Rafael Arutyunyan
| Rafael Arutyunyan | |
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 Rafael Arutyunyan with Mao Asada and Tatiana Tarasova | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Rafael Vladimirovich Arutyunyan |
| Alternative names | Rafael Arutunian/Harutyunyan |
| Born |
July 5, 1957 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Rafael Vladimirovich Arutyunyan[1][2] (Russian: Рафаэль Владимирович Арутюнян; Armenian: Ռաֆայել Հարությունյան, Harutyunyan; born July 5, 1957)[3] is an Armenian[4] figure skating coach.
Personal life
Arutyunyan was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR and studied in Yerevan, Armenian SSR at the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture.[3] He is married to a skating coach, Vera, and moved to the United States in 2000.[5][6]
Coaching career
Arutyunyan coached young skaters in Yerevan from 1976 to 1985 and then in Moscow, Russian SFSR.[7] After moving to the U.S., he coached at a rink in Lake Arrowhead, California.[2][4] In August 2013, he relocated to the East West Ice Palace in Artesia, California.[5] He collaborates with his wife, Vera Arutyunyan, and Nadezda Kanaeva.[5]
His current students include:
- Nathan Chen (since 2011).
- Adam Rippon (since September 2012).[8]
- Ashley Wagner (since June 2013).[9]
His former students include:
- Alexander Abt (13 years).[10]
- Mai Asada.
- Mao Asada.
- Jeffrey Buttle.
- Sasha Cohen
- Ivan Dinev
- Michelle Kwan[4]
- Hovhannes Mkrtchyan
- Alexander Shubin
- Sergei Voronov (until 2000)[6]
- Kiira Korpi (one season since August 2013)
References
- ↑ "Coaching Staff". Ice Castle International Training Center. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance". U.S. Figure Skating. April 25, 2014. p. 9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Арутюнян Рафаэл Владимирович [Rafael Vladimirovich Arutyunyan] (in Russian). solovieff.ru. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hersh, Philip (December 25, 2003). "New coach helps energize Kwan". Chicago Tribune.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Rutherford, Lynn (March 17, 2015). "Arutunian making up for lost time with Wagner". IceNetwork.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Sergei VORONOV: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009.
- ↑ Mkrtchyan, Vadim (March 25, 2008). Армянский тренер готовит чемпионов мира [Armenian coach prepares World champions]. Golos Armenii (in Russian). Archived from the original on January 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Rippon Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. September 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Ashley Wagner Announces Coaching Team". U.S. Figure Skating. June 25, 2013.
- ↑ Simonenko, Andrei; Vorobieva, Maria (5 January 2014). "Rafael Arutyunyan: Gaishniku skazal: "Ya ne pil, ya yedu Mishel Kvan trenirovat"" Рафаэл Арутюнян: Гаишнику сказал: "Я не пил, я еду Мишель Кван тренировать" [Rafael Arutyunyan told traffic cop: "I didn't drink, I'm driving to train Michelle Kwan"]. rsport.ru (in Russian).
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