Her first time competing in the Star 5 division, an Arctic Edge Skating Club athlete has earned a silver medal.

Sarah Milton was second in the Star 5 13-and-over group 2 division at the Vancouver Island Super Series. Skating to a classical waltz piece, the young skater also performed her first fully-rotated double in competition to earn a score of 14.98.

“This was a great performance for Sarah,” said coach Trish Pettitt. “She was very impressive. She’s worked hard for the whole season.”

Milton finished 0.07 of a point ahead of teammate Lenneah Timmermans, who scored 14.91 for third.

“Lenneah skated a great program,” said Pettitt.

She had a deduction on a spin element, but had “exceptional” speed and a great finish.

Madison Dartana, of the Grandview Skating Club in East Vancouver, was first with 15.95 points.

The other Arctic Edge skater to podium was Jamie Nickel, who was second in the U13 pre-juvenile women with a score of 19.73.

“Jamie had a really nice skate,” said Pettitt. “She was able to pull through and be right in focus where she needed to.

“Best skate of the year for her.”

Nickel was skating to a russian classical piece.

“It’s a piece that she connected with and I think that’s really important,” said Pettitt.

Ten skaters competed in the event, which Arctic Edge Skating Club normally attends.

For three of them, it was their first Outside competition. Heidi Vallier, Kiona Vallier and Myla Turner competed in unranked events, which were judged to a standard.

Also competing from the club were: Anika Kramer, Chloe Van Lankveld, Bronwyn Hays and Alissa Russell.

“For the up-and-coming skaters, not only did they have a really good time, they also performed really well,” said Pettitt.

For many of the skaters, it was their last competition of the season, but the club is having a test day at the end of the month, and a few may compete again over Victoria Day.

Pettitt said that the event is a “great end of the year competition” and is a good barometer to see how the skaters are doing compared to other clubs.

“We’re kind of isolated from a lot of other clubs,” she said. “We’re on track and our skaters are doing well.”