Joanne McLeod is a Canadian

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coach. She is the skating director at the Champs International Skating Centre of BC (formerly known as the

BC Centre of Excellence The "Champs International Skating Centre of British Columbia" (formerly known as the 'BC Centre of Excellence') is one of two major figure skating training centers in Canada. Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, it is home to many great national ...

). Her current and former students include

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, Mira Leung, Kevin Reynolds,

Jeremy Ten Jeremy Ten (born February 21, 1989) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medallist, 2014 CS Autumn Classic bronze medallist, and a three-time Canadian national medallist (silver in 2015, bronze ...

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, Emily Bausback, and many others. In 2012, McLeod became the first level 5 certified figure skating coach in British Columbia. McLeod has a dance degree from

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, Canada. She also took classes at

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in Toronto, George Randolf in Toronto, Les Ballet Jazz de Montreal, and Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham in New York.

Achievements

*coaching at three Olympic Games *17 World Championships *10 Junior World Championships *four European Championships *17 Four Continents Championships *Named Skate Canada National Coach of the year in 2004.

References

External links

McLeod at Canadian Ice Sports
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