I am pleased that no one has yet called her "traitor", that no one is attacking her father and that none branded her thanksgiving to her previous coach as cynical. I wish Alysia that her decision will pay off.
I'm not sure why Lee Barkell has suddenly become the flavor of the month for so many skaters looking for a change, but hopefully he can help her.
This is long overdue, in my opinion. All of Lipetsky's students seem to have somewhat dodgy jump technique. I'm not sure how much further she could progress in that situation. I'm not sure why Lee Barkell has suddenly become the flavor of the month for so many skaters looking for a change, but hopefully he can help her.
From my impression of the North American coaching landscape, I wouldn't have expected Alysa to go to a coach that wasn't considered top-tier. Coaches like Brian and Raf have fuller rosters of top skaters. Lee has a growing camp. Even still, he certainly has attracted a lot of skaters with well-known underrotation issues, and I wonder how that will play out.
I am pleased that no one has yet called her "traitor", that no one is attacking her father and that none branded her thanksgiving to her previous coach as cynical. I wish Alysia that her decision will pay off.
I most definitely have the same question, but nonetheless, Alysa is a incredible young lady with extraordinary abilities and I wish her the best of luck with Lee Barkell and his team for seasons to come!
I have to laugh with all the speculation and name calling at Lee Barkell like he's a nobody in this sport. You can thank him for all the wonderful jumps coming out of TCC before he made the move on his own and out of the shadow of Orser/Wilsons team there.
Skaters are going to Lee because they know that he knows what he's doing and the skaters/successes that came out of his work with them. He knew way before he went to TCC, he was originally at Mariposa in the 90s/00s where he was pairs director and worked with many pairs and singles names known to people here like Jeffrey Buttle, Chris Mabee, Oda, Langlois/Hay, Duhamel and her former partner, Arnold.
Skaters are going to Lee because they know that he knows what he's doing and the skaters/successes that came out of his work with them. He knew way before he went to TCC, he was originally at Mariposa in the 90s/00s where he was pairs director and worked with many pairs and singles names known to people here like Jeffrey Buttle, Chris Mabee, Oda, Langlois/Hay, Duhamel and her former partner, Arnold.
They have probably figured it all out. I did high school at a nearby town, and I had to take a school bus at 5 am every day, traveling for two hours just to get to my school. I mean, traveling by plane from US to Canada is not that bad. They are probably going to use a week system, like 3 weeks in US and 1 week in Canada. And many girls live by themselves to study, too. I started living alone at a bigger city to have a better high school at 15, and my cousins at 13. Those are the sacrifices some people have to do to reach their goals. I’m not saying it’s easy, but it’s possible with organization and family support.
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I have to laugh with all the speculation and name calling at Lee Barkell like he's a nobody in this sport. You can thank him for all the wonderful jumps coming out of TCC before he made the move on his own and out of the shadow of Orser/Wilsons team there.
Skaters are going to Lee because they know that he knows what he's doing and the skaters/successes that came out of his work with them. He was known way before he went to TCC, he was originally at Mariposa in the 90s/00s where he was pairs director and worked with many pairs and singles names known to people here like Jeffrey Buttle, Chris Mabee, Oda, Langlois/Hay, Duhamel and her former partner, Arnold.