Timberline Figure Skating Club

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Coaches Corner
Tara Marciniak I started skating at age 7 during free skating lessons at the outdoor rink where I was introduced to the Timberlines. I skated in my first competition at age 11 in the first Badger State Games and competed until I graduated high school in competitions such as Ladybug, WIM, Marquette and BSG. Besides skating in Wausau my mom drove my two sisters and me to Eau Claire for three years every Saturday for lessons. I also trained in the summer at Ohio State University and Indiana as well as other summer skating camps in Wisconsin. I began coaching my sister after high school as a favor to my mom and here I am – still coaching! Besides coaching and teaching off-ice conditioning classes, I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion/Wellness from the UW-Stevens Point. I teach Kinesiology classes at the Health Touch Spa School of Massage and do massage on the side. I am married to Paul and have two children, Elizabeth, age 5, and Ean, age 3. My favorite and most rewarding job is staying at home with my children and being able to watch them grow up! For fun and stress release, I enjoy running. This year, I completed several races including the Fox Cities Half Marathon! Besides running, my hobbies are my jobs (skating, off-ice classes, massage and kids) and I love all of them!	Brittyni Carlson For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Brittyni Carlson (yes that is how you spell it, it’s not a typo). I grew up in the small town of Marathon and graduated from Marathon High School this year. I live with my parents and my only sibling, my older brother. We also share the house with our lovable dog, very vocal bird, and rapidly growing turtle. I came to the Timberline Figure Skating Club 15 years ago, and have been skating with them ever since. Over my years of skating I have been fortunate enough to have studied choreography with Nina Petrinko (Olympic choreographer), train at the International Training Center of Connecticut, and train at the Mariposa Seminar at Sports Quest Skating Academy with Doug Leigh and Neil Young (coach of four Olympic Champions). I have traveled to Missouri twice and Connecticut once to compete in the State Games of America where I received gold, silver, and bronze medals. I have also traveled to Texas to compete in the National Showcase competition where I became the Junior Ladies Entertainment Champion and Junior Ladies Interpretive Silver medalist. That same year, 2004, I was also the Skate Le Voyageur Artistic Recall Champion. I found that one of the best things about competing is not only the thrill of skating in front of a live audience, but it gives a great excuse to visit new places. Skating has always been a large portion of my life but when I’m not skating I enjoy working out, running, rollerblading, scrapbooking, writing and graphic design. In anything I do whether it’s skating or writing I live by the words “You never fail until you stop trying”
Heidi Evers Place of birth: Harshaw, WI Where you grew up: Harshaw, WI Spouce/Children: None How you came to Timberline: Laurie Johnson-Krueger came to the Rhinelander FSC (where I was skating at the time) one year to teach, and in the years following I took lessons from her in Wausau, and thus joined the Timberline Club. Accomplishments: Passed Junior MIF, Novice freeskate and one Pre-Gold dance. I competed for about 10 years in various competitions including Regionals, State Games of America, the Marquette competition, Ron Carlson/Marquette comptetion, Skate St. Paul, the Madison competitions and Skate Le Voyageur and received various medals from these competitions. Little known facts: I don't think it's little known, but...I LOVE skating, I love SKATING and I LOVE choreography!! :) For hobbies I also love art, scrapbooking and photography. I hope to take more classes in art in the future. Favorite color is Aqua or blue, food Quesadillas and place to visit is Alaska. I teach skating in Wausau, Rhinelander and Tomahawk and I also work at the Pinewood Country Club and Dinner Theatre. I used to take lessons in and compete in Dressage (horseback riding). Motto you live by: "live, laugh, love"	Christine Thorp Christine was born and grew up in Stevens Point, WI. Christine is married to a great husband named Matt. She is one of three sisters and she loves her cats. She states that she has Chris Penno to thank for recognizing her talent and bringing her to Timberline. Christine was one of the first skaters in the area to pass a MIF test, way back when Moves were first created. In the early years of Christine's coaching career, she attended many clinics because she recognized the importance of solidifying her teaching techniques. Peter Dunfield, Brian Wright, Frank Carroll and Pieter Kollen were powerful early influences. Later Kathy Casey, Christy Ness and Robin Wagner helped fine tune her technique while contributing to her philosophy of coaching.