un ts / H ers elf ▁ ▁David ▁Pel let ier   – ▁St un ts / H im self ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁C . ▁Ober man   – ▁Sk ating ▁Cons ult ant ▁ ▁Jon athon ▁De P az   – ▁On - ice ▁Camera ▁Oper ator ▁ ▁Jud y ▁Bl um berg   – ▁Amy ▁Po eh ler ' s ▁coach ▁ ▁Susan ▁Austin   – ▁Will ▁Fer rell ' s ▁coach ▁ ▁Da wn ▁Por ter   – ▁Jon ▁H eder ' s ▁coach ▁ ▁Jul ie ▁Bra ult   – ▁Sk ating ▁Co ach ▁( Mont real ) ▁ ▁Matt ▁E vers   – ▁Sk ate ▁Tree ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Bus y ▁Philipp s ' ▁idea ▁and ▁she ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁screen play . ▁However , ▁in ▁an ▁or al ▁history ▁about ▁the ▁movie ▁for ▁N erd ist , ▁Craig ▁C ox ▁fully ▁attributed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁Bl ades ▁of ▁Gl ory ▁to ▁his ▁brother , ▁Jeff ▁C ox . ▁The ▁or al ▁history ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁updated ▁with ▁information ▁about ▁Philipp s ' ▁contributions . ▁Phill ips ▁discuss es ▁the ▁whole ▁incident ▁in ▁her ▁mem oir , ▁This ▁Will ▁Only ▁H urt ▁A ▁Little , ▁reve aling ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁registered ▁the ▁idea ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁cred ited ▁as ▁a ▁co - writer ▁in ▁the ▁cred its . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁scenes ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Figure ▁Sk ating ▁Championships ▁and ▁World ▁Winter s port ▁Games ▁were ▁shot ▁at ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Memorial