COACH PROFILE

Cameron Medhurst

 

Amateur Achievements:
Most successful Australian-born male skater: -

• 8 times Australian Senior Men’s Champion
• Competed 3 times at Winter Olympic Games                      (1984-Sarajevo/1988-Calgary/1992-Albertville)
• Competed 9 times at World Championships                       (highest placing-10th)
• Medallist at International Competitions

Touring Ice Show Experience – Principal Skater:              

• DOROTHY HAMILL’S ICE CAPADES – “Cinderella…Frozen in Time”:  SEP 1994 – MAR 1995 (choreography - Nathan Birch/ Tim Murphy), touring in USA and Canada
• FELD ENTERTAINMENT - “Disney on Ice”:  JUL 1995 – APR 1997 (choreography - Kevin Cottam/ Simone Grigorescu/ Cindy Stuart), touring in USA and Mexico
• FELD ENTERTAINMENT – “Starlight Express on Ice”:  AUG – NOV 1997 (choreography - Robin Cousins/Cindy Stuart), touring in USA
• HOLIDAY ON ICE -“Xotika”:  JUL 1998 – MAR 2001 (choreography - Kevin Cottam/ Simone Grigorescu), touring in Europe and South America
• HOLIDAY ON ICE – “Energia”:  JUL 2008 – present day (choreography - Kevin Cottam/ Simone Grigorescu-Alexander), now on tour in Europe
  

Other Ice Show Experience:

• NATIONAL ICE THEATRE OF CANADA - “A Midsummer Night’s ICE Dream”, playing the lead role of “Puck” - the only speaking part (choreography - Kevin Cottam):-
• 1992 for the LIVE Theatre-on-Ice production as part of the Edmonton Fringe Festival
• 1994 for the TV Special starring Elizabeth Manley (CAN), Yuka Sato (JAP) and Jozef Sabovcik (CZE)
• FELD ENTERTAINMENT – “Grease on Ice”: SEP-OCT 1999, touring in USA (break work between contracts)

Performance Supervisor with HOLIDAY ON ICE:

• “Colours of Dance” (3rd year tour) in Europe, South America, and Central America: OCT 2001- AUG 2002
• “The Enchanted Christmas Tree” in Europe: OCT - DEC 2002
• “Peter Pan on Ice” (complete Tour) in Europe, Central America, South America and Mexico: OCT 2005- DEC 2007
• “Arabian Nights” (partial tour) in Europe: DEC 2007 – FEB 2008

Theatre Experience - Amateur Theatre shows in Australia:

• “The Adventures of Priscilla…Queen of the Desert” – 2003
• “Guys and Dolls” – 2004
• “La Cage aux Folles” – 2004
• Also attended acting classes in Australia and professional Clowning Workshops in Canada and The Netherlands

Coaching Experience (1992 – to present day):

Coach and choreographer for competitors from beginner to National Championship level, in Melbourne and Sydney, AUSTRALIA (and in Edmonton, CANADA 1992-1998)