Amy Pailthorpe
email: amy.pailthorpe@internode.on.net
Amy is a Level 1 accredited coach with APSA.
a member of Ice Skating Australia and The Figure Skating Association of Tasmania. She has been skating since the age of 9 and is currently in the ISA level of Intermediate. Amy still actively competes in figure skating competitions around Australia, and is coached by Karolina Korfanty.
Throughout her years of figure skating, she has had the opportunity to compete in many state and interstate competitions; Hollins Trophy, Olympic Trophy Challenge, Crystal Challenge, Winter Sun, Dragon City, Triple Challenge, Tasmanian State Championship and Tasmanian Artistic Trophy. She has been fortunate to be able to attend many figure skating workshops and has learnt useful skating techniques from coaches, Sergei Shakhrai, Richard Laidlaw, Oxana Anichkina, Michael Pasfield, Brian Duckworth, Melanie Carrington, Michael Kho, Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford, Valentin Kadzevitch, Igor Tchiniaev, Karolina Korfanty, Manon Perron and Kylie Fennell, to improve her skating and coaching skills. Also, Amy has danced since the age of 2 with Jenina’s Dance Workshop and is experienced in a wide variety of dance, including jazz, tap, contemporary, lyrical and ballet, in which she has competed state wide as well as representing Tasmania at interstate competitions. She has played the piano and guitar since primary school, and all of her musical interests complement her love of figure skating.
Amy coaches all abilities in figure skating, from beginner to adult. Casual or regular lessons are available, as private lessons or groups lessons.