Welcome to Swan City Summer Skating Academy

Welcome to Swan City Summer Skating Academy

Register for our annual Swan City Summer Skating Academy and Test session
 Enroll in Wisconsin Inspire’s annual SS skills camp
All held at the Beaver Dam Family Center.
Summer Academy Registration is now open!  

Beat the heat and join us for a week packed with events! July 22-27 2024


REGISTRATION PROCESS
(Forms and Guest Coach Bio’s are below)

1.   Complete your camp registration forms - Fill in all skater information, requests for lessons, and ice session requests.
(See sample form on last page for reference)

2.    Please note:  Maximum lesson request is two hours PER coach PER day until scheduling is complete.  Additional, "as available" lessons may be requested with registration.

3.   Scan and email  a copy (or picture) of your completed registration form to our email address:  swancitysummerskate@gmail.com    (this will be your priority timestamp)

If you have issues with printing/scanning capabilities, please send an email with your skater information and lesson requests - then follow-up with forms in mail.

5.    MAIL your original registration forms (3 pages - waiver form, lesson request, coach preference/ice fees) with 25% deposit or full payment of ice fees within 7 days to:   

     Trista Owczarzak

     Swan City Summer Skating Academy

     1001 N Georgetown Terr

     Beaver Dam, WI 53916

     715-891-1873 (Texting works, but please allow 24 hours for a response!)

Event information

  • SWAN CITY SUMMER SKATING ACADEMY

    SWAN CITY ICE SKATERS IS EXCITED TO WELCOME YOU TO BEAVER DAM, WI FOR OUR INAUGURAL SWAN CITY SUMMER SKATING ACADEMY JULY 22-26, 2024!

    ATTACHED ARE THE REGISTRATION FORMS FOR OUR 2024 SUMMER ACADEMY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE AND FORWARD TO YOUR SKATING FRIENDS AND CLUB MEMBERS!

  • TEST SESSION

    JULY 27 2024
    TRIPLE GOLD AND INTERNATIONAL DANCES

  • 10TH ANNUAL INSPIRE WORKSHOP 2024

    TUES JULY 24 AND WEDS JULY 25
    TIMES TENTATIVEY 4:15-8:30 PM
    STAY TUNED FOR REGISTRATION LINKS AND MORE INFORMATION

SWAN CITY SUMMER SKATING ACADEMY GUEST COACHES

  • COLLIN BRUBAKER

    Collin is from Chicago, Illinois. He started skating at the age of six following in the footsteps of his older siblings. Collin is a former team USA member. He is a US National Junior Silver Medalist and represented the USA in ISU Junior World Championships, ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada, and other international competitions. After finishing his competitive career, he completed his degree in Finance & Communications at Eastern Michigan University.

  • JAKE FEARNLEY

    Jake is originally from Great Britain and is now coaching in the Chicago area. He is a 2-time British National Champion and represented Great Britain at ISU Junior Grand Prix competitions as well as other international competitions. Jake partners and coaches all levels of ice dance and skating skills..

  • MARCIE KIERPIEC

    Marcie has 38 years of coaching experience. She is a Junior National Coach who spent 19 years in Delaware as a staff professional at both the University of Delaware Training Center and the Skating Club of Wilmington and now currently resides in Michigan. She has to her credit US and Canadian Gold Dances, Senior and Junior International Dances, Novice Freestyle, Silver Free Dance, 6th Figure and is a certified Level 4 hockey coach with USA Hockey. Marcie coaches all levels of dance, Skating Skills and P.O.W.E.R. Hockey, and specializes in the latter two disciplines. In addition to her skating and coaching credentials, Marcie holds both a BA (Michigan State University, ’91) and MA (West Chester University, ’11) in French. She recently completed her BS degree in Exercise Science (December ’16) with an emphasis in strength and conditioning at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Her final semester consisted of an internship with USA Hockey’s NTDP in Plymouth, MI. In addition to coaching figure skating at camps in Michigan and Wisconsin, she is a full time P.O.W.E.R. Skating instructor for AA and AAA teams in lower Wisconsin, she is a full time P.O.W.E.R. Skating instructor for AA and AAA teams in lower Michigan and off-ice strength coach for individual hockey players.

  • BRANDON MROZ

    Brandon is a staff professional at the Colorado Springs World Arena Ice Hall, a world renown USOC training site. He specializes in free-style, choreography and off-ice jump training. As a skater, Brandon’s list of accomplishments are highly impressive. In 2011 he was recognized by both the ISU and US Figure Skating to be the first skater to land a quad lutz in competition. He was the US Men’s Olympic alternate for the Vancouver Winter Games in 2010. In the same year, he took third place at the Trophee Eric Bombard and second place at the Grand Prix Cup of China. In 2009, Brandon was the Senior Men Silver Medalist at US Nationals and he also finished ninth at the World Figure Skating Championships. After finishing a successful competitive skating career, Brandon was a professional show skater from 2014-2019.

  • ELENA RODRIGUES

    Elena is a USFS Gold Medalist in Freestyle, Moves, Dance and Solo Free Dance and has passed all International Dances. She has 16 years teaching experience and has been on coaching staff for the Eagle River summer skating school since 2013. Elena currently coaches at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, WI where she also holds the position of Wisconsin Figure Skating Club Learn-to-Skate Director. In addition, Elena is the head coach of the Wisconsin Edge Synchronized Skating teams. She specializes in teaching all levels of freestyle, choreography, and skating skills but has also had much success coaching skaters through high level ice dance tests. She has passed the Registered Sports Science exam and Basic Accreditation through the Professional Skaters Association and is actively pursuing more ratings. She is also a coach to Regional competitors at the qualifying level. As a skater, Elena was an ISU Junior World, ISU Four Continents, and Winter University Games competitor. Elena earned a BS in Kinesiology and Health from Miami University with a double minor in Coaching and Management and Organizations where she competed for both the Miami University Synchronized Skating program and also the Intercollegiate Freestyle Team. Elena also has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

  • BRITTYNI CARLSON

    Brittyni has 5 years experience performing as a professional ice skater, in which 4 of those years included touring and skating in Europe with Holiday on Ice. During her travels and in between contracts she trained at the International Skating Academy in Utretcht, Netherlands, trained adagio/pairs skating in Australia with Olympic coaches, and also worked with a principle pair team from Disney on Ice. In addition to skating with Holiday on Ice, Brittyni performed in various other shows around the United States under multiple short term contracts. Her testing credentials include achieving her USFS Senior Freeskate test, USFS Senior Moves test, USFS Gold Dance test, USFS Senior Solo Freedance test, and USFS Preliminary Pairs Test. Professionally, Brittyni has 18 years coaching experience which include 3 years with the Medford Figure Skating Club, 6 years with the Timberline Figure Skating Club and 9 years with both the Valley and Greater Green Bay Figure Skating Club where she currently teaches on a full-time basis. In addition to her coaching credential, Brittyni had 4 years experience in aerial arts specializing in lyra, silks, hammock, and pole. She has been an instructor for Aerial dance since 2020, as well as, a Certified Cirqfit Lyra instructor and a professional lyra skating specialty act performer.

  • KOURTNEY HYLAND

    Kourtney has passed USFS level tests including Senior MIF (as well as the Senior Supplemental \MIF), Adult Gold Freeskate, Gold Dance and all International dances, Canadian Gold Dance, Senior Solo Freedance, First Figure, and Pre-Juvenile Pairs. Kourtney graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a Bachelors degree in Biology with double minors in Psychology and Coaching as well as an Associates in Forensic Science. She has been coaching for 15 years, specializing in moves and dance. Skaters have accomplished USFS gold medals in moves, solo free-dance, dance, and international dances.

  • MONTANA GRABOWSKY

    Montana has passed USFSA tests including Senior Moves in the Field, Gold Ice Dance & 4 International, Canadian Gold Dance, Juvenile Freeskate, Senior Solo Free Dance, and Juvenile Pairs. Montana is currently attending UW-Stevens Point for Marking and is also taking coaching classes. Montana has been skating for 11 years, Learn to Skate instructor for 9 years, and 7 years professional coaching experience. Montana has also been choreographing programs and show numbers for the past 10 years. Montana enjoys coaching and showing her love for this sport to skaters.