Results – US Figure Skating High School Cyber Challenge
Video – Individual Artistic Free Skates
Photos - End of Year Performance (March 14, 2021)
The Gilmour Academy figure skating team recently ended its season on the highest of notes as the Lancers placed among the top five in a national competition.
Gilmour finished in fourth place in the U.S. Figure Skating's High School Cyber Challenge program as the final results were revealed this past weekend.
"In a season with no live competitions, the girls were grateful for the Cyber Challenge as a way to continue to celebrate their sport and their passion for it," head coach Kelly Lynch said. "I am so proud of them for their incredible finish nationwide and all their hard work and effort in putting their individual artistic programs together! Team captain Elizabeth Horwitz led the team this season with energy, charisma and impeccable work ethic. We all look forward to a live Ohio high school competition next season and maybe high school nationals! Our graduating seniors—Ryan Kay and Elizabeth Horwitz—will be greatly missed!"
For the Cyber Challenge, each skater performed an artistic program that either had a meaningful theme or was a light and fun entertainment program for people to enjoy. These programs were recorded and then uploaded virtually to be reviewed and judged by U.S. Figure Skating officials. Each skater earned points based on their placement for an individual score with those scores then being combined to produce overall team standings.
All 12 of the Lancers on the roster contributed to the team's success as each of their scores was used to push the Lancers into their fourth-place finish.
The team consisted of: Elisa Flynn '22, Maria Flynn '24, Elizabeth Horwitz '21, Ryan Kay '21, Lauren Ludlow '25, Kristen Oliveto '22, Lilly Parras '25, Rachael Stasick '24, Vija Tessman '22, Sarah Voss '22, Zoe Wolfe '24 and Michelle Wu '22.
Horwitz finished off her high school career by winning her group at Artistic Level D.
Parras, Stasick and Voss each finished second in their group at Artistic Level B while Ludlow notched a third-place showing in a different grouping.
Wolfe finished first in her group at Artistic Level A while Oliveto took bronze in the same grouping. Wu and Kay took silver and bronze, respectively, in a different group at the same level.
The figure skating program also held a Senior Night to recognize Kay and Horwitz at their End of Season Performance this past weekend.
"We are so incredibly proud of these young women for all their perseverance and dedication in a season that was truly like no other," assistant coach Amber Guizzotti Kruse said. "It was a fantastic way to end the season and represent Gilmour Academy on the national level."
The Figure Skating team also wanted to send a special 'thank you' to Mr. David Kilkenney, who came in twice early on Monday mornings to record the routines and help put together the upload links.
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