Lee Barkell

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. 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
• Stephen Gogolev
• Alec Guinzbourg
• Ava Kemp / Yohnatan Elizarov
• Kim Chae-yeon
• Minsol Kwon
• Megan Woodley
• Kara Yun

His former students have included:

• Jeffrey Buttle (2008 World champion and 2006 Olympic bronze medalist)
• Corey Circelli
• Gabrielle Daleman (2018 Canadian Champion, 2017 World bronze medalist and 2017 Four Continents silver medalist)
• Meagan Duhamel / Ryan Arnold
• Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch (2017 Four Continents bronze medalists)
• Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay
• Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino
• Alysa Liu
• Christopher Mabee
• Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans
• Satoko Miyahara
• Patrick Myzyk
• Nobunari Oda (2006 Four Continents champion)
• Joey Russell
• Roman Sadovsky
• Vincent Zhou

Competitive highlights

Pairs with Gaylor

Fours with Gaylor and others

References

References

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9. "Annabelle LANGLOIS / Cody HAY: 2009/2010".
10. "Jacinthe LARIVIERE / Lenny FAUSTINO: 2001/2002".
11. "Christophe MABEE: 2007/2008".
12. "Carolyn MACCUISH / Andrew EVANS: 2006/2007".
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24. IFS Magazine. (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.".
25. "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".
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