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54 / MARCH.APRIL.2023 USICERINKS.COM CIT CLASS OF 2018: IT'S TIME TO RECERTIFY! All Certified Ice Technicians (CIT) expiring in 2023 must complete a CIT Recertification (CITR) exam by the end of the year to remain current. We are now offering an online exam option that provides the opportunity for CITs to self- study and write the CITR exam utilizing an online proctor each month. Those seeking CIT recertification must maintain an annual membership (Individual, Facility, or Vendor) with the United States Ice Rink Association to keep their professional certification valid. Available exam dates can be found at usicerinks.com under the Education tab, then Locations/Registration. Contact John Monteleone with questions at johnm@usicerinks.com. Effective in January 2023, any CIT that has allowed their certification to lapse more than 5 years will no longer be eligible to take the recertification exam and would need to repeat all three courses. 2023 REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM LOCATIONS COMING SOON The 2023 Regional Training Program locations will be available by April 15 on usicerinks.com. Applications to host were e-mailed to all U.S. Ice Rink Facility Members in December. J U.S. FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS John Monteleone, Director, Education ser ved as ice technician for the 2023 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at the SA P Center in San Jose along with Barb Bogner, CIR M, R ich Newberg, CIR M, and Kevin Masagatani, CIT. Monteleone also took part in the 2023 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships, along with Kevin Wood, CIRM, in Peoria, Ill., held Feb. 28–March 3. Bogner and Newberg spearheaded ice tech efforts at the 2023 Eastern Synchronized Skating Sectionals held in Norwood, MA, while Jon Balvance, CIR M and Wood worked the 2023 Midwestern/Pacific Synchronized Skating Championships in Rockford, IL. Bogner also took part in the ISU's Four Continents Figure Skating Championships held at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., along with Linda Alexander, CIR M, Feb. 7-12. USA HOCKEY POND HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS Also during the month of February, Monteleone led the ice crew for the 17th annual USA Hockey Pond Hockey Championships in Eagle River, Wis. Special thanks to Jim Arnold, CIR M, Cory Portner, CIR M, Jane Delahunt, CIT, and Jeremy Barber who worked this event. PHOTOS: U.S. ICE RINK ASSOCIATION, JANE DELAHUNT Boots on the Ground u.s. ice rink NEWS Updates from the U.S. Ice Rink Association Early 2023 events keep U.S. Ice Rink Association staff and volunteers busy At left, U.S. Figure Skating ice crew pictured left to right: Rich Newberg, Osbaldo Ramirez, Andrew Norris, Jamie Alfaro, John Monteleone, Ray Romero, Barb Bogner (not pictured Kevin Masagatani and Bruce Tharaldson). Above is the ice rink the crew prepared at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.