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Name
  
Lee Barkell


Role
  
Coach

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Olympic coach Lee Barkell teaches figure skaters in Truro


Lee Barkell is a Canadian figure skating coach, working with both singles and pairs, and a former competitive pair skater. With Melanie Gaylor, he won gold at the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy, and 1986 Grand Prix International St. Gervais.

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Caylor & Barkell (CAN) - 1987 NHK Trophy, Pairs' Long Program


Career

Barkell competed in pair skating during the 1980s, in partnership with Melanie Gaylor. The pair won three international competitions — the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy and 1986 Grand Prix International St. Gervais. The duo received two Canadian national medals in the fours discipline — bronze in 1987 with Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom and silver in 1988 with Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler.

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After retiring from competition, Barkell began a coaching career in Barrie, Ontario, at the Mariposa School of Skating, where he was the director of pair skating. His former students include:

  • Jeffrey Buttle (2008 World champion).
  • Christopher Mabee
  • Meagan Duhamel / Ryan Arnold
  • Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
  • Nobunari Oda (2006 Four Continents champion)
  • Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans
  • Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino
  • Joey Russell
  • In the summer of 2014, Barkell moved to Toronto and started coaching at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. His students include:

  • Gabrielle Daleman (2017 World bronze medalist and 2017 Four Continents silver medalist). He became her head coach in April 2015.
  • Stephen Gogolev
  • Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch (2017 Four Continents bronze medalists), from June 2014.
  • Roman Sadovsky
  • Patrick Myzyk
  • References

    Lee Barkell Wikipedia


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