Great Falls Figure Skating Club

Great Falls Figure Skating Club We're one of the oldest figure skating clubs in the U.S. Check out our Learn To Skate program!! The GFFSC members compete locally, regionally and nationally.

The Great Falls Figure Skating Club, chartered in 1929, is one of the oldest Figure Skating Clubs in the United States. Our club was home to skating greats including John Misha Petkevich, Scott Davis, Kathy Casey, and Avery Bandel. These skaters are National Champions, Olympic Medalists, and Olympic Coaches. Great Falls Figure Skating Club runs the Learn to Skate program, which introduces skaters

of all ages and abilities to the various disciplines on the ice. The Professional Skaters Association rated and United States Figure Skating Gold Medalist coaches on staff direct an annual spring show for its participants. HISTORY:

The GFFSC's original home rink was Gibson Pond. In 1933 the GFFSC moved to the Great Falls Civic Center and then to the Four Seasons Arena in 1979. In the early years, there weren?t any professional instructors. The older and more advanced members taught the younger and newer skaters the Dutch Roll, Scissors, Grapevines, Jackson Haynes spins, and lots of Waltzes. At that time there were more male skaters than female skaters in the club. It wasn?t until 1946 that skaters were tested and advanced through the skating levels. Old timers here remember that during the war years, it was impossible to get trophies for competitions and they had to use a small medal. One of the finest aspects of the GFFSC program is the testing program that culminates in the earning of a USFSA gold medal by the skater. The program in administrated by the United States Figure Skating Association which establishes the criteria for all of the tests in the 4 main disciplines of the sport of skating --skating skills, freestyle, dance and pairs. The earning of a USFSA Gold Medal is often regarded as the equivalent of earning a college degree. The medal certifies the skater's expertise and can serve as the basis for gaining employment as a skating instructor or performer with the many skating clubs or professional ice shows in the US, Canada or elsewhere in the world. The GFFSC has produced many gold medalists in its history and there are many more to come. In a typical year, approximately 40,000 US figure skating test levels are completed by skaters; of those, about 1,300, or 3 percent, are at the gold or senior level.

And with that, the 2025–2026 skating season has come to a close! What an incredible year it has been for our club.✨ Seas...
06/07/2026

And with that, the 2025–2026 skating season has come to a close! What an incredible year it has been for our club.
✨ Season Highlights:
• 120 Learn to Skate participants attended classes
• Staffed by 3 coaches, 3 instructors, and 5 assistants
• Attended 8 competitions
• Traveled to 4 states—Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and throughout Montana
• Achieved 49 US Figure Skating test passed



A huge thank you to our donors and sponsors, Scheels Showdown Ski Resort, Eklunds, Carpet One Floor & Home Yvonne Stemple and Sip 'n Dip Great Falls. Your support helps make everything we do possible!

🏆 Club Awards
Our club members spoke through their nominations, and we are proud to recognize this year's award recipients:
• Dedicated Member – Kathy Weaver
• Sportsmanship Award – Gabby A
• Most Improved Youth Skater – Orene
• Youth Skater of the Year – Charlotte
• Most Improved Adult Skater – Christian
• Adult Skater of the Year – Victoria
• Staff Member of the Year – Jill Ahlbrecht

To celebrate an amazing season, we spent time together at a cabin in Lincoln. Thank you, Mary, for organizing such a wonderful getaway! During the festivities, a game of hide-and-seek turned into a legendary moment when Orene took hiding to a whole new level by submerging herself in the pond. If her shoe hadn’t come off, the seekers may never have found her!

From the bottom of our hearts, we are incredibly proud of our club’s growth, accomplishments, and success this season. Thank you to every skater, coach, instructor, assistant, volunteer, sponsor, donor, and family member who made this year so special.
We can’t wait to see what the 2026–2027 season has in store! ⛸️❤️

06/05/2026

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The ice is coming back to the Great Falls Ice Plex, and we need your help!

We will be starting the flooding process on the ice this Saturday, June 6, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. If you can spare a few hours, we'd greatly appreciate the extra hands.

Saturday, June 6
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Great Falls Ice Plex

This facility belongs to our community, and it's because of volunteers like you that we continue to make improvements and keep the Ice Plex moving forward.

Please comment below or send us a message if you're available to help.

Thank you for supporting the Great Falls Ice Plex!

06/01/2026

The Iceplex won’t have ice until June 11th!!

06/01/2026

The Ice Plex is now scheduled to reopen June 11th

Thank you Spokane & Lake City Figure Skating for hosting yet another fun filled weekend! We truly appreciate the warm lo...
05/18/2026

Thank you Spokane & Lake City Figure Skating for hosting yet another fun filled weekend! We truly appreciate the warm lobby for all of the “momsicles” and the hockey games to keep the rink rats amused. Your volunteers are very kind, our coaches were well fed and our skaters had smiles on their faces all weekend. Thank you to the parents and spouses for supporting what we all love.

Tests Passed:
Orene and Serenity: preliminary skating skills.
Emily and Charlotte: pre bronze skating skills.
Emily finished pre-bronze solo pattern dance and her pre preliminary singles test.
Charlotte passed her fiesta tango pattern dance solo.
Gabby passed her preliminary singles test.

Big Sky State Games State Games of America White Rose Figure Skating Club - Official we are coming to you next!!!!

To all of the skate moms out there and skaters who are moms, THANK YOU AND HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!
05/11/2026

To all of the skate moms out there and skaters who are moms, THANK YOU AND HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!

05/04/2026
Rimrock Figure Skating Club, Big Sky State Games is always a blast! Thank you for having us and we look forward to comin...
05/04/2026

Rimrock Figure Skating Club, Big Sky State Games is always a blast! Thank you for having us and we look forward to coming to your new home next season!!! Congratulations Emily, Charlotte and Christina for a successful weekend. Spokane & Lake City Figure Skating we are coming to you next!

Save the date for the 2027 Great falls Open. We will be offering a figures test session on 2/26/2027, please let us know...
05/01/2026

Save the date for the 2027 Great falls Open. We will be offering a figures test session on 2/26/2027, please let us know if you’re interested in testing figures!!

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4001 29th SW
Great Falls, MT
59404

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Wednesday 3:45pm - 5:15pm
Friday 3:45pm - 6:15pm

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