ABOUT
Malin Schädlich is a figure skating coach, contemporary choreographer, and actor dedicated to exploring the intersection figure skating and art.
About
BACKGROUND
With a foundation of 13 years as a competitive figure skater, Malin has been a dedicated coach since 2019, holding a coaching license in competitive sports. Her perspective is uniquely broadened by and a degree in Acting from the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences and her qualifications as a Certified Yoga Teacher.
APPROACH
Malin has always been fascinated by the artistic dimension of figure skating. As a coach and choreographer, her goal is to fuse disciplines, blending movement patterns from contemporary dance—a key part of her acting education—with the principles of mindfulness and breath from yoga. Her work is centered on storytelling. Using methods from her acting training, she strives to create choreographies that tell genuine stories, breaking away from the conventional "show expression" common in figure skating. In her workshops, she guides athletes to access their own emotions and discover ways to convey them authentically, without needing to artificially force or enlarge them. To achieve this, she works with improvisation and foundational acting exercises from the Michael Chekhov technique.
With a foundation of 13 years as a competitive figure skater, Malin has been a dedicated coach since 2019, holding a coaching license in competitive sports. Her perspective is uniquely broadened by and a degree in Acting from the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences and her qualifications as a Certified Yoga Teacher.
APPROACH
Malin has always been fascinated by the artistic dimension of figure skating. As a coach and choreographer, her goal is to fuse disciplines, blending movement patterns from contemporary dance—a key part of her acting education—with the principles of mindfulness and breath from yoga. Her work is centered on storytelling. Using methods from her acting training, she strives to create choreographies that tell genuine stories, breaking away from the conventional "show expression" common in figure skating. In her workshops, she guides athletes to access their own emotions and discover ways to convey them authentically, without needing to artificially force or enlarge them. To achieve this, she works with improvisation and foundational acting exercises from the Michael Chekhov technique.
