Elizabeth Coates

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Elizabeth Coates, sometimes known as Liz Coates, is a British ice dancing coach and former competitor. With Alan Abretti, she is the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy silver medalist and a two-time British national silver medalist.

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Life and career

Coates grew up in south London, with her brother Gary, and trained at the ice rink in Streatham. Competing with Alan Abretti, she won silver medals at the 1985 and 1986 British Championships and at the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy. The duo placed 16th at the 1986 World Championships [1] and competed at two European Championships, achieving their highest placement, 11th, in 1986. [2]

Having begun her coaching career in England, Coates relocated to the United States in 1992. [3] With former coaching partner Igor Shpilband, she was awarded the 1998 United States Olympic Committee "Coach of the Year" for Figure Skating. In 2000, Coates was awarded the "Coach of the Year" by the Professional Skaters Association (PSA) [4] She has returned to England and currently works as a coach in London.

Her former students include:

Competitive highlights

(with Abretti)

International
Event1985–861986–87
World Champ. 16th
European Champ. 11th12th
Skate America 5th
Fujifilm Trophy 2nd
NHK Trophy 6th
National
British Champ. 2nd2nd

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References

  1. Skatabase-World Championships-Ice Dance 1980-1989 Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Skatabase-European Championships-Ice Dance 1980-1989 Archived September 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Zinser, Lynn (6 January 1998). "Coaches' Feat: New Dance Craze Two Arrive From Abroad To Aid U.S." Philadelphia Daily News . Archived from the original on 17 October 2015.
  4. "PSA Annual Coaching Awards: Nomination Procedure and Criteria" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. 23 October 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016.