Legendary figure skating coach John Nicks coaches local skaters Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Stephen C. West Ice Arena in Breckenridge. Nicks has coached U.S. and Olympic medalists in 41 World Championships and nine winter Olympic Games. He is a member of the U.S. Figure Skating and World Figure Skating halls of fame
Photo by Jenise Jensen / town of Breckenridge
The town of Breckenridge was blessed with an unexpected and atypical sporting opportunity this week at Stephen C. West Ice Arena. World and U.S. hall of fame figure skating coach John Nicks was in town for a ski trip with his daughter, their first time to Breckenridge, and he was connected with the town recreation department. They asked if Nicks, 91, would be interested in a figure skating clinic, and the recently retired longtime coach for U.S. Figure Skating couldn’t say “no.”