Local skaters Miqaela Olatundun and Zoe Bardal participated in the Regional Championships at Lorette Skating Club in Île-des-Chênes on Saturday, January 9, representing the Niverville Skating Club. The girls are coached by Meghan Rafferty.
Miqaela, 8, competed in Star 1 and received silver honours. Zoe, also 8, competed in CanSkate Stage 5 and earned silver as well. CanSkate has six stages, which lead into the Star Skate levels of the Skate Canada figure skating program.
Both girls attend Niverville Elementary and would love to spread the word that the Niverville Skating Club is not just about learning to skate. It is about building on ringette and hockey skills, and even leading into the world of figure skating.
“We are so proud of how ded-icated these two are to the sport of figure skating,” says Leslie Bardal, secretary of the Niverville Skating Club. “This was Zoe’s second competition and Miqaela’s first.”
Neither girl had stepped on the ice until October 2014.
The Niverville Skating Club would like to thank Sport Manitoba, Skate Manitoba, BSI Insurance, GORP, the dedicated volunteer program assistants, board members, as well as Coach Meghan Rafferty.
