MIDDLE ATLANTIC FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK
AT SKY RINK AT CHELSEA PIERS

MIDDLE ATLANTIC FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK AT SKY RINK AT CHELSEA PIERS

The 75th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships will be held Thursday, September 21 through Sunday, September 24, 2000 at Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers. The competition, hosted by The Skating Club of New York, began in 1920, and is the oldest non-qualifying competition in the United States. This year's Diamond Anniversary competition will be the largest ever held, with over 760 skaters, ages 6 to adult, registered to participate. The Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships is a highly prestigious event and consistently attracts superior skaters and their coaches. Many U.S. and World Champions have skated in a Middle Atlantic competition at some point in their careers. These include Olympians Dick Button, Carol Heiss, Dorothy Hamill, Rocky Marval and Calla Urbanski, and, most recently, Tara Lipinski, the 1998 Olympic Gold Medal Champion. In 1997, Sarah Hughes, representing the Skating Club of New York, won the Junior Ladies Gold Medal at Mids, and went on to become the 1998 U.S. Junior Ladies National Champion. She is now ranked in the top ten senior ladies in the world. This year look for Chrissy Lipscomb, representing the Skating Club of Lake Placid, who will attempt to land a quad salchow in Friday night's freestyle competition. A quad salchow has never been landed in competition by a female skater. Chrissy has attempted this jump before at the the recent Skate Detroit, and has successfully landed it in practice.

Projected attendance is 4,000. Admission - Daily: $5 adult/$2 child; 4-Day: $10 adult/$5 child.

PRESS IS INVITED TO ATTEND
EXCELLENT PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES

WHAT: 75th Annual Middle Atlantic Figure Skating Championships
WHEN: Thursday, September 21 - Sunday, September 24, 2000 (Call 212.336.6100 for times)
WHERE: Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers (Pier 61) (Enter at West 23rd Street and the Hudson River)