COACHES
Winterhurst Figure Skating Club is proud to host many of the regions top coaches. If you are looking for a coach, please reach out directly. Coaches interested in coaching with the club can contact WFSC at winterhurstfsc@gmail.com.
HONORARY CLUB COACH*
Carol Heiss Jenkins
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Olympic Gold Medalist - 1960
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Olympic Silver Medalist - 1956
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Five-time consecutive World Champion - 1956-1960
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Four-time consecutive U.S. Champion - 1957-1960
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40+ years coaching hundreds of students, many at the national, world and olympic level
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U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
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World Figure Skating Hall of Fame
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U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame
WFSC CLUB COACHES
Tonia Kwaitkowski
Credentials & Accomplishments:
4 time U.S. National Figure Skating Medalist; 3 time World Figure Skating Team Member; 2 time World University Games Champion; Olympic Alternate 1992 & 1998; Member of U.S.National and International Teams 13 years (1986-1998);
degrees in Communications and Psychology-Baldwin Wallace
31 years of coaching experience
Areas of Specialization: Freestyle, Moves In The Field, Hockey
Works with LTS, competitive and test skaters, adults and hockey players
Kristine Brickel
Email: kristinebrickel@yahoo.com
Phone: (440) 864-5230
Credentials & Accomplishments:
Double Gold Medalist - Moves in the Field and Freestyle
24 years of coaching experience
Areas of Specialization: Moves, Free Skate, Stroking
Works with LTS, competitive and test skaters, hockey players and adult skaters
Kayla Koewler
Phone: (832) 562-6135
Credentials & Accomplishments:
USFS and LTS Certified
Learn to Skate Director
12 years of coaching experience
Areas of Specialization: Freestyle, MIF, Choreography, and off-ice conditioning
Works with skaters of all ages and levels including adults
CLUB COACHES
Chris Mattern
Coachmattern@hotmail.com
(440) 539-1894
Roberta Mitchell
Miaublades@mac.com
(440) 670-6516
Frank Singley
sylvrsk8@gmail.com
ASSOCIATE COACHES
Molly German
Email: mollydgerman@gmail.com
Credentials & Accomplishments:
Double Gold Medalist in Freestyle and Figures and Bronze in Dance; Principal Skater and Understudy in Singles and Pairs while performing with Ice Follies & Disney on Ice; USFS Gold Medal in Moves in the Field and Freestyle; Regional Champion and Sectional competitor
PSA Rated and PSA Level III Ranking.
Figure Skating Director at Gilmour Academy Ice Arena and LTS Director Euclid CE Orr Arena.
32 years coaching experience
Areas of Specialization: Freestyle, Moves in the Field, Basic Skills and Choreography
Works with beginners, competitive and test skaters at all levels
Alissa Mariage
Email: alissa102003@yahoo.com
Phone:(440) 570-9386
Credentials & Accomplishments:
Double Gold Medalist - Moves in the Field; Freestyle; 4-time national champion with Miami Collegiate Synchronized Skating team
Bachelor in Sport Studies with a minor in coaching (Miami University of Ohio)
19 years of coaching experience
Areas of Specialization: Moves in the Field, Freestyle, synchronized skating, all level Free Dance and low level Dance; Cut program music
Works with LTS, competitive and test skaters
Chris Martin
Email: isk8.coachmartin@gmail.com
Phone: (330) 352-5245
Credentials & Accomplishments:
Director, iSkate Academy, LLC
Coach of International, National, Sectional, and Regional medalists in Free Skating
Produced many Gold Test achievers in Free Skating, Ice Dancing, and Moves-in-the Field
Presenter and host of several figure skating seminars for coaches and skaters
Off-Ice specialist for jumping
Program Development and Directorship since 1995 focused on team development
PSA Rated in Free Skating, Moves, Ice Dance, Ice Hockey (Certified)
33 years of coaching private instruction
Areas of Specialization: Freestyle, Moves, Ice Dance, Ice Hockey, Choreography
Works with all ages, beginner through advanced
Chip Rossbach
Phone: (440) 343-4397
Credentials & Accomplishments:
USFS Gold Medalist in Dance, Moves In The Field, Fee Dance.
World Professional Ice Dance Champion.
PSA Master Rated Coach in Dance and Moves In The Field
PSA Level 5 Coach Ranking
Principal Ice Dance Team, Ice Capades, 5 years; Principal Skater Nutcracker On Ice, (Drosselmeyer) 5 years
Presenter at PSA 2020 Summit
One of 10 coaches chosen to present the Moves In The Field test structure to judges and coaches at nationwide seminars. Responsible for creating the verbiage, national test standards/expectations and common errors.
36 years coaching experience
Areas of Specialization: Moves In The Field, Ice Dance and Hockey Skating Skills
Eric Schroyer
Email: ericschroyer@hotmail.com
Phone: (216) 254-4416
Credentials & Accomplishments:
International Medalist; National Medalist;
National Collegiate Champion; Midwestern Sectional Champion; Regional Champion;
Executed all of the Triple jumps
Double Gold Medalist - Moves in the Field and Freestyle; Bronze Medalist Pairs
Novice (Bronze) Pairs tests
PSA Member and Category A Certified
22 years of coaching private instruction
Areas of Specialization: Freestyle, Moves-in-the-Field, Choreography
Works with all ages, Beginner through Advanced