The Figure Skating Club of Park City will make its presence known on a national stage this week at the 2025 Pacific Coast Sectional Singles Final in Ogden. The club qualified 11 skaters to the event, which runs Wednesday through Saturday at The Ice Sheet. Those skating are Brynn Roberts, Kate Pressgrove, Trevor Meeboer, Sophia Gloskowski, Dash Williams, Alex Peace, Mat Penafiel, Katie Kusner, Autumn Boyd, Zacheri Wayman and Madison Lampert. They range between 10 and 19 years old and qualified through different national-qualifying events. The goal at sectionals will be to qualify for nationals, to be held Jan. 20-26 in Wichita, Kansas. There will be competitors from Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and California. The top four skaters in each division will advance onto nationals. Liz Williams, Dash’s mom and the club’s president foresees success for their athletes because of the hard yards they put in on and off the ice, as well as the strong coaching they receive. Zacheri Wayman finishes his routine during the Park City Figure Skating showcase on Saturday Oct. 26, at the Park City Ice Arena. Wayman competes in the juvenile boys category. Credit: Clayton Steward/Park RecordMadison Lampert performs her routine on Saturday Oct. 26, at the Park City Ice Arena. Lambert competes in the juvenile girls category. Credit: Clayton Steward/Park RecordTrevor Meeboer performs in front of spectators on Saturday Oct. 26, at the Park City Ice Arena. Meeboer competes in the novice men category. Credit: Clayton Steward/Park Record“We have a cohesive group of coaches who work together,” said Williams. “That sort of collaboration is very unique to our club. … That trickles into the mindset of the athlete because it’s an individualized sport. It’s really hard for these kids to stay in it and not give up.”Williams said the coaches maintain positive attitudes and the skaters uplift each other when they’re down. Many members of the club came out and supported the sectionals competitors at a sendoff event they held on Oct. 26 at Park City Ice Arena, featuring exhibitions of their routines. The club trains exclusively out of the arena. Williams estimated the club has grown from about 19 members five years ago to 140 currently. She confirmed all of the sectionals skaters have dreams of one day making the Olympics, possibly the 2034 Salt Lake Games. Williams said most are waking up in the wee hours of the morning, completing hours of on- and off-ice training. Sophia Gloskowski twists through the air as part of her routine on Saturday Oct. 26, at the Park City Ice Arena. Gloskowski competes in the novice women category. Credit: Clayton Steward/Park Record“My son’s getting up at 4:30 a.m. twice a week and 5:30 a.m. the rest of the week to go and train,” added Williams. “It takes a significant amount of discipline. These are all life building skills that will carry them in the future.”The skaters are also building up social skills being around each other so much in pursuit of their collective goals. Sometimes the competitions yield hundreds of onlooking fans, creating immense pressure. The club believes they can help increase the footprint of figure skating in Park City and nearby areas leading up to the 2034 Games. They have events for beginners looking to try their hand at the sport. For further information on the club, see their website. To track the results this week of the 11 sectionals skaters, see the U.S. Figure Skating website.Mat Penafiel moves across the ice during his routine on Saturday Oct. 26, at the Park City Ice Arena. Penafiel competes in the intermediate men category. Kate Pressgrove Credit: Clayton Steward/Park RecordAutumn Boyd skates across the rink while performing her routine on Saturday Oct. 26, at the Park City Ice Arena. Boyd competes in the intermediate womens category. Park City Figure Skating Group photo on Sat. Oct. 26. Credit: Clayton Steward/Park RecordThe post Park City figure skating club showing out at U.S. Figure Skating competition appeared first on Park Record.