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Coach's Corner

Kristin DeFrancisci

Nantucket Skating Club Head Coach
After 13 years of amateur skating, Kristin DeFrancisci turned to coaching.  During her amateur years, she competed in several competitions across the country and Europe.  She earned 9 National medals at the juvenile, intermediate and junior levels of synchronized skating and the silver cup in Louviers, France.  In addititon to synchronized skating, Kristin has experience in singles skating as an intermediate lady, ice dancing at the pre-silver level, school figures, and even varsity ice hockey.  Kristin's passion for coaching comes from her amazing experiences she had as an amateur.  During her nine years of coaching, she has coached skaters through the novice level, and has started the synchronized skating program here at the Nantucket Skating club.  Kristin lives on the Cape with her husband and two children.

Belinda Dorn Yancy

Nantucket Skating Club Program Director 
Belinda Yancy began skating at the Washington Figure Skating Club at the age of 8.  During her eight years of training, she tested in USFSA school figures and freestyle and competed in numerous competitions.  Her love of the sport was rekindled after attending the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships in Washington, DC.  She soon became a board member of the Nantucket Skating Club and has since become the program director for both Nantucket Ice and The Nantucket skating club.  She is also one of the lead coaches for the Learn to Skate program and the assistant coach of the Nantucket Island Waves synchronized skating team.  Belinda has lived on Nantucket for 18 years and has two children who also love to skate.

Laura Edmunds
Laura, a National/ International ranked figure skating coach has been involved in figure skating for 35 years.  As of now she is the youngest skater in the United States to have passed her preliminary figure test, on her fifth birthday.  Laura is a three time nationally ranked ice skater for the U.S. team and is also a gold medalist in figures and freestyle.  As a coach, she has brought her students to the National championships and international competitions in which one of her students was an alternate to the World Team.  Laura also had a student place second in figures at the National Championships.  In 1997, Laura had the great honor to have been asked to work with Brian Boitano on his televised Ice Skatign shows which also included Brian Orser, Michelle Kwan, Elvis Stoyko and many more.

Private Lessons
Private coaching takes place during Open Freestyle (OFS) sessions.
There is a $10 charge for OFS plus your coach's fee.
Private lessons on public skate sessions are subject to cancellation if the ice is too crowded.
Cancellation is at the discretion of the coach or rink staff.
For private coaching, please call coaches directly to set up lessons.
Always check the rink website for OFS schedule changes.

Nantucket Ice current weekly schedule.

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