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Welcome to our website. It's aim is to help us communicate with both our members and the general public who are interested in figure skating and sporting activities in Chamonix. You'll be able to find out more about our club and its history as well as all the latest news. You can also find information on how to sign up. We hope it helps you to get the know our club a little better. You can also visit our Facebook page "Chamonixpatinageartistique".
LATEST NEWS
Learn to skate this summer - beginner 'stage' for kids and grown ups |
We're back on the ice! |
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19/06/2021
Great news! The Communauté de Communes and the team at the ice rink have pulled out all the stops and have re-iced two weeks before the usual date. This means that we can continue our lessons during the weeks of the 21 and 28 June. Normally the ice rink is closed at this time and being able to skate again before the summer will be a great way to end a season that we thought we had finished already! All our members from 2020/22 are welcome. To celebrate we are inviting all our skaters to bring one or two friends along with them on the 28 June so that they can share their love skating. We can't wait to see you on the ice and to welcome some new faces! |
Our club
The Club du Patinage Artistique de Chamonix (CPAC) is Chamonix valley’s official figure skating club. Our classes are open to boys and girls from ages 4 to 18 and we also offer adult lessons for both beginners and experienced skaters.
We have over 100 members, a large coaching team and a skating heritage dating back to the birth of the Winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924. 2017 marked our 50th anniversary, with the club as we know it being established in 1967.
Our aim is to inspire as many people as possible to embrace the joy of figure skating and to nurture and develop the best possible performance for each individual skater.
Skaters can join the club from age four and can skate recreationally or at competition level.
We have over 100 members, a large coaching team and a skating heritage dating back to the birth of the Winter Olympics in Chamonix in 1924. 2017 marked our 50th anniversary, with the club as we know it being established in 1967.
Our aim is to inspire as many people as possible to embrace the joy of figure skating and to nurture and develop the best possible performance for each individual skater.
Skaters can join the club from age four and can skate recreationally or at competition level.
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The benefits of figure skating
Figure skating is both a sport and an art form. It combines technical precision with grace, musicality and physical strength. Figure skating differs from other forms of skating such as ice dancing and synchronised skating in that it concentrates on jumps, spins, steps and transition movements and dance. Learning to figure skate has many benefits for both children and adults. Physically the sport helps to develop excellent balance, good reflexes and coordination. It also helps with postural control and strengthens the bones and the muscles. Skating requires concentration and self discipline - skills that are greatly appreciated by parents. Learning to follow instructions so they can skate safely, taking responsibility for themselves and learning to be part of a team are all part of the learning experience. In addition your child will get to experience the pleasure of skating in front of an audience and the fun of being with their friends. It is a demanding sport, but one that is full of fun and joy - the freedom of gliding across the ice, the pleasure of skating to music and the pride you feel when you perfect a move - these are the things that we give our skaters. |
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