Skate Canada STARSkate & CompetitiveSkate Coaches
Lynanne Bjerke
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests (Freeskate, Figures, Dance); selected to perform in the 1988
Winter Olympics Closing Ceremonies;
coached 2016 Alberta Winter Games Champion
(STAR 5 Freeskate)
and StarSkate Champion
(Introductory Interpretive)
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Trained National Coach,
32 years of coaching experience,
with 15 years at Crowchild Skating Club;
currently coaching STARSkate, CompetitiveSkate
and private lessons
Accepting new students:Yes
Coaching rate: $14 per 15 minutes
Brenda Burger
Skating Accomplishments:
Quadruple Gold Tests (Freeskate, Dance, Figures, Interpretive), Junior Competitive Test; former BC Pre-Juvenile and Juvenile Women Singles Champion, Juvenile Dance Pairs Champion, Alberta Pre-Novice and Novice Women Singles Champion (twice), and Skate Canada Challenge competitor (placed in the top 6); competed at the Junior Women Singles level before turning coach; coached skaters from Sectional to Skate Canada Challenge competitive levels as well as all STARSkate levels; 3M Coach of the Year Award recipient
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Certified National Coach
NCCP CanPowerSkate Coach In Training
35 years of coaching experience; currently coaching STARSkate, CompetitiveSkate and private lessons.
Accepting new students: Yes
STARSkate and CompetitiveSkate
Coaching rate: $16 per 15 minutes
Tomi Morris
Skating Accomplishments:
Quadruple Gold Tests
(Free Skate, Dance, Skills, Interpretive),
Adult Masters Free Skate competitor;
5th place with Solstice Open at 2019 Canadian National Synchronized Skating Championships; current member of
Solstice Synchronized Skating teams
(Open and Adult 1)
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Certified Regional Coach – STAR,
NCCP Certified CanPowerSkate Coach; currently coaching CanPowerSkate, STARSkate and private lessons.
Accepting new students: Yes
Coaching rate: $12.00 per 15 minutes
Shannon Waring (Misiewicz)
Skating Accomplishments:
Former British National Team figure skater;
trained at the National Ice Centre in
Nottingham UK with other British team members as part of the National Ice Skating Association (NISA) training facility; Gold Tests (Free Skate and Elements)
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Regional Coach In Training;
Certified CanSkate Coach. 6 years of coaching experience with all ages from tots to adults in the UK and currently coaching PreCanSkate, CanSkate, STARSkate and private lessons.
Accepting new students: Yes
Coaching rate: $10.00 per 15 minutes
Skate Canada CanSkate Coaches
Keanna Nelson
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests
(Dance, Skills and Interpretive)
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Trained CanSkate Coach,
NCCP CanPowerSkate Coach In-Training;
3 years of coaching experience.
Kimberly Paw
Skating Accomplishments:
Junior Competitive Test, Triple Gold Tests (Free Skate, Dance, Skills)
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach in Training
Geerthana Somas
Skating Accomplishments:
Gold Test (Free Skate); CompetitiveSkate Athlete Award recipient in 2013; Alberta Select team member; Skate Canada Challenge competitor in Pre-Novice and Novice Women Singles; competed at the Junior Women Singles level before turning coach.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach in Training
Joan Cascadden
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach in Training with 10 years of coaching experience. Specialized in coaching PreCanSkate and CanSkate for all ages: toddlers, teens and adults. Over 40 years coaching experience with skating, volleyball, badminton and field hockey.
Kiersten Mailhot
Skating Accomplishments: Triple Gold Tests (Dance, Skills, and Interpretive)
Coaching Accreditation / Education: NCCP Trained CanSkate Coach, NCCP Regional Coach in-Training; 5 years of coaching experience.
Graham Schaufele
Skating Accomplishments: National competitor at the Novice and Junior Men Singles, Third Place Finalist at the Skate Canada Challenge in Pre-Novice Men Singles; Triple Gold Tests (Free Skate, Skills, and Interpretive), 8-year Alberta Select team member.
Coaching Accreditation/Education: NCCP CanSkate Coach Trained with 2 years experience.
Nicole Joe
Skating Accomplishments:
National competitor in Junior Women Singles, Skate Canada Challenge competitor in Senior Women Singles; Quadruple Gold Tests (Free Skate, Dance, Skills, Interpretive), 9-year
Alberta Select team member.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach In Training