With just a small number of figure skaters competing, the Williams Lake Skating Club made its presence known at the Cariboo North Central Regionals in Quesnel during the weekend.
Twelve skaters from the club glided away from the competition with 14 medals and seven ribbons — a result head coach Joanne Macnair said was exceptional.
“I was thrilled with the performances of every skater,” Macnair said. “They all nailed it.”
Every skater from the club was awarded at least one medal.
Alanna Walters skated to two gold medals (elements two and senior bronze solo dance), and won a silver medal in bronze interpretive and a bronze medal in the senior bronze women’s category.
“It went really well for me,” Walters said. “I scored my personal best score in free skate and won the bronze for that, and it was my first time entering solo dance. Also getting second in interpretive is awesome for me.”
Dawn Henley was first in senior silver women, first in elements three, second in intro interpretive and was awarded the senior artistic award for the best overall skater.
“I felt I skated well,” Henley said. “I’ve been having good skates and went in to the competition confident and it all worked out.”
Jade Johnson won a gold medal in the star five over 13 division and skated to a bronze medal in intro interpretive. She also finished fifth in elements two.
Amanda Lane — who was recently invited to join the B.C. Prospects Team — finished with a gold medal in intro interpretive and two silver medals in juvenile women and elements three, respectively.
The B.C. Prospects Team is an initiative developed to track, monitor and support skaters who demonstrate the potential to become competitive figure skaters capable of achieving success at provincial, national and international levels. Minimum scores and above-average skating skills are required to be considered for the prospect team.
“It’s a really good opportunity for me,” Lane said. “Not a lot of people from our area get that chance because it’s such a small community.”
Currently the CNC region has Lane and one other skater from Terrace on the B.C. Prospects Team.
Annalise Hunter-Owega was first in the star four division and Georgia Jacobson won a silver medal in the star three category.
Jessabelle Atkinson-Trelenberg skated to a silver medal in the star two category and Rebecca Fraser finished third in the star three division.
Ryanne Jones and Emma Penner — winning her first skating medal — both put forward silver-medal results in the star three and star two categories, respectively.
Kolbi Seterengen glided to a bronze medal in star two, while Nathalie Sylvain picked up a bronze medal in the star three category, and a fifth-place finish in elements one.