- Doug Leigh
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Doug Leigh Personal information Full name Douglas Leigh Country represented Canada
Former coach Hans Gersweiller
Karol Divín
Sheldon GalbraithSkating club North Bay FSC Douglas "Doug" Leigh is a Canadian figure skating coach. He is the head coach and founder of the Mariposa School of Skating. Among his current and former students are Brian Orser, Elvis Stojko, Takeshi Honda, Jennifer Robinson, Steven Cousins, Jeffrey Buttle, Ben Ferreira, Kristy Wirtz & Kris Wirtz, Lesley Hawker, Zeus Issariotis, Brandon Mroz, Tuğba Karademir, and Christopher Mabee.
During his competitive career, he was coached by Hans Gersweiller, Karol Divín, and Sheldon Galbraith. He won the silver medal on the Junior level at the 1966 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.
External links
- Slam! Interview
- "Canadian National Championships Medallists" (PDF). Skate Canada. http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/championships_results.pdf.
Categories:- Canadian figure skating coaches
- Canadian male single skaters
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- Living people
- Canadian figure skating biography stubs
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