34 Results for author: Monique Armor van Dijk

Olympic champion Gabriella Papadakis to be guest coach at FSA figure skating camp

SAVE THE DATE!  Olympic champion ice dancing Gabriella Papadakis is coming to Amsterdam April 28th - May 1st, for the FSA figure skating camp! Gabriella is a 2022 Olympic champion, 2018 Olympic silver medalist, a five-time World champion and five-time consecutive European champion. Gabriella will be our guest coach during this camp, with focus on skating skills and performance. Mark the dates in your calendar! More info to follow later. More

FSA skaters compete in Groningen

FSA’s Scorekaarten competitors were in action again this weekend. A team of six skaters travelled to Groningen for the Peerd van Ome Loeks competition, Saturday, November 4. Pupillen 1 division had three FSA skaters. Stephaniia Kolodil made the podium, finishing third with a score of 11,80. Neyshara Nelson, skating in her first competition, was fifth, with11,60 points, and Mila Usenko was ninth with 10,50 points. Tessel Ermers earned 10,40 points for her performance in Aspiranten 1A, ... More

Spooky Weekend on Ice!

We are excited to celebrate Halloween on Saturday and Sunday, October 28th and 29th. All children who skate on these days are invited to come dressed up for Halloween in their favourite spooky costumes. Dressing in costume is not a requirement, but if you or your child decide to wear a costume it’s important to make sure that you can still skate safely. This means no long dresses, wide pants, masks, etc. Our coaches are excited to celebrate Halloween with the children and look forward ... More

Fall break mini camp 2023

During fall break last week a great group of enthousiastic kids between 4 and 12 participated in our Fall Break Mini Camp. They learned the basics of figure skating, during four days of fun on and off the ice, under the lead of our caring coaches. Does your child want to learn to figure skate? Keep an eye on our website (link in bio) and social media for future mini camps or sign up for a trial lesson! More

Happy Birthday, Jaap Eden!

Jaap Eden was born in Groningen on the  19th October 1873. He was an amazing athlete that broke 2 skating world records in 1874 and won his first world title in 1893. In 1961 he was honored when Amsterdam opened the biggest indoor-outdoor skating ring, the Jaap Eden Ijsbaan which homes different skating and sport clubs, including Figure Skating Amsterdam. FSA team is proud to call Jaap Eden Ijsbaan our home ice rink. We are grateful for the people that work here to provide a space ... More

Back To Ice!

Last Saturday 9th of September was the kickoff of the Winter Season 2023-2024 and the Jaap Edenbaan received our FSA team with great joy! Always enthusiastic after a well deserved summer break, our skaters had the opportunity to catch up and our coaches welcomed new and regular team members in the first training of the month. Is always a pleasure to see the smiling faces on ice, this time with the blissful surprise visit of old FSA team members that joined the session. A great moment for ... More

See you Soon!

Time flies for those doing what they love, and this was very true for our skaters in their last training day of Summer. Our FSA Club closed its last session Sunday 16 July, this time in Alkmaar, sharing laughs, happiness and good spirit.Once again this passioned team of skaters and coaches, gifted us with a glimpse of what it really means to be FSA: hard working, supportive and motivated, giving its best and helping each other to become their best. The closing of the season was also a moment ... More

Rising Stars for next season

We are near to say goodbye for this season to our home icerink Jaap Eden baan. A great opportunity to prepare our next generation of competitors, that will jump into a next level of figure skating next season.Our skaters have worked hard, together with their coaches and have delivered a first glance of their future programs. This was an excellent opportunity for them to show their skills. A fun day to close the Summer Season for Category S, that we proudly share with our FSA community.First ... More

UPDATE: Show is postponed!

We are sad to communicate that unforeseen reasons forced our homerink to close earlier than expected. The Jaap Edenbaan needs some important works to be done and therefore our show will be postponed to the next season. We are a little disappointed as our Superheroes worked hard with the Supercoaches as well, but we are sure that next season they will be fine and ready to shine with FSA Power! Thanks for your support and understanding and see you very soon. More

UPDATE : SHOW IS POSTPONED!

We are sad to communicate that unforeseen reasons forced our homerink to close earlier than expected. The Jaap Edenbaan needs some important works to be done and therefore our show will be postponed to the next season. We are a little disappointed as our Superheroes worked hard with the Supercoaches as well, but we are sure that next season they will be fine and ready to shine with FSA Power! Thanks for your support and understanding and see you very soon. ... More