Kori Ade is an Olympic coach who teaches in Colorado Springs, CO. Kori was named PSA Developmental Coach of the Year in 2011 and she is most well known for her work with 2014 Olympian Jason Brown. She holds PSA ratings in Moves in the Field and Freestyle and she’s an AFFA and F.A.S.T. Certified Off-ice Trainer. Kori has a B.S. from Loyola University Chicago in Skeletal Biology. She is also a respected hip hop dancer and choreographer who has worked for music industry and corporate clients including McDonalds, Sears, and Seventeen Magazine.
Kori is the creator of TAPS (Total Athlete Performance Seminars) which is intended to develop the “whole” athlete, including the mental and emotional aspects that play such a powerful role in successful training and competing at all levels. Kori’s skills are uniquely positioned to develop athletes with the “complete package.”
She is a member of the coaching staff at Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, CA. She is also the founder of CitySkate Outreach which works with kids in need and the CitySkate Junior Staff Program designed to transition skaters into coaches in the Chicago area.
Most recent videos at the top…
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Double Toe Loop Lesson – Part 2 (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a double toe loop lesson at a camp. As noted in Part 1, this lesson started with a discussion of working on the triple toe, and although this skater isn’t really ready to work on the triple, Kori uses that as motivation to continue to improve the double. […] Continue reading →
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Double Toe Loop Lesson (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade gives a skater a lesson at a camp. Although this lesson starts with discussion of triple toe loop, this is really an opportunity for Kori to address basic jumping issues with axels and double toe loops. After watch a double axel attempt and a double toe attempt, Kori explains […] Continue reading →
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Advanced Salchow Concepts – Part 3 (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her advanced salchow concepts class for high level skaters during a seminar/workshop. In Part 1, Kori focused almost entirely on the idea of using a “guiding foot” for salchow. In Part 2, the focus changed to air position and working on proprioception to prevent falls. In this video, […] Continue reading →
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Advanced Salchow Concepts – Part 2 (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her advanced salchow concepts class for high level skaters during a seminar/workshop. In Part 1, Kori focused almost entirely on the idea of using a “guiding foot” for salchow. In this video, the focus changes to air position and working on proprioception to prevent falls. Most of these […] Continue reading →
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Advanced Salchow Concepts – Part 1 (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade teaches advanced salchow concepts to a class of high level skaters during a seminar/workshop. Kori begins by discussing the concept of using a “guiding foot into salchow.” This is when the skater sets the free skate (axis skate) on the ice during the prep/entry/pivot for salchow. This concept is […] Continue reading →
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Coaching Psychology – Getting Skaters to Commit to Change (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade shares some coaching tips that can really help skaters who continue to make the same mistakes or are unwilling for whatever reason to “take a chance” on creating new physical movement patterns. This information is shared in the context of a double axel lesson at a seminar, and Kori […] Continue reading →
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Polishing Spins for Competition (Kori Ade)
In this short video, World and Olympic coach Kori Ade reviews her skater’s program spins and offers insights and suggestions. This is a continuation of a previous video on program improvement. The first spin is a spin in one position. The position is camel, and specifically it’s a flying camel, switch to inside edge, layover, […] Continue reading →
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Program Sections, Choreography, Program Development (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade is working with one of her skaters. She begins the lesson by analyzing the skater’s daily skating diary to identify problems with the program that might need to be fixed. For this kind of a diary, the skater keeps accurate records of each program run-through, with notes about each […] Continue reading →
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Double Axel – Lesson, Tips, Motivation (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a double axel lesson. The first part of this lesson is here. In this video, Kori uses a wide variety of coaching techniques and teaching methods to help this skater. She begins by asking the skater to draw where the hands will hit the ice on a good […] Continue reading →
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Alternate Entry for Double Axel Development (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade gives a skater a double axel lesson and begins by having the skater draw the entry and take-off pattern on the ice. Here Kori is using a forward edge where the skater steps directly from forward on the non-take-off foot to forward on the take-off foot. This kind of […] Continue reading →
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Advanced Coaching Tips – Mental Changes (Kori Ade)
During a triple toe loop lesson, World and Olympic coach Kori Ade offers insights that will help coaches and skaters with some of the mental aspects of landing difficult jumps. The skater in the video is not yet consistent with triple toe rotation or landings. There isn’t much in terms of “technical” detail in this […] Continue reading →
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Double Axel Lesson – Attitude, Facial Expression, Jump Patterns (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade gives a double axel lesson to one of her skaters. Kori begins by noting that for skaters who have roughly the same technical skills in their programs, details are what separate the competitors in the judges minds. Kori says, “Can you give it star quality? Can you land the […] Continue reading →
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Trampoline Training for Figure Skaters, Part 6 (Kori Ade)
This video is the final installment in this series of an off-ice training class for figure skaters at an indoor trampoline park. The skaters shown are at varying levels, and they were training at the time with World and Olympic coach Kori Ade. Some of the skaters involved include Jason Brown, Jordan Moeller, and Mariah […] Continue reading →
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Trampoline Training for Figure Skaters, Part 5 (Kori Ade)
This video is a continuation of an off-ice training class for figure skaters at an indoor trampoline park. The skaters shown are at varying levels, and they were training at the time with World and Olympic coach Kori Ade. Some of the skaters involved include Jason Brown, Jordan Moeller, and Mariah Bell. Trampoline exercises can […] Continue reading →
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Trampoline Training for Figure Skaters, Part 4 (Kori Ade)
This video is a continuation of an off-ice training class for figure skaters at an indoor trampoline park. The skaters shown are at varying levels, and they were training at the time with World and Olympic coach Kori Ade. Some of the skaters involved include Jason Brown, Jordan Moeller, and Mariah Bell. Trampoline exercises can […] Continue reading →
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Trampoline Training for Figure Skaters, Part 3 (Kori Ade)
This video is a continuation of an off-ice training class for figure skaters at an indoor trampoline park. The skaters shown are at varying levels, and they were training at the time with World and Olympic coach Kori Ade. Some of the skaters involved include Jason Brown, Jordan Moeller, and Mariah Bell. Trampoline exercises can […] Continue reading →
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Trampoline Training For Figure Skaters, Part 2 (Kori Ade, Vincent Restencourt)
This video is a continuation of an off-ice training class for figure skaters at an indoor trampoline park. The skaters shown are at varying levels, and they were training at the time with World and Olympic coach Kori Ade. Coach Vincent Restencourt is leading these exercises, and some of the skaters involved include Jason Brown, […] Continue reading →
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Trampoline Training For Figure Skaters, Part 1 (Kori Ade, Vincent Restencourt)
In this video, we get to see some off-ice training exercises for figure skaters at an indoor trampoline park. This video shows skaters of varying levels who were training at the time with World and Olympic coach Kori Ade. Coach Vincent Restencourt is leading the exercises, and some of the skaters involved include Jason Brown, […] Continue reading →
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Some Basics With Young Skaters – Part 3 (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues with a lesson for two young skaters. Part 1 of the basic skills lesson focused on blade awareness and usage, and some introduction to jumping. In Part 2, Kori focused on fundamental jump drills. In this part of the lesson, Kori focuses mainly on building edge awareness and […] Continue reading →
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Some Basics With Young Skaters – Part 2 (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues with a lesson for two young skaters. Part 1 of the basic skills lesson focused on blade awareness and usage, and some introduction to jumping. In this part of the lesson, Kori focuses on fundamental jump drills. To start the lesson, Kori has the skaters gliding backward on […] Continue reading →
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Some Basics With Young Skaters (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade gives a lesson to two young skaters. This basic skills lesson focuses on blade awareness and usage, and some introduction to jumping. To start the lesson, Kori has the skaters do a series of backward-to-forward-to-backward 2 foot turns down the blue line. By hanging on to the skaters, Kori […] Continue reading →
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Split Flip and Split Lutz (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade uses the split jump as a teaching tool for developing flow and rotation and proper jump/pick timing on flip and lutz jumps. She uses the split flip and split lutz all the time with her skaters. She explains that pick jumps need to pick on the way up and […] Continue reading →
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Jump Patterns and Setup Tips, Part 4: Loop, Flip, Lutz (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a multi-part series on jump setup patterns and jump teaching tips. In Part 1, Kori discussed patterns and setups for the axel and in Part 2 she tackled the salchow. In Part 3 she discussed the toe loop and shared her “choctaw” concept for the toe loop take-off. The […] Continue reading →
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Jump Patterns and Setup Tips, Part 3: Toe Loop (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a multi-part series on jump setup patterns and jump teaching tips. In Part 1, Kori discussed patterns and setups for the axel and in Part 2 she tackled the salchow. The demonstrator for this series is Jordan Moeller and his jumps are definitely worth modeling. In this video, Kori […] Continue reading →
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Jump Patterns and Setup Tips, Part 2: Salchow (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a multi-part series on jump setup patterns. In Part 1, Kori discussed patterns and setups for the axel. The demonstrator for this series is Jordan Moeller and his jumps are definitely worth modeling. In this video, Kori discusses the setup for the salchow and offers important teaching tips and […] Continue reading →
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Jump Patterns and Setup Tips, Part 1: Axel (Kori Ade)
World and Olympic coach Kori Ade begins a multi-part series on jump setup patterns. The demonstrator for this series is Jordan Moeller and his jumps are definitely worth modeling. This series will cover the six main jumps, and it will include insights and tips for using these patterns, as well as reasons for their value. In […] Continue reading →
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The Second Up – Part 4 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her discussion of what she calls the “second up” as a way to think about jump take-offs and collecting into the air position. In the first part, she explained the basic concept and why it’s important and began some exercises to improve the second up on an axel. In the second […] Continue reading →
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The Second Up – Part 3 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her discussion of what she calls the “second up,” particularly as it relates to axel or double axel. In the first part, she explained the basic concept and why it’s important and began some exercises to improve the second up on an axel. In the second part, she offered exercises to […] Continue reading →
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Mental Exercises Part 2 – Facing Worst Fears (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a discussion with her skaters about the mental and emotional side of skating. In the first part of this series Kori used the metaphor of the “shell-less turtle” to help build confidence and calmness for competitions. In this video, Kori illustrates the concept of facing our worst fears and how powerful […] Continue reading →
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Mental Exercises Part 1 – The Shell-less Turtle (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade has a discussion with her skaters about the mental and emotional side of skating. In this video, Kori uses a fun and humorous exercise she calls the “shell-less turtle” (or “naked turtle”) as a metaphor for a skater that feel vulnerable. She says, “Each one of us has to think about building […] Continue reading →
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Becoming Elite – Part 2 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her discussion with her competitive and elite skaters about how elite people approach the world as compared to how ordinary people and even successful people approach it. See the first part of this discussion here. In this part, Kori begins with a discussion of confidence. She says, “An ordinary person … would define […] Continue reading →
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Becoming Elite – Part 1 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade has a discussion with her competitive and elite skaters about how elite people approach the world as compared to how ordinary people and even successful people approach it. Her goal is to help her skaters understand themselves and grow towards being elite skaters and elite people. Those who must commit tremendous mental, physical, and […] Continue reading →
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The Second Up – Part 2 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her discussion of what she calls the “second up.” In the first part, she explained the basic concept and why it’s important and began some exercises to improve the second up on an axel. In this part, she works on improving the axel take-off further. She begins by focusing on the […] Continue reading →
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The Second Up – Part 1 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade shares her concept of a “second up” in a good figure skating jump. The “first up” is the actual movement of jumping up in the air, and Kori explains, the “second up” is the movements of getting into the rotational position. Kori talks about “creating space” in a jump between the first […] Continue reading →
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Understanding Our Thresholds – Part 2: Moving Them (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues a discussion with her competitive skaters regarding their thresholds for various stressors. In Part 1, she introduced the topic and covered the examples of thresholds for physical pain and thresholds for handling success. In this video, she provides more context and a list of stressors and coping mechanisms that we all […] Continue reading →
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Understanding Our Thresholds – Part 1: Pain, Handling Success (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade leads a discussion with her skaters about understanding and dealing with our individual thresholds. For example, everyone has their own specific threshold for tolerating pain. But these thresholds are not fixed and unchangeable. By using or changing coping mechanisms, skaters can increase their thresholds and increase their overall odds of being successful. […] Continue reading →
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Double Axel Lesson – Addressing Common Problems Part 2 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade continues her lesson on the double axel with a skater at the 2015 G2C Supercamp (see Part 1 here). Here Kori starts by addressing the free leg position and movement. She wants the free leg to be more collected under the skater to be able to move the leg sooner and […] Continue reading →
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Double Axel Lesson – Addressing Common Problems Part 1 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade works works with a skater on double axel at the 2015 G2C Supercamp. Kori begins by watching a single axel and then a double loop. Kori focuses a lot on the concept of a “second up” which she uses to refer to the moment the body collects into the air position. […] Continue reading →
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Double Axel Lesson Using On-Ice Harness (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade works with a visiting skater on the double axel. Kori starts the lesson by watching YouTube video of a triple axel. Sometimes skaters need visual feedback to help them understand what they are trying to do. And sometimes this kind of video can simply provide motivation for the skater. In particular, […] Continue reading →
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Triple Flip Lesson (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade works with one of her skaters learning a triple flip. This skater lacks the necessary air time for the triple but Kori shows the process of building the jump from the double. In this lesson Kori talks about using a bunny hop to help create rhythm and timing and a lighter […] Continue reading →
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Triple Toe Loop Lesson – Part 2 (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade works with one of her skaters learning a triple toe loop. This is the second part of a 2 part lesson on the triple toe. See Part 1 here. As mentioned for Part 1, this stage of the triple toe is a common plateau, so many will benefit from the ideas […] Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Jumps – Triple Toe Loop Lesson (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade works with one of her skaters learning a triple toe loop. This stage of the triple toe is a common plateau, so many will benefit from the ideas shared here. Kori begins by explaining that she prefers when skaters stop the rotation of the shoulders (check the rotation) on the entry, […] Continue reading →
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Jump Lesson – Double Salchow (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade gives a young skater a lesson on the double salchow. The video starts with the skater doing a single salchow that Kori likes well-enough to ask for a double attempt (“with crossed feet on the way down”). The primary problem for this skater is “opening” or uncrossing the feet while in […] Continue reading →
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Jump Lesson – Importance of Patterns (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade gives a young skater a lesson aimed at improving the single axel. The lesson begins with a backspin and progresses to a waltz jump and then a single flip. Notice the focus Kori places on using a consistent pattern to enter the jumps. Kori says, “I really believe in fundamental patterns. […] Continue reading →
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Jason Brown Learning Triple Axel (Kori Ade)
In this figure skating video, we sit in as Olympic coach Kori Ade gives Jason Brown a triple axel lesson. At the time this video was taken, Jason had not yet started to land the triple axel. A cameo appearance is made by yet another Olympic coach, Audrey Weisiger who also shares some of her […] Continue reading →
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Mental and Emotional Training for Figure Skating Continued (Kori Ade)
In this video, we get a closer look at the off-ice TAPS program developed by Olympic coach Kori Ade for the development of her skaters. In the first part of this series, Kori explained the purpose of these sessions. Here we get to see some sample activities. Naturally these activities and topics change regularly and […] Continue reading →
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Mental and Emotional Training for Figure Skating (Kori Ade)
Olympic coach Kori Ade shares one of the secrets of her skaters’ success. Most coaches focus strictly on skating technique and physical development with some emphasis on musicality or artistic movement. But very few coaches address the emotional and mental aspects of developing champion figure skaters. Editor’s note: Kori has an amazing relationship with her […] Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Off-ice Training: Off ice jump class – Part 6 (Kori Ade)
This off-ice training video is the final part of a multi-part off-ice jump class by Kori Ade. In Part 1, Kori had the class do heel clicks and air turn variations. In Part 2, Kori has the class do exercises for rhythm, quickness, and balance. In Part 3, the focus was on flying sit spins and […] Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Off-ice Training: Off ice jump class – Part 5 (Kori Ade)
This off-ice training video is a continuation of a multi-part off-ice jump class by Kori Ade. In Part 1, Kori had the class do heel clicks and air turn variations. In Part 2, Kori has the class do exercises for rhythm, quickness, and balance. In Part 3, the focus was on flying sit spins and flying […] Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Off-ice Training: Off ice class – Part 4 (Kori Ade)
This video is a continuation of a multi-part off-ice jump class by Kori Ade. In Part 1, Kori had the class do heel clicks and air turn variations. In Part 2, Kori has the class do exercises for rhythm, quickness, and balance. In Part 3, the focus was on flying sit spins and flying camels. In […] Continue reading →