James Peterson is an American World and Olympic figure skating coach.

Peterson began coaching in 2001 and coaches in Florida. He was the 2009 and 2010 Professional Skaters Association Developmental Coach of the Year making him one of the few coaches in history to win the award consecutively. He also has won the USOC Developmental Coach of the year award in 2009. His current and former students include 2010 Olympians Caydee Denney

Caydee Denney

Caydee Denney is an American pair skater. She currently skates with John Coughlin. With former partner Jeremy Barrett, she won the 2010 U.S. national championship. She also competed as a single skater until 2009....

 & Jeremy Barrett

Jeremy Barrett (figure skater)

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, Amanda Evora

Amanda Evora

Amanda Evora is an American pair skater. She competes with Mark Ladwig. They are two-time U.S. silver medalists and two-time U.S. pewter medalists.-Personal life:...

 & Mark Ladwig

Mark Ladwig

Mark Ladwig is an American pair skater. He competes with Amanda Evora. They are two-time U.S. silver medalists and two-time pewter medalists.-Career:...

 and 2009- 2007 US National Pair Champions Tracy Tanovich and Michael Chau. Peterson's students Denney/Barrett and Evora/Ladwig made up the entire US Olympic pair team contingency at the Vancouver Games.

In the 2010-11 season, pair team Denney/Barrett left Peterson to work with John Zimmerman and Sylvia Fontana. Peterson's team Evora/Ladwig went on to win their first medal on the grand Prix circuit, a bronze at Cup of Russia placing second in the freeskate. At the U.S. National Championships, Evora/Ladwig won the silver medal placing above Denney/Barrett and qualifying for the ISU World Championships and ISU Four Continents.

Peterson continues to coach with partners Alison Smith and Lyndon Johnston at Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.

Pairs

(with Laura Handy)

Event	1996
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	10th J.

(with Stephanie Woodman)

Event	1998	2000
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	11th	13th

(with Natalie Vlandis)

Event	1999	2000
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	7th	7th

External links

• Coaching profile