Mission StatementOxford Skating Club is a non-profit organization where all figure skaters, recreational to competitive are encouraged to meet their individual skating goals. OSC promotes sportsmanship and creates opportunities to develop skaters to their fullest potential in a positive and supportive environment. |
For years, synchronized skating has been part of the Oxford Skating Club. OSC, established as a fully sanctioned club within United States Figure Skating in early 1980, has had team skaters (until 1999 called ‘precision skating’) that performed for ice shows and exhibitions since the early 1990’s.
In 1992, OSC established a competitive precision skating track with USFS, and the rest is history, as they say. Since that time, the Oxford Ice Crystals Synchronized Skating Teams have participated in and earned respectable finishes in regional and national competitions. In 1993, the Oxford Ice Crystals participated in the Wyandotte Challenge and earned a respectable fourth place. In 1994, the Intermediate Team placed first in the Silver Round at the Midwestern Precision Championships in Milwaukee. The Ice Crystals Intermediate Team went to Midwestern Regionals in 1995 and qualified for the Gold Round and placed eighth. In 1997, OSC’s Intermediate Team qualified for the U.S. Precision Team Nationals. The Preliminary team (made up of many of our current Intermediate team skaters) placed fourth at the 1999 Midwestern Sectionals.
More recently, the 2001 Intermediate Team placed second at the Colonial Classic in Boston and placed sixth in the Final Round at the Midwestern Sectionals. In 2002 at the Midwestern Sectionals, the Junior Classic team placed second and in 2003 placed in the final round. In 2003 and 2004 at Midwestern Sectionals, the Teen Intro team placed into the final round, as did, the 2005-06 Open Jr. and Open Juv. teams. The USFS Beginner team had a great 2005-06 season with three 1st places is this new USFS division.
OSC’s Intermediate Team had an outstanding 2008/09 season. The team finished 1st at the 2008 Dr. Porter Synchro Classic in Ann Arbor, MI and won 1st place at the 2009 Mid-American Championships in Fraser, MI. The 2nd place at the 2009 US Midwest-Pacific Coast Sectional Championships in Denver, CO qualified the team represent OSC at the 2009 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships in Portland, ME, where the team skated 6th out of a national selection of 12 teams. This was the first time since 1997 that OSC has had a team to Nationals!
So clearly, you can see that Oxford Skating Club has a history of fielding competitive synchronized skating teams, and expect to continue that tradition into the future. Welcome to that Club…you ARE the future of OSC!
