Coaching Staff
Heidi Strosal
25+ Years Coaching Experience
- Intermediate MIF, Juvenile Free Skate, and Silver Dance.
- 2 years synchronized skating coach and 1-year collegiate skating coach.
- 10 years High School Figure Skating Team Coach.
- Adult Gold medalist 2 years at State Games of America.
- 25 years teaching Learn to Skate and Freeskate as a professional coach
- Coach I.C.E. Program certified
Heidi Walsh
25+ Years Coaching Experience
With over 25 years of coaching experience, I specialize in Learn to Skate classes, figure skating (private and group lessons), program choreography, skating skills (MIF), power skating, synchronized skating, and hockey clinics. Additionally, I have experience in administration, including group class structures, ice shows and events, and staffing.
Danielle Wolosek
10+ Years Coaching Experience
Danielle teaches all levels of Moves in the Field/Skating Skills, Freestyle, Dance and International Dances. She has been coaching skaters for more than 10 years and continues to instill excellence in every skater she works with.
“My goal is to impact the life in front of me not just the skater. I believe it’s important to develop good character traits and inspire skaters to have a competitive mindset alongside giving them a good foundation of technique. Those tools will help them excel as a skater and continue to be a champion in life.”
Lainie Kuckkahn
10+ years coaching experience
Lainie fell in love with the ice when she was 5 and has been coaching for 10 years. Lainie competed at Upper Great Lakes Regionals for 8 years. She has passed Gold Skating Skills, Gold Singles, Gold Dance, 4 International Dances, Canadian Gold Dance, and Gold Solo Free Dance. Lainie graduated from Trine University in 2023 where she competed for the Collegiate Synchro and Intercollegiate skating teams.
Deb Zimmerman
10+ Years Coaching Experience
Deb was trained by professional USFSA and ISIA coaches Nationally, USFSA and ISIA Singles and Pairs, Tested ISIA Gold Freestyle and USFSA Intermediate Freestyle and Pairs. She left skating when she went off to college and found her way back to the ice after her daughter started figure skating. Deb is passionate about the growth of her skaters through instruction, competitions and Ice Shows. She’s LTS USA Certified and USFSA Professional Coach/Choreographer and CER Program certified, I.C.E Coach certified.
Sadie Jones
2 years Coaching Experience - Junior Coach
Sadie has been skating for 13 years and this will be her fourth year coaching. She is a Senior at Rhinelander High School and a two-time USFSA Gold Medalist in Moves in the Field and Solo Free Dance. Sadie has competed in the National Qualifying and Excel Series, at State Games of America, and National Showcase. This year she will compete at the Junior level. Sadie is equally as passionate about coaching as she is skating. She loves helping skaters of all levels in their journey, focusing on developing well-rounded athletes coaching jumps, spins, skating skills, and choreography.

