Lee Barkell
| Lee Barkell | |
|---|---|
 Barkell at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Partner | Melanie Gaylor |
| Retired | c. 1989 |
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.
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.
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).[1]
- 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).[2] He became her head coach in April 2015.[3]
- Stephen Gogolev[4]
- Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch (2017 Four Continents bronze medalists),[5] from June 2014.[6]
- Roman Sadovsky[7]
- Patrick Myzyk[8]
Competitive highlights
Pairs with Gaylor
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 |
| Fujifilm Trophy / Nations Cup | 1st | 5th | |||
| International St. Gervais | 1st | ||||
| Skate Canada | 5th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||
| National | |||||
| Canadian Championships | 1st J | 6th | 6th | 5th | |
| J = Junior level | |||||
Fours with Gaylor and others
| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1987 | 1988 |
| Canadian Championships | 3rd1 | 2nd2 |
| Partners in addition to Melanie Gaylor: 1 Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom 2 Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler | ||
References
- ↑ "Jeffrey BUTTLE". International Skating Union.
- ↑ "Gabrielle DALEMAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2014-05-22.
- ↑ Hersh, Philip [@olyphil] (April 29, 2015). "Gabrielle Daleman- Coaching Change" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TorontoCricketClub/videos/895534253842304/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
- ↑ Reinhold Kany, Klaus (August 22, 2014). "Skaters Flock to Toronto, Montreal for Summer Training". Ice Skating International: Online.
- ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014082.htm
- ↑ "Patrick MYZYK". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 16, 2015.