Coaches
Listed below are coaches who teach at Sun Valley year around or are professional members of Sun Valley Figure Skating Club. For a list of additional summer coaching staff, go to www.sunvalley.com
Lisa Marie Allen
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Coaches Freestyle and Moves in the Field
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USFS Technical Specialist
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USFS Gold Medalist in Figures, Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Dance and Solo Free Dance
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US National Championship Silver Medalist 1978-1980, World Team member 1978-1981, Olympic Team 1980
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Skated professionally for 28 years
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Associate Choreographer for 2002 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Salt Lake City and Associate Choreographer for Blades of Glory
Email: lmask8r@aol.com
Darlin Baker
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Coaches Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Choreography & Style, Ice Dance, Group Instruction
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USFS Double Gold Medalist in Dance and Moves In the Field
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US International Medalist in Ice Dance, US Open Bronze Medalist, NW Pacific Regional Champion, Pacific Coast Sectional Bronze Medalist
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Principal soloist in Sun Valley on Ice shows for 22 years and choreographer of children's ensemble for 10 years
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Featured artist in Disney's Champions on Ice with Scott Hamilton, in Nancy Kerrigan's Halloween on Ice, toured with Phillip Candelero's Winter Tour
Mobile: 208-720-5626
Email: Darlinsdarlinsfigureskating@gmail.com
Kelsey Bates
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Coaches Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Choreography and Group Instruction
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USFS Double Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field and Freestyle
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US Figure Skating Regional Competitor Intermediate through Senior
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Director of Learn to Skate for Sun Valley Figure Skating Club
Mobile: 206-369-2350
Email: kelsey@bates.com
Ashley Clark
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Coaches Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Choreography, Style and Learn to Skate
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USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Freestyle, Moves in the Field and Ice Dance
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US ProOpen Champion and ProSkaters Champion with over 20 years professional experience touring all over the world, including 15 years performing in Sun Valley on Ice
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Choreographed internationally for Sea World, Holiday On Ice and Advanced Entertainment Group ice shows
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Certified Aerial & Hatha Yoga Instructor
Mobile: 303-520-4179
Email: sk8erclark@me.com
Anita Hartshorn
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Coaches Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Pairs, Ice Dance.
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USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Freestyle, Pairs & Dance
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World Professional Pair Champion, US Open Pair Champion, Trophy Lalique Pair Champion, Legends Pair Champion
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Skated professionally in over 8,000 performances all over the world, toured with Champions on Ice
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Owns entertainment company Glacier Ice which produces ice and sporting shows worldwide
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CER A rated for the current skating season
Mobile: 208 309 5819
Email: fandaice@aol.com
Craig Heath
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Coaches Freestyle, Spins, Jumps, Edges and Choreography
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US National Figure Champion and Junior National Bronze Medalist, US National Team for 10 years, US International Team for 7 years, International Gold and Silver medalist
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Soloist in the Sun Valley on Ice shows for 24 years, Star of Disney on Ice and Holiday on Ice Wold Tours, 2-Time American Open Silver Medalist and World Professional Bronze Medalist
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Hong Kong National Team Senior Coach with students competing worldwide including Junior Worlds
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Past President of ProSkaters, Current Vice President
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USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Figures, Freestyle and Moves in the Field; Skate Canada Gold Medalist in Figures and Freestyle
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Coaches in Sun Valley in the summer
Mobile: 415.819.3430
Email: Craigsk8@icloud.com
Natalia Irvine
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Coaches Freestyle, Pairs, Ice Dance, Moves in the Field, Choreography, Off-ice conditioning
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USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field, Pattern Dance, and Solo Dance
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Russian Master of Sport in Pairs, studied in Academy of Olympic Reserve in Yekaterinburg and Moscow Academy of Sport
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Toured with Disney on Ice for 14 years, 12 years as a principal performer
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Skated with Moscow on Ice, Ice Theatre of New York, Broadway on Ice and Ice Dance International
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Performs in the Sun Valley on Ice shows
Email: nzaya@mail.ru
Frank Sweiding
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Coaches Skating Skills, Freestyle, Pairs, Balance, Conditioning and safety awareness.
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USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Freestyle, Figures, Pairs
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Member of US World Figure skating team, 2 time US National Championship Medalist, ISU Gold Medalist, Canadian Gold Medalist, five time US National Championship Competitor (competed in Sr. Men & Sr. Pairs at the US National Championships).
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World Professional Champion, US Open Champion, Trophy Lalique Champion, and Legends Champion
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Graduate of Northeastern Illinois University with a teaching degree
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Executive Director of ProSkaters
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CER A rated for the current skating season
Mobile: 208-309 5818
Email: fsweiding@gmail.com