Youth show skills, artistry in figure-skating competitions
Young figure skaters took centre stage Thursday afternoon to show their skills on the ice on the fourth day of the Saskatchewan Winter Games competitions in North Battleford.
The eager athletes from across the province competed as duos in dance while the younger set took part in a free-skate competition. Some of the younger free-skate participants included Claire Knelsen, with Team Rivers West, and Ashlyn Schmitz, with Team Lakeland, both 11.
“They’ve had a couple of practices just to get out the kinks. I think they are feeling good,” Team Lakeland coach Janine Leblanc
said.
The younger participants taking part in Free Skate competition demonstrated their jumps and spins as part of their performance, while the older youth competed Friday afternoon.