Club Information

The Burnsville-Minnesota Valley Figure Skating Club has supported figure skating in Burnsville and the surrounding communities since 1977. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization a member club of both the United States Figure Skating Association and the Twin Cities Figure Skating Association.

The club is 100% volunteer managed, organized, and supported, with on-ice activities led by a staff of professional coaches.

Purpose

As listed in the BMVFSC bylaws, BMVFSC exists to:

• encourage the instruction, practice, and advancement of the members in any or all of the disciplines of figure skating
• encourage and cultivate a spirit of fraternal feeling among ice skaters
• sponsor, produce, or cooperate in the production of amateur ice carnivals and shows
• do and perform such other sets as may be necessary, advisable, proper or incidental in the realization of the objects and purposes of this organization
• carry out the general policies and objectives of the United States Figure Skating Association.

Membership

BMVFSC offers a wide range of membership options. Most common include:

• Senior Club Member. A youth or adult skating member who identifies BMVFSC as their Home Club, takes lessons from a Club Professional as outlined by the club, and skates the minimum number of Club sessions as defined by the Club.
• Junior Club/Basic Skills Member. A youth or adult skating member who identifies BMVFSC as their Home Club and fulfills entrance criteria as defined by the Club. Junior Club/Basic Skills members are allowed to participate in USFSA Basic Skill sanctioned competitions. This level is typically comprised of individuals skating at U.S. Learn To Skate Level Basic 1 - Basic 6, though skaters may be accepted below Basic 1 or move to Senior Club before Basic 6 at the discretion of the Club's coaches.
• Associate Member. A youth or adult skating member who identifies another club as their Home Club and can contract or buy-in for ice time at the BMVFSC.  
• Collegiate Member. An adult skating member who identifies BMVFSC as their home club and is enrolled as a full-time student at a college/technical school. Membership fees are paid once at the beginning of the four-year period.

Annual fees for the above membership levels are:

• Senior Club - $140 (First year is discounted to $70).
• Junior Club - $60
• Associate - $50
• Collegiate - $150 (4 year membership)

Membership fees are discounted for families with more than one skating member. Membership fees help pay non-ice related costs incurred by the club; practice ice time and coaching fees are contracted on a quarterly basis and at additional cost.

Additional membership categories, per the BMVFSC bylaws, include:

• Supporting Member
• Home Club Professional Skating Member
• Associate Professional Skating Member
• Sustaining Member
• Honorary Member

History

Since 1977, the Club has provided a welcoming and supportive place for figure skaters in Burnsville and the surrounding communities. The club hosts an annual 3-day competition for individual skaters (Autumn Skate Fest) which draws competitors from across the country and internationally, and an annual figure skating show (Impressions on Ice) that features individual and group performances for skaters of all ages and ability levels.

The Club operates sessions for both Junior- and Senior-Club level skaters, and maintains an affiliated synchronized skating team (Team Velocity).

The Club has a history of developing well-rounded and highly skilled skaters, including many US Figure Skating Gold Medalists, professional skaters, and even future National Champions.

United States Figure Skating Freestyle Gold Medalists

US Figure Skating maintains testing levels for many different figure skating performance aspects; the highest level of achievment in testing is the Gold level. The most difficult testing level to attain Gold is in Freestyle. The club has a long history of skaters successfully attaining this level in Freestyle, including:

• Isabella LaGorio - 2024
• Marina Nelson - 2022
• Erin Kenney - 2022
• Molly Burmeister - 2016
• Linnea Peterson - 2015
• Patrice Martineau - 2014
• Torie Amerman - 2009
• David Geist - 2009
• Brianna Peterson - 2006
• Kathryn Meyer - 2006
• Michael Lueck - 2005
• Amy Burmeister - 2005
• Dana Peterson - 2003
• Ann Marie Misik - 2003
• Emily Will - 2001
• Angela Ford - 2000
• Katie Hilleque - 1999
• Ryan Will - 1998
• Davin Grindstaff - 1991
• Davina Young - 1989
• Moselle Farhi - 1987
• Mindy Muehlstedt - 1987
• Lisa Wind - 1985
• Jill Anderson - 1985

Club Award Winners

At the annual awards banquet, the club recognizes members who exhibited excellence during the prior year. Each award has distinct criteria, and may be won only once by a given individual. These awards and their winners over the past 10 years include:

Harriet Hield Norgren Award - Skater of the Year

• Isabella LaGorio - 2025
• Jenna Parizek - 2024
• Marina Nelson - 2023
• Kira Vilhauer - 2022
• Erin Kenney - 2021
• Brianna Kieffer - 2020
• Ellette Tong - 2019
• Emma Hills - 2018
• Nicki Jenn - 2017
• Elora Langseth - 2016

Skater with Heart (Team Velocity)

• Emily McCarter - 2025
• Lorena Rysavy - 2024
• Jacey Thomas - 2023
• Jenna Parizek - 2022
• Amanda Sarbaugh - 2021
• Davanika Langseth - 2020
• Meg Hansen - 2019
• Emma Hills - 2018
• Hanna Muñoz-Halvorson - 2017
• Brianna Kieffer - 2016

Volunteer of the Year

• Matthew Stanton - 2025
• Theresa Klein - 2024
• Shalesha Olson - 2023
• Amy Parizek - 2022
• Heather Meyer - 2021
• Christine Hills - 2020
• Mary Bjonfald - 2019
• Steve Langseth & Liz Carlson - 2018
• Angela Kieffer - 2017
• Sally Burmeister - 2016