Warwick Figure Skaters was formed as a skating club in 1970. Two years later, it became a member of United States Figure Skating, the national governing body for the sport of figure skating. Warwick Figure Skaters started with only 3 hours of ice time per week and a handful of members. Today there are over 350 members registered with our club, encompassing some 40 hours of ice time per week. Warwi
ck Figure Skaters (WFS) is a non-profit organization that serves skaters, parents and skating-lovers from age 3 through adult, in our Basic Skills Learn-to-Skate program all the way through advanced programs of instruction and our nationally-ranked synchronized skating teams. Lessons are offered year-round during 3 different ice sessions at two local Warwick municipal rinks -- Thayer Memorial Arena and Warburton Arena. We offer instruction in Basic Skills, moves in the field, freestyle, ice dancing and synchronized team skating as well as off-ice conditioning classes. Warwick Figure Skaters has proudly hosted some major competitions in the skating world:
In 1994, we hosted the United States Synchronized Skating Championship
In 1995, we hosted the State Farm/US Figure Skating Championship
In 1999, we hosted the Snowflake International Synchronized Skating Competition
In 2004 and 2007, we hosted the Eastern Synchronized Skating Championship
We have hosted numerous regional and sectional events as well as local competitions such as the 2002 Ocean State Dance competition and 2005 NEICC Interclub Competition. Over the years, Warwick Figure Skaters has been represented at sectional, regional and national levels in freestyle, figures, dance and synchronized team skating. For more info on the Learn to Skate Program, email Coach Katie [email protected] http://warwickfs.org/learn_to_skate.htm
