Kari Lock, of Canton, NY, is currently touring the world figure skating professionally. As an amateur skater, Kari passed her senior freestyle, senior MIF, and all the international dances. She was a student of Lisa Cardinal and Alicia Walter.
While still in Canton, Kari skated and coached for the St. Lawrence Figure Skating Club. After high school, Kari attended Williams College, where she started a figure skating club, taught a skating PE class for other students, coached local skaters, participated in collegiate competitions, and developed her professional career.
During her college years, Kari did numerous short professional shows around the US and abroad, performing first as a singles skater, and then teaming with 5-time British National Champion Michael Aldred to skate pairs. After college, Kari finally had the time to tour full-time, and joined Holiday on Ice, a major European-based ice show company. She spent last year touring Central America and Europe with the company, and this year is off touring Asia. Three pieces of advice from Kari to any skaters who aspire to skate professionally: "work hard and make the most of your time on the ice, always smile when you perform J, and most importantly, skate because you love it and because it makes you happy!"
Liz Siematkowski
began skating at age 4 when Mary
Garwood suggested Liz and Kelly Garwood sign up together for summer
skating at Appleton Arena. That summer was the start of a lifelong
love of skating. Liz is a US Figure Skating triple gold medalist .
Gold Dance, Senior Moves in the Field and Senior Freeskate. As a
passionate and dedicated figure skater Liz skated every day, year
round all over the North Country . Canton, Potsdam, Massena,
Ogdensburg, Malone and Lake Placid. Over the years she has been
invited to skate in many local ice shows and holiday shows and loved
every minute of it! Liz.s passion for skating has always included
getting to know her fellow skaters and the adults who keep the clubs
going. She has skated exhibitions at Rockefeller Center and in
holiday shows in Ocean City, Maryland at the Carousel Resort and in
Lake Placid. Liz trained for several summers in Lake Placid and
worked with Mary Emes, Alicia Walter and Karen Courtland Kelly. She
trained with Kitty Kelly in both Lake Placid and California. In
high school, Liz was in the National Honor Society, was elected
Junior Class President and graduated with high honors in three
years. The year following high school, Liz moved to Delaware to
follow her dream and train full time at the University of Delaware
Ice Skating Development Center.
After moving back to the North
Country to attend college, Liz has coached and taught private
lessons to young skaters in the St. Lawrence Figure Skating Club.
Some highlights of Lizzie.s competitive career include 2003 Empire
State Games Senior Ladies . 1st place; 2003 North Atlantics Senior
Ladies Final Round . 8th place; 2002 North Atlantics Novice Ladies
Final Round - 6th place (alternate for Easterns). Liz.s home club is
the St. Lawrence Figure Skating Club and her coach is Alicia Brown
Walter.