I.D.E Coaches

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF I.D.E

With over 35 years of coaching experience at the National, European, World and Olympic level, Carol has a lifetime love of the sport that will never be extinguished. Having developed many skaters from their earliest steps to international level, she loves the process of developing young athletes and watching them live their dreams. Carol’s love of music and movement has led her to develop specialties in the areas of program design, choreography, and technical skills. I.D.E was founded on Carol’s belief that strong individuals make strong teams, a philosophy that has enabled I.D.E to produce champions time and again.

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF I.D.E

Jon is a European and world medallist, and along with his partner Janet Sawbridge, helped Britain to a Grand Slam of medals at the world championships in Geneva in 1968. The same year he and Janet were selected to perform at the Olympic Games in Grenoble, where ice dancing was a demonstration sport , finally adopted as an Olympic sport in 1976. He was world professional ice dance champion in 1976, and has years of coaching experience at the National, European, World and Olympic level. Jon never met a key point he couldn’t wrestle to the floor, and loves to debate the finer points of technique, or as he calls it, “the angle of the dangle.” He has also become a master skate technician, and keeps everyone’s equipment in tip top order.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Choreographer, skating skill super hero

Junior World ice dance champion in 1991,  Olympic competitor in Lillehammer in 1994, Juris joined us at I.D.E in 1999, and when we saw him do crossrolls, we thought our lives were complete. This astonishingly talented skater has grown along with us to become a National, European, World and Olympic coach. Carol always says that he can read her mind, and the choreographic process they have built together seems truly magical to them both. Juris makes our daily core technical classes intricate and interesting with an apparently never-ending supply of exercises to improve our athletes.

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Dmitre, a freshly provincially trained coach, with now a year of coaching experience. During my first year of coaching, our skaters and I have secured medals in the Ontario sectional series. As a retired athlete myself, with a Junior National title and top 10 finish at junior worlds, along with 2 senior Grand Prix seasons representing the Canadian National team, I decided to retired after 24 years of competitive experience at the beginning of 2024. Furthermore I have 8+ years of skate technician experience, with ample abilities to fix almost any problem that a skater might experience with their skates, I am ambitious to provide any service or help that an athlete might need in regards to figure skating. I look forward to having a long successful career in as an integral member of the IDE and YRSC coaching team. 

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Wesley is an accomplished figure skating coach with a strong competitive and technical background. He holds a Quintuple Skate Canada Gold Test and has earned 6 Diamond Dances, reflecting his mastery across the discipline. As the Swedish Junior Dance Champion for the 2024–25 season, Wesley brings elite-level performance experience to his coaching. A Regional trained coach, he has specialized in dance partnering since 2021, combining technical precision with a passion for developing the next generation of talent on the ice.

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Molly is a former Team Canada Senior Ice Dancer and previously represented Great Britain as a pairs skater, where she was British Junior Pairs Champion.

Throughout her career, she competed internationally and on the ISU Grand Prix circuit with her ice dance partner, Dmitre Razgulajevs, while training at Ice Dance Elite.

Since retiring from competitive skating, Molly now performs in professional skating shows around the world and won the British TV show Dancing on Ice in 2025. She is passionate about working with the next generation of skaters and is proud to be part of the IDE coaching team.

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2026 Winter Olympics Bronze Medalist