Coaches

Pickering Skating Club Coaches

All CanSkate programs have group lessons provided by professionally certified coaches registered with Skate Canada. STARSkate Junior and Intermediate sessions provide group instructions for stroking only.

STARSkate athletes are required to have a private coach. For guidance, please read Selecting a Private Coach for more information.

Nicole Brittain-Gilbert

Nicole Brittain-Gilbert was a National level ice dancer. She also competed at the Ontario and Canada Winter Games and Junior World trials. When she retired from competing, Nicole joined Disney on Ice and travelled the world performing as a professional figure skater. Once off tour with Disney, Nicole returned to coaching and has coached at various clubs across the GTA. Nicole still remains an active competitor herself and currently competes at the A1 level with a synchronized skating team in Toronto.

As well as coaching skating, Nicole is also an Elementary school teacher with a specialist in Earl Childhood Education.

Kimberly Stelter

Kimberly has been a CanSkate and StarSkate Coach with SCPSC since 2016. Most recently, she was awarded Coach of the Year 2023. She was previously a Junior Competitive Singles skater and was trained by international level coaches. She has Quad Gold status, obtaining all her levels in Freeskate, Dance, Skills, and Artistic. As an accomplished performer, she has appeared as a guest skater at regional events and been showcased at the CNE. She also has a background in performing arts and has been trained in Musical Theatre Performance: singing, dancing, acting and choreography. Kimberly’s goal as a coach is to inspire her skaters to be creative and skate for life.

Lisa Taylor-Farrell

Lisa has been a full time coach for 27 years, and member of the Skate Canada Pickering Club for 35 years. Her objective is to encourage every skater to achieve his/her goals and sense of good sportsmanship and a love for the sport.

Qualifications: NCCP Level Regionals club Coach Police clearance check, First Aid: Completed. Gold Dance, and Gold skills coached skaters in various competition.

Email: Farrells2005@rogers.com

Emily Weightman

Coach Since: 2017

NCCP Certification: Canskate Certified

Emily has been skating at Skate Canada Pickering Skating Club since she was 6 years old. She has completed her gold tests in dance, skills, interpretive, and freeskate. She has competed at the provincial level in the bronze triathlon and freeskating events. In 2016 Emily competed in the US national showcase championship with her Chicago interpretive routine. Emily has been a recipient of the clubs John Benton award for both test and competition. Emily’s goal in coaching is to encourage skaters to find the joy in skating in an environment that is fun and safe.

Email: emilyweightman@yahoo.ca

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