Our Team
Figure 8 Skating Club has a team of wonderful coaches as well as an office manager.
Coaching Team
The coaching team instructs skaters in technical skill development, physical training, musical interpretation and mental preparation. All coaches have received training and certification through Skate Canada and the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).
Shelley Douglas – Skating Director
- National Coach Certified, partial High Performance
- Over 25 years coaching experience
- Skate Canada Skills Evaluator
- Base Level Technical Specialist (BLTO) – in training
- Hockey Skating Skills Coordinator experience
- Bachelor of Science – Kinesiology, diploma in Manual Osteopathic Therapy
Personal Achievements:
- Coach/Choreographer of provincial and national level skaters
- Coached skaters from beginner to Gold and Senior competitive singles
- Alberta Winter Games Coach 2006 & 2016
- Former Senior competitive skater and national competitor
- Senior Competitive Singles, Junior Competitive Dance
- Gold Freeskate
- Gold Skills
- Gold Dance
- Gold Artistic
skatingdirector@figure8skating.ca
Justine Toppin – CanSkate Coordinator & Coach
- Regional Coach Certified
- 14 years coaching experience
- Bachelor of Science, Masters of Science-Ecology, University of Alberta
Personal Achievements:
- Gold Skills
- Gold Dance
- Sr Bronze Freeskate
- Introductory Artistic
canskatecoordinator@figure8skating.ca
Cassidy Connell – CanSkate Coordinator & Coach
- Regional Coach Certified
- 4 years coaching experience
Personal Achievements:
- Gold Skills
- Gold Dance
- Gold Artistic
- Sr Bronze Freeskate
Brielle Pulfer – Coach
- Regional Coach Certified
- 6 years coaching experience
Personal Achievements:
- Gold Freeskate
- Gold Dance/Partial Diamond Dance
- Gold Skills
- Gold Artistic
Juline Sieben – Coach
- Regional Coach Trained
- 9 years coaching experience
Personal Achievements:
- Senior Women’s Sectional Competitor
- Gold Freeskate
- Gold Skills
- Gold Dance
- Gold Artistic
Reagan Barford – Coach
- Regional Coach Certified
- 5 years coaching experience
- bilingual in French
Personal Achievements:
- Gold Dance
- Gold Artistic
- Sr Silver Skills
- Sr Bronze Freeskate
Abigail Hill – Coach
- Regional Coach in Training
- 1 year coaching experience
- bilingual in French
Personal Achievements:
- STAR 9 Skills
- STAR 9 Dance
- STAR 5 Freekskate
Chloé Gauvreau – Coach
- CanSkate Coach
- 2 years coaching experience
- bilingual in French
Personal Achievements:
- 2020 Program Assistant of the Year Award – Skate Canada Alberta-NWT/Nunavut Section
- Gold Skills
- STAR 9 Dance
- STAR 7 Artistic
- STAR 5 Freeskate
Rochelle Beekman – Coach
- CanSkate Coach
- 1 year coaching experience
- bilingual in French
Personal Achievements:
- Junior Women’s sectional competitor
- Gold Freeskate
- Gold Artistic
- STAR 7 Skills
- STAR 7 Dance
Claire Slauenwhite – Coach
- CanSkate Coach
Personal Achievements:
- STAR 8 Skills
- STAR 8 Dance
- STAR 6 Freeskate
Lana Bezik – Coach
- CanSkate Coach
Personal Achievements:
- Partial Gold Dance
- STAR 9 Skills
- STAR 9 Artistic
- STAR 7 Freeskate
Office Manager
Jacklyn Blades
Jacklyn is available to answer questions you may have on our programs and registration.
Office Hours at Kenilworth Arena:
- Wednesdays 5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
- Saturdays 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Contact: info@figure8skating.ca