Photos: Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational

With the help of her former figure skater mother, Breelie Schmuecker, 8, of Minnesota competed in the 2025 Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at the ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday.

Savannah Blake

Jun. 6, 2025 4:00 pm, Updated: Jun. 8, 2025 12:48 pm

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota shares a moment with her daughter Breelie Schmuecker, 8, before going out to perform in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. The mother-daughter duo travel all over the Midwest for skating competitions. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota puts makeup on her daughter Breelie Schmuecker, 8, before competing in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Breelie Schmuecker, 8, smiles as her mother Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota pauses to make a funny face at her while applying mascara before competing in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota gets out makeup while getting her daughter Breelie ready for her competition in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota adds decorative hair pins to her daughter Breelie Schmuecker’s hair before competing in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota, right, wears ice skating themed tennis shoes as her daughter Breelie Schmuecker, 8, sports skates to compete in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota helps her daughter Breelie Schmuecker, 8, with stretching before competing in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. Cassie was a former Disney on Ice skater and now helps choreograph her daughter’s routines. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Breelie Schmuecker, 8, of Woodbury, Minnesota warms up by jumping rope in an empty hallway before performing in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Breelie Schmuecker, 8, of Woodbury, Minnesota watches the competition before her name is called to perform in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota smiles as she watches her daughter perform in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. Schmuecker is a former Disney on Ice figure skater and has traveled around the world performing. She now helps choreograph her daughter’s routines and also does her hair and makeup. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Breelie Schmuecker, 8, of Woodbury, Minnesota smiles as she performs during the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cassie Schmuecker of Woodbury, Minnesota congratulates her daughter Breelie Schmuecker, 8, on her performance in the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club Invitational at ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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