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Inside Magness Arena this past weekend, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ figure skating team didn’t just make a statement—they made history.

Competing in the final Pacific Coast regional qualifier of the season, the Buffs delivered their strongest performance ever, winning the DU Open with a program-record 241 points and clinching first place overall. For a team that had never finished higher than third at a regional before this season, the moment felt surreal.

But it was very real—and very earned

A turnaround three weeks in the making

The victory capped an incredibly tight turnaround. Just three weeks earlier, CU competed in California at the Stanford/Berkeley regional, where they finished fifth and saw their path to nationals get significantly tougher.

With less than a month to recover, refine programs and mentally reset, the team leaned on what has carried them all year: camaraderie, depth and the kind of steady progression that comes from trusting the process.

This time, skating on familiar Colorado ice—with no flights, no hotels and the comfort of home altitude—the Buffs hit their peak when it mattered most.

Their 241-point performance didn’t just win the meet; it vaulted them to fourth in the Pacific Coast Conference across all three qualifiers, officially qualifying CU for Nationals in Salt Lake City for only the second time in program history. Out of over 120 collegiate teams nationwide, CU now sits in the top 16.

Medal after medal: CU skaters shine across the board

CU’s strength has always been its depth, and that was on full display as athletes racked up podium finishes in nearly every discipline.

Highlights included:

• Juliette Hauben – Bronze, Junior Champ Free Skate
• Matthew Rounis – Bronze, Men’s Junior Short
• Abigail Singer – Gold, Preliminary Women’s Free Skate
• Elise Juethner – Gold, Novice Solo Free Dance; Silver, Silver Pattern Dance
• Benjamin Kohav – Gold, Pre-Preliminary Men’s Free Skate
• Wilson Sperry – Gold, Preliminary Pattern Dance
• Sarah Bluberg – Gold, Juvenile Solo Free Dance; Bronze, Intermediate Women’s Free Skate
• Emily Martin – Silver, Bronze Pattern Dance; Silver, Intermediate Women’s Free Skate
• Abby Anderson – Silver, Pre-Silver Pattern Dance; Gold, Bronze Pattern Dance
• Ava Rocker – Silver, Juvenile Women’s Short; Bronze, Juvenile Free Skate
• Leila Gridley – Bronze, Pre-Juvenile Women’s Free Skate
• Susannah Day – Silver, Aspire 3 Free Skate

From solo dance to free skate events, CU left their mark everywhere.

The moment that will stick forever

When the final standings were announced—ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ 241, Stanford 238, Berkeley 234, Denver 223—the team fell into what can only be described as pure celebration.

This wasn’t supposed to be the outcome. Not yet. Not this dramatically.

But that’s the thing about sports: sometimes the story you don’t expect becomes the story you remember forever.

And for CU figure skating, this weekend became one of those stories.

Next stop: Salt Lake City

With momentum, history and a whole lot of confidence behind them, the Buffs now shift their focus to Nationals. If the DU Open was any indication, this is a team hitting its stride at exactly the right time.

And somewhere in Magness Arena, after the cheers quieted and medals were packed away, the reality started to sink in:

The CU figure skating team isn’t done rewriting its history. They’re just getting started.