Phillip Mills

Shirley Hughes has tapped Phillip Mills to lead her summer seminars many times. This year he focused on skating and choreography skills...

Those of us who have been in and around figure skating for many years remember the legendary Don Jackson. He was the 1962 World Figure...

In thinking back over time about some of the great alliances I have been fortunate to be involved in during my career, the one that I...

As I was sitting at the gate at San Jose International Airport waiting to board my flight home to Southern California, I found myself...

With the Olympics only a few weeks away I wanted to share, “The Secret Sauce for Competition Readiness”, which is a compilation of ...

Writing blogs requires inspiration and a gem of an idea. It is just like when I am choreographing. When I am inspired the choreography...

In a perfect world choreographers would have the luxury of having all of their skaters in their building all of the time to work on their...

The 2018 U.S. Championships were full of great skating and surprises. I’d like to send my best wishes to all of the skaters who competed...

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The development and nurturing of young athletes is a critical component for success when working with any of my skaters. Having the...

With the Olympics just around the corner, Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz’ new book, Skating Forward – Olympic Memories, Olympic Spirit, has been...

Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz' new book, Skating Forward - Olympic Memories, Olympic Spirit has just been published. She covers the story of 11...

Joelle Lin, Novice lady, won the Taiwanese National Championship on August 30, 2017. Coach and choreographer Philip Mills said, “Slava...

Most of us have heard the saying, “Does the athlete make the coach or does the coach make the athlete?” In many situations this can go...

Ice Network, December 16, 2016:  According to Mills, “Max decided to go in a different direction with his short program after Cup of...

There are many times in our lives when we go through challenging times and are having a hard time finding our way to peace and...

The purpose of family and community is to show love, support, guidance, and understanding for our young. In the opening pose of Max’s new...

I just returned from Louisville, Kentucky where I time-travelled back to the future. I was asked to come look after Kelley and Donny...

Through the years I have choreographed for almost every type of music there is and have tried to interpret the composer’s music in the...

After working closely with our skaters to create pieces that fit them and the music so well sometimes we experience programs that never...