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 | Arutunian/Harutyunyan |
| Born |
July 5, 1957 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Rafael Arutyunyan[1][2] (Armenian: Ռաֆայել Հարությունյան, Harutyunyan; Russian: Рафаэль Владимирович Арутюнян; born July 5, 1957)[3] is an Armenian[4] figure skating coach. He coached in Armenia before moving to Russia and then the United States.
Personal life
Arutyunyan was born on July 5, 1957 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] They have a son – a pianist born in the mid-1980s, and a daughter, who is an artist.[7]
Coaching career
Arutyunyan coached young skaters in Yerevan from 1976 to 1985 and then moved to Moscow, Russian SFSR.[8] After moving to the United States, 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][9] He collaborates with his wife, Vera Arutyunyan, and Nadezda Kanaeva.[5] He moved to Lakewood ICE in Lakewood, California on June 25, 2016.[10]
His current students include:
- Mariah Bell (August 2016 - present),[11] 2017 U.S. national bronze medalist
- Michal Březina (June 2016 - present)[12]
- Nathan Chen (2011 – present), 2016 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, 2017 U.S. national champion and 2017 4CC champion.
- Vivian Le (June 2016 - present)
- Romain Ponsart (August 2016 - present)[13]
- Adam Rippon (September 2012 – present),[14] 2016 U.S. national champion.
- Ashley Wagner (June 2013 – present),[15] 2016 World silver medalist.
His former students include:
- Alexander Abt (13 years).[16]
- Mai Asada (summer 2006 to January 2008)[17]
- Mao Asada (summer 2006 to January 2008)[17]
- Jeffrey Buttle
- Sasha Cohen
- Ivan Dinev
- Michelle Kwan[4]
- Hovhannes Mkrtchyan
- Alexander Shubin
- Sergei Voronov (unknown – 2000)[6]
- Kiira Korpi (August 2013 – end of season)[18]
- Hannah Miller (June 2015 – August 2016).[19][20]
References
- ↑ "Coaching Staff". Ice Castle International Training Center. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013.
- 1 2 "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 25, 2014. p. 9.
- 1 2 Арутюнян Рафаэл Владимирович [Rafael Vladimirovich Arutyunyan] (in Russian). solovieff.ru. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Hersh, Philip (December 25, 2003). "New coach helps energize Kwan". Chicago Tribune.
- 1 2 3 Rutherford, Lynn (March 17, 2015). "Arutunian making up for lost time with Wagner". IceNetwork.com.
- 1 2 "Sergei VORONOV: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009.
- ↑ Brunn, Larry (4 September 2003). "Top Russian Figure Skating Coach at Ice Castle". Mountain News (Lake Arrowhead, California). Archived from the original on 19 December 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Staff Coaches". East West Ice Palace. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Renowned Figure Skating Coach Rafael Arutyunyan to Make The Rinks – Lakewood Ice Main Training Facility Leading Into the 2018 Olympic Games". Anaheim Ducks / NHL. June 13, 2016. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Coach Change". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Michal Brezina wechselt zu Rafael Arutyunyan". News über Eiskunstlauf. News über Eiskunstlauf. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Coach Change". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "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 (January 5, 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).
- 1 2 Gallagher, Jack (May 10, 2016). "Mao mystery finally solved eight years later". The Japan Times.
- ↑ "Korpi to train with Arutunian in Lake Arrowhead". IceNetwork.com. August 23, 2013.
- ↑ Solari, Chris (June 15, 2015). "Olympics on mind, ice skater Hannah Miller off to California". Lansing State Journal. Lansing State Journal.
- ↑ Brannen, Sarah S. "The Inside Edge: Aaron, Settlage announce split U.S. pair parts ways after seven years together; Hicks changes coaches". Ice Network. Ice Network. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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