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The Three Rivers Figure Skating Club is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The club was formed in 1995, and it was originally named the Brooklyn Park Figure Skating Club. There are over 150 members from 19 cities in Minnesota, some as far as Marshall, Minnesota and Brookings, South Dakota. The Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center is the host site for the Three Rivers Figure Skating Club.

Ice Shows
The Brooklyn Park Ice Shows are an annual event every spring. They started in 1989 and have continued for 26 years. The themes for the past eight years have been: That '70's Skate Show,That was Then, This is Now because it was the 25th anniversary ice show, Spring Break, Skating in Paradise, So You Think You Can Skate, Skate through Wonderland, Divas on the Edge, Cheers! To All Those Years!, and Lights! Action! Skate!. Around 85 people participate in the show coming from the local Brooklyn Park and Champlin Skating Schools and from the Three Rivers Figure Skating Club. There are over 15 programs which include a Father/Daughter number, a preschool program, an adults program, soloists and featured soloists, the competitors number, skating school number and in recent years the newest number Theater on Ice. In the past, the ice show has had many guest skaters, including Juran Yang (TJ), the 2008 Minnesota State Men's Novice Champion, The Maplewood High Steppers, a synchronized skating line from the Maplewood Figure Skating Club and the Windjammers, also a synchronized skating team from the Lake Minnetonka Figure Skating Club.

Competition
The Skate in the Park competition was started in 2005. This competition is held in February every year, and invites skaters from around Minnesota to compete. The Skate in the Park competition is held for the basic skills levels and from pre - preliminary through intermediate levels. Skaters can compete in the free skate, spins, jumps, compulsory, or artistic categories at their specific level.

Holiday Exhibition
The Holiday Exhibition is an annual event held in December. The competition also started in 2011. Skaters choreograph their own program to popular holiday music and perform it in front of their family and friends. The club does a fundraiser for Toys-for-Tots. Over 20 people have participated in the exhibition in the past.