August 3 - 7, 2026
Registration opens Monday, March 16 at 10:00am
Registration Closes Monday, July 20 at 11:59pm
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Registration Changes for Summer 2026:
- Registration will be available online only.
- Only one participant may be registered per transaction; a shopping cart option will not be available.
- Siblings will need to be registered separately.
- Registration can only be completed by the participant's parent or legal guardian.
- All required paperwork, including the release waiver and health history, is now built directly into the registration process and must be completed before payment can be submitted and registration completed.
Thank you for your understanding as we implement these changes. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to a great camp!
New Registration System For Summer 2026!
We've upgraded to a new recreation program registration system to better support youth and adult programs!
Important for Parents/Guardians:
To register your child for any summer camp, you'll need to:
1. Create your account *Note: Due to system constraints, only current MTU students, faculty, and staff may use an MTU email. All others must use or create a different email address to create an account.
2. Add your children as your affiliates (with their date of birth).
3. Register your child through their affiliate profile (profile options in top right corner), not your own, for any program with an age requirement.
This ensures accurate participant info and correct age group placement.
Create your accounts early to be ready!
Additional information on how to create your user account can be found here.
Additional information on how to create your child's affiliate account can be found here.
Registration and payment can only be completed
online.
MTU Recreation Programs Cancellation Policy
All program participants are required to consent to the MTU Athletics & Recreation Liability Waiver and Concussion Awareness Form at time of registration.
Email
sportscamps@mtu.edu to be added to our list for future announcements, notifications, and reminders.
Camp Overview
Take your skating to the next level with Michigan Tech’s Summer Figure Skating School at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena. All skaters, beginner through advanced, will learn new skills and techniques through private lessons with our highly qualified coaching staff.
Daily Session Schedule
| Monday, August 3 - Friday, August 7, 2026 |
| 7:15am - 8:00am |
Open General Session 1 |
| 8:00am - 8:45am |
Open General Session 2 |
| 8:45am - 9:30am |
Open General Session 3 |
| 9:30am - 10:15am |
Open General Session 4 |
| 10:15am |
Resurface |
| 10:30am - 11:15am |
Open General Session 5 |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm |
Open General Session 6 |
| 12:00pm - 12:45pm |
Open General Session 7 |
| 12:45pm |
Resurface |
| 1:00pm - 1:45pm |
Open General Session 8 |
| 1:45pm - 2:30pm |
Open General Session 9 |
| 2:30pm - 3:15pm* |
Open General Session 10 |
| 3:15pm |
Resurface |
| 3:30pm - 4:15pm |
Open General Session 11 |
| 4:15pm - 5:00pm |
Open General Session 12 |
| 5:00pm - 5:45pm |
Open General Session 13 |
*Ice Sessions will end at 3:15pm on Friday, August 7, 2025.
Session Guidelines
Sessions are open to skaters of all levels. Private lessons will be provided by coaches contracted by Michigan Tech. Skaters must indicate on their registration form the number of lessons requested and their first, second, and third choice for coaches.
Coaching assignments will first be made based on the order of the registrations received, but all requests may not be able to be honored regarding the number of lessons and coaching desired.
US Figure Skating (USFS) Test Session - August 7, 2026
In conjunction with the Michigan Tech Summer Figure Skating School, the
Copper Country Skating Academy will sponsor its annual test session on Friday, August 7. Skaters not registered for our summer program are welcome to participate in the test session as well.
The following tests will be offered: Dance, Pairs, Skating Skills and Freestyle through the gold level. Skaters who would like to test International tests, may use the test session to record dances, pay Collin the fee, and find a virtual session to submit to.
Dance Partner Testing Rates (and to be paid directly to the partner): TBD
- Preliminary
- Pre-bronze
- Bronze
- Pre-silver
- Silver
- Pre-gold
- Gold
- International
Test registration will be available on EntryEeze. Test registrations must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm Wednesday, August 5. Late applications will be accepted until 8:00 pm Thursday, August 6, space permitting, and with a $25 late fee. Only online applications will be accepted.
For skaters who are not members of CCSA, please upload the completed Permission to Test Form in EntryEeze.
For more information or questions regarding the test session, please contact CCSA's Test Chair, Debra Charlesworth, at debra.charlesworth@gmail.com.
2026 Professional Coaching Staff
Coaching fees are based on 15-minute private lessons and are paid at the end of the week, directly to your coach.
Dance Partner - Collin Brubaker
- TBD - preliminary through silver dances, moves, and choreography
- TBD - pre-gold and gold dances
- TBD - international dances
Marcie Kierpiec, Guest Coach -- $25
Marcie has been a part of Michigan Tech's Summer School coaching staff for more than 30 years, and she brings with her 40 years of coaching experience. She is a Junior National Coach who spent 19 years in Delaware as a staff professional at both the University of Delaware Training Center and the Skating Club of Wilmington and now resides in Michigan. She has to her credit US and Canadian Gold Dances, Senior and Junior International Dances, Novice Freestyle, Silver Free Dance, 6th Figure and is a certified Level 5 hockey coach with USA Hockey. Marcie coaches all levels of dance, skating skills, and P.O.W.E.R. Hockey, and specializes in the latter two disciplines. She is also available to partner for compulsory dance tests. In addition to her skating and coaching credentials, Marcie holds both a BA (Michigan State University, ’91) and MA (West Chester University, ’11) in French. She also attained a BS degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis in strength and conditioning at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. In addition to coaching figure skating at various camps in Michigan and Wisconsin, she is a full-time skating specialist for hockey associations in lower Michigan and off-ice strength coach for individual hockey players.
Elena Rodrigues, Guest Coach -- $18
Elena Rodrigues is a USFS Gold Medalist in Freestyle, Moves, Dance, and Solo Free Dance and has passed all International Dances. She has 16 years of teaching experience, has been on the coaching staff for the Eagle River and Michigan Tech summer skating school since 2013, and currently coaches at the Pettit National Ice Center in Milwaukee, WI. She specializes in teaching all levels of freestyle, choreography, and moves in the field but has also had much success coaching skaters through high-level ice dance tests. She now holds a sectional technical specialist appointment for synchronized skating. She has passed the Registered free skate and Registered moves in the field exams through the PSA. She is also a coach to Regional competitors at the qualifying level. She is the Wisconsin FSC Learn to Skate Director and the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Edge Synchronized Skating teams. As a skater, Elena was an ISU Junior World, ISU Four Continents, and Winter University Games competitor. Elena earned a BS in Kinesiology and Health from Miami University with a double minor in Coaching and Management and Organizations where she competed for both the Miami University Synchronized Skating program and the Intercollegiate Freestyle Team. Elena also has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
Jennifer Bukovich -- $16
Jennifer Bukovich has been coaching figure skating since 1997. She has tested through Adult Gold Freestyle, Adult Gold Dance, Adult Gold Moves, Pre-Gold Dance, Junior Moves, and Novice Freestyle. Her skating career, which began in 1982, includes competition experience across multiple states, including regional events. Jennifer is qualified to coach through the Gold level in Freestyle, Skating Skills, and Dance.
Currently, Jennifer coaches for CCSA and LBFSC. She particularly enjoys leading the Aspire program for both clubs, where skaters benefit in a positive group environment, combining both on- and off-ice training. Yoga is a key part of Jennifer's daily routine, and she enjoys incorporating it into her off-ice sessions.
Jennifer believes skating should be fun to inspire motivation, while hard work is essential for growth and success.
Becky Pomroy -- $12
Becky Brings 25+ years of coaching experience. Available to teach up to Pre Silver Skating Skills, Bronze Dance and Pre Bronze Singles / Choreography. She truly enjoys coaching all ages, 3 years through adults. Becky is a former Director of Skating at the Iron Mountain Skating Club. In addition to coaching, she is a registered nurse, mother of 3 and outdoor activity enthusiast.
Sherry Karnosky -- $10
Currently coaching for the Copper Country Skating Academy, Sherry has been skating for 42 years and teaching professionally for the past 32 years. Along with coaching, Sherry was a USFS trial and appointed Judge for eight years. She has a BS and MS degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and teaching certificates gained in Wisconsin, New York, and Michigan. Areas of expertise include the compulsory dances from Preliminary to Gold and the development of posture and carriage for dance, along with the Moves in the Field (Pre Pre to Juvenile) and Freeskating (Pre Pre through Pre Juvenile). She enjoys to teach single jumps and the basic spin positions of scratch, sit, camel, layback, back and change of foot, however program choreography is not available.
Sara Rutz -- $10
Sara is a member of the Copper Country Skating Academy coaching staff with 20 years of coaching experience. She is the former director of the Michigan Tech Learn to Skate Program and the Summer Skating School and has worked with skaters of all ages and levels. Sara earned a degree in Elementary Education from Alma College and currently teaches at Houghton Elementary School.
Cost
Individual Registration Fee
A $50 registration fee is required of all Figure Skating School participants.
This $50 payment will register you for the camp and place you in timestamp order for lesson requests. Lessons will be scheduled in order of registrations received. Please note the quantity of lesson requests may not be honored due to limiting factors of instructor and ice time availability
Following registration, all participants will receive a confirmation email that will include a link to a google form. The google form will collect information including current test levels, ice session requests and lesson requests (quantity and coach). An order will be generated in our system based on the fees due to Michigan Tech for the ice time ($20 per session) and will be emailed to the participant for online payment. Fees for lessons will be paid by the participant directly to the coaches at the end of the camp week - only ice session fees are collected by Michigan Tech.
On-ice, 45-minute Practice Session Fee
- Ice Fee: $20 per session
- All ice session fees are due by July 27, 2026
Check-In/Check-Out
Based on the nature of the Michigan Tech Figure Skating School and variable programming for each individual, it is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to ensure that their child is picked up by an authorized release person each day.
Parking
Parents and commuter campers can request a parking permit for the duration of camp. The permit will allow you to park in SDC Lot 22 (at the main entrance to the SDC). You must display the permit on the driver-side dashboard while parked in Lot 22. The permit is valid for only the dates listed on the permit. Parking tickets will be issued to violating vehicles and will not be the responsibility of Michigan Tech Sports Camps.
Questions?
Michigan Tech Recreation: (906) 487-2975 or
sportscamps@mtu.edu
Camp Coordinator: Jada Gullstrand, (906) 487-2227 or
jmgullst@mtu.edu
