St. Joseph, Mo. – The Bode Ice Arena will host a special event as part of U.S. Figure Skating’s National Skating Month at the Bode Ice Arena in St. Joseph. There will be FREE ice skating, instruction and door prizes. The public is invited to the free event from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, January 16.

Bode Ice Arena is located at 2500 SW Parkway in St. Joseph.

National Skating Month, now in its 15th year, allows U.S. Figure Skating member clubs and Basic Skills programs to reach out to new members in their communities by offering the fundamentals of ice skating from professionally trained instructors. The goal of National Skating Month is to increase awareness of and participation in U.S. Figure Skating programs.

In March 2002, U.S. Figure Skating unveiled National Skating Week with great success. Following the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, thousands of people took to the ice. In 2015, more than 450 clubs hosted events to celebrate National Skating Week.

U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States as recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union. U.S. Figure Skating is comprised of more than 178,000 members.

For more information, contact Bode Ice Arena at 816-271-5506 or Renee Fulton, U.S. Figure Skating communications, at 719-635-5200.