Douglas Leigh is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

coach. He is the head coach and founder of the

Mariposa School of Skating The Mariposa School of Skating, located in Barrie, Ontario, is a major figure skating training center in Canada. History The school was founded in Orillia, Ontario in 1973 by Doug Leigh and Tom Harrison. The school moved to Barrie in 1988 after th ...

. Among his former students are Brian Orser, Elvis Stojko, Takeshi Honda, Jennifer Robinson,

Steven Cousins Steven Cousins (born 24 May 1972) is a British former competitive men's singles figure skater. He is the 1993 Skate Canada International bronze medalist and an eight-time British national champion. He finished as high as 6th at the Olympics (1 ...

, Jeffrey Buttle,

Ben Ferreira Ben Ferreira (born April 5, 1979) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 2004 Skate Canada International silver medallist, the 2004 Bofrost Cup on Ice silver medallist, and a three-time Canadian national medallist. Career Fer ...

, Kristy Wirtz and

Kris Wirtz Kris Wirtz (born December 12, 1969) is a Canadian former pair skater. With Kristy Sargeant, he is the 1999 Four Continents silver medallist, the 1994 Skate Canada International champion, and a two-time Canadian national champion. The pair compe ...

Lesley Hawker Lesley Hawker (born May 1, 1981) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the Figure skating at the 2003 Winter Universiade, 2003 Winter Universiade bronze medallist, the 2003 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medallist, and a two-time Canadi ...

, Zeus Issariotis, Brandon Mroz,

Tuğba Karademir Tuğba Karademir (born on 17 March 1985) is a Turkish former competitive figure skater. She won silver medals at the 2008 International Challenge Cup and 2008 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. She qualified to the free skate at two Winter Olympics ( 2006 ...

, and

Christopher Mabee Christopher Mabee (born August 26, 1985) is a Canadian retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 Canadian national silver medalist. He announced his retirement from competitive skating in December, 2008. Early career Christopher Mabee w ...

. During his competitive career, he was coached by

Hans Gersweiller Hans Gerschwiler (21 June 1920 – 27 September 2017) was a Swiss figure skating, figure skater. He was the 1948 Olympic silver medalist Career Gerschwiler made his international debut at the 1939 European Figure Skating Championships, 193 ...

, Karol Divín, and

Sheldon Galbraith Sheldon William Galbraith, (May 24, 1922 – April 14, 2015) was a Canadian figure skating coach whose students have won all three categories at World Championships (men's, ladies' and pairs'). His students also won Canada's first Olympic gold me ...

. He won the silver medal on the Junior level at the 1966 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.

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