Doug Leigh is clearly recognized as Canada’s premier skating coach and is internationally acclaimed as a leader in the field. As a skating authority, he operates numerous coach/skater seminars throughout the world as well as the renowned coach/skater one week seminar offered at Mariposa School of Skating. Doug is a man of vision, enthusiasm and drive. He is a frequent speaker at schools, clubs and charities, and is involved in many local fundraising events for hospitals, cancer research and recreational facilities
- Coached figure skating for over 40 years
- Skate Canada Level 5 Skating Coach
- Coached World Champions and Olympic Medallists Brian Orser and Elvis Stojko
- Coach of 3 time World Bronze Medallist Takeshi Honda
- Coached at over 35 Consecutive Canadian Championships
- Coached at 26 World Championships
- Coached at 6 Winter Olympic Games
- Coached over 50 Canadian National Medallists including 6 time Canadian Ladies Champion Jennifer
- Robinson and 8 time Canadian Men’s Champion Brian Orser
- Mariposa has 20 World & Olympic Medals