Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club Skaters Win Two Empire State Winter Games Figure Skating Medals
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Zoe Steinmueller, representing the Skating Club of New York, skated to first place in the Juvenile Girls Figure Skating competition at the 44th Empire State Winter Games, Saturday, Feb. 3, in the Lake Placid Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena.
Steinmuller performed a perfect score on her double flip, single euler and double salchow combination, leading her to a final free skating score of 44.75 points. Her Skating Club of New York teammate Eleanor Wang finished second. Wang’s perfect score on her double flip, single axel and double toeloop sequence helped her to a final score of 43.61.
Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club skater Isabella Paes jumped and spun her way to the bronze medal, with a final score of 42.39. She received perfect marks on her double lutz and double flip and double loop combinations.
Daniel Koppel of the Panthers Figure Skating Club won the Novice men’s event. His perfect double axel helped lead him to a score of 70.50 from the nine judges.
Michael Khavin from the Hudson Valley Figure Skating Club grabbed the silver medal, 58.11, while Ian Montour, who represented Jamestown Skating Club, won bronze. His final score came in at 50.55.
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