Page Lipe
Page Lipe is a National and International (PSA Level V Ranking) coach and has been coaching for over 30 years. She’s PSA Master Rated in Freestyle and Group Teaching. She is the founder and owner of SportQuest Skating Academy at the Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis, MN.
Page was a US Figure Skating Gold Medalist and a professional skater with Ice Capades. She also performed in several television commercials. She was the coach of Rohene Ward and a number of other high level competitors. She has presented at PSA and ISI seminars as well as her own seminars. Page and the staff at Parade run an extensive summer training program with on and off-ice classes, dance classes, conditioning and mental training classes.
Most recent videos at the top…
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Ice Skating Tips – Neck Strengthening Exercise (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe shares an excellent exercise for strengthening the neck muscles to improve jumping. Continue reading →
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Ice Skating Tips – Exercise To Fix Sway Back (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe demonstrates a fantastic exercise to develop the proper core strength and awareness for correct air positions. This is a conceptually “simple” exercise, but it’s surprisingly difficult to do this exercise well in practice. Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Jump Combinations: Dartfish Double Flip-Double Toe (Page Lipe)
Play the top video first to see the jump being analyzed. Continue reading →
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Axel Figure Skating: Dartfish With Slow Motion (Page Lipe)
Play the top video first to see the jump being analyzed. Continue reading →
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Triple Loop Figure Skating: Dartfish With Slow Motion (Page Lipe)
Play the top video first to see the jump being analyzed. Continue reading →
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Toe Loop Jump Ice Skating (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe shows how she develops the toe loop. In this video she starts at the beginning and works her way up to the triple. Continue reading →
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Salchow Jump Technique (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe shows how she develops the salchow. In this video she starts at the beginning and works her way up to the double. Continue reading →
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Axel Jump Figure Skating Tip (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe shows how she develops the axel. In this video she focuses mainly on the half axel (also known as a “once around” or sometimes a “bell jump”). Continue reading →
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How Figure Skating Jumps Work – Forward Take Off (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe discusses jump take-off direction. Like most top coaches, Page teaches her skaters to take off facing forward on all back entrance jumps. Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Jump Landings – Part 2 (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe continues her discussion of checking out of jumps. Continue reading →
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Figure Skating Jump Landings – Part 1 (Page Lipe)
Page Lipe discusses checking out of jumps. This is a great video for anyone with skaters having problems dropping their free hip or losing control of their shoulders on landing. Continue reading →