| Lee Barkell | |
|---|---|
 Barkell at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup | |
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Home town | Kirkland Lake, Ontario |
| Partner | Melanie Gaylor |
| Retired | c. 1989 |
Lee Barkell originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario is a Canadian figure skating coach, working with both singles and pairs, and a former competitive pair skater. With Melanie Gaylor, he won gold at the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy, and 1986 Grand Prix International St. Gervais.
Barkell competed in pair skating during the 1980s, in partnership with Melanie Gaylor. The pair won three international competitions — the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy and 1986 Grand Prix International St. Gervais. The duo received two Canadian national medals in the fours discipline — bronze in 1987 with Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom and silver in 1988 with Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler.
After retiring from competition, Barkell began a coaching career in Barrie, Ontario, at the Mariposa School of Skating, where he was the director of pair skating. His former students include:
In the summer of 2014, Barkell moved to Toronto and started coaching at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. His students at the Cricket Club included:
In the summer of 2019, Barkell moved to the Granite Club with Daleman. He also continued as a coach for Gogolev, who relocated to California with Rafael Arutyunyan as his primary coach. [10] In September 2019, it was announced that he would be coaching four-time Japanese national champion Satoko Miyahara. [11] In January 2020, he began coaching World bronze medalist Vincent Zhou. [12] In June 2020, Barkell joined the coaching team of American national ladies' champion Alysa Liu. [13]
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 85–86 | 86–87 | 87–88 | 88–89 | 89–90 |
| Fujifilm Trophy / Nations Cup | 1st | 5th | |||
| International St. Gervais | 1st | ||||
| Skate Canada | 5th | ||||
| NHK Trophy | 4th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||
| National | |||||
| Canadian Championships | 1st J | 6th | 6th | 5th | |
| J = Junior level | |||||
| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1987 | 1988 |
| Canadian Championships | 3rd1 | 2nd2 |
| Partners in addition to Melanie Gaylor: 1 Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom 2 Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler | ||
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