Our independent, professional coaching staff holds ratings through the Professional Skaters Association and U.S. Figure Skating, with experience spanning basic skills instruction through senior-level competitive coaching. Coaches contract privately with skaters and families for lessons at the rink — feel free to reach out to any of them directly.
Coaches with TFSC membership:
Elena Betchke
$90/hour · WCC, Cary, Iceplex · Moves in the field, power, free skate, choreography, spins
A 1992 Winter Olympic Games silver medalist and 1996 World Professional Champion in pairs, Elena spent seven years as a member and soloist with the Stars on Ice professional skating show. She brings 29 years of consistent coaching experience — 1996–2003 in Richmond, VA, and 2003–present in the Raleigh, NC area — and is a USFSA member registered and certified in the free skate category. Her coaching philosophy: always do your best no matter how young, old, tired, or frustrated you are — one step at a time, hard work will get you where you see yourself go.
Josie Bodle
$76/hour · Cary, Invisalign Arena · Singles, skating skills, power
Coaching for 15 years, Josie is a US Intercollegiate National Competitor, regional competitor, and Synchronized Skating National and Sectional Competitor who also performed with The American Ice Show tour. She has coached skaters competing in the National Qualifying Series and National Excel Series.
Tonya Crowley
$70/hour · Cary, Invisalign Arena · Singles, skating skills, strength & conditioning
Coaching for 18 years, Tonya is a USFS Gold Medalist in Skating Skills who focuses on building strong fundamentals for skaters at every level.
Oleg Efimov
$90/hour · Invisalign Arena (Raleigh), Wake Forest · Singles, pairs, off-ice strength training
With 24 years of coaching experience, Oleg has coached singles and pairs skaters who have qualified for and medaled at the U.S. National Championships, as well as at the regional and sectional levels, and currently coaches skaters competing in the U.S. Figure Skating National Qualifying Series (NQS). A former member of the USSR National Figure Skating Team, Belarusian National Champion, and Master of Sport (USSR), he was a principal skater for 15 years with the Leningrad and St. Petersburg Ballet on Ice and Holiday on Ice productions.
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Alina Efimova
$90/hour · Wake Forest · Singles, skating skills, ice dance, strength & conditioning, choreography
With 10 years of coaching experience, Alina is a former Team USA member in ice dance and a regional, sectional, and national competitor and medalist, as well as a USFS Gold Medalist in Skating Skills. She has coached skaters who have competed on the National Development Team and in the Excel National Series.
Natalia Efimova
$90/hour · Invisalign Arena (Raleigh), Wake Forest · Singles, ice dance, skating skills, choreography
With 24 years of coaching experience, Natalia has coached skaters who have competed and medaled at the regional, sectional, and national levels, and has prepared skaters who have gone on to join Team USA and compete in ISU international competitions. She prepares skaters for U.S. Figure Skating tests in skating skills, freestyle, ice dance, and solo ice dance. A former member of the USSR National Figure Skating Team, Russian National Championships silver medalist, and Master of Sport (USSR), she was a principal skater for 14 years with the Leningrad and St. Petersburg Ballet on Ice and Holiday on Ice productions.
Shar-narne “Myssie” Flowers
$80/hour · Invisalign Arena, Wake Forest, Raleigh, Cary · Singles, skating skills, choreography
Coaching for 21 years, Shar-narne (Myssie) is a former Disney on Ice performer who brings that performance experience to her coaching.
Janet Ford
$84/hour · Iceplex (home base), Cary (limited mornings) · Singles/freestyle, moves in the field
With 26 years of coaching experience, Janet is a US National Technical Specialist and Cornell University graduate who trained under national, world, and Olympic coaches. She focuses on the athlete as a whole person, developing life-lesson skills alongside on-ice technique, and believes in the long-term process where the bigger picture matters more than small, instant successes. Her students include multiple Regional Championship round competitors and 21 total USFS gold medalists.
albford@msn.com · 919-815-0483 (text preferred)
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Kelly Garrity
$76/hour · Cary, Invisalign Arena, Wake Forest · Singles, skating skills, synchro
Coaching for 23 years, Kelly holds Registered MIG, Registered Group, and Registered Synchro ratings, and has coached skaters at the regional, sectional, and adult national levels.
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Sarah Godwin
$80/hour · Invisalign Arena, Cary · Singles, skating skills, hockey skating
Coaching for 13 years, Sarah is a USFS Gold Medalist in Skating Skills and Freestyle and the 2016 Junior Collegiate Champion.
Robin Harger-Quigley
$80/hour · Wake Forest, Raleigh, Invisalign Arena · Singles, skating skills, choreography, off-ice, power & endurance
With 41 years of coaching experience and a Registered Rating in Freestyle, Robin is a former Ice Capades performer and ISI Gold Level Judge. She has coached Regional and Sectional competitors as well as National Showcase Championship competitors.
Kristy Hemstreet
$80/hour · Singles, skating skills, choreography, off-ice strength & conditioning
Coaching for over 20 years with a strong focus on building competitive skaters from the ground up, Kristy is a USFS Gold Medalist in Skating Skills and a former Adult Championship Masters Intermediate/Novice two-time Sectional Medalist and Adult Nationals Championship competitor. She has taught skaters who have gone on to Disney on Ice, competed internationally in the FISU World University Games, and reached National Excel Series and National Showcase Championships. Her goal is always, first and foremost, to instill the love for the sport she holds so close to her heart in those she teaches.
Carly Jones
$70/hour · Cary, Invisalign Arena · Singles, skating skills, choreography
Coaching for 10 years, Carly has coached National Showcase Championship competitors.
Marilyn Nolte
$70/hour · Cary, Garner, Iceplex (occasionally), WCC · Singles, MIF, intro to hockey, all-ages beginners
Coaching since 2007, Marilyn focuses on beginner skaters of all ages and helping them develop a desire to skate throughout their life. She is USFS Registered Group and Hockey Power Skating certified, an adult competitive skater herself, and currently serves as National Vice Chair for Learn to Skate and Non-Qualifying on the Adult Committee.
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Yaroslava “Slava” Petukhova
$72/hour · Wake Forest · Skating skills, Learn to Skate levels
Coaching for 24 years, Slava focuses on skating skills and Learn to Skate levels, helping skaters build strong fundamentals from their very first steps on the ice.
Michelle Phoenix
$60/hour · Cary, Invisalign Arena · Singles, skating skills, choreography
Coaching for 4 years, Michelle is a regional champion who performed with Holiday on Ice and various other show tours.
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Brean Prefontaine
$76/hour · Raleigh, Wake Forest · Learn to Skate, singles, skating skills
Coaching for 9 years, Brean is a Sectional and National Novice Synchronized Skating medalist and holds a USFSA Pre-Silver rating.
Jackie Pusztay
$80/hour · Cary, Invisalign Arena, Raleigh, Wake Forest · Singles, skating skills, choreography
With 19 years of coaching experience, Jackie is a USFS Skating Skills and Freestyle Gold Medalist, regional competitor, collegiate national competitor, and adult national/international competitor. She has coached National Excel Series Championship competitors.
Sam Schilf
$66/hour · Wake Forest · Singles, skating skills, special needs skaters
Coaching for 18 years, Sam holds an Adult Gold Skating Skills rating.
Madeleine Tharrington
$70/hour · Cary, Raleigh, Invisalign Arena · Singles, skating skills, power, choreography, beginner ice dance
Coaching for 10 years, Madeleine is a USFS Gold Medalist in Skating Skills, regional competitor, US Intercollegiate and Collegiate National Competitor, and the 2023 Collegiate National Champion. She has coached a US Intercollegiate National medalist and USFS Excel National Championship medalists.
Additional Coaches
Contact the club for introductions.
- Alyson Bailey
- Kennedy Briggs
- Ami Patel
