WPCNR RINK SIDE. January 28, 2008: Katrina Hacker, 17,  of Dobbs Ferry, outskated Kimmie Meissner, last year's national Women's United States Figure Skating Champion Saturday at the USFS Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota. Ms. Hacker, long a fixture at the Westchester Skating Academy was not selected by USFS to compete in the World Championships in Sweden in March because of her inexperience competing internationally. Ms. Hacker, a graceful and elegant skater is shown below skating last January in Albany at the Eliot Spitzer inaugural. 

Ms. Hacker finished sixth behind Mira Nagasu, Rachel Flatt, and the fourth -place finisher, Caroline Zhang who were too young to compete in the world championships. The third place lady Ashley Wagner, and the fifth place skater Beatrisa Lang and Ms. Meisner will compete for the U.S. in the worlds, even though Ms. Hacker defeated Ms. Meisner in the standings.

Westchester County's Skating Pride left behind:  Katrina Hacker performing on the Albany Mall last January at the invitation of Silda Wall, the First Lady of New York State. File  Photo by WPCNR Sports