Rafael Harutjunjan

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Rafael Harutjunjan

Rafael Arutyunyan ( Armenian Ռաֆայել Հարությունյան , English Rafael Arutyunyan by Russian Рафаэль Владимирович Арутюнян / Rafael Vladimirovich Arutyunyan *  5. July 1957 in Tbilisi , Georgian SSR , Soviet Union ) is an Armenian figure skating coach and former figure skater.

Life

Harutjunjan, born in Tbilisi, did not get beyond the national level as a figure skater. He studied in Yerevan at the State Institute for Physical Culture and Sport and then worked from 1976 to 1985 in the youth sector as a trainer. Since there were no ice rinks corresponding to international standards in Armenia, he accepted an offer from Moscow, where he trained, among others, Alexander Abbot and Sergei Voronov .

Rafael Harutjunjan is also married to a figure skating coach, Vera. Both have a son who is now a pianist and a daughter who works as an actress.

After Harutjunjan moved to the USA in 2000, he initially taught at an ice rink in Lake Arrowhead , California . In August 2013 he moved to the East West Ice Palace in Artesia , California. He has been working in Lakewood , California since June 2016 .

He was and is the trainer of many successful figure skaters, including Ashley Wagner , Nathan Chen , Adam Rippon , Vivian Le , Mariah Bell , Michal Březina , Michelle Kwan , Jeffrey Buttle , Mao Asada , Kiira Korpi , Sasha Cohen , Hannah Miller , Iwan Dinew and Romain Ponsart .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Coaching Staff: Rafael Arutyunyan ( Memento from May 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Ice Castle International Training Center (archived version). Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Arutunian making up for lost time with Wagner , on icenetwork.com, March 17, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ Renowned Figure Skating Coach Rafael Arutyunyan to Make The Rinks - Lakewood Ice Main Training Facility Leading Into the 2018 Olympic Games , on nhl.com, June 13, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ashley Wagner: "I can't wait to go back into Boston and create some happier memories" , on insideskating.net. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  5. ↑ Michal Brezina changes to Rafael Arutyunyan , on long-program.com, from June 20, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2016. Accessed February 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ New coach helps energize Kwan. Chicago Tribune , December 25, 2003. Retrieved February 7, 2007.
  7. ↑ Jack Gallagher: Mao mystery finally solved eight years later. Japan Times , May 10, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  8. ↑ Korpi to train with Arutunian in Lake Arrowhead ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , on icenetwork.com, August 23, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.icenetwork.com
  9. ↑ Olympics on mind, ice skater Hannah Miller off to California , on lansingstatejournal.com, June 15, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Harutjunjan, Rafael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Հարությունյան, Ռաֆայել (Armenian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Armenian figure skating coach
DATE OF BIRTH 5th July 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Tbilisi , USSR