| The Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis | |
| Location: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Debbie Tallen |
| Former Name: | Twin City Figure Skating Club |
The Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis is a not-for-profit figure skating club based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Formed as the Twin City Figure Skating Club in 1921, and one of the six still-extant founding members of U.S. Figure Skating, the governing body for the sport in the United States, the club was reorganized and incorporated as the Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis in 1929.[1] The club is based at the Augsburg Ice Arena on the campus of Augsburg University in Minneapolis.
An annual competition, the Robin Lee Midwest Open, is held each summer. Named for five-time national men's champion and club member Robin Lee, the three-day competition draws hundreds of skaters from across the upper midwest. Each spring the club produces an ice show with skaters from both the club and its Learn to Skate program. In collaboration with the Braemar Figure Skating Club, the Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis fields Braemar Panache, which is a synchronized skating organization with several teams. The Club runs a Learn to Skate program year-round, as well as a summer camp for beginning figure skaters, and provides clinics, development programs, and power courses for club members.[2]
In its nearly 100 years, the Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis has produced several national and international competitors. Some of these skaters are: