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WFSC US Figure Skating Officials

Becky Binns  Whitefish Bay, WI

  • Qualifying Competition Judge for Singles and Pairs

  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge

Bill Clausius 
Sun Prairie, WI

  • National Announcer

Carolyn Clausius
Sun Prairie, WI

  • National Competition Judge for Singles, Pairs, and Showcase

  • Sectional Synchronized Competition Judge

  • Sectional Singles, Pairs, and Synchronized Referee

  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge

  • WFSC President

Tom Dropp  Milwaukee, WI

  • Qualifying Competition Judge for Singles and Pairs

  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge

  • WFSC Membership Chair

Ann Harschutz Stiff
Stillwater, MN

  • National Technical Specialist

  • Qualifying Data Operator

Kate Hartzler
New York, Ontario

  • 6.0 Certified Competition Judge for Singles and Dance

  • Pre Silver Test Judge for Single and Dance

Charlotte Heidenreich Whitefish Bay, WI

  • National Competition Judge for Singles, Pairs, Theater On Ice, and Showcase

  • Sectional Competition Judge for Dance

  • Gold Singles and Pairs Test Judge

  • Gold Dance with International Certification Test Judge

  • US Figure Skating Committee Chair for Officials Training

Juan Rios
Hales Corners, WI​

  • Sectional Music Coordinator

Elena Rodrigues Wauwatosa, WI

  • Sectional Technical Specialist in Synchronized Skating

Tara Stamm
Oak Creek, WI

  • International choreographer, national coach, movement consultant, analyst, and dancer

  • Non-Qualifying Technical Specialist in Singles and Dance

  • Two-time USFS Gold Medalist in Ice Dance and Field Moves

  • Ice Theatre MKE Artistic Director

  • Ice Dance, Moves in the Field, and choreography coach

Gale Tanger
Wauwatosa, WI

US Figure Skating Hall of Fame Member
Professional Skating Association Hall of Fame Member

  • National Referee, Competition Judge, Technical Controller, and Data Operator for Singles, Pairs, and Synchronized

  • U.S. Figure Skating past Vice-President, Olympic Rep, and ISU Rep

  • Past ISU Championship Referee, Judge, Technical Controller, Official’s Assessment Commission, and Seminar Presenter.  Current ISU special projects.

  • Co-founder of Skate Milwaukee with husband, Tom

  • Co-founder of Broadmoor Open and Co-founder of Peggy Fleming Trophy

  • Longtime Wisconsin FSC BOD

  • Pettit National Ice Center BOD—Secretary

  • Tanger Scholarship Fund

Thomas Tanger
Wauwatosa, WI

  • National Accountant, Technical Accountant, and Data Operator for Singles, Pairs, and Synchronized

  • National Vice-Chair for Technical Accountants and special projects.

  • Co-founder of Skate Milwaukee with wife, Gale

  • Tanger Scholarship Fund

Jamie Whyte Libertyville, IL

  • National and International Coach (ID and SYS) 

  • International and Team USA World Coach (SYS)

  • 3x Gold Medallist – Pattern Dance, Free Dance, MIF

  • International Pattern Dance Certificate

  • International Technical Specialist in Ice Dance

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