{"id":54,"date":"2025-06-06T19:41:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T23:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2025-12-10T09:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:36:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Club History<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Nittany Valley Figure Skating Club, formerly known as the Penn State Figure Skating Club, is a proud member of United States Figure Skating (USFSA). Since 1961, NVFSC has upheld a tradition of nurturing talented skaters of all ages. From members who have gone on to tour in esteemed ice shows, compete at Nationals, or become lifelong coaches, we continue to pursue excellence in our investment in the next generation of athletes in the sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in State College, PA, we skate at the Pegula Ice Arena on the campus of Penn State University. We welcome all figure skaters and friends of figure skating to join our community. Our mission is to encourage participation in the beautiful sport of figure skating.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icearea-1024x591.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238\" style=\"width:802px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icearea-1024x591.png 1024w, https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icearea-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icearea-768x443.png 768w, https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icearea-600x346.png 600w, https:\/\/nittanyvalleyfsc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/icearea.png 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Facilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pegula Ice Arena<mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-6-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-3-color\">opened in 2013, after<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:var(--global-palette9)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-3-color\"> a historic donation from Terry and Kim Pegula<\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-theme-palette-6-color\">. <\/mark>This state-of-the-art facility replaced the former Greenberg Ice Pavilion at Penn State and enabled the University to elevate its men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s hockey programs to NCAA Division I status. Beyond collegiate hockey, the arena serves as a community resource, hosting public skating sessions, learn to skate lessons, and other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Pegula&#8217;s Address<\/em><\/strong>: 250 University Dr, State College, PA 16802<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gmap-gmap-block gmap-block-dcu843m0\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=Pegula+Ice+Arena%2C+State+College%2C+PA&amp;z=10&amp;t=roadmap&amp;output=embed\" class=\"embd-map\" title=\"Pegula Ice Arena, State College, PA\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Club History The Nittany Valley Figure Skating Club, formerly known as the Penn State Figure Skating Club, is a proud member of United States Figure Skating (USFSA). 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