Local Skaters Place at U.S. Championships

Members of the Skokie Valley Skating Club competed and placed at the U.S. Skating Championships.

Seven figure skaters, all who train at the Skokie Valley Skating Club in Wilmette, competed and placed at the recent U.S. Competition. The competition was held in Omaha, Nebraska between Jan. 20 and Jan. 27.  The skaters who participated are: "The U.S. Championships was such an incredible experience," Krentz said of the experience. "It will be one of my most memorable moments in life, because I was so happy with how I skated and doing such great performances in such an incredible venue. ... Not only was my own skating memorable, but seeing all the top Senior-level skaters was breathtaking"  This was Krentz's second year competing at Nationals, he competed there last year in the Novice Men's competition.  Brown, who was selected to compete …

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