Katie Kusner from the Figure Skating Club of Park City on the podium in Ogden. Photo: Figure Skating Club of Park City
OGDEN, Utah — The Figure Skating Club of Park City has earned an impressive achievement: three of its athletes qualified for the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating National Development Team. The athletes, in their respective categories, are Madison Lampert (Juvenile Girls), Katie Kusner (Intermediate Women), and Dash Williams (Intermediate Men).
These selections were based on their performances in the U.S. Figure Skating National Qualifying Series, celebrated at the Pacific Coast Sectional Singles Final this past weekend at the Ogden Ice Sheet.
Additional Park City podium finishes at the event included:
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PARK CITY, Utah — The Figure Skating Club of Park City, a Youth Sports Alliance member team, held its annual holiday show on December 11 at the Park City Ice Arena.
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Brynn Roberts: Senior Women, bronze medalist
Kate Pressgrove: Junior Women, bronze medalist
Sophia Gloskowski: Novice Women, silver medalist
Trevor Meeboer: Novice Men, bronze medalist
Autumn Boyd: Intermediate Women, bronze medalist
Alex Peace: Intermediate Men, bronze medalist
“Congratulations to all of our athletes, ” the club wrote on social media. A heart felt thank you to coaches Stephanie and Tiffany for the long hours at the rink and an another giant kudos to our entire team of coaches for all they do for our club and our athletes. Sectionals had lots of ups and downs, and highs and lows, figure skating is a roller coaster. Thank you 2024/2025 season, it’s been a ride!”
Williams set new personal bests in his short program, free skate, and combined scores during the event. Kusner also secured bronze and silver medals across her categories.
Since introducing the current qualifying format in 2020, the Figure Skating Club of Park City has consistently trained athletes for the U.S. Figure Skating National High-Performance Development Team. Previous qualifiers include:
2020: Hannah Baldwin
2021: Morgan Heavrin, Andee Lyons, Brynn Roberts
2022: Louie Mallane, Trevor Meeboer
2023: Louie Mallane, Dash Williams
2024: Madison Lampert, Alex Peace
Looking ahead, the club’s annual Holiday Extravaganza show is set for Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. at the Park City Ice Arena. Tickets are available online.
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