SportQuest Skating Academy, Parade Ice Garden – Figure Skating Minneapolis, MN
Wednesday April 17th 2024

Coaches

Page Lipe

Page Lipe, Founder & Director of SQSA 

pagelipe@gmail.com

  • A.B. from Dartmouth College in Psychology & Education
  • USFS Double Gold medalist in Figures & Freestyle
  • Eastern Sectional Competitor
  • Principal Understudy Corps de Ballet in Ice Capades
  • Coach for 40+ years
  • Level VI International Coach
  • PSA Mater Rated in Freestyle & Group Instruction
  • Coached ISI levels through FS 10 & USFS Gold tests
  • Member USFS, ISI, and PSA Category A Coach
  • ISI Gold Judges Certification
  • Currently accepting new students

Raleigh Weld

Raleigh Weld

raleighweld@gmail.com

  • Director, SQSA Learn to Skate program
  • USFS/ PSA Category A coach
  • ISI / USFS / PSA member
  • ISI Gold Certified Judge
  • Coach of USFS Gold Medalists
  • Coach of ISI FS 9 skaters
  • Coach of State Champions
  • Sectional Qualifying Coach
  • Summer SQSA Skate Camp director
  • Full time skating professional
  • B.A. Communications – University of Minnesota

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Gina Bianco

gbianco565@hotmail.com

  • BA English BA Speech Communication NDSU, 1996
  • U. S. Figure Skating member since 1981
  • Coaching professionally since 1991.
  • Private coach for local, state and regional competitors
  • Freestyle, Moves in the Field, choreography and music editing group lessons and Learn to Skate program development.
  • PSA, ISI, Hockey Level II
  • Currently accepting new students

Tamie Klindworth Campbell

tamcam52@aol.com

  • Triple Gold Medalist in freestyle and figures (U.S., Canada, International)
  • Two time Regional Senior Ladies Champion
  • 35 years as national and international skating judge
  • 2018 Olympic Judge
  • World Championships, Grand Prix and Four Continents judge
  • Team Leader for 22 International events
  • National Referee, Technical Controller, Data Input Controller and Video Replay Operator
  • JET (Judges’ education and training)
  • U. S. Figure Skating Board of Directors Member and Secretary for 3 years each; Chair of Singles Committee; Vice Chair of Competitions and Singles Committees; Also served on Finance, International. Selections JETS and International Judges Oversight
  • International Technical Rep at four international events
  • USFS Champs Camp invited presenter
  • 10 years coaching experience prior to judging appointments
  • University of Minnesota, B.A; University of St. Thomas, M.B.A.
  • Returning to coaching from long career as an official and looking forward to sharing her unique, high-level skill set with skaters
  • Accepting students as secondary coach


Debbie Einzig

debae12@gmail.com

  • Parade Professional since 1991
  • Member PSA
  • ISI Gold Judges Certification
  • USFS 7th Figure & Jr. Ladies Freestyle
  • Former Upper Great Lakes Competitor
  • B.S. from University of Minnesota
  • Coached ISI Tot through Freestyle 9
  • Coached USFS Pre-Preliminary through Senior Moves in the Field & Freestyle
  • Currently accepting students at all levels; specializing in ISI & USFS Moves, Freestyle & Choreography.


Sam Kaplun

Skmigmarod@gmail.com

  • Ukrainian national team member
  • U.S. Nationals competitor Junior & Senior level
  • Disney on Ice and Royal Caribbean solo performer
  • Master of Sports in Ukraine
  • USFS Double Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field and Ice Dance
  • Specializing in Skating Skills, Ice Dance and Choreography

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Ari Lieb

ari@iceartist.com

  • Former National & International Team Member
  • Member PSA
  • Senior Rated Dance
  • Coached National Level Skaters
  • Specialize in Moves in the Field & Ice Dancing
  • Currently accepting new students


Char Martin

Sk8char@gmail.com

  • Professional Skaters Association
    • Certified Coach
    • CER Category A Coach
  • Ice Skating Institute
    • Gold Level Judge
    • District 10 Referee
    • District 10 Board Member 2003-2010
    • Worlds Skater, Coach, Judge, and Referee
    • National Seminar Speaker/Presenter
  • United Skates Figure Skating
    • Competed and tested in Figures, Freestyle, Synchronized Skating, and Dance
  • I have been a Skating Director (St Louis Park Ice Arena, Parade Ice Garden, Plymouth Ice Center) and Coach for 35 plus years. I have coached many different levels, and ages of skaters. I have been involved with skating all my life in many different capacities.
  • Competition Director for Skate Parade annual competition
  • Currently accepting new students

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Val Matzke

vgmatzke@msn.com

  • USFS Double Gold Medalist in Figures and Freestyle.
  • Northwest Regional Champion and Pacific Coast Sectional Competitor.
  • Competitive skater through the Senior Ladies level.
  • Soloist with Ice Capades National tour and Holiday on Ice International tour for 13 years.
  • Coaching for 22 years.
  • Coached ISI through FS 10, USFS Senior Free and Canadian Gold Free tests.
  • Member of USFS, ISI & PSA (Professional Skaters Association)
  • PSA Category A Coach.
  • PSA Master rated in Freestyle instruction.
  • PSA Level IV Ranking (International Coach).
  • Experienced Learn to Skate director for six years
  • Full time skating professional.
  • Currently accepting new students

Mandy Pirich

maapirich@gmail.com

612.710.8014

  • BA in Child Psychology from the University of MN – Twin Cities
  • PSA, USFS and ISI Member
  • PSA Level III Ranking
  • PSA Master Rated in Moves in the FieldPSA Rated in Free Skating and Group
  • ISI Gold Judges Certification
  • Current Director of a Learn to Skate USA Program and Annual Ice Show
  • Coached USFS Gold Medalists through their Moves and Freeskate tests
  • Experience in coaching local, state, regional and sectional competitors
  • Coaching since 2000
  • Currently accepting new students

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Kirsten Vike

olson.kir3@gmail.com

  • BA from University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in Interpersonal Communication
  • Skating Programs Director for the City of Plymouth since 2014
  • Featured presenter on iCoachSkating.com
  • Member USFS, PSA and ISI
  • Five time Minnesota State Champion
  • Five time U. S. Nationals competitor
  • Former Team USA member
  • USFS double gold medalist in Moves in the Field and Free Skating
  • Coach of Regional and Sectional competitors
  • PSA Category A coach
  • ISI Gold judge certification
  • Coached USFS levels through Senior Moves in the Field and Junior Free Skating
  • Currently accepting students; specializing in freestyle, moves, and choreography

Tyra Schmalzbauer

tyras808@gmail.com

  • ISI / USFS / PSA members
  • ISI Gold Certified Judge
  • Pixies Team Coach
  • USFS Triple Gold Medalist in Freestyle, Moves and Solo Free Dance
  • Five time Minnesota State Medalist
  • Passed ISI Freestyle 9
  • Student at Century College
  • Currently accepting new students

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Carey Tinkelenberg

northfieldskatingschool@gmail.com

  • International Skating Union (ISU) Coach Developer
  • PSA Triple Master Rated in skating skills, group and program developer. Senior rated in Freeskate
  • Awarded Professional Skater’s Association President’s Award of Excellence, 2023
  • Past Board of Governors, Professional Skaters Association
  • Business Development Specialist, Learn to Skate USA
  • Founding Owner/Director Northfield Skating School
  • B.A. Psychology, Carleton College
  • Coach of Gold Test skaters, state finalists, regional competitors and international seminars
  • Gold Test skater, trained in Boston, MA with Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson
  • U. S. Figure Skating consultant, presenter and member of multiple governing committees
  • New England Regional Silver Medalist and Easter Sectional competitor, singles
  • Author of leadership and program management articles for SKATING magazine, PS magazine, and RINK magazine
  • Entrepreneur class trainer at WomenVenture

Sandy Wittmann

sjw6395@gmail.com

  • PSA Master Rated in Moves in the Field
  • PSA Senior Rated in Senior Freestyle
  • PSA Category “A” coach
  • USFS Category A coaching certification
  • PSA Level III Ranking
  • ISI District 10 Test Chair
  • ISI Gold level judge/referee
  • Assistant Director (ISI) 10 years
  • Presenter at ISI World Conferences and local seminars
  • Judged at the State Games of America, 2005 as ISI representative
  • Adult Camp Director, 2016 & 2017
  • Coached ISI Freestyle 9 skaters, USFS Gold Freestyle, Moves in the Field skaters, Canadian Gold freestyle skaters MN State/ regional/sectional and adult champions and skater
  • Coaching since 1985
  • Full time skating professional
  • Currently accepting new students

Abbreviations Key:

USFS:  United States Figure Skating
ISI:  Ice Skating Institute
PSA:  Professional Skaters Association
CER:  Continuing Education Requirement