Camp Director

Peter Biver

Peter Biver is the Director of Summer Camp and Head Coach and Director of Shattuck St. Mary’s Figure Skating Center of Excellence.  He is a US National and International (Poland) Coach as well as a US National Competitor in Senior Pairs.  Peter is a 6-time US Figure Skating (USFS) Gold Medalist in Skating Skills, Singles, Pairs, Compulsory Dance, Partnered Free Dance and Solo Free Dance.  He is the coach of multiple USFS Gold Medalists in Skating Skills, Singles, Pairs and Ice Dance. He specializes in the portable pole harness to assist in learning jumps and enjoys working with skaters of all ages and levels.  He toured with Holiday on Ice throughout Europe and Russia and earned a BBA degree from St. Norbert College in De Pere, WI.  Peter is guided by his passion to bring a holistic approach to each skater's development in pursuit of their potential as an athlete and artist.

Full 2026 Guest & Resident Coach Line-up

2026 Coach bios

2026 Guest Coaches

Week 1 = Polina Edmunds

2014 U.S. Olympian | 2014 & 2016 U.S. Silver Medalist | 2015 Four Continents Champion | 2014 & 2015 World Competitor
2013 U.S. Junior Champion | Host of the Iron Butterfly Podcast all about skating. Polina is the 2015 Four Continents champion, the 2014 CS U.S. Classic champion, and a two-time U.S. national silver medalist (2014, 2016). She represented the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 9th. Earlier in her career, Edmunds won two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and the 2013 U.S. National Junior title. Edmunds was in skates by two, in lessons by four. She’s a fierce competitor and mentor in the figure skating world and is looking forward to sharing her passion, expertise, and grit with Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

Week 2 = Laura Lipetsky

Team USA Coach, former U.S. National Competitor and former Head Coach of the 2025 World Champion, 2-time U.S. National Champion, International Medalist, World Medalist, National Medalist and Olympian, Alysa Lui. Laura holds a degree from UC Berkely and specializes in jumps, spins, and skating skills. 

 

Week 3 = Max Aaron

Max Aaron's skating career began with hockey at age 3. When he was 9 he took up figure skating to improve his skating skills, but his main focus remained hockey where he reached an elite level, U16 AAA Hockey and was named to the U.S. U14 Developmental hockey team at the age of 14. Max competed in both hockey and figure skating until he was 16, when he suffered a fractured back. He was in a full body cast for several months and was forced to stay off the ice for a year. When he returned to the rink he decided to focus solely on figure skating. His decision turned out to be a great one as he went on to win medals all over the world, including becoming the U.S. National Champion in 2023. Max is a four-time U.S. Championship Medalist, having won Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Pewter medals between 2013 and 2016. He won several Grand Prix medals, taking Gold at Skate America in 2016, and Bronze in 2014, as well as Bronze at Skate Canada in 2015, and Cup of China in 2018. Max is a four-time World Team member and two-time World Team Champion.