Rafael Arutyunyan
| Rafael Arutyunyan | |
|---|---|
 Rafael Arutyunyan with Mao Asada and Tatiana Tarasova | |
| Full name | Rafael Vladimirovich Arutyunyan |
| Other 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 a Georgian-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]
Skating career
Arutyunyan's mother brought him to an ice rink after watching figure skating on television; he was skating regularly in Tbilisi by the age of seven.[8] He coached young skaters in Yerevan from 1976.[9] In the 1980–1981 season, one of his students, Saak Mkhitarian, became the Soviet junior champion and placed 6th at the World Junior Championships. Soviet officials then invited Arutyunyan to Moscow, where he worked on his teaching certification and became an assistant to Tatiana Tarasova.[8]
Around 2000 or 2001, Arutyunyan joined the Ice Castle International Training Center, in Lake Arrowhead, California.[8][2][4] In August 2013, he relocated to the East West Ice Palace in Artesia, California.[5][10] He collaborates with his wife, Vera Arutyunyan, and Nadezda Kanaeva.[5] He moved to Lakewood ICE in Lakewood, California on June 25, 2016.[11] His current students include:
- Mariah Bell (August 2016 - present),[12] 2017 U.S. national bronze medalist
- Michal Březina (June 2016 - present)[13]
- Nathan Chen (2011 – present), 2018 World champion, 2018 Winter Olympics U.S. Team bronze medalist, 2017-2018 U.S. national champion, 2017 Grand Prix Final сhampion and 2017 4CC champion.
- Marin Honda (March 2018 - present)
- Taichi Honda (March 2018 - present)
- Lim Eun-soo (April 2018 - present)
- Amy Lin
- Romain Ponsart (August 2016 - present)[12]
- Adam Rippon (September 2012 – present),[14] 2016 U.S. national champion. 2018 Winter Olympics U.S. Team bronze medalist
- Ashley Wagner (June 2013 – present),[15] 2016 World silver medalist and three-time U.S. national champion.
- Andrea Montesinos Cantu (unknown – present)[16]
His former students include:
- Alexander Abt (13 years).[17]
- Mai Asada (summer 2006 to January 2008)[18]
- Mao Asada (summer 2006 to January 2008)[18]
- Jeffrey Buttle
- Sasha Cohen
- Ivan Dinev
- Kiira Korpi (August 2013 – end of season)[19]
- Michelle Kwan[4]
- Vivian Le (June 2016 - December 2017)
- Hannah Miller (June 2015 – August 2016).[20][21]
- Hovhannes Mkrtchyan
- Alexander Shubin
- Sergei Voronov (unknown – 2000)[6]
References
- ^ "Coaching Staff". Ice Castle International Training Center. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "2013 - 2014 Coach/Instructor Compliance" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. April 25, 2014. p. 9.
- ^ a b Арутюнян Рафаэл Владимирович [Rafael Vladimirovich Arutyunyan] (in Russian). solovieff.ru. Archived from the original on April 26, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Hersh, Philip (December 25, 2003). "New coach helps energize Kwan". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b c Rutherford, Lynn (March 17, 2015). "Arutunian making up for lost time with Wagner". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ a b "Sergei VORONOV: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Pinchevsky, Tal (February 23, 2018). "A Soviet Figure Skating Coach and His Unlikely Path to U.S. Olympic Glory". ozy.com.
- ^ 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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Staff Coaches". East West Ice Palace. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b The Skating Lesson [@SkatingLesson] (August 23, 2016). "Mariah Bell and Romain Ponsart have moved to Rafael" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Ilina, Alexandra (June 20, 2016). "Michal Brezina wechselt zu Rafael Arutyunyan". Long Program.
- ^ "Rippon Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Ashley Wagner Announces Coaching Team". U.S. Figure Skating. June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b 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. (August 3, 2016). "The Inside Edge: Aaron, Settlage announce split U.S. pair parts ways after seven years together; Hicks changes coaches". IceNetwork.com.
