Olympic Gold Medalist Paul Wylie Teaches Figure Skating in Watertown, NY

Olympic Skater Visiting for JCC Softball Event

On Friday, Watertown, New York was alive with sports action. The day began with a doubleheader in college softball as JCC faced off against OCC on the turf.

In the first game, Katie Call hit a double to right center in the bottom of the 1st inning, bringing in Emily Birmingham and Delaney Wiley to score. The game was tied at 3 in the 4th when Mackenzie Lane singled to right, scoring Lia Canell and putting JCC back on top 4-3. In the 6th inning, Katelyn Adams executed a suicide squeeze play, bringing in Kainnah Ward to score and securing a 5-3 win for JCC. Despite winning the first game, JCC fell short in the second game, losing 9-5.

Meanwhile, across town at the Fairgrounds Ice Arena, the Figure Skating Club of Watertown had a special guest – 1992 Olympic silver medalist Paul Wylie. Wylie spent the day providing instruction to club members both on and off the ice. As a former champion himself, he understands

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