SKATER SPOTLIGHT
Celebrating our skaters
who dream big and work hard
November 2024
MARCH 2021
Skater Spotlight: Sophia Brothers
Sophia has been skating competitively for 5 years. She is coached by Glenn Ziehnert. In 2024 she was ranked 4th in the East coast and 6th in the country in her excel level and went on to win Gold at Excel Nationals in Boston at the Juvenile level this past July. She currently assists in the Learn to Skate program, sharing her passion and knowledge of the sport to younger skaters.When Sophia is not at the rink, she likes to read and visit the library. Loves to travel and always has a good book on the beach. Sophia also enjoys hanging out with her friends and going shopping and usually has a Starbucks in hand. She currently is in her schools Senate, an active Girl Scout and National Junior Honor Society member . She intends to pursue a biomedical degree and figure skate in college.
September 2023
Skater Spotlight: Sara Randall
Sara has had an amazing year in 2022-2023 in figure skating and is coached by Donna Wojtowicz. She competed in Excel Pre-Juvenile Freeskate at the Mohawk Valley Classic, The HMFSC Garren and the Empire State Winter Games and hit the podium with GOLD for all three competitions.
Sara also performed her Freeskate at the Halftime Showcase for the RPI Women’s Hockey Game, the Empire Plaza Tree Lighting Ceremony and at HMFSC’s Holiday Happiness Show.
In between competitions and Shows Sara also passed her Adult Gold Moves in the Field. And for the 2023/2024 season her next level is USFSA Adult Freestyle Gold.
Sara accomplished all of this while attending Union College in Schenectady where she majored in Biology along with a minor in Music and graduated in June 2023 with both a BS and BA degree respectfully. After graduation during the summer she interned at NYS DOH Wadsworth Research Lab in Albany, NY and continued an ongoing Walgreen’s Pharmacy apprentice program.
For the upcoming 2023/2024 year Sara is attending Clarkson University for the Graduate studies program and will be earning an MS in Bioethics.
Way to go Sara, well done!! We can’t wait to see what you do next!!
