Laura Patterson is a Master Rated Freestyle Coach with more than two decades of coaching experience, guiding skaters from their first steps on the ice through national-level competition. She is also a Certified Rated Skating Skills Coach and Certified Group Coach, specializing in jumps, spins, skating skills, choreography, power skating, hockey development, and long-term athlete development. Laura is known for building strong technical foundations while creating individualized training plans that help skaters develop confidence, consistency, and a lifelong love of the sport.

What truly distinguishes Laura is her leadership within U.S. Figure Skating. In addition to coaching, she serves as a National Singles Technical Specialist, National Data Operator for Singles, Dance, Pairs, and Synchronized Skating, and National Video Operator. She also serves as the National Vice Chair of Officials Recruitment, giving her unique insight into the International Judging System, testing structure, and current competitive standards. This perspective allows Laura to prepare skaters not only with sound technique, but with strategic training that reflects how performances are evaluated at every level of the sport.

Laura has coached numerous skaters to U.S. Figure Skating Gold Medals, Regional and National Qualifying Series competitions, Team USA in synchronized skating, and national-level solo dance events. Families value her clear communication, organization, and supportive coaching style, as she works closely with each athlete to help them reach their individual goals both on and off the ice.

Laura specializes in freestyle development with a focus on jumps, spins, skating skills, power, and performance quality. She emphasizes proper technique, safe progression, and strong fundamentals while helping skaters develop confidence and consistency. Off-ice conditioning and athletic development are incorporated to support strength, balance, and long-term success.

She also has extensive experience in solo dance, synchronized skating, and hockey development. Laura has coached athletes who have represented Team USA in synchronized skating and has developed skaters competing at the Regional, NQS, and National Solo Dance Series levels. Her comprehensive knowledge of testing, competition structure, and athlete pathways helps families navigate the sport with clarity and confidence.

• Laura grew up in New Lenox, Illinois and skated in Woodridge, IL where she trained, competed, and coached throughout her formative skating years before relocating to Arizona.