Coaches
Teams Elite has built a professional, dedicated and inspiring coaching team, both on ice and off. Our coaches work closely with skaters and families to help them progress to their highest level of achievement in the sport of synchronized skating.
On Ice Coaches
Danielle Ostrower
Director of Synchronized Skating
Head Coach: Senior Elite 12, Junior, Novice, Intermediate, Juvenile
Accolades & Achievements:
- Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association (2024, 2022, 2020)
- Head Coach, Team USA, ISU Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships (2024, 2022, 2020)
- Head Coach, Team USA, Senior (2022)
- Head Coach, Team USA, Senior Elite 12 (2024)
- Head Coach, Team USA, Junior (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020)
Competitive Highlights:
- 2023-2024:
- ISU Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships Competitors
- ISU Challenger Series Gold Medalists (Junior)
- Hevelius Cup Gold Medalists (Junior)
- Budapest Cup Gold Medalists (Junior)
- US Synchronized Skating Champions (Junior, Novice, Intermediate, Juvenile)
- 2022-2023:
- French Cup Gold Medalists (Senior)
- Neuchatel Trophy Silver Medalists (Junior)
- US Synchronized Skating Champions (Novice)
- US Synchronized Skating Championships Medalists (Senior, Pewter | Junior, Pewter | Intermediate, Bronze | Juvenile, Silver)
- 2021-2022:
- ISU Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships Bronze Medalists
- Hevelius Cup Bronze Medalists (Junior)
- 2019-2020:
- ISU Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships Competitors
- Spring Cup Silver Medalists (Junior)
- French Cup 5th place (Junior)
- US Synchronized Skating Champions (Novice, Juvenile)
- US Synchronized Skating Championships Medalists (Junior, Silver | Intermediate, Bronze)
- 2018-2019:
- First Junior team to become Team USA in its inaugural season
- Spring Cup Gold Medalists (Junior)
- US Synchronized Skating Championships Medalists (Junior, Bronze | Novice, Silver | Intermediate, Silver | Juvenile, Pewter)
- 2017-2018:
- US Synchronized Skating Champions (Intermediate)
- US Synchronized Skating Championships Medalists (Novice, Pewter | Juvenile, Bronze)
- 2016-2017:
- US Synchronized Skating Championships Medalists (Juvenile, Bronze)
- 2015-2016:
- US Synchronized Skating Championships Medalists (Intermediate, Pewter | Juvenile, Silver)
Personal Skating History:
Danielle's skating career spanned from 1998 to 2006, during which she represented the Chicago Jazz and, most notably, was a member of Team USA from 2002 to 2006. Her dedication and skill culminated in a standout achievement in 2006, when she earned a Bronze Medal as part of Team USA at the World Junior Challenge Cup.
Jamie Whyte
Assistant Coach: Senior Elite 12, Junior, Novice
Associate Coach: Intermediate, Juvenile
- 2023-2024:
- Team USA Junior Team Assistant Coach; ISU Junior World Championship Competitors; ISU Challenger Series Junior Gold Medalists; Budapest Cup Gold Medalists; Hevelius Cup Gold Medalists
- Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile US Champions
- Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association
- 2022-2023:
- Team USA Senior Team Assistant Coach; French Cup Gold Medalists; Neuchatel Trophy 4th place
- Team USA Junior Team Assistant Coach; ISU Challenger Series Junior Bronze Medalists; Neuchatel Trophy Silver Medalists; Spring Cup 4th place
- Novice US Champions, Juvenile Silver Medalists, Intermediate Bronze Medalists, and Senior and Junior Pewter Medalists
- 2021-2022:
- Team USA World Junior Team Assistant Coach; ISU Junior World Championship Bronze Medalists, French Cup Gold Medalists, Hevelius Cup Bronze Medalists
- Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association
- 2019-2020:
- Team USA World Junior Team Assistant Coach; Spring Cup Silver Medalists, French Cup 5th place
- Novice and Juvenile US Champions, Junior Silver Medalists, and Intermediate Bronze Medalists
Jamie is a highly respected ice dance coach with an impressive track record of success. He has coached numerous top-tier athletes, including 12 US Solo Ice Dance Champions—two at the Junior level and one at the Senior level—and has helped a total of 26 skaters earn US Solo Ice Dance Medals.
As a skater, Jamie competed in Ice Dance and, during his career, won 13 National Gold Medals across multiple levels. He was fortunate to have been able to represent Great Britain at international competitions and the Junior World Championships.
Lauren Roman
Assistant Coach: Junior, Novice, Intermediate, Juvenile
- 2023-2024:
- Team USA Junior Team Assistant Coach; ISU Junior World Championship Competitors; ISU Challenger Series Junior Gold Medalists; Budapest Cup Gold Medalists; Hevelius Cup Gold Medalists; Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile US Champions
- Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association
- 2022-2023:
- Team USA Junior Team Assistant Coach; ISU Challenger Series Junior Bronze Medalists; Neuchatel Trophy Silver Medalists; Spring Cup 4th place; Novice US Champions, Juvenile Silver Medalists, Intermediate Bronze Medalists, and Junior Pewter Medalists
- 2021-2022:
- Team USA World Junior Team Assistant Coach; ISU Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships Bronze Medalists, French Cup Gold Medalists, Hevelius Cup Bronze Medalists
- Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association
- 2019-2020:
- Team USA World Junior Team Assistant Coach; Spring Cup Silver Medalists, French Cup 5th place; ISU World Junior Championships Competitors; Juvenile and Novice US Champions, Junior Silver Medalists and Intermediate Bronze Medalists
- PSA Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee
- 2018-2019:
- First Junior team to become Team USA in its inaugural season, 2019 Spring Cup Gold Medalists, US Championships Junior Bronze Medalists, Novice and Intermediate Silver Medalists, Juvenile Pewter Medalists
- 2017-2018:
- Intermediate US Champions, Juvenile Bronze Medalists, Novice Pewter Medalists
- 2016-2017:
- Juvenile US Championships Bronze Medalists
- 2015-2016:
- Juvenile US Championships Silver Medalists and Intermediate Pewter Medalists
As a skater, Lauren skated on behalf of University of Illinois Collegiate Synchronized Skating team. During the 2012-2013 season, Lauren earned the US Synchronized Skating Championships Bronze Medal as a member of the Crystallettes Senior team. As a member of Team USA, she competed with Crystallettes Senior at the 2013 Leon Lurje Trophy.
Josh Fischel
Assistant Coach: Junior, Novice
- 2023-2024:
- Assistant Coach of Junior: Gold Medalist at Challenger Series Budapest Cup, Gold Medalist Challenger Series Hevelius Cup, US Junior Champions, ISU Junior World Championships 4th Place
- PSA Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee
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2022-2023:
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Assistant Coach of Junior: US Championships Junior Pewter Medalists, Intermediate: US Championships Bronze Medalists, Associate Coach of Novice: US Champions, Juvenile: US Championships Silver Medalists
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Associate Coach of Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile: US Champions
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2021-2022:
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Team USA World Junior Team Assistant Coach: ISU Junior World Championships Bronze Medalists, French Cup Gold Medalists, Hevelius Cup Bronze Medalists
- PSA Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee
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2019-2020:
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Team USA World Junior Team Assistant Coach; Spring Cup Silver Medalists, French Cup 5th place, ISU Junior World Championships Competitors; Novice and Juvenile US Champions, Junior Silver Medalists, and Intermediate Bronze Medalists
- President’s Award of Excellence Nominee
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2018-2019:
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First Junior team to become Team USA in its inaugural season, Spring Cup Gold Medalists (Junior); US Championships Junior Bronze Medalists, Novice and Intermediate US Championships Silver Medalists, and Juvenile US Championships Pewter Medalists
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Josh has over 18 years of coaching experience in singles. He has coached and choreographed for athletes who competed at the US Figure Skating Championships, Junior National Championships, as well as on the US National Development Team.
As a skater, Josh competed at two J/I Nationals (formerly Junior Olympic) taking Bronze and placing 7th. Josh also competed at Midwestern Sectionals through the Junior level.
Shannon Jahrling
Assistant Coach: Senior Elite 12, Intermediate, Novice
Associate Coach: Junior, Juvenile
- 2023-2024:
- US Synchronized Skating Champions (Novice, Intermediate)
- Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association
- 2022-2023:
- Assisted with Teams Elite Senior during their inaugural season - 2023 French Cup Champions and 2023 US Championships Pewter Medalists
- Choreographer & consultant for domestic & international synchronized skating teams, solo dance competitors, and freestyle competitors. Private coach specializing in synchronized skating skills. Has brought athletes through the Gold Level of USFS tests in Ice Dance, Solo Dance, & Skating Skills
Prior to Teams Elite, Shannon spent seven years coaching synchronized skating.
As a skater, Shannon competed with the Lexettes and represented Team USA at two ISU Junior World Championships, in Rouen, France and Milan, Italy. She is a three-time US Champion. Shannon also competed in Ice Dance at the Senior Level with her partner, Luke Russell, on behalf of British Ice Skating.
Loni Bertone
Head Coach: Preliminary, Aspire 4
Assistant Coach: Pre-Juvenile
- 2024: Preliminary Midwestern Sectional Champions, Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Champions
- 2020: Novice and Juvenile US Champions
- 2020: Novice, Juvenile, Pre-Juvenile, and Preliminary Midwestern Sectional Champions
- 2018: Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Silver Medalists and US Championships Pewter Medalists, Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Pewter Medalists
- 2017: Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Pewter Medalists, Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Bronze Medalists
- 2016: Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Champions
- 2015: Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Champions and US Championships Bronze Medalists, Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Bronze Medalists
- 2014: Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Bronze Medalists
- 2009: Preliminary Midwestern Sectional Bronze Medalists
Loni was a Teams Elite Coach from 1998-2008 as well as Skating School Coordinator and Director of Northbrook on Ice 2004-2005. Making her way back to Teams Elite in 2019, Loni brings over 20 years experience coaching both qualifying and non-qualifying teams earning sectional and national titles.
Loni is a USFS gold medalist in Moves in the Field and Freestyle and was a Regional Competitor through Senior Ladies. Loni was a member of Team USA (1998-2000) competing with the Starlets Senior Synchronized Skating Team at the Spring Cup in Milan, Italy 2000. During this time, the Starlets were also National Bronze Medalists in 1999 and National Pewter Medalists in 2000.
Tammy Cervone
Head Coach: Pre-Juvenile
Assistant Coach: Juvenile, Open Juvenile, Preliminary
- 2024 Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association
- 2022 Midwestern Sectional Silver Medalists - Open Juvenile and Pre-Juvenile
- 2022 Midwestern Sectional Gold Medalists - Preliminary
- 2022 US National Champions - Juvenile
- 20 Years of coaching experience with Chicago Jazz
- National Gold Medalists for 7 years
- National Silver Medalists for 4 years
- National Bronze Medalists for 3 years
- National Pewter Medalists for 2 years
Bailey Styzinski
Head Coach: Aspire 2, Aspire 1
Assistant Coach: Intermediate, Preliminary, Aspire 4
Associate Coach: Open Juvenile
- 2024:
- Developmental Coach of the Year Nominee, Professional Skaters Association
- Preliminary Midwestern Sectional Champions
- 2022: Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Bronze Medalists
- Bailey has 10+ years of coaching experience.
As a skater, Bailey represented Chicago Jazz for 13 years, where she won three US Championships gold medals at the Junior and Juvenile levels, skated on Team USA for 5 years and earned 3 International gold medals, and represented Team USA at the Junior World Cup. She continued on to Miami University where she skated on the Senior Team for four years, was a member of USFSA’s DREAM Program for three seasons, and earned the Karin Sherr Outstanding Student Athlete Award.
Christina Albreski
Head Coach: Open Juvenile
Assistant Coach: Pre-Juvenile
- 2024: Open Juvenile and Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Champions
- 2023: Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Champions, Open Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Silver Medalists
- 2022: Preliminary Midwestern Sectional Champions, Open Juvenile and Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Silver Medalists
- 2020: Pre-Juvenile Midwestern Sectional Champions
- Private coach specializing in synchronized skating skills
- Coached athletes through the Gold Levels of USFS Skating Skills & Freeskate
As a skater, Christina represented Team USA and competed with the Chicago Jazz.
Ellie Lim
Assistant Coach: Aspire 2, Aspire 1
- Ellie has been coaching with Teams Elite for 7+ seasons.
As a skater and member of Teams Elite, Ellie has earned national, international and world medals at the Senior, Junior, Novice, Intermediate, and Juvenile levels. She was also a member of the 2022 and 2020 Team USA Junior World Teams, winning the Bronze Medal at the 2022 ISU Junior World Synchronized Skating Championships.
Off Ice Coaches
April Sirokie
April is a classically trained ballet dancer and competitive dancer competing in jazz, contemporary, and lyrical. She graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Arts and Exercise Science from Ball State University. April has been able to dance and choreograph for many performing arts festivals and received multiple scholarships in Chicago and New York to continue her dance training. She performed professionally for 3 years and decided to focus on teaching dance and personal training. She is grateful for a healthy career so she can continue to create, choreograph, and coach.
April is also a personal trainer in the Chicagoland area specializing in strength and conditioning for athletes ranging from ice skaters, hockey players, to competitive dance teams. April enjoys working with athletes of all ages and levels and continues to expand her education by attending fitness seminars, workshops, and master classes.
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