Samuel Mindra

• Specialty: freestyle, choreography, off-ice, harness
  

• Club: Carousel FSC

Samuel is a national medalist, international medalist, and member of the National Team. From humble beginnings, he has dedicated himself to the sport and cultivated a deep passion for figure skating. He earned the 2021 U.S. Junior bronze medal and finished in the top ten as a Senior in 2023 and 2025. Samuel has also enjoyed representing Team USA overseas, most recently earning the bronze medal at the inaugural 2025 Robin Cousins Cup in Sheffield, England.

Throughout his competitive career, Samuel has trained alongside some of the best skaters in the world, including Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou. He has also been counseled closely by Olympic coaches, Rafael Arutyunyan and Christy Krall. As a competitive athlete, he attributes most of his success to maintaining a growth mindset and setting achievable goals. His love for competition pushes him to become better each day. After all, there is no better feeling than seeing your hard work pay off. He hopes to pass this attitude on to his students.

Despite facing many challenges along the way, he holds true to his motto: “Never give up.” Samuel began coaching to share his knowledge about the sport with athletes of all levels. In 2020, USFS granted him the Athlete Alumni Ambassador (3A) award, a scholarship that recognizes skaters who have achieved figure skating excellence while actively volunteering. As a member of Carousel FSC, he hopes to get more people involved and engaged in figure skating.

Coaching is just one of the ways he wants to give back to the sport that has given him so much. His mission is very simple: make every student better than they were before.