Northfield Skating School

U.S. Figure Skating invited skaters who recently passed their first U.S. Figure Skating test to submit 30-second videos describing why they love figure skating. Check out NSS Director Carey Tinkelenberg’s private student Jacia Christiansen and her buddy Karin Buffie tell us why they love skating. The girls were among 5 winners of the video contest and will be featured during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships this month. Video produced by Jacia’s father’s film company, Perspective Films.

Check out our feature on the front page of today’s sports section, or click here to read online. Thanks to Shane Kitzman for covering our story!

On Sunday, Nov 20, we welcomed dozens of new skaters to the Northfield Arena for the Northfield Skating School’s annual Bring a Friend Day. Parents, siblings, neighbors, and friends enjoyed a lesson with an NSS coach and time to learn new skills with their friends. Lessons were followed by a special exhibition of competitive skaters from the Northfield Skating School and guest skaters who train with NSS coaches at the St. Paul Figure Skating Club and Eagan Ice Crystal Figure Skating Club. See more photos on our photos page.

Last weekend, a group of skaters coached by Northfield Skating School coaches competed at the annual Autumnfest competition in Burnsville. All skaters delivered great performances for the judges and came home with medals! Below is a list of results in descending order of skating level. Congratulations, skaters! We are proud of you.

Aleia Anthony (Eagan & St. Paul Figure Skating Clubs), 5th place, Pre-Juvenile Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg

Elizabeth Penny (St. Paul Figure Skating Club, NSS Skating Assistant), 4th place, Preliminary Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Sofiya Briguene (St. Paul Figure Skating Club), 2nd place, Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate & Compulsory. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Jessica Arey (St. Paul FSC), 3rd place, Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Delaney Leiter (Eagan Ice Crystal FSC), 3rd place, Pre-Preliminary Girls Freeskate. Coaches: Carey Tinkelenberg & Melanie Ritz.

Jacia Christiansen (Eagan Ice Crystal FSC), 1st place, Beginner Girls Freeskate. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg

Emily North (Northfield Skating School & St. Paul Figure Skating Club), 1st place, Freeskate 3. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Abby Munns (Owatonna Figure Skating Club), 1st place, Freeskate 2. Coach: Melanie Ritz.

Justine Fischer (Owatonna Figure Skating Club), 1st place, Freeskate 1. Coach: Melanie Ritz.

Milly Reese (Northfield Skating School), 1st place, Basic 7 Freeskate & Compulsory. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Molly Hennelly (St. Paul FSC), 1st place, Basic 4 Freeskate & 2nd place, Basic 4 Compulsory. Coach: Carey Tinkelenberg.

Click to view more  photos (and full-size photos).

View our feature story , now live on the Northfield Sports Network/Northfield News site!

Registration is NOW OPEN for Session 1 programs, which now include THREE days of group lessons!

View class descriptions and calendar to find out about our NEW Tuesday evening lesson program with the St. Paul Figure Skating Club and our NEW Thursday Pre-school/Homeschool Group Lessons.

Tuesday evening classes in St. Paul begin Sept 6 and continue year-round. Register at any time. First class is FREE!

Thursday classes begin Sept 29. Register by Sept 20

Sunday classes begin Oct 2. Register by Sept 20

We are offering two skating sessions this year. Session 2 will run from mid-January through mid-March with exact dates published in October.

Confused or interested in more information about the new programs? Attend our Parent Meeting on Wed, Sept 28 from 7-8pm at the Northfield Community Resource Center!

Congratulations to our two most recent skaters to pass U.S. Figure Skating tests earlier in August. U.S. Figure Skating tests are the next steps in skating after skaters have completed the Basic Skills program.

Elizabeth Penny, NSS skater, assistant coach, and member of the St. Paul Figure Skating Club passed her Preliminary Moves-in-the-Field.
Kelly Gulbrandson, NSS Assistant Director and Skating Instructor, also a member of the St. Paul Figure Skating Club, passed her Adult Bronze Movies-in-the-Field

Both skaters are coached by Northfield Skating School Owner/Director Carey Tinkelenberg at the St. Paul Figure Skating Club.

Great job to all of our Northfield Skating School skaters who competed at the Farmington Spring Festival on March 26th. Ava Beal (Basic 6), Emmalyn Fried (Preliminary), Maggie Kielas (Beginner), Michelle Kielas (Basic 3), Emily North (Freestyle 1), Shannon O’Meara (Freestyle 1), Elizabeth Penny (Preliminary), Milly Reese (Basic 7), and Emma Sayner (Basic 8 ) all skated wonderfully and took home trophies. Emily, Shannon, Michelle, and Emma were competing for the first time. Congratulations, skaters!

See our article in the Northfield News!

The third annual skating event co-sponsored by Carleton Alumni Affairs and the Northfield Skating School is featured on U.S. Figure Skating’s National Skating Month website. Special thanks to Carleton student Leigh-Anne Borkowski ’11 for producing the short video featured here.

See video on U.S. Figure Skating website

Stars On Ice presents its 25th anniversary tour on Sunday, March 13 at 4pm at the Xcel Center in St. Paul. A stellar cast of Olympic and World-renowned athletes, including Sasha Cohen and Evan Lysacek, will be performing! Discounted tickets are $37 for premium seats (normally $47) and $17 for upper rows (normally $27). Reserve by Feb 20th by emailing Mary Beth Youngblut  at mbyoungblut@msn.com or completing an order form at the rink during lessons.