Mariposa School of Skating
| Formation | 1973 |
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Director | Doug Leigh |
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| Website | www |
The Mariposa School of Skating is a figure skating training center in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.[1]
History
The school was founded in Orillia, Ontario in 1973 by Doug Leigh and Tom Harrison. The school moved to Barrie in 1988 after the Orillia city council refused to allow the building of a new rink on land to be donated to the school by Georgian College.[2]
The head coaches at Mariposa are Leigh for singles, Lee Barkell for pairs, and David Islam for ice dancing.[3] Islam and Paul Matheson were scheduled to become the co-owners in June 2017.[4]
The name "Mariposa", which means "butterfly" in Spanish, refers to author Stephen Leacock's fictional name for Orillia, the school's original home.[2]
Notable students and alumni
- Jeffrey Buttle
- Steven Cousins
- Meagan Duhamel
- Ben Ferreira
- Oula Jaaskelainen
- Tuğba Karademir
- Christopher Mabee
- Nobunari Oda
- Brian Orser
- Elvis Stojko
See also
References
- ^ "BMO Financial Group and Doug Leigh finalists for a Canadian Sport Award". Skate Canada. 2007-02-09. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Buffery, Steve (1997-02-23). "Doug Leigh is skating's master chef". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
- ^ "Skating Coaches for all levels". The Mariposa School of Skating. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Pereira, Gene (May 2, 2017). "David Islam, Paul Matheson taking over figure-skating school from Doug Leigh on June 1". The Barrie Examiner. Archived from the original on November 28, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2018.