Class of 1996: Coach
Vancouver coach Linda Brauckmann instructed protégé Karen Magnussen to several national and international titles in the 1970s and has mentored a host of other talented skaters during the past 30 years, including 1984 national junior champion Rosemarie Sakic, two-time national bronze medallist Tanya Bingert in the 1990s, and 1993 national junior champion Keyla Ohs. Throughout the past 45 years, Brauckmann has coached in Baltimore, Lake Placid, Boston and Vancouver. In addition to her on-ice achievements, she also contributed to skating as co-author of several coaching manuals for professional and amateur standards, and is a founding member of the BC Coaches’ Association.
