Skating Club of Boston
The Skating Club of Boston's rink in Brighton, Massachusetts
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| Formation | 1912 |
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Joseph Blount |
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The Skating Club of Boston is a not-for-profit figure skating club based in Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 1912, it is one of the oldest skating clubs in the United States, and a founding member of U.S. Figure Skating, the governing body for the sport in the United States. The Club's mission is to promote interest, access, education and advancement in all the disciplines of U.S. Figure Skating, and to children and adults of all ages, abilities and means. The Club has over 800 active members from across New England, and offers a variety of programs for the public, reaching another 2,000 children and adults. The club owns its own rink in Brighton, Massachusetts, built in 1938. In addition, in a public private partnership with the City of Boston's Parks & Recreation Department, the Club manages the programming and facilities for The Frog Pond located at Boston Common on a year-round basis.
An annual competition, the Boston Open, is held each fall, and attracts skaters from across New England. In the spring, the club puts on an ice show known as Ice Chips, which is said to have had the longest continuous run of any club skating carnival in the world. Its first presentation was in 1912. The club is affiliated with Team Excel which is a synchronized skating organization with several teams. The Club also manages several of its own ice theatre teams. The Club operates a high performance skating program for youth interested in accelerated training, both on and off the ice.
The Club has hosted the United States Figure Skating Championships seven times, most recently in January 2014. In 2016, the Club will host the ISU World Figure Skating Championships, a first for the city of Boston. The Club also hosted the 2011 U.S. U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships and the 2013 ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships.
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