History
PUFSC was founded in 1994 by Aline Attiyeh and Michelle Toering, two students who realized the need for ice time, lessons, and competitive and performance opportunities for figure skaters on campus. During their time at Princeton, the club grew, and student Caroline Gaffney established the synchronized skating team. PUFSC won Princeton’s Club Sport of the Year Prize in 1998 and again in 2017. Since the club’s inception in 1994, Princeton skaters have competed both individually and on the synchronized team in competitions across the nation.
General Information
Ice Time
PUFSC practices on campus at Hobey Baker Memorial Rink throughout both the fall & spring semester. For all club members, we offer open practice ice several times a week; generally, Tuesday/Thursday early mornings (5:45 – 6:15 am) and Sunday evenings (7:30 – 9:00 PM). The synchronized skating team practices on Tuesday/Thursday evenings (9:45 – 11:30 PM). There are also student/permit skate sessions offered by the University. For an updated & more detailed ice time schedule, please see the Baker Rink calendar: https://goprincetontigers.com/news/2016/7/5/Baker-Schedule.
Lessons / Learn-to-Skate
For new skaters, we offer learn-to-skate lessons through Campus Rec! These classes (FS I, II, III for beginner, intermediate, advanced levels) run for 8 weeks throughout the semester. They are taught by student instructors on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 10:00 – 10:45 am at Baker Rink. Registration for the fall semester is now live at the following link: Campus Rec Skating Class Registration.
If you are an experienced skater who is interested in coaching with us, please fill out this google form! For any questions regarding the learn-to-skate classes, please contact our LTS chair Sophie Ryan (sr8277@princeton.edu).
For competitive skaters, we also offer private lessons with our singles coach, Lois Rowe. She has years of experience coaching ice dance and freestyle skaters, as well as teaching Moves In the Field. These lessons are available to all singles members (see membership page for more details).
Competition Team
We compete at USFSA (US Figure Skating Association) intercollegiate competitions in both singles and synchronized skating competitions! We attend 3 travel competitions per season in the Northeast region for both singles and synchro. Skaters are welcome to compete in either or both teams. Please see the singles and synchro page for more details!
For questions about singles competitions, please contact our singles captain Victoria Spradlin (vs0033@princeton.edu). For synchro questions, please contact our synchro captains Audrey Zeng (audrey.zeng@princeton.edu) and Anne Xu (ax0875@princeton.edu) for more information.
Social Events
We also host several social events throughout the year including club brunches, picnics, and group outings!
