2024-25 Coaching, Country and Discipline Changes

[saine]

Victoria Carandiuc/Andrei Carandiuc (Ice Dance, Canada) changed coaches from Mylene Girard and Dominic Barthe to Benjamin Brisebois and Julien Lalonde (of the IAM development division.)

It's in their updated ISU bio, and then they talked about it on their JGP Wuxi rhythm dance while I was looking up information. Thanks Mark

 

[4everchan]

Victoria Carandiuc/Andrei Carandiuc (Ice Dance, Canada) changed coaches from Mylene Girard and Dominic Barthe to Benjamin Brisebois and Julien Lalonde (of the IAM development division.)

It's in their updated ISU bio, and then they talked about it on their JGP Wuxi rhythm dance while I was looking up information. Thanks Mark

Interesting.. I thought Julien and Mylène were coaching together before...

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Looks like Phattaratida Kaneshige (THA) is not training with Tammy any longer..

 

[Marirue]

Looks like Phattaratida Kaneshige (THA) is not training with Tammy any longer..

I have check it and I get the impression that she is moving out of Colorado Springs as well when I consider the comments.

I kinda surprised that she decided to part ways from Tammy Gambil after her JGP season.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

According to the Entries / Results page for the Interclub part of this week's Volvo Open Cup, Men's Singles skater Tommaso BARISON has switched from Italy to Cyprus.

Source: http://www.kristalice.lv/Results/volvoopencup53rd.interclub/CAT001EN.htm

Because he was still representing Italy as recently as March, he is currently under embargo and is competing as a guest skater in a Senior Men's competition of his own.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

According to the Entries / Results page for the Interclub part of this week's Volvo Open Cup, Men's Singles skater Tommaso BARISON has switched from Italy to Cyprus.

Source: http://www.kristalice.lv/Results/volvoopencup53rd.interclub/CAT001EN.htm

Because he was still representing Italy as recently as March, he is currently under embargo and is competing as a guest skater in a Senior Men's competition of his own.

CaroLiza_fan

OK, so the Senior Men's competition for guest skaters has disappeared from the Interclub part of the event, and the pages for it have been re-used for the Junior Ladies competition for guest skaters.

It could simply be that Tommaso has withdrawn and, since there were no other entries, the organisers decided to recycle the addresses so that the numbering of the segments did not go out of sequence.

However, although unlikely, it could be that this is the culmination of a big mess-up. That he was put down as representing Cyprus by mistake. And now that he has withdrawn, the organisers want to remove all trace of that mistake.

So, @surimi, I would hold off putting him into the Original Post until we know something more definite.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[AlexBreeze]

Elizaveta Kulikova (RUS, single) from Svetlana Sokolovskaia to Sergei Davydov

 

[saine]

Fiona Bombardier/Benjamin Mimar (Pairs, Canada) had announced that they would be coached by Andrew Evans and Bruno Marcotte when they announced that they were a team (Instagram post)

As per their ISU bio, they are no longer coached by Bruno Marcotte. Julie Marcotte and Josee Picard have been added as coaches in addition to Andrew Evans.

 

[4everchan]

Fiona Bombardier/Benjamin Mimar (Pairs, Canada) had announced that they would be coached by Andrew Evans and Bruno Marcotte when they announced that they were a team (Instagram post)

As per their ISU bio, they are no longer coached by Bruno Marcotte. Julie Marcotte and Josee Picard have been added as coaches in addition to Andrew Evans.

Are they going to move to Montreal and train with Deanna and Max and others...?

 

[saine]

Are they going to move to Montreal and train with Deanna and Max and others...?

I don't think so, they're probably secondary coaches.

Previously they represented Skate Oakville, then they were Toronto Lakeshore at sectionals. So I'm wondering if Bruno was their primary coach up until then. He wasn't with them at CQE or SGE.

 

[saine]

Continuing on with another team that was coached by Bruno Marcotte and Andrew Evans...

Audrey Shin/Balazs Nagy (USA, Pairs) left Andrew Evans and Tammy Gambill at some point and added Meagan Duhamel (ISU Bio). It was in their announcement post on Instagram, but was edited out to add Meagan's name. I quoted the post about their announcement since I can't go back on Internet Archive for the original Instagram post.

The picture of them with Andrew Evans is included in the Instagram announcement, but he was untagged. Tammy Gambill is still tagged though.

New partnership announced:
Audrey Shin & Balázs Nagy
Coaches: Bruno Marcotte, Andrew Evans and Tammy Gambill

 

[AlexBreeze]

It looks like Valeriya Ezhova (Belarus) has switched to Switzerland. At least, she has taken part in a local event there.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

It looks like Valeriya Ezhova (Belarus) has switched to Switzerland. At least, she has taken part in a local event there.

She competed out of competition, but has also not participated in any Belarussian (or out of competition at Russian) competitions this season, so she could definitely be waiting for her release currently.
At the very least, this is an indication that she has left Russia and is now training in Switzerland at Champery.

 

[AlexBreeze]

At the very least, this is an indication that she has left Russia and is now training in Switzerland at Champery.

She moved in the spring. I follow her social media.

 

[saine]

David Li (CAN) changed coaches from Keegan and Eileen Murphy to Rafael Arutyunyun. When he's competing in Canada, he's with Ravi Walia.

Ted Barton and Kevin Reynolds discussed the coaching change during the Senior Men Short at Canadian Nationals.

 

[saine]

Continuing on with another Canadian David...

David Bondar (CAN) has added Rafael Arutyunyun as a coach, in addition to Lee Barkell and Jeffrey Buttle. This was updated on his ISU bio and showed up during the Junior Worlds short.

 

[Ruthypegs]

According to his ISU page, Ed Appleby is no longer with long-time coach, John Wicker, but has moved to Christopher Boyadji and Lloyd Jones. He's still training part time with Alina Mayer-Virtanen (Vallter's wife). (I'm sure Ed was still with John Wicker at the 2025 Europeans, so it must be a really recent change).

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

I probably should have realised this sooner given that she competed as a guest skater at the Bulgarian Championships back in December, but Marilena KITROMILIS (CYP) has moved from being coached by Sergei KOMOLOV (RUS) in Dubai (UAE) to being coached by Andrei LUTAI (RUS) and Ina DEMIREVA (BUL) in Sofia (BUL).

Source: her ISU Bio.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[Minz]

Isn't it basically confirmed now that Samodelkina is working with Raf since he was at Worlds with her?

 

[FlossieH]

Isn't it basically confirmed now that Samodelkina is working with Raf since he was at Worlds with her?

It was confirmed months ago. I think it's just been missed off the list.