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Bergen County Figure Skating Community Mourns Loss Of 'Rink Mom' Rosanna Alfieri Bergen County Figure Skating Community Mourns Loss Of 'Rink Mom' Rosanna Alfieri
Bergen County Figure Skating Community Mourns Loss Of 'Rink Mom' Rosanna Alfieri The Bergen County figure skating community is mourning the loss of Rosanna Alfieri, who many say served as a mom to them. Alfieri died due to COVID-19 complications on April 10. She was 57 years old. A GoFundMe for Alfieri's daughter, Alexa Nazarko, had raised more than $6,700 as of Monday morning. Nazarko is a 3-time National US Games Champion. She competes for Germany but trains at Hackensack's Ice House, Westwood's Fritz Dietl Ice Skating Rink and the Montclair State University Rink. Alfieri has been a part of the figure skating community for more than a decade and being remembered as…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Bergen County Ice Rink Owner Carola Dietl, 80, Was 'Legendary, Force Until The Very End' Bergen County Ice Rink Owner Carola Dietl, 80, Was 'Legendary, Force Until The Very End'
Bergen County Ice Rink Owner Carola Dietl, 80, Was 'Legendary, Force Until The Very End' The Bergen County figure skating community is mourning the loss of Carola Dietl of Hillsdale. She died on Jan. 21, at 80 years old. Deitl carried on the work of her late husband, Fritz Dietl -- a world-renowned figure skating star and coach -- running the Fritz Dietl Ice Rink in Westwood. For years, rink -- which turned 60 last year -- was the only one in the area. Figure skater and skating reporter Dave Lease of Montvale penned a tribute to Carola on his Facebook page, remembering her as a "force until the end." "I don’t think I have ever actually used her first name to her, but she has …

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Kazakh Olympic Medalist Denis Ten Stabbed To Death Trained Often At Hackensack Ice House Kazakh Olympic Medalist Denis Ten Stabbed To Death Trained Often At Hackensack Ice House
Kazakh Olympic Medalist Denis Ten Stabbed To Death Trained Often At Hackensack Ice House Olympic medalist Denis Ten, who was stabbed to death in Kazakhstan Thursday, was no stranger to the Hackensack Ice House. The two-time world champion trained often with choreographer Nikolai Morozov, facility officials said. The 25-year-old figure skater was reportedly stabbed in the right thigh by two men trying to steal his car's mirrors. Ten won bronze at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in the men’s singles competition and was just the fourth Kazakh athlete to win a Winter Olympic medal. In a tribute to Ten, the Ice House said not only was he an incredible athlete, but "most importantly, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Sports
'Where's The Patron?' Hackensack Skater Asks In Comical Olympic Rundown 'Where's The Patron?' Hackensack Skater Asks In Comical Olympic Rundown
'Where's The Patron?' Hackensack Skater Asks In Comical Olympic Rundown Although Hackensack Ice House skater Alexey Bychenko did not qualify for the Olympics with Team Israel, he's making headlines in other ways. BuzzFeed included the 29-year-old in its recently published comical article, "17 Things You've Probably Done When You Were Drunk - as explained by Olympic figure skaters." The picture depicts Bychenko and the other skaters during their routines during the Olympics in South Korea. Team Israel did not qualify for the finals in the event. Israel came in eighth place out of the 10 teams at the end of the short program on Sunday, ahead of Korea a…

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by Cecilia Levine