Chelsea Schlecht

Personal Profile

• Areas of expertise: pattern ice dance and moves-in-the-field
• International competitor — synchronized skating
• 4-time National medalist, 9-time Midwestern Sectional medalist
• B.A. from UW–Madison, M.A. from New York University
  

 
Some kids love to jump, some kids love to spin — but growing up as a skater, I loved edges and turns. Moves in the fields patterns, step sequences, ice dances, and field moves were how I spent my ice time, and it’s where my passion still lies today. As a young skater, I was fortunate enough to be at competitions with some of the best teams in the world — Russia, Finland, top U.S. teams — and watching them spend entire practices on cross-overs and turns was so inspiring. Skating skills, edges, and turns are the true fundamentals of figure skating, and I believe that it is crucial for skaters to continue to refine those skills as they progress in their chosen track of USFSA. I love working with skaters on moves in the field and ice dances, helping them to gain a mastery of the edgework and presentation that is vital to all avenues of figure skating.

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Professional Coaching Notes

• Synchronized skating coach with nine years of experience in choreography, off-ice training, skating skills, athlete development, and program management ranging from developmental levels to Team USA
  
• Category A member, Professional Skating Association
  
• Former technical panel official for US Figure Skating: 2010–15
  
• Former US Figure Skating committee member: 2010–16
  

Contact Information

MIDCoachChelsea@gmail.com

​Please contact me for more information regarding rate and availability.