37 Results for author: Susan Beale

FSA Sparkles at Diamond Trophy in Belgium

FSA skaters scored two podium finishes at the Foodmaker Ice Diamond Trophy at the Deurne Ice Rink in Antwerp, Belgium, November 8-10.Star Hoen topped the international field in Basic Novice Group 2, while Yuna Parcily took home silver in Intermediate Novice Group 2.In Basic Novice Group 1, Taisia Usenko was eighth and Emélie Taube was 23rd. Guusje de Graaf was 11th in Intermediate Novice Group 2 and Ksenia Usenko finished 22nd in Women's Advanced Novice. Well done to all who competed! ... More

B Team Kicks Off Season in Tilburg

Nika Ismaeilzadeh took home gold in the Advanced Novice B category at the first KNSB B-Cup Qualifier of the 2024-2025 season at IJssportcentrum in Tilburg, October 26-27. Noémie Mathu was 15th in Basic Novice B. In the Maxi 2 category, Madeline Stumph finished fourth and Ashley Cheung was ninth. In the Mini Girls, Angelina Kortes was 14th; Rivka Roders finished 15th, and Valeriia Saratovska placed 17th. Skaters with the top scores across three qualifying competitions advance to ... More

A Team Strong at Season Opener in Den Bosch

FSA skaters kicked off the 2024-2025 competitive season at Sportiom in 's-Hertogenbosch, October 12-13, with the first KNSB A Challenge Cup series qualifier. Star Hoen topped the field in Basic Novice with 35.21 points. Teammate Yuna Parcily was seventh with 29.15. Tasia Usenko placed 10th with 27.47, and Amélie Taube finished 13th with 21.31. In Advanced Novice, Ksenia Usenko's score of 68.62 landed her in sixth place overall, fifth in the short programme; nineth in the long.) ... More

FSA Kickstarts Pre-Season in Utrecht

FSA members and guest skaters are gearing up for a new season with an intensive, two-week training camp at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht. Led by top FSA coaches Valeri, Nathalie, and Sylvia, the daily program includes on-ice and off-ice training sessions. It’s a chance to build conditioning, hone technique, and polish new programs for the upcoming competitive season. As you can see, everyone is happy to be back on the ice. See you at Jaap Eden on the 31st. More

Victorie Cup Results

The skating season might be finished at Jaap Eden, but our M and S series competitors are still going strong, participating in the Victorie Cup in Almaar, April 6. In the Mini category, Angelina Kortes, Rivka Roders and Valeriia Saratovska finished sixth, eighth and ninth, respectively. Neyshara Nelson was fourth in the Pupillen 1 division.  In Aspiranten 1A, Scarlett Amor was fourth and Tessel Ermers was ninth. Kiki Ermers came in seventh in Aspiranten 2A . Bravo, girls. ... More

Silver and Gold for FSA in Dordrecht 

Our SPA (starters, pupillen, aspiranten) skaters were in action in Dordrecht, Sunday, March 10, for the Drechtstedenbokaal 2024, where they notched four podium finishes. Jasmijn Sijmons took home gold in Aspiranten 2A Girls. Aymie Woei was eighth, and Mila Liberov was ninth in the same category. Zulhay Riski was second in Aspiranten 1B despite earning the same total score as the winner. In such cases, the win goes to the skater with the higher technical score. Skating in his first ... More

Ana Bags a Bronze in Berlin

A trio of adventurous FSA young adult (aged 18-27) skaters went to Skate Berlin Adults competition, March 9-10, and came home with something extra in their luggage. Anastasia Perventseva took third in the Bronze YA category, while Madeline Stumpf and Ashley Cheung finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the Silver YA category.  Ladies, you are an inspiration. More

Star Lights Up ABN AMRO’s New Branding Campaign

If you’re entering a metro, waiting at a bus stop, or watching TV, you may see a familiar face staring back at you. FSA’s own Star Hoen is featured in ABN AMRO Bank’s new branding campaign: For Every New Beginning. Wearing her costume from this year’s competitive program to Black Panther, Star is shown performing sit and scratch spins, crossovers and a dramatic knee slide. Star’s road to becoming the face of the ad campaign for a major Dutch Bank began when her mother’s ... More

Team Scorekaarten at Marikenbokaal

FSA’s scorekaarten team went to the Triavium ice rink in Nijmegen on Saturday, March 2, for the Marikenbokaal 2024 and came home with gold. Zulhaj Rizki was first in the Aspiranten 1B division, while in Aspiranten 2B, Ashley Cheung and Anastasia Perventseva finished fifth and sixth, respectively. In Aspiranten 1A (11 years old), Phoebe Kaing was sixth, Scarlett Armor was eighth, and Tessel Ermers was ninth. Kiki Ermers was 12th in Aspiranten 2A. In Pupillen 1 (5-8 years old), ... More

Bronze for Star at Dutch Nationals

Star Hoen won bronze in the Basic Novice Girls category at the Dutch National Championships, held concurrently with the Challenge Cup international competition in Tilburg, February 22-25. Star received the third highest score amongst Dutch entrants despite missing an element. She placed sixth in the Challenge Cup.  She was one of five FSA skaters who earned the right to compete at the Challenge Cup. In the same category, Yuna Parcily notched a personal best in her total element ... More