The Broadmoor Skating Club is a figure skating club based in Colorado Springs, Colorado that has long been a major training center for the sport of figure skating. Founded in 1939, it was originally known as the Pikes Peak Skating Club, and was based in the Broadmoor World Arena on the grounds of the Broadmoor Hotel. When that facility was demolished in 1994, the club moved to its current home at the Colorado Springs World Arena. Nickname: The Springs Location in the state of Colorado Coordinates: County El Paso Mayor Lionel Rivera Area    - City 482. ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... A view from the main building of the hotel facing west The Broadmoor Hotel is a 5-star luxury hotel and resort located in southwestern Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the United States. ...

Notable skaters who trained at or represented the Broadmoor Skating Club include:

• Hayes Alan Jenkins
• David Jenkins
• Tim Wood
• Paul Wylie
• Todd Eldredge
• Scott Davis
• Peggy Fleming
• Jill Trenary
• Caryn Kadavy
• Nicole Bobek
• Karol and Peter Kennedy
• Melissa and Mark Militano
• Renee Roca and Gorsha Sur
• Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow
• Colleen O'Connor and Jim Millns

Prominent coaches associated with the club have included Edi Scholdan, Carlo Fassi, Kathy Casey, Tom Zakrajsek, and Tom Dickson. The club has benefitted in recent years from its proximity to both the United States Figure Skating Association headquarters and the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. American figure skater Hayes Alan Jenkins was born March 23, 1933. ... There have been several well-known individuals with the name David Jenkins. ... Competitive Highlights 1968 Olympics - 2nd World Championships - 2nd 1969 World Championships - 1st 1970 World Championships - 1st Categories: ‪American figure skaters‬ | ‪Figure skaters at the 1968 Winter Olympics‬ ... Paul Stanton Wylie (born October 24, 1964) is an American figure skater and 1992 Olympic silver medalist. ... Todd James Eldredge (born August 28, 1971 in Chatham, Massachusetts) is an American figure skater. ... Scott Davis (born January 29, 1972 in Great Falls, Montana) - two-time U.S. Figure Skating Championships gold medalist. ... Peggy Gale Fleming (born July 27, 1948 in San Jose, California) is an American figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal in 1968. ... Trenary at the 1990 U.S. Championships. ... Caryn Kadavy (born December 9, 1967 in Erie, Pennsylvania), is an American figure skater known for her classical style in singles skating. ... Nicole Bobeck (born December 24, 1975) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia is a American figure skater. ... Karol Kennedy Kucher (1932? in Shelton, Washington - June 25, 2004 in Seattle, Washington) with her brother, Michael, won five U.S. Figure Skating titles from 1948-1952. ... Renee Roca was an American figure skater. ... Elizabeth Punsalan was an American figure skater. ... Jerod Swallow was an American figure skater. ... Coleen OConnor was an American figure skater. ... James Millns was an American figure skater. ... Carlo and Christa Fassi with their student Jill Trenary in 1990. ... The United States Figure Skating Association, also known as the USFSA or U.S. Figure Skating, is the national sport governing body for figure skating in the United States. ... A training center created specifically for Olympic athletes to come and prepare for the Olympics, but used mainly by the United States. ...

The club hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships six times between 1948 and 1976, and the World Figure Skating Championships five times during the same period, at the Broadmoor World Arena facility. More recently, the club has hosted events such as the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Skate America, and the Grand Prix Final. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual event put on by the United States Figure Skating Association. ... The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion. ... The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. ... Skate America is a figure skating competition in the Grand Prix Series. ... The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of competitions organized by the International Skating Union. ...

External links

• Broadmoor Skating Club web site