| Skating school is sending three locals to Farmington Spring Festival competition |
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NORTHFIELD - On Saturday, April 5, three Northfield figure skaters will represent the Northfield Skating School in their first skating competition, the Farmington Spring Festival.
The competition will take place at the Schmitz-Maki Arena. It is located at 114 West Spruce St. in Farmington, and will include skaters from clubs all over Minnesota. Fans and spectators are welcome.
The local skaters participating will be Sofie Jokela, a junior at Northfield High School, skating to a piece by "Rodruigo." Hattie Ryan, also a Junior at Northfield, will be skating to a "Santana" medley. Anna Sheehan, a seventh-grader at Northfield Middle School, will be skating to a song by "Angels and Airwaves."
Jokela and Ryan have been skating since 2006 and Sheehan has been skating since the Northfield Skating School was established in 2005. All of them also work as skating assistants with younger skaters at the Northfield Skating School.
All competitors began skating in group lessons with the Northfield Skating School. Over the past year, they have been coached privately by Carey Tinkelenberg, Founder and Head Coach of the Northfield Skating School, to work on polishing performance pieces and preparing mentally for competition.
In the off-season when the Northfield Arena closes down, the group travels to Farmington, Lakeville, Prior Lake, and Edina to find ice time.
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