Sage and Malcolm skate to Midwest Sectional title

By Barclay Kruse, NSC Chief Communications Officer

Congratulations to National Sports Center figure skaters Sage and Malcolm Kelner, who skated to the championship in the juvenile ice dancing division at the USFS Midwestern Sectionals over the weekend in Rochester Hills, Mich. Sage, 11, and Malcolm, 15, are from Minnetonka, but they have recently started skating at the Schwan Super Rink under NSC Skating School coaches Pamela O'Connor and Jonathon O'Dougherty, former British ice dance champions.

At the Midwestern Sectionals, Sage and Malcom won both their compulsory dance events and then finished 4th in the free skate. Those results were good enough to edge the second place pair, Mallory Detota and Thomas Ontko, of Strongsville, Ohio, 59.96 to 58.18.

The next event for Sage and Malcolm is the U.S. Junior Nationals in Salt Lake City, Nov. 26-Dec. 1. We'll update you on their results at that event here.