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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

A-Team Sets its Sights on Tilburg

Five skaters from FSA’s A Team head to the IJssportcentrum in Tilburg, February 22-25, for the International Challenge Cup. The culmination of the 2023-2024 competitive season, the Challenge Cup doubles as the Dutch National Championships. It draws internationally-ranked skaters from around the world, including two-time World Champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan and 2024 European Women bronze medallist Nina Pinzaronne of Belgium.  FSA skaters’ events take place on Thursday and ... More

Final B Qualifier in Alkmaar

The third and final qualifier for the B-Series KNSB took place at ice rink De Meent in Alkmaar, February 11-12, with several FSA skaters earning places in next month’s final. In the Advanced Novice Women category, competition for the podium was tight, with 2.04 points separating the top five skaters and less than a quarter of a point between second and fourth. FSA skaters Esmee Dekker and Anneka Egas finished third and fourth, respectively. Nika Esmaeilzadeh was ninth. All three qualified ... More

A Team’s Got Talent

Members of FSA’s A Team skated in the Ice Talent Trophy at the Sport Vlaanderen in Hasselt team, February 1-3. In the Basic Novice Girls Category, Taisia Usenko finished sixth in Group 2; Amelie Taube was 10th in Group 3, and Yuna Parcily placed seventh in Group 4.  In Advanced Novice Girls, Ksenia Usenko and Elsbeth Marck both skated in Group 2. Ksenia was 11th; Elsbeth finished 15th. Guest member Guusje de Graaf placed sixth in Intermediate Novice Girls Group 2. Ice ... More