WOW!
Eliot Halverson, first place overall (Photo by Paul Harvath)
One of our favorite babysitters (and one of my favorite students) has won first place at the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships! Here’s the lead of the news report:
(St. Charles, Mo., 1/9/06) - Once in a while, a novice program will be performed with such quality of technique and unabashed enthusiasm and grace that the audience will be brought to its feet. Today at the Family Arena outside St. Louis, Mo., Eliot Halverson (St. Paul FSC) did just that. Skating the performance of his life, Halverson captured the first gold medal awarded at the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, taking the novice men’s title.
It freaks me out to think that I have had a potential Olympic Skater in my home as well as my classes! Here’s his bio. He even cleans kitchens and closets, too! Definitely multi-talented. I’ve been praying for corporate sponsors for him. Any lucrative businesses out there looking for a good investment?