Kathy Casey

Kathy Casey started figure skating at age 12 in her hometown of Great Falls, Montana. She fell in love with the sport and competed successfully in regional and sectional competitions, but never at nationals. That passion for skating, however, turned into a long and illustrious career as one of the country’s top figure skating coaches. She got her coaching start at the Lakewood Winter Club in 1962, determined to keep alive a tradition of outstanding skaters coming out of the LWC. During Casey’s 28-year stay in Pierce County, including eight years coaching at Sprinker Recreation Center, she coached Jill Sawyer of Lakewood, the 1978 Junior World champion. Casey was school figures coach for Seattle’s Rosalynn Sumners, a three-time U.S. Senior Ladies champion, 1983 world champion and 1984 Olympic silver medalist at Sarajevo. Casey enjoyed coaching success with other skaters such as Donna Albert, Staci Loop, Jim White, Marcy Sulenes, Scott Williams, Scott Kurttila and Scott Davis. When Casey departed in 1990 to become skating director at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo., Davis followed her, eventually winning U.S. men’s titles in 1993 and 1994 and finishing sixth at the 1993 World Championships. In addition to coaching at three Olympic Games, World Championships, Junior World Championships, and other international and national competitions, she was President of the Professional Skaters Association for six years and served a term on the Olympic Coaches Committee. Casey was awarded the 2005 Sports Science Coach of the Year by the US Olympic Committee and currently conducts Kathy Casey Seminars around the world for figure skaters and coaches.