Our Coaches

Jessica K. Smith

• PSA Registered Ratings in Freeskate – ’14, Group – ’13 and Moves-in-the-Field – ’13, Certified Sport Science and Medicine, Basic Accreditation
• CER-A Compliant
• B.S. Kinesiology– Health Promotion; B. of Journalism– Copyediting & Design
• Experienced in off-ice strength and conditioning using USFS STARS Testing and NASM guidelines
• Director/producer roles for various skating shows (including Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in a Winter Wonderland, The Force on Ice, Let it Defy Gravity, Christmas Past…and Presents! and Chaparral’s former Halloween Show)
• Other speciality classes include power skating, edges, dances through Bronze level
• Coach member of Austin FSC and PSA
• Chaparral Ice Basic Skills instructor since 2006

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Rick Reyor

• 19 years experience coaching Freestyle, Group, Moves in the Field, and Theatre on Ice
• ISU and USFS Coach
• PSA Level II Ranking, Certified Freestyle, Registered Moves and Group Instructor Rating
• National Head Coach – Cambodia
• Coach of TOI National Preliminary Bronze medalists
• USFS Double Gold Test medalist – Freestyle and Moves; USFS Bronze Test medalist – Dance
• 2-time Junior Olympic competitor; 8-time Eastern Sectional Championship competitor;
• 3 time National Collegiate Championship competitor; US Synchronized Skating Championship competitor
• Founder of the Towson University Figure Skating Club

$40.00 / half-hour

Alexandra “Alix” Vargo

• Certified strength & conditioning coach
• Certified Moves in the Field instructor
• M.Ed. Sports Science and Nutrition, The University of Texas
• B.S. Nutrition Sciences, Boston University
• Senior Coach and Learn-to-Skate Instructor, Chaparral Ice Arena
• USFS Memorial Fund Scholarship Recipient
• National Silver & Gold Medalist Showings; 2013 MVP

Karen Christensen

• 25 years of coaching experience
• Coached many skaters from Pre-Preliminary Moves-in-the-Field and Freestyle through Senior Moves-in-the-Field and Freestyle tests
• Served as the head coach of the synchronized skating team, the Laurellettes, in Connecticut
• Member of the Professional Skaters Association and holds ratings in Moves, Freestyle, and Group
• Certified hockey instructor
• Performed in the United States and Canada with the Ice Capades