The Timmins Porcupine Figure Skating Club is proud to have some fantastic coaches.
CanSkate
Nadia Riopel
Advance CanSkate/StarSkate 1
Nadia Riopel
Adult Skate
Chantal Charette
Freelance Coaches
Nadia Riopel
Chantal Charette
Shelley McGee
Coaches accepting new students upon availability
NADIA RIOPEL
• Completed Level 1
• Completed Level 2 in Singles, Pairs and Synchronization Disciplines
• Completed Level 3 Theory and Technical
• Certified CanPower Skating Coach
• Has had students accomplish Gold Dances, Gold Skills, and Gold Interpretive
• Coached skaters from two different clubs that represented Northern Ontario
CHANTAL CHARETTE
- Bilingual
- Primary StarSkate coach Level 1 (trained and certified since 2014)
- Trained status for CanSkate since 2011
- Star 1-5 program training and assessor training
- First Aid level C
- Gold status for Skate Canada Continuous Education Program 2015
- Working towards StarSkate Coach level 2
- Participated in 1987 and 1988 Canadian Precision Skating Championships (Placed 3rd at the Challenge Cup)
- Many years of volunteer work at the CanSkate and Junior level
SHELLEY McGEE
- Completed Level 1
- Completed Level 2 in Singles, Pairs and Synchronization Disciplines
- Star 1-5 program training and assessor training
- First Aid level C
- Gold Medalist in Dance, Skills, Free Skate, and Figures
- Has had many students accomplish Gold Dance, Gold Skills, Gold Figures, and Gold Interpretive
- Coached Synchronized Skating Team
- Coached Adult Skate
- Coached skaters that represented Northern Ontario
- Has 30 years of coaching experience
