Tom Dickson

Tom Dickson is an American figure skater who currently works as a coach and choreographer. During his eligible career, he won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at junior level in 1980; at the senior level, he placed 5th at the 1984 Championships. He also won Nebelhorn Trophy in 1980.

After his competitive career, Dickson skated with Ice Capades. He started doing skating choreography when his former coach, Carlo Fassi, asked him to work with Chen Lu in 1991.

Dickson currently coaches at the Broadmoor Skating Club, and has choreographed for many skaters, including Ryan Jahnke, Ann Patrice McDonough, Matthew Savoie, and Yukina Ota. Some of his current clients are Kim Yu-Na, Parker Pennington, Jeremy Abbott, Michael Villarreal, Rachael Flatt and Megan Williams-Stewart. He also choreographed the "Princess Classics" show for Disney on Ice.

He won the USFSA's Paul McGrath Choreographer of the Year award in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2006.

References

* [http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=206 2003 Award]
* [http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=25482 2004 Award]
* [http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=34674 2006 Award]
* [http://www.usfigureskating.org/Magazine.asp?id=57&issue=28280 Dickson answers Kids' Questions]
* "A Chat with Tom Dickson", "Blades on Ice", October 2006.