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Paige Aistrop, a former competitive ice skater, is now a professional figure skating coach.

Living in Toronto, Ontario, she is based at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Her primary specialty is figure skating spins, but she is also highly accomplished in the interpretation of the ISU Judging System as promulgated by the sports governing body the International Skating Union. Additionally she supports athletes with their choreography, music selection and figure skating jump technique.

Her coaching career began in 1975 and she has spent much of her coaching career working alongside the Mariposa head singles coach Doug Leigh, with whom she still works. As a member of the Mariosa team she also supports head pairs coach Leigh Barkell and the head ice dancing coach David Islam.

She has worked with hundreds of skaters who have achieved national, international and Olympic success. She has coached skaters who have competed at the Winter Olympic Games, the World Figure Skating Championships, the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and the United States Figure Skating Championships.

Some of the notable athletes she has worked with include Elvis Stojko, Jeffrey Buttle, Jennifer Robinson, Nobunari Oda, Takeshi Honda, Steven Cousins, Christopher Mabee, Joey Russell, Tugba Karademir and Max Fortin.

[edit] External References

Biography at Mariposa School of Skating [1]
Biography at MySk8Coach.com http://www.mysk8coach.com/Site/CoachAistrop.html
Biography at Skating Solutions [2]
Personal Web Site [3]