Rafael Arutyunyan
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Rafael Arutyunyan with Mao Asada and Tatiana Tarasova
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| 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.
Personal life
Arutyunyan was born 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] He collaborates with his wife, Vera Arutyunyan, and Nadezda Kanaeva.[5]
His current students include:
- Nathan Chen (2011 – present).
- Adam Rippon (September 2012 – present).[8]
- Ashley Wagner (June 2013 – present).[9]
- Hannah Miller (June 2015 – present).[10]
His former students include:
- Alexander Abt (13 years).[11]
- 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)[12]
References
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