Tess Kuehne
Coaching Background
Coaching group and private lessons since 2000, co-founder and coach of the combined Garden City & Wayne Westland high school figure skating team, 9th year as a Learn to Skate Director.
Teaching Background
Experience teaching: tot - adult skaters of all levels, MIF/Skating Skills and FS/Singles, power skating, stride machine training, off-ice conditioning, USFS synchronized team, and a variety of students choosing between a competitive focus, test focus, and/or show performance aspects of figure skating.
Skating Background
Currently still testing and competing, 2024 ISU Adult Masters Women II Free Skate Champion at the International Adult Figure Skating Competition (Oberstdorf, Germany), 2016 Championship Adult Masters Junior-Senior Ladies National Silver Medalist, 2019 Adult Midwestern Bronze Medalist, US Figure Skating double Gold Medalist (Moves in the Field/Skating Skills and Freestyle/Singles), and Pre-Silver Dance.
Coaching Credentials
- Certified Learn to Skate USA Instructor & Program Director
- US Figure Skating Certified Coach