The Broadmoor Skating Club is a

figure skating club A figure skating club is a local organization of figure skaters, often centered on a single ice rink. Typical club activities include arranging practice ice time, hosting test sessions and competitions, and producing an annual ice show in which clu ...

based in

Colorado Springs, Colorado Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...

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 resort. When that facility was demolished in 1994, the club moved to its current home at the

Broadmoor World Arena (1998) The Broadmoor World Arena (originally known as the Colorado Springs World Arena) in Colorado Springs, Colorado is an 8,000 seat multi-purpose arena and entertainment venue. The arena opened in 1998. In addition to the main arena, the adjacent Ic ...

. Notable skaters who trained at or represented the Broadmoor Skating Club include: Max Aaron - 2013 U

* Max Aaron * Mirai Nagasu *

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* Ryan Bradley * Vincent Zhou * Nicole Bobek * Scott Davis * Todd Eldredge * Rachael Flatt * Peggy Fleming *Isabella Flores & Dimitry Tsarevski * Piper Gilles *

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* David Jenkins * Hayes Alan Jenkins *

Vivian Joseph Vivian Joseph (born March 7, 1948) is an American former pair skater who competed with her brother, Ronald Joseph. They are the 1964 Olympic bronze medalists, 1965 World silver medalists, and 1965 North American champions. Personal life Vivi ...

& Ronald Joseph * Caryn Kadavy *

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& Peter Kennedy * Alexa Scimeca Knierim & Chris Knierim * Ann Patrice McDonough * Keauna McLaughlin & Rockne Brubaker * Melissa &

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* Brandon Mroz * Colleen O'Connor and

Jim Millns James G. "Jim" Millns Jr. (born January 13, 1949) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Colleen O'Connor, he was the 1974–1976 U.S. national champion, the 1975 World silver medalist, the 1976 World bronze medalist, and t ...

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& Gorsha Sur * Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow *

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* Jill Trenary * Tiffany Vise & Derek Trent *

Stephanie Westerfeld Stephanie "Steffi" Westerfeld (October 8, 1943 – February 15, 1961) was an American figure skater. She earned a place on the United States' world team for the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships, after she finished second at 1961 U.S Nat ...

* Tim Wood * Paul Wylie * Eva Pawlik Prominent coaches associated with the club have included

Tom Dickson Thomas Dickson may refer to: * Thomas Dickson (athlete) (born 1974), Saint Vincent track and field sprinter *Thomas Dickson (Upper Canada politician) (''c'' 1775–1825), Upper Canada businessman and political figure *Thomas Dickson (Nova Scotia po ...

, Carlo Fassi,

Sandy Hess Sandra Kay "Sandy" Hess-Gerathy (born 1949) is an American Olympian figure skating coach. From 1988 to 1996 she was the Ice Dance Director of the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a leading center for figure skating. Notable ...

, Dalilah Sappenfield, Edi Scholdan, and Tom Zakrajsek. The club has benefitted in recent years from its proximity to both the

United States Figure Skating Association U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee "USOPC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act ...

headquarters and the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. 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, the Four Continents Championships, Skate America, and the Grand Prix Final.

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