Fuller Lake Skaters Shine at the Vancouver Island Regional Championships

Twenty-two Fuller Lake Skating Club athletes competed in 26 events over the course of the four-day Vancouver Island Regional Championships Competition held in Nanaimo between January 22 and 25. More than 540 figure skaters from clubs across Vancouver Island competed in this event.

The four-day event featured skaters of all ages and levels, with Fuller Lake athletes delivering strong performances throughout the competition.

On Thursday morning, Caitlin Varcoe, Quinn Montgomery, Claire Volk, Isla Fink, Ella Donovan, and Naomi Ferguson kicked off the Competition with the Star 4 Elements. Caitlin soared to a 3rd place closely followed by Quinn and Claire who both earned 4th place.  Isla and Ella placed 5th, while Naomi achieved a 6th place finish in the event.

Fuller Lake was also represented in the Star 4 (Over 13) Freeskate event, where Naomi Ferguson finished 7th.

The weekend brought strong results in Star 4 Freeskate (under 13). Quinn Montgomery earned a 4th place, just off the podium, followed by Caitlin Varcoe in 6th, Claire Volk and Isla Fink in 7th, and Ella Donovan in 8th place.

Charli-Rose Draper represented the Club with confidence and enthusiasm in both Star 3 Elements and Freeskate, earning an Silver in each discipline.

The action continued into Friday morning with the Star 2 Events.  The Fuller Lake Skating Club athletes continued to shine.  Emma Burt was awarded a Bronze in Star 2 Elements and Bronze in her Freeskate, Mila Mueller achieved a Silver in Star 2 Elements and Bronze in her Freeskate, Aria Neis achieved a Silver in Star 2 Elements and Freeskate, Brooke Thomsen earned a Silver in Star 2 Elements and Silver in her Freeskate.  Avery Batty achieved a Bronze designation in her Star 2 Freeskate program.

Friday afternoon saw the older skaters take to the ice including the Star 5 women’s Elements where Tea Searle placed 4th.  Tea continued with a successful showing in both her Star 7 Artistic program where she placed 10th and her Star 5 Freeskate (over 13) where she earned a 9th place.

The Star 1 category was held early Saturday morning. The Fuller Lake Skating Club was proudly represented by Claude Cole, Klara Falk, McKinley Ree, Hannah Wright, Lily Wright, Jacquelyn Côté, and Klara Johnson. McKinley, Hannah, and Klara F each earned Silver evaluations for their performances, while Claude, Lily, Jacquelyn, and Klara J achieved Bronze results, highlighting a strong showing from the club’s youngest skaters.

On Saturday afternoon Mica Torres-Hernandez began her campaign, earning a 9th place in her Star 7 Women Short Program. She followed this with a strong 4th place in the Gold Women’s Artistic event held Sunday.

Fuller Lake’s strength in the men’s events was highlighted by Alex Jensen, who earned a Silver Medal with his 2nd-place finish in the Star 6 Men’s Free Program (Sunday), and followed it with a 4th place result in the Star 7 Men’s Short Program (Saturday).

The Fuller Lake Skating Club celebrates these achievements with our athletes.  It was an exciting and successful weekend.  We are proud of the strong representation and sportsmanship displayed throughout the competition and we thank our Coaches, Kailee Bowman, Jessica Griffiths, and Kennedy Sha, along with all of our skating families for their continued support.