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Meet Our Coaches
Brenda brings over 24 years of coaching experience to the Yellowknife Skating Club. She holds certifications as a Special Olympics Level 1 Coach, Provincial Coach, and is National Coach Trained. She has also completed portions of her NCCP Level 3 in both Singles and Dance (technical and theory).
Brenda’s skating accomplishments include:
• Gold Dance
• Bronze Freeskate
• Gold (8th) Figure
• Special Olympics Provincial & National Teams (2000, 2008)
• Arctic Winter Games Teams (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018)
• Canada Winter Games Teams (2003, 2007, 2011, 2019)
In addition to coaching, Brenda has served in several leadership roles, including:
• Club Coach Representative
• Regional Coach Representative (Skate Canada Alberta Section)
• NWT Coach Representative (NWT Figure Skating Association)
She also has experience organizing skating clinics and is passionate about supporting skaters of all levels.
📱 (867) 445-9892
✉️ brenda_backen@hotmail.com
Lemy Douleva
Lemy brings over 5 years of coaching experience to the Yellowknife Skating Club. She is a Regional Coach Certified professional and holds additional credentials as a CSEP Certified Personal Trainer and NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist. She also holds a Personal Fitness Training Diploma from NAIT.
• Gold Dance
• Gold Freeskate
• Gold Skills
• Pre-Novice Competitive
• Gold Medalist at the STARSkate Gold Level (2013, 2014)She was a member of the Arctic Winter Games Team in 2008 and 2012, and is a Choreography Specialist with a passion for performance and movement. In addition to her coaching, Lemy brings a strong background in athlete development, off-ice training, and injury prevention.
📱 (867) 765-8180
✉️ l.douleva@hotmail.com
Lisa Do
• Gold Freeskate
• Gold Dance
• Gold Skills
• Gold Interpretive
• Novice Competitive
• STARSkate Competitor
• Regionals and Sectionals Competitor
📱 (867) 445-4828
✉️ lisafmdo@gmail.com
Jodi Brennan
Jodi brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Yellowknife Skating Club. She is currently a National Coach In-Training and has also spent 6 years as a Skate Canada Official, bringing a well-rounded perspective to the sport.
Jodi has coached at the Canada Winter Games and continues to support skaters in reaching their personal and competitive goals.
Her deep knowledge of figure skating and long-standing involvement with Skate Canada make her a valuable member of the YKSC coaching team.
📱 (867) 445-1869
✉️ jodibrennan@theedge.ca
Kelly Slack
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Lily Brennan
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At the Yellowknife Skating Club, we’re proud to have a team of passionate, professional coaches dedicated to helping every skater reach their full potential.
All of our coaches are certified through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) and follow Skate Canada’s Coaches Code of Ethics.
To support a positive and respectful environment, we ask that all skaters and parents follow both the Yellowknife Skating Club Policies and Skate Canada’s Parent Code of Conduct.