Welcome to Swan City Summer Skating Academy

Welcome to Swan City Summer Skating Academy

Register for our annual Swan City Summer Skating Academy and In-Person Test Session at the Beaver Dam Family Center.
Summer Academy Registration is open!

Beat the heat and join us for our 2nd Annual Swan City Summer Skating Academy July 16-19, 2025

Swan City Summer Academy is open to all skaters, especially those working toward USFS Tests in skating skills, singles, and ice dance. Ice is available throughout Academy hours for private lessons with guest or home coaches. One 30min on-ice Specialty Class will be offered from 12-12:30 Wednesday-Friday, taught by one of the guest coaches. While all skaters are welcome to participate, Academy offerings are most geared toward skaters in Basic 4 or 5 and above. Questions? Reach out at swancitysummerskate@gmail.com!

Wednesday

Ice Available 8am-5:00pm (zam breaks throughout day)

Specialty Class (taught by Brittyni): 12-12:30pm

Tentative Schedule

Thursday

Ice Available 8am-7:30pm (zam breaks throughout day)

Specialty Class: 12-12:30pm

Friday

Ice Available 8am-7:30pm (zam breaks throughout day)

Specialty Class: 12-12:30pm


REGISTRATION PROCESS
(Guest Coach Bios are below)

Saturday

Practice Ice Available in am

Test Session begins at 9am

Register online for ice sessions. All private lesson fees will be paid to coaches directly! Google Doc schedule will be shared in waves for lesson scheduling, based on incoming registrations. Contact Trista at swancitysummerskate@gmail.com with any questions.

All skaters pay $40 Registration fee.

Ice sold in packages:

Individual 45min Sessions - $18

5 Sessions - $85

10 Sessions - $160

Unlimited Ice Wednesday-Friday: $220

SCIS Members, see SCIS Member Academy Registration link for member-only pricing!

If you would like to purchase additional ice sessions after initial registration, email Trista at swancitysummerskate@gmail.com to book sessions and pay upon arrival.

Registration Links

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.

    Available Wednesday-Friday and Test Session

  • 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.

    Available Wednesday-Friday and Test Session

  • HELEN FEARNLEY

    Gold skills and singles, International dance, choreography

    Available Wednesday-Friday and Test Session

  • GRACE HOGER

    Gold Dance, Gold Skills, Bronze Singles, Choreography

    Available Wednesday-Friday

  • 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.

    Available Thursday Afternoon

  • 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.

    Available Wednesday-Friday

  • 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.

    Available Friday Afternoon/Evening

  • 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 Marketing 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.

    Available Wednesday-Friday