OK, continuing... Sorry about multiple posts but I hate how the screen jumps around once you fill the initial box.
There are no age restrictions on adult skating or testing. When an adult skater has tested through Gold, he/she can move on to Intermediate. Theoretically, they could test all the way through Senior Moves and Freestyle. However, for a variety of reasons, most adult-onset skaters don't make it that far. Generally, the younger one starts skating, the further they will go in skills and tests passed. There are always exceptions, but learning double and triple jumps as an adult is rare. Most adult-onset skaters struggle with getting a clean axel, regardless of their basic skating skills. I know of adult skaters who have passed Int and Novice Moves whose axel is not clean and/or consistent. Passing the higher-level MIF tests is also very challenging. From what I've seen, most adults who pass Gold and put in a fair amount of practice time (at least 3 times a week) can usually pass Intermediate. But Novice is a whole other level. I imagine that's what prompted the rule change to have Adult and Masters options when testing Int MIF and higher. It will be interesting to see if this improves the passing rates. I'm speaking anecdotally here, just thinking about what I've witnessed firsthand. I have no knowledge of any specific numbers.
So triple, even double, jumps as an adult is most certainly not "typical". To suggest that is demonstrating total ignorance of adult skating and adult skaters. And looking at query's coach's bio, it is obvious that the woman began skating as a kid. It says she passed 6th Figure, and Novice FS. I believe 6th Figure directly corresponded to Novice, no? It appears that her adult competitive career involved Dance, not FS. Perhaps she didn't start testing dance until she was an adult - that is not unusual - I have an adult skater friend who got through 7th Figure (tested 8th a few times but didn't pass it) before she went to college and returned many years later, after med school and residency - and began testing dance. She competed in FS as a kid but did not want to go back to jumping when she was older. She has passed through Gold and is now working on int'ls. I also know of a coach who competed in both singles and pairs growing up and started testing dance as an adult, simply to have that credential on her coaching resume. I don't think she plans to teach dance, though.
Seeing as query takes dance lessons (at least, he has posted as such), it makes sense that his coach would be speaking about dance when referring to her experience.