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Profiles of Adult Figure Skaters

Adult skaters put in long hours on the ice. Many have interesting stories about their skating. This section highlights these special people.
Mark Cohen - Adult Figure Skater and Competitor
Mark Cohen is an adult figure skater who began skating in his late forties. He works hard at his skating and competes in adult figure skating competitions.
Video of Adult Figure Skater and Competitor Mark Cohen
Mark Cohen is an adult figure skater in his early fifties. He began skating in his late forties and has competed in both ISI and USFS adult figure skating events. This is a video showing Mark practicing a Pre-Juvenile Adult Skating program.
Sharon, Mark, and Ethan Crowe - A Figure Skating Family
Sharon, Mark, and Ethan Crowe are an ice skating family. Sharon is an adult figure skater, Mark is an adult who enjoys skating with his family, and young Ethan is an aspiring young figure skater.
Crowe Family Ice Skating Photos
Sharon, Mark, and Ethan Crowe are an ice skating family. This photo album shows some of their figure skating memories.
Irene and David Diamond Switched From Ice to Roller Figure Skating
Irene and David Diamond began skating in their early fifties. Because of lack of ice time, they tried artistic roller figure skating and continue to enjoy dance skating in their retirement years.
Lisa Ferris - A Blind and Deaf Figure Skater
Lisa Ferris is a figure skater who is legally blind and also has a severe hearing impairment. She is also the mother of twin boys. Figure skating has given her much joy and she has also faced some challenges because she is a blind and deaf ice skater. This short article profiles this remarkable woman.
Walter Horton -- Twelve-Time Adult National Competitor
Adult figure skater and ice dancer Walter Horton has competed at the Adult National Figure Skating Championships for twelve years in a row. He is an inspiration to skaters of all ages.
Tom McHugh - Adult Ice Dancer
Tom McHugh of Bethel, Connecticut, began figure skating when he was forty-five years old. He decided to pursue ice dancing and now considers himself a serious competitive ice dancer. Tom wishes to share his love of the sport and wants to encourage adults of all ages to consider ice dancing.
Barbara Murry - Adult Figure Skater
Barbara Murry began figure skating lessons when she was 62 years old. At 69, she began working on the Axel jump. She hopes that she can master the Axel and double jumps. She believes that age should not discourage anyone from experiencing the joy of figure skating.
Barbara Murry Photo Gallery
Barbara Murry believes that age should not discourage anyone from experiencing the joy of figure skating. This photo gallery includes some of her figure skating highlights.
Dr. Marci Richards - Grandma, Physician, and Adult Figure Skater
Dr. Marci Richards is not only a physician, but she is a grandmother and adult figure skater.
Photos of Grandma, Physician, and Adult Figure Skater Marci Richards
Dr. Marci Richards is a physician, a grandmother, and a serious adult figure skater. This photo collection shows off some of her ice skating highlights.
Morry Stillwell - U.S. Figure Skating President and Ice and Roller Figure Skater
Morry Stillwell is most well known for serving as the President of U.S. Figure Skating. During his time as USFS president, a contract was signed with ABC that gave figure skating much publicity and money for television. What is not known is that before Morry Stillwell was an ice skater, he was a roller skater.
Morry Stillwell Photo Album
Morry Stillwell is most well known for serving as the President of U.S. Figure Skating. He was a roller skater before he was an ice skater. This photo album shows some photos from both his ice and roller skating days.
Zoe and Don Timperon - A Genuine Figure Skating Romance
Zoe and Don Timperon met at an ice rink. They believe that they are a genuine figure skating romance, since they met while skating and thoroughly enjoy ice dancing together.
Julie and Richard Westerlund Profile
Julie and Richard Westerlund won the adult pair skating national title in 2004.
Julie and Rich Westerlund - Adult Pair Skating Champions
Julie and Richard Westerlund are competitive adult figure skaters. They have skated pairs together since 1995. In 2004, they won the United States National Adult Pair Skating title. In this article, Rich Westerlund shares about their skating.
Julie and Richard Westerlund Photos
Julie and Richard Westerlund are competitive adult pair skaters.
Physician, Grandma and Flower Sweeper: Dr. Marci Richards
Dr. Richards is a sixty-two year old grandmother and adult figure skater who lives in Wisconsin, but vacations and skates and skis in Utah. At the 2008 Junior National Figure Skating Championships, she volunteered her time with the medical team, but also picked up flowers and stuffed toys along with the child sweepers. Marci was featured on IceNetwork.com on December 6, 2007.

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