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About
The UVM Figure Skating Club provides skating resources to all student skaters and encourages growth in the skating community. We support skaters of all ability levels.
Club members have access to weekly ice time at UVM’s Gutterson Rink.
The Club has a synchronized skating team, a freestyle team, and the Ice Cats, and/or recreational membership opportunities. While a tryout is required for the Synchro team and Ice Cats, skaters of all ability levels are welcome to join the freestyle team and the club. Members must have their own skates.
How to Join
Members of the UVM FSC will have access to club’s private freestyle ice. Members are also invited to participate in the Spring and/or Fall show,
in addition to representing UVM at collegiate figure skating competitions.
This semester (spring 2020), the freestyle ice times are typically as follows:
Monday: 6:30-7:30am
Wednesday: 6:30-7:30am
Synchro practices from 6:30-7:30am on Tuesdays.
These times are subject to change, and members will be informed of changes. If you are interested in joining our club, please contact Erin Starr at
Synchronized Skating Team
The Synchronized Skating team is UVM’s competitive synchronized skating team. We are an Open Collegiate team under the US Figure Skating Association and are student run with Bonnie Glass as our coach. We currently have 17 undergraduate skaters on our team, practicing twice a week.
The team attends at least two competitions each year, one per semester. In the fall, we competed at the Boston Synchronized Skating Classic in Marlboro, MA. In January 2020, we attended the Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectional Championships and competed against other teams from the east coast in Albany, NY.
Tryouts are held at the beginning of the fall semester. We encourage all skaters, regardless of level or synchro experience, to try out!
Please contact captains Jill Williamson at and/or Emma Parzyck at Emma.Parzyck@uvm.edu with any inquiries.
Synchro Coach - Bonnie Glass
Bonnie Glass grew up figure skating in the Philadelphia area and achieved high level tests in freestyle, ice dance, figures, and moves-in-the-field. Bonnie graduated from Miami University (Ohio) with a BA in Psychology and minor in Criminology where she was a member of the Miami University Varsity Synchronized Skating Team. As a Division I NCAA athlete she competed with the team nationally and internationally representing both Miami University and USA. She was a member of the 1999 National Championship team, 2000 Prague International Cup team, and Team USA. Upon graduation from Miami Bonnie moved to New York City and received her MS in Social Work from Columbia University. While practicing social work in NYC she was also Assistant Coach to the Central Park Ice (CPIce) Synchronized Skating program and a figure skating coach with Skating Club of New York. She coached CPIce for 7 formative years and helped the teams become Eastern Sectional Champions and Empire State Game Champions. Bonnie now lives in Burlington, Vermont with her husband and son. In addition to coaching the University of Vermont Synchronized Skating Open Collegiate Team she is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in private practice and a yoga instructor at Evolution PT & Yoga.
Freestyle Team
Several times throughout the year, we attend collegiate figure skating competitions. We send skaters of all ability levels to competitions all over the east coast to represent the University of Vermont.
If you are interested in joining our Freestyle team or have
any questions, please contact:
Nick Drennon, Freestyle Chair:
Freestyle Coach: Jennifer Lupia
Originally from Watertown, NY Jennifer received her training in Lake Placid, NY. She has coached in several clubs in Northern New York, New Hampshire and Vermont. Jennifer is also the author of a workbook series called "Simply Move It".
Jennifer Lupia is the 2017 World Figure Silver Medalist and ice skating coach in Burlington Vermont and Hanover, NH. She is a USFSA five time Gold Medallist in Figure, Freestyle, Ice Dance, Free Dance, Moves in The Field, and CFSA Gold Medallist in Ice Dance. She was also the Captain of National Competitive Synchronized Skating Team, Plus a North Atlantic Competitor, and Empire State Games Competitor. She is a member of the Watertown Figure Skating Club's Gold Medal Club, The Lake Placid Hall of Fame and most recently the World Figure Hall of Fame.
Jennifer received a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from SUNY Potsdam 1996. She is PSA Rated Power Hockey Level 2, Registered Freestyle & Moves in The Field 2005
Jennifer has taught skaters through Gold in Moves in the Field and Silver Freestyle. Program Director for several programs across New England including CVSC. Assistant Coach of two Theater On Ice Teams, the Adult team "On Thin Ice" And "Vermont Children's Theater on Ice" Jennifer has experience coaching Division I Hockey Players. She has been Production Assistant for Turner Broadcasting's "Star's On Ice", stage manager for "Goodwill Games,"and Assistant Director and Director for production of ESPN's "Great Outdoor Games." Jennifer was the assistant to the Technical Director at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts; As well as, stage manager for Placid Productions.
@JennLoops
Ice Cats
The University of Vermont Ice Cats is a group of dedicated figure skaters who entertain fans at Men's Hockey games and special events. We perform choreographed routines during the pregames of all Men's Hockey home games as well as between periods during most home games. We are excited to be a part of the Athletic Department, and we are looking forward to adding to the Vermont fan experience!
Please contact Jacqui Caefer at Jacquueline.Caefer@uvm.edu for more information.
CLUB OFFICERS
Erin Starr - Club President
Erin is a sophomore nursing major from Troy, Vermont. Since she was little she loved skating on outdoor rinks in the winter, and at age 9 she started taking lessons. She lived in Montreal, Quebec for 5 years, where she skated competitive freestyle. Since moving back to Vermont, Erin has kept up her skating at the Jay Peak Ice Haus (where she also teaches lessons from time to time) and at UVM with the figure skating club. Erin has been part of synchro, Ice Cats, and freestyle with the club and is excited to continue representing UVM on the ice for the next few years. Outside of skating, Erin loves to ski, hike, play guitar, draw, and hang out with her dog, cat, and chickens.
Contact: Erin.Starr@uvm.edu
Allie Shiers - Vice President
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Nick Drennon - Club Treasurer & Freestyle Chair
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Jill Williamson - Synchro Captain
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Emma Parzyck - Synchro Captain
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