By Scott Brinton
The skaters included Emily Hughes, sister of 2002 Olympic figure skating gold medalist Sarah Hughes, and Chloe Katz and Joseph Lynch.
The trials are now under way. Hughes is competing in the Senior Ladies category. She is the reigning Junior World bronze medalist. She was also recently the subject of a New York Times Magazine cover story.
Katz and Lynch, the reigning U.S. Junior Pairs bronze medalists, are competing in the Senior Pairs category. They are both New York University students.
Joining the Olympic hopefuls for the exhibition were rising skating stars Joelle Forte of Merrick, the reigning North Atlantic Regional bronze medalist, and Michael Quadrino of East Rockaway, the reigning North Atlantic Regional Novice Men's gold medalist.
The Winter Olympics will be held in Turin, Italy, in February.
