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On April 7, students in Harvard’s Figure Skating Club took to the ice for an annual showcase in the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. Crimson photographer A. Skye Schmiegelow captured the elegance and athleticism of their performances.

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Alice J. Feng ’26 ties her ice skates as she prepares for the showcase. Feng serves as co-president of the club with Katherine Jackson ’25, and the show opened with her routine.

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Feng performs a one-leg glide as she skates to “Can’t Catch Me Now” by Olivia Rodrigo.

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Feng demonstrates her 14 years of figure skating experience with a Biellmann spin (left) and an I-spin (right). As co-president, she organizes practices, social events, and workshops with specially invited coaches.

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Jasmine N. Wynn ’27 is the second skater to take the ice. Wynn glides and spins to the upbeat show tune “Razzle Dazzle” by Richard Gere, from the musical “Chicago.”

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Alexandra J. Poret is a second year Ph.D. student at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She started figure skating as an undergraduate at MIT but has been on the ice more frequently since coming to Harvard.

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Poret spins to “I’d Love to Change the World” by Jetta.

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In her performance, Aylin E. Tanriverdi ’25 dances to “A Time for Us” by Barratt Waugh.

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Tanriverdi skates backwards, transitions into a layback spin, and slides into a split by the end of her routine. Though Tanriverdi skated competitively in high school, this event was her first figure skating club showcase.

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The showcase concludes with a performance by Han Qi, a first-year Ph.D. student at GSAS. Above, Qi skates to “Yaozu Wuqu” or “Dance of the Yao People.” The song comes from the traditional festival music of the Yao people of southern and southwestern China.

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At the end of the showcase, co-president Feng presents each skater with an ice-themed bracelet for their unique and skillful performances.