Lace Up Your Skates Year-Round at the Skating Club of Wilmington
JulieAnne Cross,inWilmDE.com – Humans, and even animals, have been enjoying the sensation of chilly air blowing their hair back and ice whooshing under their feet for over 4,000 years. Once simply a method of transportation for ancient Fins, ice skating became a “modern” diversion upon invention of the steel blade by the 14th century, and eventually, manufactured ice. It’s been practiced by rich and poor, in cold climates far and wide, from the Netherlands to Song Dynasty China. One could call it a sport of kings, practiced by King James II in the 17th century exile and later Queen Victoria (who got to know Albert through ice skating meetups), as well as Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, French King Louis XVI, Madame de Pompadour, Napoleon I, Napoleon III and the House of Stuart.
53rd Annual Skate Wilmington – Event Results
Our 2019 event will included 2020 Non-Qualifying series for Singles and 2019 Solo Dance Series.
Photos! – 2019 SCW Ice Show America Skates
Congratulations to the cast and crew of our 2019 Spring Ice Show America Skate. The April 5th & 6th – America Skates 2019 Ice Show was huge success! We would like to thank all of our performers and volunteers for putting on a fantastic show! Special thanks to Johnny Weir, our sponsors and attendees for all of your support!
Photos from 2019 Spring Ice Show America Skates
We are lucky to have two photo sets of our event available for download. The Maria Hurd set must be accessed from an Maria’s Commercial photo repository and requires a pin number to access as indicated below.
Maria Hurd 2019 Ice Show Photo Set
- First half of Saturday’s show: Click To View (enter pin #1178)
- Second half of Saturday’s show: Click To View (enter pin #2757)
- Johnny Weir: Click To View (enter pin #1455)
Don Thureau 2019 Ice Show Photo Set
- Flickr feed shown below
- To download individual images Click the Flickr link below to access the Club’s Flickr account.
New Products in Skate Shop
ZIGZAGZ Blade Covers and High Tech socks for skaters. Quick Dry & Odor Resistant.
Photos – National Skating Month Open House
Photos from our National Skating Month Open House Saturday, January 19th
Photos from Open House Event
Photos – Holiday Open House
Photos from our Open House Wednesday, December 26th, 2018!
Photos from Open House Event
Congratulations U.S. Medalists Carol Fox & Richard Dalley
Congratulations to seven-time U.S. medalists Carol Fox and Richard Dalley who have been elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame which will take place in Detroit in January 2019. They trained at and represented the Skating Club of Wilmington. The ice dance team of Fox and Dalley earned medals in nine of their 10 U.S. Championships, including five silver and two bronze at the senior level (1978-84). The five-time World Team members also earned medals in all but one of their international and professional events. After finishing fifth at the 1984 Olympics, Fox and Dalley were featured performers of the Ice Capades from 1984-89. Dalley has served U.S. Figure Skating and the U.S. Olympic Committee in multiple roles and is an ISU judge and national technical specialist. Fox served on the Adult Skating Committee and has been coaching since 1990. Congratulations from the SC of Wilmington!
Photos – 2018 Holiday Ice Recital & Club Party
Photos from our Saturday, December 8th, 2018 Holiday Ice Recital and Club Party!
Photos from Saturday’s Event
Congratulations To Our Sectionals Competitors
Congratulations to all of our skaters that competed at the Eastern and Midwestern sectional figure skating championships. Best of luck at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit in January 2019.
- Senior Ladies-Julia Biechler (3rd place Easterns)
- Junior Men-Peter Liu (1st place Easterns)
- Junior Men-Nicholas Hsieh-1st alternate to Nationals (5th place Easterns)
- Intermediate Dance-Jenna Hauer-2nd place Easterns
- Junior Men-David Shapiro-2nd place Midwesterns
Photos – 2019 Sectionals Exhibition/Send-Off
Photos from Saturday, November 3rd performances by our competitive SCW skaters during our Send-Off Exhibition. These SCW skaters who have qualified to compete in the 2019 USFS Sectionals.
Photos from Saturday’s Send-off Exhibition
