Coaching Team
All of our skating programs are instructed by Professional Skate Canada Coaches.
Skaters will receive instruction from a team of high quality club coaches.
Tomi Morris
Skating Accomplishments:
Quadruple Gold Tests (Free Skate, Dance, Skills, Interpretive);
Current Senior Competitive Synchronized Skater; Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
2x National Synchronized Skating Medalist:
- 2024 Silver Medalist - Elite 12,
- 2022 Bronze Medalist - Open;
5x National Synchronized Skating Championships qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP National Coach Trained,
NCCP Certified CanPowerSkate Coach;
Recipient of the 2020 and 2022 National Synchronized Skating Coaching Apprenticeship Program;
Currently coaching STARSkate, PowerSkate and private lessons.
Crystal Dreyer
Skating Accomplishments:
15 years skating experience; Jr. Silver (Skills);
5 years synchronized skating experience with Black Gold Synchronized Skating Club.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Regional Coach Certified;
NCCP CanPowerSkate Certified;
NCCP Hockey Canada Skating L1 Trained;
Currently coaching CanSkate, Junior Academy, STARSkate, PowerSkate and private lessons
Megan Lye
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests (Dance, Skills, Interpretive),Diamond Dances,
Competitive solo dance experience,
Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
Member of Team Canada for 2020-2022 with Nova Senior,
National Bronze Medalist with Nova Senior at the 2022 National Synchronized Skating Championships;
6x National Synchronized Skating Championships qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Provincial Coach Trained,
NCCP Special Olympics Community Sport Coach Trained;
Currently coaching CanSkate, STARSkate, off ice programming and private lessons.
Jamie Kosonic
Skating Accomplishments:
2x Junior Canadian Synchronized Skating Champion,
2x Senior Canadian Synchronized Skating Champion,
Senior British Synchronized Skating Champion,
2x Open Canadian Synchronized Skating Champion,
Silver Junior World Synchronized Skating Medallist,
Bronze Senior World Synchronized Skating Medallist.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Provincial Coach Trained;
Section Technical Specialist;
Currently coaching CanSkate, STARSkate and private lessons.
Christiana Jones
Skating Accomplishments:
Quadruple Gold Tests (Free Skate, Dance, Skills, Artistic);
Skate Canada National CanSkate Instructor of the Year (1994);
Team Alberta Coach for Arctic Winter Games (2000)
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP National Coach Trained;
Currently coaching CanSkate, STARSkate and private lessons.
Alexis Willberg
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Regional Coach Trained; currently coaching Junior StarSkate, Junior Academy and CanSkate.
Lexi Horon
Skating Accomplishments:
Double Gold Tests (Dance, Skills); Competitive Synchronized Skating experience, 4x National Synchronized Skating qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP Regional Coach Trained; 5 years coaching experience.
CJ Kmiecik
Skating Accomplishments:
Triple Gold Tests (Dance, Skills, Interpretive.
Current Senior Competitive Synchronized skater; Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
2x National Synchronized Skating Championships Medalist:
- 2024 Silver Medalist - Elite 12,
- 2022 Bronze Medalist - Open;
8x National Synchronized Skating Championships qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified; currently coaching CanSkate.
Lauren Coombs
Skating Accomplishments:
Rhumba Diamond Dance, Gold Skating Skills, Silver Interpretive Singles and Senior Bronze Freeskate.
Competitive Synchronized Skating experience; National Bronze Medalist with Black Gold Open at the 2022 National Synchronized Skating Championships; 8x National Synchronized Skating qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach In-Training; currently coaching CanSkate.
Lily Sharma
Skating Accomplishments:
Junior Sliver Dance and Skills
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach Trained, currently coaching CanSkate
Joan Cascadden
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach Certified with 13 years of coaching experience.
Specializes in coaching PreCanSkate and CanSkate for all ages: toddlers, teens and adults.
Over 40 years coaching experience with skating, volleyball, badminton and field hockey;
Currently coaching CanSkate.
Sophia Switzer
Skating Accomplishments:
Current Senior Competitive Synchronized skater; Competitive Synchronized Skating experience;
2x National Synchronized Skating Championships Medalist:
- 2024 Silver Medalist - Elite 12,
- 2022 Bronze Medalist - Open;
4x National Synchronized Skating qualifier.
Coaching Accreditation/Education:
NCCP CanSkate Coach Trained; currently coaching CanSkate.