Grassroots to Champions Faculty
Olympic/World Level Skating Coaches
Audrey K. Weisiger -Founder and President of G2C, Olympc and World coach, 2021 Hall of Fame inductee
A two-time U.S. Olympic Team coach, Audrey was given the highest award in the industry when she was named PSA and USFSA Coach of the Year in 1999. She has her PSA World Coach Ranking and is Master Rated in Figures and Freestyle.
Audrey specializes in elite training for singles competitors and choreography. She is currently mentor to a number of developing elite coaches.
Audrey was the keynote speaker for the 2000 & 2003 PSA Conferences and the 2005 & 2006 Canadian Coaches Conferences. She has served on the Board of Directors for the PSA and for various USFSA committees, as well as the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). As a member of USOC’s “Developing Young Champions” subcommittee, she has organized and directed numerous G2C seminars.
Audrey’s former students include three-time U.S. Men’s Champion and two-time Olympic Team member Michael Weiss; 2002 Olympic Bronze Medalist Timothy Goebel; National Novice and Intermediate Ladies Champion Lisa Kwon; and Worlds competitor Christine Lee, Junior Grand Prix finalist and World Junior competitor Tommy Steenberg.
The Professional Skaters Association inducted Audrey into the Hall of Fame in 2021.
Audrey has coached at the Fairfax Ice Arena in Virginia since 1973. Prior to that, she was a USFSA Gold Medalist in Figures and Freestyle and a U.S. National Bronze Medalist at the Novice and Junior levels.
Pasquale Camerlengo
Pasquale Camerlengo is a choreographer for World and Olympic level skaters and has been a World and Olympic competitor himself.
He coached teams at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Olympics, numerous World Championships, and Grand Prix Finals. He has choreographed for singles competitors including Jeremy Abbott, Max Aaron, Alissa Czisny, Akiko Suzuki, and Daisuke Takahashi.
Currently he is coaching in Novi Detroit. He coached and choreographed for Team USA dancers, Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker. Former teams he coached include Canadian Olympic ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje as well as international ice dance team Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue.
He was named Choreographer of the Year by the PSA in 2012 and was also selected as Russia’s Choreographer of the Year in 2010—a great honor, since Pasquale is Italian!
Nick Perna
Nick Perna is a PSA Master Rated freestyle coach and jumping pole expert. A former pairs skater, Nick has carved out a niche in the sport with his unique training device, earning him the moniker, “The Fishing Pole Guy.”
Two-time National Champion Michael Weiss and Olympic Champion Sarah Hughes are among the many users of his harness.
“I used to grab the backs of kids’ sweatshirts and pull it over their heads when they’d do their axels—holding them by the scruff of their necks, so to speak,” says Nick. “But with that, they couldn’t really skate into jumps.”
Then, he stumbled on an ad in a skating magazine for the Pro Motion Hand-Held Harness, invented by a Canadian named Jan Glerup. “I was his first customer,” Nick says. “It fit exactly what I was trying to do.”
Nick coached Christine Lee at the World Championships in 2001.
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Jeremy Allen was an American Pairs Figure Skater, and competed as a member of the US International Figure Skating Team at both the Junior and Senior level. He won the US Junior National Pairs Championship in 2001 and placed top 5 at the Junior World Championships. Since retiring from competitive skating in 2005, he has focused his attention on bringing up the next generation of competitive skaters as a fulltime Coach. He has a total of 16-years of coaching experience and has coached numerous skaters to US National medals and International appointments. On the world stage, he has coached skaters to the ISU Championship level (Four Continents). While a resident of the greater Chicagoland area, he has helped skaters such as Jason Brown, Alexa Scimeca and Bradie Tennell on their rise to prominence in the sport. As a major career highlight, Jeremy accompanied 2018 U.S. National Champion Bradie Tennell at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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Kalle Strid
Kalle Strid has head coached skaters at 4 World Championships and 5 European Championships as well as Junior Worlds and the Junior Grand Prix. He has been skating director for Denmark’s largest skating club, Skating Club of Copenhagen. Strid is also a world level choreographer and has choreographed for several skaters at World Championships, Junior World championships and junior grand prix. He is currently coaching at Fairfax Ice Arena in Virginia.
Kalle has Swedish Figure Skating Associations highest level coaching education (level 4) as well as having studied Sport management at the University of Gothenburg.
INTERNATIONAL and NATIONAL G2C STAFF COACHES and CHOREOGRAPHERS
Chris Conte
Chris Conte is a PSA-rated coach and choreographer based in Newark, DE. He has been a jump consultant to multiple World and Olympic coaches and skaters from the US, Japan, Korea, Russia, Canada and Mexico. He has also created programs for skaters from around the world. An expert in Dartfish, he uses this cutting-edge technology to help skaters speed the learning process and troubleshoot jumps. Chris has given technology presentations at the PSA World Conference.
Chris choreographs for national and international level skaters in both singles and pairs, and has worked with elite skaters including Timothy Goebel, Sasha Cohen, Emily Hughes, Tommy Steenberg, Parker Penington, Kimmie Meissner, Ting Cui, Ryan Dunk and Emily Zhang.
He was a principal skater with Ice Capades and Disney on Ice, and also has performed with professional ensemble companies including The Next Ice Age and Ice Theatre of New York. He is also a Certified Instructor of Therapeutic Pilates.
Chris recently teamed with Olympic coach Priscilla Hill at Patriot Ice Center to create an elite skating school.
Douglas Webster
Doug Webster is the Artistic Director of Ice Dance International; has worked as a choreographer with Stars On Ice, Disney On Ice, Holiday On Ice, and the Ice Theatre of New York, where he also served as Artistic Director.
He has coached at the National and World professional level and choreographed for individuals such as World Champion Lu Chen, World Pro Champs Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko, and the amazing Lucinda Ruh.
He has performed alongside Olympic Champions Scott Hamilton, John Curry, Dorothy Hamill, Oksana Baiul, Brian Boitano, Sarah Hughes, Katerina Witt, Torvill & Dean, and many others.
Other highlights include choreographing for the Sun Valley Summer Skating Show, the 9/11 benefit Stars, Stripes, & Skates at Madison Square Gardens, and the A&E television special Winter Solstice On Ice.
He holds a B.A. from William & Mary.
Charyl Brusch
Charyl Brusch has been coaching for over 30 years in Northern California. In addition to her duties as head coach to many skaters, Charyl is one of the most respected spin specialists on the West Coast of the United States. She has been specializing in spins since the late 1990’s. 2018 National Junior ladies champion Alysa Liu and 2018 National Junior mens silver medalist, Dinh Tran are both students of Charyl’s in spins.
She is an IJS technical specialist and can help skaters maximize their spin points.
Prior to becoming a full-time coach, Charyl had toured with Ice Capades and appeared in Charles Schulz productions.
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Benjamin Miller
Team USA coach, Nine-time US National Championships coach, former national, international, Grand Prix, and World Junior Team competitor in Singles Figure Skating. Three-time Junior medalist at the U.S. National Figure Skating Championships (2000-2002).
Trained in Singles Figure Skating under coaches Ann Eidson (1991-2004) and Ted Engelking (1990-2003) at the St. Paul Figure Skating Club and under Professor Alexei Mishin (1998-2004), coach of the 1994 and 2006 Olympic Gold Medalists in Men’s Singles Figure Skating. Trained in Ice Dance under coaches Igor Shpilband and Marina Zoueva (2004-2006), coaches of the 2006 Olympic Silver Medalists, and the 2010 Olympic Gold and Silver Medalists in Ice Dance.
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Tommy Steenberg
Tommy trained under the tutelage of Audrey Weisiger for over 10 years and coaches in the Northern Virginia area. He specializes in jump technique and choreography, and recently received his PSA Master rating in free style and choreography. Some of the choreographers he has worked with include Pasquale Camerlengo, Chris Conte, 2008 World Champion Jeffrey Buttle, Kirov Ballet Master Vladimir Djouloukhadze, and Dance Company Instructor Debbie Street.
Tommy is available to do pole harness and off-ice jump technique and off-ice harness. He head coached US National competitor Hannah Byers.
Tommy has medalled at Nationals in the Intermediate, Novice, and Junior levels, and placed in the top 10 in Senior at Nationals in 2008 and 2009. He was a member of the Junior World Team in 2008 and is a three-time Junior Grand Prix Gold Medalist.
He was also the 2006 recipient of the “Champion in Life Award” alongside Emily Hughes, and a member of the 2006 State Farm/USFSA Scholastic Honors Team for balancing success in school and skating.
Tommy was our 2010 Champion in the Young Artists Showcase Masters Division
He is a graduate of George Mason University with a degree in business and dance.
SHAUNA J. PROKE
Shauna has made a career of bringing the enjoyment of our sport to audiences around the world as well as individuals, teams and clubs in Canada. She performed with Ice Follies/Holiday on Ice and Disney on Ice from 1981 to 1990, then started her coaching career in 1994 in and around Vancouver BC. She attained her NCCP level 2 Coach/Choreographer certification in Canada and provided team coaching and choreography support to primary coaches and competitors up to the national level.
She has managed, coordinated, and choreographed many special skating events showcasing local up and coming skaters including 28 performances between periods for Vancouver Canuck home games, opening ceremonies for the NHL All Star Game in Vancouver BC, and performances and fundraising events for local skating clubs between periods at AHL and Junior A arena hockey games.
After moving to the Bay Area in 2015 she became the Project Coordinator for Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation Golden Moment Ice Shows in San Jose CA and Honolulu Hawaii.
Adam Blake
Adam Blake’s style of skating and choreography has been described as passionate, hard-hitting, and impactful. His proficient knowledge of trick skating maneuvers like cantilevers, boot slides, and backflips gives him a unique spin on traditional figure skating.
Adam first started choreographing group productions at age 16. He then began to expand his knowledge of movement, learning all types of dance: hip hop, tap, street jazz, popping, locking, tutting, modern, contemporary, and swing.
He toured as a semi-principal skater with High School Musical: The Ice Tour, working under Emmy award-winning producer Kenny Ortega, and Emmy award-winning choreographer Charles “Chucky” Klapow.
As a touring principal skater and assistant line captain with Disney on Ice, Adam has traveled the world and has had the opportunity to dance in New York City, Manchester, Vancouver, Panama City, and Los Angeles.
In 2011, Adam was the winner of our second Young Artists Showcase choreography competition. Adam is currently serving on the board of directors for Proskaters and the Proskaters Historical Foundation. Adam recently choreographed the closing number for the Smuckers spectacular at the US National Championships and the Opening ceremonies at the 2016 World Championships held in Boston.
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Jill Lasus Smith
Jill Smith coaches at Fairfax Ice Arena and is a PSA Master Rated moves in the field coach and PSA Certified in free style. She specializes in off-ice harness, off-ice rotation spinner and moves in the field. She is a USFSA Double gold medalist in moves in the field and freestyle and competed at South Atlantic Regionals as a Senior. She also competed at Synchronized Skating Nationals in 1996 at the Novice level.
PSA National conference attendee 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018. Guest coach at G2C Super camps 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from George Mason University in Athletic Training.
Special Request Guest Coaches *
Ben Agosto*
Charlie White*
Tom Zakrajsek*
Ryan Bradley*
Jeremy Barrett
Sheila Thelen
Trevor Laak
Kate McSwain
Specialty Coaches
Dr. Caroline Silby*
Caroline Silby, Ph.D., M.Ed, received her Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Sports Psychology from the University of Virginia. Her specialty is performance enhancement with adolescent athletes and she’s worked with Olympic champions in gymnastics and figure skating.
An elite athlete herself, Dr. Silby was once a member of the National Figure Skating Team. She later served on the U.S. Figure Skating Association Board of Directors and Athlete Advisory Council. Dr. Silby was appointed to the U.S. Olympic Committee Athlete Advisory Council, Collegiate Sports Council, and Finance Committee.
Currently, she serves on the Advisory Council for the Women’s Sports Foundation and as a faculty member of both the USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Figure Skating Association training camps.
Dr. Silby’s first book, Games Girls Play, is published by St. Martin’s Press. She resides in Washington, D.C. and has an active national practice.
Kat Arbor*
Kat Arbour, MS, MPT, CSCS, NASM-PES is a licensed physical therapist, exercise physiologist, certified personal trainer, and owner/operator of Ice Dynamics. Kat won the 2006 “Doc” Councilman Award for innovative sports science, awarded by the U.S. Olympic Committee. She authored the Ice Dynamics training manual, Strength Conditioning and Injury Prevention Guide.
Arbour works one-on-one with many nationally and internationally ranked top level competitors specifically doing off-ice conditioning at the University of Delaware Training Center. She is available for group seminars or private fitness assessments for individualized training programs. Arbour passed senior tests in Figures, Freestyle and Dance and holds PSA Senior Ratings in Moves in the Field and Freestyle.
She is a current member of the USFSA Sports Medicine Committee and works with the Team USA Training Camps. She contributes frequently to SKATING Magazine’s Fitness column.
Arbour holds her Ph.D. in Biomechanics & Movement Science at the University of Delaware.
Kristina Anderson
Kristina Anderson is a NCSA-certified coach and a personal trainer certified by the American Council on Exercise. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis on Exercise Science and minors in Coaching and General Management from the University of Minnesota.
Kristina is the head coach for the University of Minnesota’s Gopher Hockey Cheerleaders—high level figure skaters performing at Division 1 Hockey Games with 15,000+ spectators.
In addition, she has served as an off-ice trainer at G2C Super Camp for many years. She works with all ages of skaters, from beginners to international competitors.
Marla Brown-Parent Mentor, mother of Olympic medalist Jason Brown
Marla Brown has been a skating mom for 24 years. In her previous life, she was a television producer working on talk shows with Regis Philbin and Arsenio Hall. Along with her husband Steve, she has three children, Jordan, Jason, and Dylan who range in age from 29-23. Marla loves to share her experiences with other skating parents in hopes of providing guidance and decreasing stress while strengthening bonds between parents and their children.
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