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RTC coaches

Neil Barnett

Tel: 647 202-8745

Jana Kim Batka

Freestyle 
416 568-4399

Jana is a level 3 certified coach with parts of her level 4 completed. She was a great skater in her past with her strengths being power and strength. Jana went to many Nationals Championships in Novice, Junior and Senior Ladies.

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Mark Batka

Freestyle 
416.737-1170

Mark is a level 3 certified coach. Mark was not one of the most talented skaters, but his heart and competitive nature made up for it. Mark competed in singles and pairs and he also went to many Nationals Championships at the Novice, Junior and Senior level in both categories as well as Internationals.

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Andrei Berezintsev

289-338-3601

NCCP Level 3 Certified.  Russian trained figure skating coach with 16 years experience including International and Olympic Levels. 

 

Linda Bridge

Freestyle, Skills, Choreography
905-773-0297
Linda is a two-time Canadian Junior Silver Medalist in Freestyle. She was also Novice, Junior and Senior Ladies Sectional Champion. Linda has been coaching for 20 years and is a Level IV Certified Coach. Linda currently coaches students from beginner through elite competitive.

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Robert T. Burk

Freestyle, Skills
416.488-1357

Robert is a level 3 certified coach, with parts of his level 4 certification completed. Robert brings 25 years of experience and passion to each lesson.

 

 

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Adelina Castriota

 Freestyle, Choreography

647.999-1970

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Josée Chouinard

Tel: 905 830-0034

Rachel Davis

Tel: 416 333-8509
Freestyle, Skills, Dance

Rachel has been coaching since 1990. A graduate of the Seneca College coaching program, she is level 4 certified.

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Angela Derochie

Freestyle
Tel: 905-806-0963

Angela is NCCP Level 3 certified and has completed some of the Level 4 courses.  She is Junior and Senior National Champion, 10 years on the National team. World and International competitor, as well as an International medalist. 

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Debbie Emerson

Freestyle, Skills, Dance
905 642-1692 
Debbie is a Junior Canadian Dance Champion, a Senior Canadian Dance Competitor (4th) and a member of
Skate Canada International Team.

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Bob Emerson

905 642-1692
Bob is a former Canadian Junior Men's Champion. As the Director of the Richmond Training Centre, Bob brings 39 years of experience as a Level 4 Certified Coach.

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Danielle Gerston

Freestyle, Choreography and Blade Skills
Tel: 905 252-0223

Danielle is a certified Level 2 coach with her Level 3 Thoery, General Subjects and Singles and is currently working on her Practical Component.  Danielle is a quadruple gold medalist in Freeskate, Skills, Dance, and Interpretive as well as having her Junior Competitive Test.

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Ellen Gould

Tel: 416 399-4590

Kent Grice

Freestyle, Pairs, Dance

647-222-8584

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Vesna Markovich

Freestyle, Choreography, Blade Skills and Off-Ice
Tel: 905 751-0134

Vesna has been coaching since 1987.  Within this time, Vesna has had experience coaching all levels of Competitive skaters from grassroots to Senior level, including International.  Coaching competition experience include Olympic Qualifiers in Vienna, Austria in 2005. 

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Leisa Rau

Freestyle, Choreography, Skills, Performance Enhancement Skills,  Off-ice

905 773-8672
Leisa Rau is Level 3 Certified and is currently working on her Level 4 Certification.  She is a graduate of Seneca College's Coaching Program and has been coaching for nineteen years.  Leisa has coached competitors from Provincial to Junior International Levels. 

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Dale Reeves

Tel: 905 846-4428

Ken Rose

Freestyle, Choreography, Blade Skills and Dance Partnering

905.717-3595
Ken is the 2003 Junior Men's Champion of Canada and went on to place in the top 10 at Senior Canadians four times.  He is also a two-time Eastern Challenge Junior Champion, as well as winning the Bronze medal in his final year at Senior Challenge.  Ken represented Canada Internationally at the Junior and Senior level between 2001-2006.  He medalled in two ISU JUnior Grand Prix events and won his first Senior International assignment in 2006 at the Merano International Cup.   

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Sandra Sheppard

Freestyle, Skills, Dance
Tel: 905 619-1438
Sandra has been teaching skating for twenty-four years. She competed as a skater, at the Novice level.

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Rachel Strong

Tel: 416 735-9255

Merriam Twinn-Peace

Tel: 416 885-9316

Merriam is a former member of the Canadian National Figure Skating team, in the Single Ladies discipline. During 1984-85-86, she represented Canada internationally, placing in the top five contenders in Austria, France, West Germany, Russia and Spain. Merriam also placed among Canada’s champions at Sectional, Eastern Canadian and National levels in Novice, Junior and Senior Ladies events.

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Aimee Vollick

Freestyle, Choreography, Skills
Tel: 416 561-6911

Aimee has been teaching skating for two years. She has her junior ladies' competitive test. Her coaches included Dough Leigh, Bob Emerson, Josee Chouinard, Ghislain Briand, and Neil Carpenter.

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Cherry Weizhang

Freestyle
Tel: 416 261-0584

Cherry is NCCP Level 1 Certified.  Cherry was also certified as Gold Level Champion at Provincial Competitions in Xinjiang, China and has been coaching for 20 years. 

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Inga Zusev

Tel: 905 764-8073
 NCCP Level 3 certified, MA in physical Education, Russian trained with 16 years experience including National and international Levels.

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Have a lesson with Patrick Chan's coach Christy Krall!

Book a one on one lesson with Christy Krall, one of Patrick Chan's technical coaches!  Coaches are welcome to be present during Christy's lesson.  Half hour lesson is $55.00 plus $13.00 for Ice Fees.  Christy will be here on the 13th and 14th of September 2010.  To book your lesson or for more information, please call Bob Emerson at 416-520-8978.

Congratulations to all of our RTC skaters who competed at Sectional Championships all across Ontario!

This year, our skaters proudly represented the Richmond Training Centre at the Northern, Western, Eastern, and Central Ontario Sectional Championships.  We are very proud of our athletes and wish them good luck in their skating futures!


 

Congratulations Vanessa and Paul!

It was an inspiring week at the 2010 National Championships for Vanessa and Paul where they earned a spot on the 2010 Olympic Team!!!  This team earned the Silver medal at the Championships and were chosen to represent Canada at the Vancouver Winter Games in February.  Congratulations you two from your RTC family!!

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