Ice Wine Skating Teams glides to bronze medal finish

The Ice Wine Synchronized Skating Team brought home bronze medals from provincial level competition at the annual Synchro Capers Competition in Oakville.

The team, featuring skaters from the County and all over the Quinte area, achieved the third place standing in the Adult II Silver Final held at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex in Oakville, Saturday, Jan. 31.

The event is one of the largest synchronized skating competitions in Canada. More than 100 teams participate, with more than 1,600 competitors representing their skating clubs.

Ice Wine Synchro is the only adult competitive team in the area with skaters representing the Quinte, Prince Edward and Hastings regions.  Their home club is the Prince Edward County Skating Club and they skate weekly at the ESSROC  Arena in Wellington. The team is grateful to be supported by a number of local businesses and is choreographed by Kelly Bolibruck and managed by Merry Tinsley.

Ice wine team skaters are Alex Shaw, Ann-Marie Christie, Lisa Allen, Lesley Harrison, Krista Kristalyn, Ida Klemencic, Lanaya Houlden, Heather Egan, Victoria Carroll, Nancy Houlden, Sarah Cox and Katie Holt (absent are Janet LaMorre and Amy Storms)

Ice wine team skaters are Alex Shaw, Ann-Marie Christie, Lisa Allen, Lesley Harrison, Krista Kristalyn, Ida Klemencic, Lanaya Houlden, Heather Egan, Victoria Carroll, Nancy Houlden, Sarah Cox and Katie Holt (absent are Janet LaMorre and Amy Storms)