Karl Kurtz recognized by PSA with 2024 “President’s Award of Excellence”
Karl Kurtz has been coaching at Tampa Bay Ice for the past few years, and in that time has developed a strong rapport with students, other coaches, and…
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After 30 years, returning to a life on ice – with a quickstep
Roger Estey spent most of his teenage and college years figure skating and ice dancing. Then along came life off ice – a job, marriage, kids… Those long hours at…
A TBSA coach knows Olympic dreams can come true
As the Sochi Olympic Games come to a close, figure skating is the sport that continues to be one of the most exciting events to watch among all the competitions. …
Side by side, a winning pair team skates toward Olympic dreams
For competitive pair skaters William and JoJo Hubbart, every win along the way is a point in the journey, including this year’s fourth place win at nationals. Capturing the pewter…
TBSA Skaters Spend the Holidays Performing on Ice at Busch Gardens
The flip side of all the long lessons, numb noses, and hard landings in figure skating is … the ice show. That can be easy for skaters to forget sometimes,…
Charity Hockey’s Main Goal: A Win Over Cancer
During the holiday season, charity and goodwill often take the spotlight–even on the ice. The 4th annual Charity Hockey Tournament starts Friday, Nov. 29, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 1,…
Formula for Success Leads from the Ice Rink to the White House
As any figure skater will tell you, there’s a lot of science behind the jumps.But for Tampa Bay Skating Academy figure skater Elizabeth Corn, it’s the subject of science that…
The Perfect Union: Fun and First Place Finishes
At the ISI World Team Championships this year, Claudia Cannatella, 15, couldn’t help letting her excitement spill over.The 11-member Tampa Bay Skating Academy Countryside team would bring home a first…
Twice the ice makes TBSA the official home for Jr. Lightning
When Nick Mininno made the Tampa Bay Jr. Lightning Mite Travel Team recently it’s as if the 7-year-old scored two goals in one. He not only gets to become a…
All together now….a great ending to a challenging season
For the Tampa Bay Skating Club’s junior synchro skaters, there’s only one thing that beats doing your personal best – and that’s doing it in unison. After a series of…
For former NHL player and pro shop owner, the goal now is retirement
As in most things hockey, it’s all about the timing. Norm Beaudin helps customers in the pro shop recently.He’s retiring, but he will stay on for about a monthto sharpen…
Women hockey players face challenges even before faceoff
At a Florida Women’s Hockey League Tournament, just showing up can be what separates the men from the, well, ladies. “We deal with some things the boys don’t, like pregnancies…