A team of eight athletes from Spectrum Roller Skating Club, based in Shildon, travelled to Breydon Arena in Great Yarmouth for a weekend of artistic roller skating 22nd-24th March 2024 and came back with fantastic personal achievements and two medals!
Friday evening, members of the team gathered to attend training in Breydon Arena in preparation for the weekend of competition. The National Event, hosted by GB Skate Artistic attracted 150 competitors from 17 clubs who specialise in figure & free disciplines of artistic roller skating.
Competing in National Roller Cup for the first time in Level 1 Figures (13 & under):
Millie Seaton-Lawes 8th, Iga Wilczynska 9th, Myla Chapman 17th and Pearl White-Hunt 19th
Level 2 Figures: Ella Hutchinson 10th
Level 3 Figures: Nicola Stevens 12th
Level 4 Figures: Lucy Owen 2nd
Competing in National Roller Cup for the first time in Level 1a Free (11 & 12 years): Iga Wilczynska 11th with a New PB Rollart score of 6.61 gaining level 1 Free Skating Achievement Award. Myla Chapman 14th with a New PB Rollart score of 2.24, Millie Seaton-Lawes 15th with a New PB Rollart score of 2.16
Level 1a Free (13 & 14 years):
Pearl White-Hunt 18th with a New PB Rollart score of 1.76
Level 1b Free (14 & under):
Ella Hutchinson 6th with a New PB Rollart score of 12.83 gaining level 2 Free Skating Achievement Award
Level 1b Free (15 & over):
Nicola Stevens 4th with a New PB Rollart score of 13.32 gaining level 2 Free Skating Achievement Award
Level 1c Free (15 & over):
Diana Laza 6th with a New PB Rollart Score of 14.24 gaining level 2 Free skating Achievement Award
Level 1C Free (14 & under):
Lucy Owen 3rd with a New PB Rollart Score of 16.46 gaining level 3 Free Skating Achievement Award.
Lots to celebrate for Spectrum Roller Skating Club, who are soon to have their 10 year anniversary, fantastic skating with the whole team gaining personal bests and lots of amazing memories made. The club even managed to squeeze in a visit to Great Yarmouth beach, amusements and a meal together.
“We have an amazing team of athletes. Roller skating is a fantastic sport for young people to gain skills from. These skaters show so much resilience, dedication and determination and I am so proud of their achievements,” Head Coach and founder of Spectrum Roller Skating Club, Tracy Stevens.
Whilst visiting Great Yarmouth we even popped in to visit Senior Ladies British Champion, Emily Woods, for some additional advice and expertise in advance of the forthcoming roller skating dance competition in The Netherlands.
“Thank you to everyone who supports our club. We are currently fundraising to help three athletes attend The Crystal Tulip Competition in The Netherlands in May 2024. We have a JustGiving Page active and we are hoping to find 500 people who could donate £2.00 to help us reach our target of £1000. We are looking for sponsors to help us create an international fund for future events. If anyone can help, please get in touch.”
You can follow Spectrum Roller Skating Club on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates on the clubs progress or contact Tracy Stevens 07891 461958.
