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. 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]
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][8] He collaborates with his wife, Vera Arutyunyan, and Nadezda Kanaeva.[5]
His current students include:
- Ashley Wagner (June 2013 – present),[9] 2016 World silver medalist.
- Adam Rippon (September 2012 – present),[10] 2016 U.S. national champion.
- Nathan Chen (2011 – present).
- Hannah Miller (June 2015 – present).[11]
His former students include:
- Alexander Abt (13 years).[12]
- Mai Asada
- Mao Asada
- 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)[13]
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.
- 1 2 "Sergei VORONOV: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009.
- ↑ Mkrtchyan, Vadim (March 25, 2008). articles with dead external links%5d%5d%5b%5bCategory:Articles with dead external links from February 2016%5d%5d Армянский тренер готовит чемпионов мира [Armenian coach prepares World champions] Check
|archiveurl=value (help). 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.
- ↑ "Ashley Wagner Announces Coaching Team". U.S. Figure Skating. June 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Rippon Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. September 11, 2012.
- ↑ Solari, Chris (June 15, 2015). "Olympics on mind, ice skater Hannah Miller off to California". Lansing State Journal (Lansing State Journal).
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "Korpi to train with Arutunian in Lake Arrowhead". IceNetwork. August 23, 2013.
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