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James Hernandez
World competitor 2024
2X JR GRAND PRIX SILVER MEDALIST 2023
PEWTER MEDALIST JUNIOR WORLDS 2023
3 X BRITISH JUNIOR ICE DANCE NATIONAL CHAMPION
Challenge: James was determined to elevate his mindset for his final junior season in ice dance. Just three weeks before the Junior World Figure Skating Championships, he experienced the devastating loss of his father.
Goal: To compete at Junior Worlds with focus and deliver a performance that honored his emotions and left him feeling proud.
Impact: A 9-point personal best and a historic bronze medal in Rhythm Dance at Junior Worlds—the first British team to medal since 1977.
Case Study: Processing Grief Under Pressure
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...One of the worst things that could happen, happened at probably one of the worst times. But I learned tools through her and only her to be able to actually continue with my life and not let everything amalgamate into a mess. We skated the best ever we ever have and we finished fourth at Junior Worlds. And I don't even know if I'd gotten to the competition if it wasn't for the sessions with Christi in those times.
James Hernandez
Challenge: Skater consistently falls on double toe loop due to anxiety and lack of confidence.
Strategy: Work smarter, not harder + increased preparation. Design visualizations to build muscle memory, regulate emotions and enhance focus to block out distractions.
Impact: Increased successful landings by 32%, reduced jump pops by 55% while increasing consistency and confidence in their double toe loop.
Package Length: 6 Weeks
Case Study: Jump Consistency and Confidence
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Christi’s care and attention towards her clients is unmatched.
She really goes above and beyond, and because of this our students have benefited greatly. Adding Christi as part of our team was such an easy integration.
She works with athletes, parents and coaches closely together when it’s needed and ultimately works out what everyone needs to get the best result.
We can’t thank her enough for the strategies she has implemented to our students and the positive effect it’s had on our day to day training!
Nick Buckland & Penny Coomes | World Coaches | 3x olympians for team gb
James Hernandez & Phebe Bekker
Challenge: After a heartbreaking fall during the European Figure Skating Championships 2024, James & Phebe lost their confidence and trust in their technical abilities and partnership.
Goal: Take on challenges as a united front for a confident performance at the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships and beyond.
Impact: Transformed trust and communication within the partnership, leading to a clean Rhythm Dance and 21st place at Worlds.
For the '24-'25 season, they've earned 1st-place finishes at the Golden Spin of Zagreb Challenger Series and Pavel Roman Memorial, as well as a 2nd-place finish at British Nationals.
Case Study: A Team United
World competitors 2024
2X JR GRAND PRIX SILVER MEDALISTs 2023
PEWTER MEDALIST JUNIOR WORLDS 2023
3 X BRITISH JUNIOR ICE DANCE NATIONAL CHAMPIONs
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...Christi is a rose among thorns in the skating world and our sessions together provided me with invaluable life lessons and a newfound sense of self-awareness and confidence.
Jessica Nicosia
Challenge: Skater unexpectedly lost the ability to execute four of her double jumps, compounded by anxiety from their Developmental Coordination Disorder.
Strategy: Designing visualizations that address specific positioning for each jump to achieve the proper body position and weight transfer.
Impact: Increased jump landings by 85%, decreased jump pops by 37%, and regained the ability to do double salchow, toe loop, loop and flip. Three weeks later, landing a new jump, double lutz.
Package Length: 6 Weeks
Case Study: Re-Building Lost Doubles
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I can't say enough good things about our experience working with Christi. My athlete lost all her doubles...which led to significant anxiety about jumping. Christi reframed her mindset, reinforced practice strategies, gave her visualization exercises for her jumps and for competitions...and she landed all her jumps and as an added bonus, finished on the podium.
Rosemary Wensley
JAMES HERNANDEZ
World Competitor 2024
2X JR GRAND PRIX SILVER MEDALIST 2023
PEWTER MEDALIST JUNIOR WORLDS 2023
3 X BRITISH JR ICE DANCE NATIONAL CHAMPION
I don't even know if I'd gotten to the competition if it wasn't for the sessions with Christi
What’s valuable about what Christi does, is recognizing that we are not robots. We are people. People naturally just go up and down. You wake up in a pretty much a different mood every day. Your body tends to follow your mind and our sport is massively mental. She gives you different tactics like visualization, mood charts and nonverbal communication tools for different situations that has strengthened my partnership in ice dance. These tools have been helpful to create deeper understanding and communication between my partner and me, allowing us to navigate the challenges of competition as a united front.
One of the worst things that can happen, happened at probably one of the worst times. But I learned tools through her and only her to be able to actually continue with my life and not let everything amalgamate into a mess. We skated the best ever we ever have and we finished fourth at Junior Worlds. And I don't even know if I'd gotten to the competition if it wasn't for the sessions with Christi in those times.
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Nick Buckland & Penny Coomes
World Ice Dance Coaches
3x Winter Olympians Team GB
We can’t thank her enough for the strategies she has implemented...and the positive effect it’s had.
Christi’s care and attention towards her clients is unmatched! She really goes above and beyond, and because of this our students have benefited greatly. Adding Christi as part of our team was such an easy integration.
She works with athletes, parents and coaches closely together when it’s needed and ultimately works out what everyone needs to get the best result.
We can’t thank her enough for the strategies she has implemented to our students and the positive effect it’s had on our day to day training!
Tyler THames
'23 & '24 US Figure Skating Adult Silver
Men's National Champion
'22,'23 & '24 US Figure Skating
Midwestern Sectional Silver Men’s Champion
Christi has been one of the most amazing experiences I've had in my life
Working with Christi Powell has been one of the most amazing experiences I've had in my life and has also transformed my life for the better. She has become someone that not only I trust but my coaching staff for figure skating has openly stated “continue working with her...it’s working”. Christi has a very profound way of unlocking and guiding certain triggers that may appear, allowing you to work them out in a much healthier way to not only grow in your sport but in your daily life. She has become a valued member of my team in skating but also someone I cherish in my life. If you’re looking for someone you can trust as a safe space in a world of mental fog and someone to be a lighthouse to guide you through it, you’ve found your person. She provides numerous tools to handle and adapt to high stress practices and competitions. I look forward to each session and may more journeys in the future with Christi.
Jessica Nicosia, Phd
Senior ADULT Skater
Invaluable life lessons and a newfound sense of self-awareness and confidence
I began working with Christi after seeing some of her work with the Road to Gold program. As a researcher and neuroscientist myself, I began reading up on the science behind visualization and was compelled by the evidence to add it to my skating regimen. Christi was quick to get a read on me as an individual and was able to adapt our sessions and her techniques to my specific needs. I went from popping, on average, 4/7 jumps in my program to being able to do consistent run-throughs rotating, on average, 6/7 jumps and leave the ice feeling a sense of accomplishment and self-satisfaction. I rely on her visualization recordings to get me relaxed and focused before I skate and can hear her saying “emotions aren’t logical” and “adapt to the chaos confidently” every time I feel my performance anxiety start to creep back up. Christi is a rose among thorns in the skating world and our sessions together provided me with invaluable life lessons and a newfound sense of self-awareness and confidence.
Rosemary Wensley
Parent of pre-bronze skater
She landed all of her jumps...and finished on the podium
I can't say enough good things about our experience working with Christi. My athlete lost all her doubles, and then kept trying and trying which made things worse, and then led to significant anxiety about jumping. Christi reframed her mindset, reinforced practice strategies, gave her visualization exercises for her jumps and for competitions. This is her first USFS competition of the season, and she landed all her jumps and as an added bonus, finished on the podium.
Emily Hotchkiss
Parent of junior skater
Skills that will help her throughout her entire life
Since Carly began working with Christi, Carly has made huge positive improvements in her mindset and competitions. Carly hated to compete because she’s a perfectionist and would focus on the negative if she didn’t land a jump or mess up on any components of her program. She would have anxiety and cry right before competing and didn’t want to get on the ice…nothing anything said could alleviate her anxiety. Since working with Christi, she has learned visualization techniques and is much less stressed on competition days. In just 1 year, she placed 27th in her excel season and was actually laughing with her coach right before starting her program. As a mother, I’m so relieved to have a coach that can alleviate my daughter’s angst and learn skills that will help her throughout her entire life. I would recommend Christi to any athlete, not just athletes, but to anyone needing a shift in their negative thinking to positive.
AMY FANKHAUSER
FOUNDER + NATIONAL COORDINATOR
ROAD TO GOLD TRAINING CAMPS
It's a game changer
Christi brings a fresh perspective to visualization techniques that empower athletes and enables them to see their goals and what is blocking them from a completely different view. She opens your eyes to thinking about your goals in a different way. As a coach and skating director, I loved watching the athletes discuss everyday concerns . The connection between the athletes and Christi and one another were amazing.
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Gracie Gold
James Hernandez & Phebe Bekker
Olympic Team Event Bronze Medalist
2X US National Champion
World Competitors 2024
2X JGP Silver Medalists 2023
Huw Nightingale
2023 Mixed Team World Champion
2022 Olympic Snowboard Cross Athlete
