​Our Coaches

While group lessons are an effective and economical way begin your entry into the world figure skating,  mastery of the sport is accomplished through lessons with a professional coach.  Whether you just want more individualized instruction or intend to start testing and competing, working with the right private skating coach for you is they key to your skating success.

For advice on how to select a private skating coach, read this article from US Figure Skating and this page from the Professional Skaters Association.

Alina Ivanova

I have been in the figure skating world for 22 years. I have been a competitive skater for 12 years in Russia and had a chance to get an experience and skills from Olympic champions as Irina Rodnina. 

I studied for 4 years at Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism. Then I became a professional performer for ice shows. For 5 years I performed for Disney on ice and for 2 years in Russian circus on ice.

I specializes in jumps, spins, power skating, off ice training and choreography. I'm a member of PSA and US Figure skating. 

Kimmi Jeffers
Born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, Kimmi left home at fourteen to train in Salt Lake City, UT for over ten years with world-renowned coaches, choreographers and practiced alongside some of the highest level skaters in the world. She found herself at home on the ice and dedicated herself to full-time on and off-ice training for over twenty years. Kimmi discovered her passion for teaching over fifteen years ago under the mentorship and guidance of her coaches based out of Salt Lake.

After graduating from the University of Utah in 2011, Kimmi taught skating and yoga full-time while also traveling and pursuing other life-interests. Upon completing a skating contract on Royal Caribbean, she taught skating and yoga in the Seattle area for two years before deciding to settle in Spokane to finish school and be near family. Upon completion of her Master’s degree in Elementary Education, Kimmi found herself being called back to the ice to apply all that she has learned over the years.
 
Through her years of coaching, teaching yoga, and graduate studies in education, Kimmi has built a dynamic skillset in guiding students of all ages and backgrounds to learn how to figure skate in competitive and recreational settings. Her vision is to provide solid technique, dedicated, consistent, balanced, and healthy athletes on and off the ice. She thrives on open communication with students and parents and loves to create a positive and fun learning environment.

Kimmi's main goal is to inspire her students to become lifelong skaters.  

Credentials: Double Gold Medalist, competed Nationally and Internationally, performed professionally around the world, specializes in singles, jump technique, spins, power skating, yoga and injury prevention for athletes, and MITF.

Email: jeffers.kimmi@gmail.com

Lisa Kriley

Lisa is a triple Gold Medalist in figure skating, an Advanced Level Hockey Coach in USA Hockey, and Professional Skaters Association rated.  She specializes in making technically sound and consistent skaters.  Coaching since 1991, she's been instructing Olympic, National, Sectional, Jr. National and Regional figure skating champions as well as recreational skaters of all ages. She's taught therapeutic skating and the fundamentals of ice sports as well as beginning, intermediate, and conditioning classes.

During her career, she's studied with Olympic and World-renowned figure skating coaches, NHL power skating coaches, and has trained at skating academies across the  US. 

Lisa specialized in jumps, spins, power skating, moves, choreography, and comprehensive off-ice training.  She is member of the Professional Skaters Association,  United States Figure Skating Association,  and Ice Skating Institute.

Email:  sk8coachak@icloud.com
Phone: 907-388-7465

Shannon Norris

Shannon teaches beginning level students of all ages. She is a member of the Professional Skaters Association and US Figure Skating.

Email:  smn0716@hotmail.com 
Phone: 801-599-9056

Oliver Pekar

Oliver is an accomplished and internationally renowned professional singles, ice dance, and pairs figure skating coach of national and world level champion elite athletes.  Oliver specializes in building solid jump technique (singles through quads), edges, spins. and Moves In The Field.  He was a principle professional skater with Holiday on Ice, cruise ships, and the Sun Valley ice show.  Oliver is a former Czechoslovakian Men's National Champion and 1990 World Figure Skating Championships Ice Dance competitor.  

He is a member of PSA and US Figure Skating.

Email:  sk8coachak@icloud.com
Phone: 907-388-7465