Lee Barkell originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario 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.
| Lee Barkell | |
|---|---|
 Barkell at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Hometown | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Partner | Melanie Gaylor |
| Retired | c. 1989 |
Career
editBarkell 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. In the summer of 2014, Barkell moved to Toronto and started coaching at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. In the summer of 2019, Barkell moved to the Granite Club in Toronto.
His current students include:
- David Bondar[1]
- Gabrielle Daleman (2018 Canadian Champion, 2017 World bronze medalist and 2017 Four Continents silver medalist)[2][3]
- Stephen Gogolev[4][5]
- Kara Yun[6]
His former students have included:
- Jeffrey Buttle (2008 World champion and 2006 Olympic bronze medalist)[7]
- Corey Circelli[8]
- Meagan Duhamel / Ryan Arnold[9]
- Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch (2017 Four Continents bronze medalists)[10][11]
- Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay[12]
- Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino[13]
- Alysa Liu[14]
- Christopher Mabee[15]
- Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans[16]
- Satoko Miyahara[17]
- Patrick Myzyk[18]
- Nobunari Oda (2006 Four Continents champion)[19]
- Joey Russell[20]
- Roman Sadovsky[21]
- Vincent Zhou[22]
Competitive highlights
editPairs with Gaylor
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "David BONDAR: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Stephen Gogolev full biography". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019.
- ^ "10 year old Stephen Gogolev landing a quadruple salchow! | 10 year old Stephen Gogolev does it again, landing a quadruple salchow! Congratulations to Stephen, coaches Brian Orser and Lee Barkell and the coaching... | By Toronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Kara YUN: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Jeffrey BUTTLE". International Skating Union.
- ^ Biographies isuresults.com
- ^ "Meagan DUHAMEL / Ryan ARNOLD: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Biography". 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.
- ^ "Annabelle LANGLOIS / Cody HAY: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Jacinthe LARIVIERE / Lenny FAUSTINO: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Two-time US champion Alysa Liu changing coaches". Associated Press. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Christophe MABEE: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Carolyn MACCUISH / Andrew EVANS: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ IFS Magazine [@ifsmagazine] (18 September 2019). "Satoko Miyahara is relocating to Toronto to train with Lee Barkell at the Granite Club. Me Hamada will remain her main coach. Miyahara wants to master the triple Axel" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Patrick MYZYK". International Skating Union. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ "Nobunari ODA: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Joey RUSSELL: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Biographies isuresults.com
- ^ "Vincent Zhou changes coaches, to return at U.S. Figure Skating Championships". NBC Sports. January 2, 2020.