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title: Terps Take the Ice
date: 2024-10-24T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Terps Take the Ice

*October 24, 2024* — by [Karen Shih ’09](/author/karen-shih)


> Maryland Figure Skating Brings Top Athletes, Newbies Together

*Skaters E6 D57 B72 1920x1080 — Maryland Figure Skating Club members, who practice just off campus at the Herbert W. Wells Ice Rink, regularly compete in freestyle and synchronized competitions throughout the school year.*

Speeding backward across the ice, one skater launches herself into a jump as another glides by in a graceful arc, arms spread, leg lifted, soaring like Michelle Kwan—both navigating around a beginner wobbling like a baby deer and two girls dissolving into giggles while doing an on-the-ice version of the latest viral TikTok dance.

It feels a world away from the pressure of midterms and lectures, but it’s actually just steps from campus at Herbert W. Wells Ice Rink, where the Maryland Figure Skating Club practices.


*Allen Yuan kneeling with one arm down on the ice — Allen Yuan*


*Maryland synchronized skaters in pink tops and plaid skirts — Synchronized skaters ready to perform their "Mean Girls"-inspired program*




**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Athletics](https://today.umd.edu/topic/athletics-tag), [Student Experience](https://today.umd.edu/topic/student-experience)


**Units:** [Division of Student Affairs](https://today.umd.edu/topic/division-student-affairs)