Meet Coach Ashleigh.
Ashleigh Copeland is a life-long skating fan, adult skater, and figure skating coach based in Massachusetts.
In 2025, she co-founded Finesse Figure Skating Club with her Adult Synchronized Skating coach, friend, and business partner, Cara Murphy. Together, they coach youth synchronized skating teams, solo skaters, and run skating programs for all ages and levels in the Franklin and Marlborough, MA areas.
“Confidence hatches confidence.” - Lisa Bilyeu
Exhibitions & Competitions
Music: “Samson & Delilah”
Category: Revised Open Platinum Program
Music: “I Dreamed a Dream”
Category: Artistic
Music: “I Feel Like Dancing”
Category: Adult Synchronized Skating
Music: The Tree
Category: Open Freestyle
Music: “It’s Wondrous”
Category: Opening Number
Music: “The Tree”
Category: Artistic
Never Stop Skating
Coach Ashleigh writes and edits a blog and weekly newsletter called Never Stop Skating. You can read the latest skating articles on Never Stop Skating by tapping the button below.
“Your passion for something doesn’t disappear just because you get older. It’s up to you to keep pursuing that passion and love of this sport. Learn how to evolve your skating to fit your lifestyle and you’ll be surprised what’s next for you.
Skating Feels Like Freedom
Skating BackgroundAbout Ashleigh.
Learned how to skate at age three
Grew up in Marlborough, Framingham & Sudbury areas
Graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional H.S. (Class of 2010)
Continued skating & testing in ISI levels throughout college (tested through Freestyle level Open Platinum)
Attended Simmons University
Graduated from Lasell University (Class of 2015)
Worked a career in retail management, sales & marketing from 2011-2021
Created AKCstyle, a personal shopping & portrait photography business in 2021
Started coaching ensembles & assisting with Franklin Finesse’s team skating youth programs in 2023
Co-founder & Co-Skating Director of Finesse Figure Skating Club in 2025