Skip to content

Lakecity skaters crowned regional champs

The Williams Lake Skating Club returned from Kitimat and the Cariboo North Central Regional figure skating competition Feb. 16-17.
53752tribuneSUB-WLCSC-Kitimat2
Williams Lake Skating Club members (from left) Alana Walters

The Williams Lake Skating Club gracefully returned from Kitimat and the Cariboo North Central Regional figure skating competition Feb. 16-17.

Four skaters from the club — Alana Walters, Jade Johnson, Amanda Lane and Dawn Henley — competed in a total of eight events to round out the weekend’s competition.

The WLSC joined nine other clubs including Kitimat, Quesnel, Terrace, Houston, Smithers, Prince Rupert, Burns Lake and Nechako.

Henley, competing in Silver Elements and Senior Bronze, won both divisions, racking up two gold medals to become the Senior Bronze regional champion.

Likewise, Lane, in the Bronze Elements and Pre-Juvenile Under 11, skated two a double gold-medal and regional championship performance.

Additionally, both Henley and Lane were recognized with the Junior Artistic Award given out at the competition. Henley received second place and Lane received third place.

In Preliminary Spins Johnson won bronze, prior to picking up another bronze medal in the Star 4 13 and Over category.

Teammate Walters, meanwhile, took fourth place in Bronze Elements, a silver medal in Star 4 Under 13 and a gold medal in Preliminary Spins.

Up next for the WLSC is the SuperSeries of skating in Kelowna from March 8-10.