Joanne McLeod
About
Joanne McLeod, ChPC
Skating Director of Champs International SC of BC
NCCP Level 5 Certified Skate Canada Coach
ACHIEVEMENTS
3-time Olympic Winter Games Team Coach
Coach to 2014 Olympic Silver Medalist, Figure Skating Team Event; Sochi, Russia
18-time World Team Coach; top 5 finish 2006 & 2013
Coach to over 75 National Medalists (Men’s & Women’s)
Coach to over 20 ISU International Medalists
Coach to ISU Sr Grand Prix Final Champion; ISU Four Continents Champion; ISU Sr Grand Prix Champions, Jr Grand Prix Champions, & Novice Advanced Champions
EDUCATION
NCCP Level 5 Skate Canada Certified Coach
Chartered Professional Coach
Current Member of the High Performance Committee, Skate Canada
GMCC University Diploma - Performing Arts “Dance Major”
GMCC Scholarship for Choreographic Studies, NYC
York University Sport Science Enriched Studies - “Planning & Periodization” Dr. Tudor Bomba
2000-2005 Pacific Sport Board of Directors
1986-1988 Coaching Association of Canada Scholarship for High Performance Studies
AWARDS
Skate Canada National Competitive Coach of the Year (2004)
BC Coaches Association International Coach of the Year (2003)
15x Skate Canada Provincial Competitive Coach of the Year (2002-2018)
2016 Richmond Hill, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Member
2015 Sport BC Female Coach of the Year
2014 Petro Canada National Coaching Excellence Award
2006 Burnaby BC Sports Hall of Fame Member
2001 BMO Possibility Award Winner for Coaching
1998 COS Competitive Coach of the Year
DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Director, Champs International Skating Centre of BC
Founder & Former Director, York Region Skating Academy, Richmond Hill, ON (1988-1998)
Artistic Director, Ice Theatre of Toronto (1990-1998)
Opening and Closing Figure Skating Gala, 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada
2010 Opening of Vancouver Convention Centre
“The Ice Age” ft. Hard Rubber Jazz Orchestra (2001, 2010)
CTV’s “So You Think You Can Dance” Soloist Audition (2009)
ISU World Championships Exhibition Gala, Vancouver, Canada (2001)
Ice Theatre of New York Choreography, Rockefeller Square Rink, New York