Please join us on January 27, 2024, 7:00-11:00 am for a figure skating clinic
with 1988 Olympic Pairs Bronze Medalist Jill Watson!
The on-ice portion will take place 7:30-9:00 at Frank Southern Ice Arena, followed by an off-ice session next door at Bloomington High School South from 9:30-11:00. Registration is $75 per skater and includes all events for the morning.
The BFSC will provide breakfast items from 7:00-7:30 and snacks from 9:00-9:30. Please bring a water bottle!
On and off-ice sessions will be led by Jill Watson, Heather Lehnert, and Taylor Burdekin.
For off-ice, please wear supportive athletic shoes and bring a yoga mat, ankle weights, and jump rope if you have any of these items.
Jill Watson is a Bloomington native who first started her figure skating career at Frank Southern Ice Arena and returned to Bloomington as an IU student after her success with pairs partner Peter Oppegard as three-time National Champions and Bronze Medalists at the 1988 Olympics. The BFSC exists thanks to her mother! She currently lives in Arizona where she has continued to coach figure skating. Jill was inducted into the US Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2004. Skaters will have an opportunity to have their picture taken with Jill during the clinic.
Heather Lehnert also skated with the BFSC for a time and eventually began coaching BFSC skaters. Jill Watson was her first off-ic She completed an independent Batchelor of Arts in Figure Skating and Masters Degree in Kinesiology at IU. Heather has been a National Coach in Germany and is currently a coach with the Lincoln Center Skate Club in Columbus, IN. She serves as an International Skating Union (ISU) Technical Specialist on US and International judging committees at local through elite figure skating competitions.
Taylor Burdekin grew up figure skating in Columbus, IN. She later discovered a talent for speed skating for which she trained in Salt Lake City at the Olympic training facility. She was Short Track National Champion in 2013 and was a 2018 Olympic Trials Competitor. While in Salt Lake City, Taylor was mentored as a figure skating coach and returned to Indiana where she coaches skaters in Columbus, as well as at several other rinks in the area. She also founded the Indiana Stars Skating Academy for enhanced figure skater development.
Please complete the registration form below by Wednesday, January 24th to join us for the clinic!
Registration payment of $75 can be made:
Online via Zelle (fsbfsc@gmail.com -- the name Arthur Luher will appear; please add "Jill Watson Clinic" to the memo line)
In person with cash or check (made out to FSBFSC)