North
Atlantic Regional Championships at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena.
After her sister, Chelsea, and Adrian Rosenberg of the JSA qualified for the Eastern Sectionals on Monday, Taylor
Firth, 17, made it three members of the club moving on when she placed second in the Senior Ladies Program. read
more...
Jamestown to host Regional Figure Skating Championships
By The Post-Journal Staff
10/06/2008 - The North Atlantic Regional Figure Skating Championships, presented by Chautauqua Ice and the Jamestown
Skating Club, will be held Friday, Oct. 10, through Monday, Oct. 14, at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena.
The "North Atlantics" are one of the largest figure skating events ever held in Jamestown and will bring hundreds
of the top figure skaters from New York, New Jersey and western Pennsylvania to Jamestown, N.Y., in a qualifier
for U.S. National and Sectional competition. read more...
Treni On Tour
By Scott Kindberg
1/26/2008 - Jamestown Native Is Headliner For Disney's High School Musical
A visitor to the Jamestown Skating Academy offices at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena spots a magazine on
a table.
Upon closer inspection, he realizes that it's actually a program from Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour.
Intrigued, the visitor picks up the program and starts to leaf through it. As he does, music begins playing from
its pages. read more...
Dion Headed To Nationals In St. Paul
By Scott Kindberg
01/15/2008 - Peter Max Dion is an avid fan of the world champion Boston Red Sox and has enjoyed the New England
Patriots' record-setting, and unbeaten, blitz through the NFL.
"It's been a good sports season," said Dion, a 16-year-old from Lexington, Mass., which is a 10-minute drive
from downtown Beantown.
But what has made the last few months especially gratifying for Dion is what has been happening about 600 miles
to the west in, of all places, the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. read more...
Skating Academy Students Produce In Big Way At Regional
By Scott Kindberg
11/7/2007 - Lenel van den Berg was running on fumes, he was hungry and he was short-staffed.
...when the results from the North Atlantic Regionals were tabulated last month at the Pepsi Center in Amherst,
the students from the Jamestown Skating Academy rose to the occasion yet again. read
more...
Firth Finishes Sixth, Seventh At Finlandia Trophy Skating Event
By The Post-Journal Staff
10/15/2007 - HELSINKI, Finland - In the photo at right, Taylor Firth of the Jamestown Skating Club and coach
Kirk Wyse wait in the "kiss and cry" section of the Valtii Arena for Firth's marks after her long program skate
at the Finlandia Trophy. read more...
Determination Has Paid Off For JSA Co-Director
By Scott Kindberg
10/7/2007 - van den Berg To Make 20th Trip To Regionals.
Lenel van den Berg and 20 of his students will be heading to the Pepsi Center in Amherst this week to participate
in the North Atlantic Regional Figure Skating Championships. read more...
Firth's Resume Continues To Grow
By Scott Kindberg
9/30/2007 - Taylor Firth will represent the United States and the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena in the Finlandia
Trophy competition next month in Helsinki. read more...
Skating Academy Teams With Lakers Hockey To Teach Young Players How To Skate
By Scott Kindberg
9/27/2007 - The Lakers Hockey Association won't be dropping the figurative puck on its beginner program for weeks,
but it's already taking the steps necessary to recruit new skaters. read more...
Learn-To-Skate Program Begins Tonight At JSBIA
By The Post-Journal Staff
9/26/2007 - Professionally supervised recreational ice skating classes for skaters age 5 through adult will begin
tonight for seven weeks at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. read more...
Skate Chautauqua Competitors Show Off Athleticism, Artistry
By Luke Anderson
8/19/2007 - Imagine a sport that demands both superior athletic skill and transcendent artistic sensibility -
a sport so demanding that even its most skilled practitioners often stumble and fall during major competitions. read
more...
Thumbs Up
By The Post-Journal Staff
8/18/2007 - Thumbs up to the Jamestown Skating Club, Chautauqua Ice and Mary Handley for bringing us Skate Chautauqua
- a nationally recognized figure skating competition event at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena. read
more...
National Showcase
By Luke Anderson
8/18/2007 - Some of the top young figure skaters in the country are competing at the Jamestown Savings Bank Ice
Arena this weekend. The Skate Chautauqua competition began Friday, and a full slate of skating is scheduled for
Saturday.
The annual figure skating competition has been a big success over the years, thanks in large part to the tireless
work of parent volunteers and the support of the community at large, said Mary Handley, Skate Chautauqua chairperson. read
more...
Skate Chautauqua Plays Host To Best
By John Whittaker
8/17/2007 - The list of award-winning figure skaters to compete at Skate Chautauqua includes Olympic gold medalists
and world champions.
Sarah Hughes, 2002 Olympic Champion skated to victory at Skate Chautauqua in 1997 and always says that Jamestown
is where her 'winning streak' began. Reigning 2007 World Champion Miki Ando won gold medals at Skate Chautauqua
in 2005. Kimmie Meissner, 2006 World Champion, skated to gold medals at Skate Chautauqua in 2002 and Jennifer Kirk,
the 2000 Junior World Champion, was a winner in Jamestown in 1998. Taylor Firth of the Jamestown Skating Academy
competed in the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships in 2006. read more...
Skate Chautauqua To Begin Friday At Ice Arena
By The Post-Journal Staff
8/13/2007 - The annual Skate Chautauqua will bring hundreds of up-and-coming figure skaters to the Jamestown
Savings Bank Ice Arena for competition Friday and Saturday.
Skate Chautauqua has presented Olympic Champion Sarah Hughes, World Champions Miki Ando and Kimmie Meissner,
and Junior World Champion Jennifer Kirk. read more...
Jamestown Skating Academy Remains In Good Hands
By Scott Kindberg
8/12/2007 - The Jamestown Savings Bank Ice Arena is white hot.
Hold on, don't panic, there's no need to call the fire department.
Kirk Wyse and Lenel van den Berg, co-directors of the Jamestown Skating Academy, have things completely under
control. read more...
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