A YOUNG figure skater is preparing to take to the ice in a national competition after receiving funding from Barnsley College.
Yasmin Demircekic will compete at the National Ice Skating Association’s Oxford Open next month.
The 18-year-old public services student has been granted an Elite Sports Performance Bursary by the college to fund her travel and equipment costs for the competition.
Yasmin, of Warren Walk, Royston, said: “My main focus is on improving my score and place in each competition. I regularly watch videos of figure skaters such as Ashley Wagner in order to improve my own skating. I’m glad I found something I enjoy and would definitely recommend others to give it a go.
“The college understands the demands of ice skating and is always encouraging me to develop further. Barnsley Sports Academy has made me become more confident and helped fund aspects of an expensive sport through the college’s Elite Sport Bursary.”
Yasmin, who trains for eight hours a week at Ice Sheffield, will compete against some of the country’s best figure skaters at the competition in Oxford on October 29 and 30.
