Figure Skating

at Reno Ice

Reno Ice Learn To Skate

Beginner and Advanced Skating Classes: Learn the fundamentals in a supportive environment with skilled coaches. Perfect for all ages, tots to adults.

Learn to Skate USA offers beginner skating lessons to skaters of all ages and abilities by way of a trusted, standardized curriculum endorsed by U.S. Figure Skating and USA Hockey.

Tot classes allow skaters to build confidence while learning to skate and are designed to help children ages 6 and younger develop the ABCs of movement – Agility, Balance, Coordination and Speed.

Basic Skill classes teach the fundamentals of ice skating in order to provide a strong foundation, for ages 7 and above.

Upon completion, skaters can confidently advance to more specialized areas of skating.

Learn To Skate Classes

30-minute classes with 30-60 minute independent practice times depending on your session day and time.

 Tuesday’s 

 5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, & 6:00 PM 

Thursday’s 

5:00 PM, 5:30 PM, & 6:00 PM

Saturday’s 

9:00 AM & 9:30 AM

Figure Skating Off -Ice Classes

(for Basic 5 and higher)

  • Tuesday’s 5:00 PM-5:30 PM

    Body/Core Conditioning

  • Thursday’s 5:00 PM- 5:30 PM

    Jump Class

  • Saturday’s 8:45 AM- 9:45 AM

    Ballet Class

Figure Skating Academy

Reno Figure Skating Academy is a bridge program for skaters at a Basic 5 level or higher who are interested in skating more and learning how to train to become a figure skater in the United States Figure Skating Program.

Skaters must be pre approved to join by our Figure Skating Director, Joanie Malarchuk:

 joanie@renoice.com

The Academy  is a Reno Ice monthly membership of $450. This includes:

  • 3  Freestyle sessions a week

  • 1 On-Ice Power Class a week

  • 3 Off-Ice classes a week

  • 3 half-hour classes of  instruction a week 

  • 7 sessions of training a week with USFS Certified and Master  Rated coach.

This would normally be =$235.25 a week, which is $941.00 a month.

That's more than 50% off, saving you $450 a month! Plus, you’ll get bonus free freestyle sessions whenever Academy takes a break for camps.

Freestyle/Private Lessons

A freestyle session is a 45 or 60 minute session where the general public is not allowed on the ice. Skaters practice and perform powerful jumps and spins at high speeds on these sessions; therefore, all skaters must be aware, alert and focused to participate. Some sessions even require skaters to be at a certain freestyle level of skating.

Freestyle sessions are $12.00 each.

 Morning Pass $15.00 for all 3 sessions: available only Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings!

  • Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday:  45 min sessions (6:00 AM, 6:45 AM, 7:30 AM) 

  • Monday-Friday Afternoons: 45 minute sessions (2:00 PM, 2:45 PM, 3:30 PM)

  • Saturday mornings: 1 hour sessions (5:45 AM & 6:45 AM)

  • Sunday mornings: 1 hour sessions (6:00 AM & 6:45 AM)

Private Lessons

Tailored, one-on-one instruction to meet your individual skating goals and schedules. Reno Ice provides private figure skating lessons to skaters of all ages and skating abilities. Private lessons are a great way to learn, or as a supplement to group instruction. Taking private lessons from one of our skilled figure skating professionals allows you to improve your own skills faster and at your own rate of learning while preparing you to pass a new test level and/or participate in competitions.

Arranging Private Lessons

If you would like additional information regarding private lessons, please contact the Director of Figure Skating:

Joanie Malarchuk at joanie@renoice.com

or visit renoice.com under the programs tab for private figure skating coach contact information.

You may also come by and observe our professional coaching staff. They are available to meet with you directly to schedule a day and time for your lesson. Lesson fees do not include the price of admission and/or skate rental. These fees are payable directly to the rink.

Pricing

Our coaches operate as independent contractors who use our facility to teach their private lessons; therefore, they set their own schedule based on their availability and payment for the lesson is made directly to the coach. The cost for private lessons varies depending on the instructor and their skill level.

For more information and help, please contact Reno Ice at renoice2021@gmail.com or call us at (775) 636-6900!

  • Snowplow 1

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:00 PM & 5:30 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM & 9:30 AM

    Snowplow 1 students will learn to:

    • Sit and stand up with skates on (off ice)

    • Sit and stand up (on ice)

    • March in place

    • March forward (8-10 steps)

    • March, then glide on two feet

    • Dip in place

    Snowplow 2

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:00 PM & 5:30 PM

    Saturdays: 9:00 AM & 9:30 AM

    Snowplow 2 students will learn how to:

    • March followed by a long glide

    • Dip while moving

    • Backward wiggles, 6 in a row

    • Forward two foot swizzles, 2-3 in a row

    • Rocking horse, one forward & one backward swizzle action

    • Two foot hop in place

  • Basic 1

    For skaters age 7 and older who have never skated before.

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:00 PM & 5:30 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM & 9:30 AM

    • Sit on ice and stand up

    • March forward across the rink

    • Forward two foot glide

    • Dip

    • Forward swizzles 6-8 in a row

    • Backward wiggles 6-8 in a row

    • Beginning snowplow stop (one or two feet)

    • Bonus skill: two foot hop in place

    Basic 2

    Skaters age 7 and older with previous skating experience but no previous formal instruction.

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:00 PM & 5:30 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM & 9:30 AM

    Skaters who successfully completed Snowplow Sam 3. Skaters who have successfully completed Basic 1. Basic skating skills are taught for the figure skater or hockey player.

    • Scooter pushes

    • Forward one foot glides right & left

    • Backward two foot glide, length of skater's height.

    • Rocking horse- one forward swizzle, one backward swizzle, (repeat twice)

    • Backward swizzles 6-8 in a row

    • Two-foot turns from forward to backward in place (clockwise & counter clockwise)

    • Moving snowplow stop

    • Bonus skill: curves

    Basic 3

    For skaters who have successfully completed Basic 2. Stroking and backward skating are taught at this level.

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:00 PM & 5:30 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM & 9:30 AM

    • Beginning forward stroking, showing correct use of blade

    • Forward 1⁄2 swizzle pumps on a circle, 6 - 8 consecutive, clockwise & counter clockwise.

    • Moving forward to backward two foot turn, Clockwise & counter clockwise

    • Beginning backward one foot glides, right & Left, focus on balance

    • Backward snowplow stop (R &L)

    • Forward slalom

    • Bonus skill: forward pivot, clockwise & counter clockwise

    Basic 4

    For skaters who have successfully completed Basic 3. Edges and forward crossovers are taught at this level.

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 6:00 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:30 AM

    • Forward outside edge on a circle (R & L)

    • Forward inside edge on a circle (R & L)

    • Forward crossovers 4-6 consecutive ,Clockwise & counter clockwise

    • Backward 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle, clockwise & counter clockwise (6-8)

    • Beginning two-foot spin (up to two revolutions)

    • Bonus skill: forward lunges -both legs

    Basic 5

    For skaters who have successfully completed Basic 4. Backward crossovers and turns are taught at this level.

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 6:00 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:30 AM

    • Backward outside edge on a circle, right & left

    • Backward inside edge on a circle, right & left

    • Backward crossovers 4-6 consecutive - both directions

    • Forward outside three turn (R & L)

    • Advanced two-foot spin, min 4 revolutions

    • Hockey stop

    • Bonus skill: side toe hop (R & L)

    Basic 6

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 6:00 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:30 AM

    • Forward inside open mohawk from a standstill (R to L and L to R)

    • Forward inside three-turn (R and L)

    • Moving backward to forward two-foot turn on a circle — clockwise and counterclockwise

    • Backward stroking

    • Beginning one-foot spin, optional free leg and entry position (2-4 revolutions)

    • T-stops (R and L)

    • Bunny hop

    • Forward spiral on a straight line (R and L)

    • Bonus Skill: shoot the duck (R and L)

  • Adult 1

    For new skaters with limited or no prior skating class experience, and for skaters returning to the ice after a long break.

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:30 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM

    • Falling and recovery (on ice)

    • Forward marching

    • Forward two-foot glide

    • Forward swizzles (4-6 in a row)

    • One forward swizzle/one backward swizzle (rocking horse)

    • Dip

    • Forward snowplow stop 

    Adult 2

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:30 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM

    • Forward skating across the width of the ice.

    • Forward one-foot glides, R and L

    • Forward slalom

    • Backward wiggles.

    • Backward swizzles (4-6 in a row).

    • Two-foot turns in place

    Adult 3

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 6:00 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM

    • Forward stroking

    • Backwards 1/2 swizzle pumps on a circle, clockwise & counter clockwise

    • Moving two foot turns on a curve (clockwise & counterclockwise)

    • Forward edges on a circle (outside & inside, clockwise & counter clockwise)

    • Forward crossovers (clockwise & counter clockwise)

    • Backwards one foot glide (right & left)

    • Forward pivot (one direction only)

    • Forward chasses on a circle (both directions)

    Adult 4

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 6:00 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM

    • Forward 3 turns (outside & inside, right & left)

    • Perimeter stroking with crossovers end patterns

    • Forward outside & inside Change of Edge Sequence

    • Alternate backward crossovers with two foot transition

    • Footwork sequence: 3-5 crossovers to an inside Mohawk, 3-5 backward crossovers, step forward inside the circle repeat

    • Power three turns (one direction only)

    • Backward chasses on a circle, (clockwise & counter clockwise)

    Adult 5

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 6:00 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM

    • Backward outside edge on circle (R and L)

    • Backward inside edge on a circle (R and L)

    • Backward crossovers (clockwise and counterclockwise)

    • Forward outside three-turn (R and L)

    • Forward swing rolls to a count of six

    • Beginning two-foot spin

    Adult 6

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:00 PM & 5:30 PM

    Saturday’s: 9:00 AM & 9:30 AM

    • Forward stroking with crossover end patterns

    • Backward stroking with crossover end patterns

    • Forward inside three-turn (R and L)

    • Forward outside to inside change of edge on a line (R and L)

    • T-stop (R or L)

    • Lunge

    • Two-foot spin into one-foot spin

  • Hockey 3

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:30 PM

    • Lateral crossover march (both directions)

    • Forward C-cuts (half-swizzle pumps) on a circle, both directions

    • Forward outside edges on half-circles (large Cs), alternating feet on the short or long axis of the rink

    • Forward inside edges on half-circles (large Cs), alternating feet on the short or long axis of the rink

    • Backward C-cuts (half-swizzle pumps) on a circle, both directions

    • Backward snowplow stops: one- and two-foot V-stop

    • One-foot moving snowplow stop (R and L), introduce 1/4 turn with hips to hockey stop

    • Bonus Skill: Forward stops and starts

    Hockey 4

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 5:30 PM

    • Quick starts using forward V-start

    • Backward one-foot glide (R and L)

    • Forward crossover glides (clockwise and counterclockwise). Hold feet in crossed position for 2 counts

    • Backward crossover glides (clockwise and counterclockwise). Hold feet in crossed position for 2 counts

    • Forward crossovers on circle, clockwise and counterclockwise (4-6 each)

    • Backward crossovers on circle, clockwise and counterclockwise (4-6 each)

    • Hockey stops (stopping to the left and to the right, with speed)

    • Bonus Skill: Forward to backward mohawk pivots (both directions, R and L) from powerful, full strides

    Hockey Power Skating

    Tuesday’s & Thursday's: 6:00 PM

    Must have taken Hockey 4, this class is for the those hockey players who are wanting to continue with learning skating skills and how to use them with speed.

  • Saturday's: 9:00 AM

    The Adaptive Skating Program is designed to guide skaters with physical disabilities to develop skating skills. The program encourages skaters to begin and continue to develop skating skills progressively with the intention of maintaining recreational participation and competitive development. Skaters completing the Adaptive Skating curriculum may complete skills assisted or unassisted. The term “assisted” refers to the skater performing skills with the aid of another person. If skaters use an assistive device without a person, they are unassisted Personal Goal Badge: Accomplished by setting and achieving a personal goal that is a personal challenge for the skater

  • Tuesday’s @ 1:00 PM-2:00 PM

    Thursday’s @1:00 PM-2:00 PM

    Learn to Skate classes for Homeschoolers. Skaters will learn the basics of skating:

    • how to fall and get up

    • skating forward and backwards

    • plus more advanced skills like, crossovers , turns

    All while having fun at the same time!

    Skate rental included. Parents are welcome to sign up for the classes also!

    *Homeschoolers do not receive the free public skate passes.

  • Tuesday's @ 10:15 AM

    The TOT & Beginner class is a great introduction for parents and toddlers, ages 3-6 to the skating environment while being able to skate with them and have fun; to develop confidence on the ice learning core skating skills. They will learn to:

    • stand and support themselves on the ice

    • fall down and get back up

    • and march through fun games and activities!

    Parents are more than welcome to skate with their child in the Parent & Tot classes. 8 Free Public skate passes are included with your session.

Meet the Coaches!

Click here for more information on our figure skating coaching staff!