For anyone who has been fortunate enough to have an Olympic experience as an athlete, coach, trainer, parent, or organizer, these past...

The upcoming remake of the iconic West Side Story on Broadway this fall, with Jerome Robbins original choreography, makes me realize the...

This week was the annual judging of the PSA’s virtual U.S. Open Professional Figure Skating Competition. This wonderful event is...

In 2020, I was tapped to be one of the judges for the Young Artist Showcase. It was a fantastic and memorable experience. It is exciting...

As we anticipate moving back towards our “normal” skating world, I wanted to share my contribution to this nationally published and still...

As we wrap up this arduous year dealing with the pandemic and its ramifications, it’s time to look forward with hope and anticipation....

Congratulations to Kazuki Tomono on his Silver Medal finish at the 2020 Grand Prix Series, the NHK Trophy. Working with Kazuki the past...

Now in its tenth year, Audrey Weisiger's Young Artist Showcase (YAS) continues to develop and inspire young skaters/choreographers to...

As the world continues to move through the current pandemic, creative ideas have surfaced in many aspects of our lives and throughout the...

While journeying home from a recent trip to choreograph and train the skaters at the new International Ice Academy of Colorado, I...

Last month, Dalilah Sappenfield introduced her new Ice Academy of Colorado in Monument, CO. This week, I had the wonderful opportunity to...

On July 2, 2020, Phillip taught his Balanced Edge Method seminar, which encompassed skating skills and ballet on ice. This new...

Phillip was selected to be a panelist on the Vision Exchange Making Coaches Connections session. Coaches will learn how to best navigate...

Art, nature, love, friendship, families, colors, music, forms, and shapes can bring us great beauty, inspiring moments and great joy. In...

My motivation in creating this national championship program came from the athletic drawings of Michelangelo taken from the book in this...

In our home, we are graced with a number of beautiful black and white images captured by the renowned photographer, Ansel Adams. His...

On March 30, Phillip was part of a team of three other nationally renowned coaches each sharing information in a Professional Skaters...

Being resilient and tough is part of being a figure skater. And right now, the most important thing we can all do is to stay in shape so...

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with elements of chromium and nickel. And many boots are comprised of leather, wood, and glue with...

Now in its tenth year, Audrey Weisiger's Young Artist Showcase (YAS) continues to develop and inspire young skater/choreographers to...

When the Student Becomes the Teacher It was a chilly day in 2009. While choreographing and training skaters at Ice Castle International...

Thank you to Cindy Caprel, Lyndon Johnston, and Matt Smith for a wonderfully creative week at Ellenton Ice Plex in Florida. What a great...

As I reflect back on my many years of creating choreography for U.S. and international figure skaters, I feel fortunate and honored by...

The 2019 – 2020 season provided opportunities to work with many talented skaters who competed at various competitions in the fall...

The past several years have brought seemingly constant and evolving changes to our sport of figure skating.  We have experienced ongoing...

For the past few seasons, we have witnessed the evolution of figure skating as it continues its emphasis on jumping. Those triple axels...

Our fall 2019 season culminated with many skaters having worked extremely hard throughout the summer and fall. So many athletes competed...

The Denver Figure Skating Club hosted its Skating Stars Technical and Performance Seminar on September 1, 2019 with “skating legends...

Phillip had the the honor to create Kazuki Tomoro's short program for the season; Misha Ge choreographed his Long. While the choreography...

The 2019 Professional Skater Association Conference was in Palm Springs this year. Coaches from across the nations gathered for...

Polina Edmunds The 2019 Professional Skater Association Conference was in Palm Springs this year. Coaches from across the...

For over 10 years, Phillip Mills has been assisting skaters to improve their presentation and skating skills through his Creative Edge...

Inspiration comes in all sizes, shapes, colors and configurations.  I never know when I will see or feel something that inspires me to...

The Skating Club of Seattle is once again offering its annual skating seminar on March 3rd featuring choreography by Phillip Mills,...

It was a chilly day in 2009. While choreographing and training skaters at Ice Castle International Arena in Lake Arrowhead, California,...

Congratulations to Phillip's skaters on their stellar performances at U.S. Figure Skating Sectionals last week. Senior Ladies Pacific...

When Kumiko Hamada, editor of the Japanese publication World Figure Skating, asked me to share my thoughts and experiences about working...

After the ISU Congress we all find ourselves in a frenzy about the newest updates and changes to take affect for the new competitive...

Phillip is excited to be invited to Lakewood Ice Arena to join Rafael Artuyunyan‘s team. This photo is of Junior man, Eric Sjoberg, who...

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 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...