The Journey of Let's Skate Foundation

2026
May 2026
Let's Skate Foundation was honored to be invited to participate in the Burleigh High Interest Day event at Burleigh Elementary School in Elmbrook School District.
May 2026
Let's Skate Foundation launched the Let's Skate Ambassador Program and Let's Skate AI Lab under its Outreach Programs. These programs aim to promote speedskating development in multi-dimensional aspects and cultivate well-rounded speed skaters.
April 2026
Let's Skate Foundation hosted the 2026 Spring Let's Skate Day - Post-Olympic Edition, where 50 skaters had the opportunity to skate with two-time Olympian Ethan Cepuran.
March 2026
Jeremy Dong, the first skater from the Elmbrook Speedskating Club to qualify for the USS Short Track Age Group Nationals, was invited to the Elmbrook School District’s 11th “Engaged in Excellence” event in recognition of his national milestone in speedskating and his representation of the club.
March 2026
Let's Skate Foundation co-organized the Tour of Olympian event, bringing inspiration and passion for sports to local students. Students interacted with 2026 speedskating Olympians Julie Letai, Ethan Cepuran, and Sarah Warren.
March 2026
Let's Skate Foundation was invited by Brookfield Elementary School to deliver speedskating basic training in PE classes, providing students with hands-on sports experience.
February 2026
Let's Skate Foundation participated in the Explore STEAM Event hosted by the Elmbrook Education Foundation.
2025
September 2025
Let's Skate Foundation launched the seasonal "Let's Skate Day" events to provide the community with more public speedskating experience opportunities. The first event kicked off at Hartmeyer Ice Arena, helping promote speedskating in Madison, Wisconsin.
August 2025
Hosted the annual Elmbrook Speedskating Summer Camp.
June 2025
Let's Skate Foundation hosted the Interscholastic Speedskating Challenge, reviving school-based speedskating in the local community for the first time since the 1980s.
February 2025
Elmbrook speed skaters represented the local school district to welcome Team USA and global speedskating fans to the ISU Speedskating World Cup held at the Pettit National Ice Center.
2024
September - December 2024
Elmbrook Speedskating Club participated in three regional speedskating competitions.
August 2024
Hosted annual Elmbrook Speedskating Summer Camp.
July 2024
Let's Skate Foundation was officially founded, built upon the successful operational model of the school speedskating club to expand its reach and influence nationwide. The foundation manages Elmbrook Speedskating Club as its core training program.
July 2024
Let's Skate Foundation launched the Coach Mentorship Program. The initiative aims to expand the national youth speedskating coaching talent pool and provide valuable community service opportunities for emerging volunteer coaches.
April - July 2024
Provided consistent spring and summer speedskating training for the local community.
April 2024
Elmbrook alumni participated in the Sino-US Speedskating Invitational Tournament in Tangshan, China.
March 2024
Multiple Elmbrook alumni competed at the 2024 US Short Track Speedskating Age Group National Championships.
February 2024
Elmbrook speed skaters made their debut at the 2024 US Long Track Speedskating Age Group National Championships.
2023
December 2023
Launched the Free Tryout Program, offering more than ten free public speedskating trial sessions annually.
September - November 2023
Elmbrook Speedskating Club participated in two regional speedskating competitions.
March - August 2023
Continued to expand and enrich the local youth speedskating community.
2022
July - November 2022
Elmbrook Speedskating Club participated in three regional speedskating competitions.
August 2022
Aaron Liu, founder of Elmbrook Speedskating Club, presented the innovative school-district-based speedskating model at the US Speedskating Membership Forum.
June 2022
Hosted the first Elmbrook Speedskating Summer Camp.
2021
July 2021 - March 2022
Elmbrook Speedskating Club participated in two regional speedskating competitions.
May 2021
Welcomed five-time Olympic medalist Bonnie Blair as a guest speaker, who presented the Dedication to Sport Award to team members.
April 2021
Held the first official speedskating training session of the Elmbrook Speedskating Club.
March 2021
Hosted the first informational recruitment session at Brookfield Central High School.
2020
August 2020
Elmbrook Speedskating Club was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic, recognized as the nation's only school-district-based speedskating club.