Coaching Change Thread

[Sylvia]

Kurakovas ISU profile is still without information about coaches...

Angelina Turenko and Brian Orser were listed as Ekaterina Kurakova's coachers in the screen graphic during last week's Lombardia Trophy livestream and Turenko was with her in Bergamo.

ETA:

I could not find a ISU profile on Marietta Atkins, but I have seen been training a lot with Lorenzo this summer, so I guess she might be one of his students as well.

I recognize Atkins' name from when she competed (representing SC of Boston) in the USFS' qualifying system years ago.

 

[Sylvia]

Tomoki Hiwatashi's updated ISU bio lists Mie Hamada as his coach: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014495.htm

Jack Gallagher (who has interviewed Tomoki regularly over the years) posted on Twitter/X ~4 hours ago that Hiwatashi has moved to Japan to train with Hamada in Kyoto (Kinoshita Academy is based there).

ETA on Thursday - link to Gallagher's article (Tomoki has not commented publicly to date): https://featured.japan-forward.com/...ves-to-japan-now-being-coached-by-mie-hamada/

 

[Cayuse]

Jack Gallagher (who has interviewed Tomoki regularly over the years) posted on Twitter/X ~4 hours ago that Hiwatashi has moved to Japan to train with Hamada in Kyoto (Kinoshita Academy is based there).

That's a committment!

 

[On My Own]

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102548.htm

[Yudong] has indeed added Raf into his bio for the record.

Coaching addition.

 

[Sylvia]

Re-posting from the Italian news thread re. Gabriele Frangipani:

Before his season debut at CS Nepela Memorial, Gabriele Frangipani announced his new team (Fabio Mascarello, Giulia Cotugno, Marilu Guarnieri) at Accademia Del Ghiaccio based in San Donato Milanese: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxnLSYhoP5s/
He previously was coached by Angelina Turenko and Alisa Mikonsaari in Egna.

Lorenzo Magri will be the data/replay operator on the technical panel for the JGP in Gdansk this week. ETA to add that he mostly recently coached Swedish, Finnish & Norwegian skaters at a "Nordic Boys Camp" in Stockholm: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxslS12o7ek/

 

[EdgyIceMarks]

Jia Shin listed Hyunjung Chi and Jinseo Kim as her coaches.
Kensuke Nakaniwa, Niina Takeno, and Bitna Park are no longer listed.

Source: ISU App