“We’re thrilled to bring one of the sport’s best coaches to a Rinks facility,” Rinks Vice President Art Trottier said. “Rafael’s reputation as a forward-thinking, elite-level professional falls perfectly in line with our goals to continue building world-class figure-skating and ice hockey programs for all levels of athletes.”
Arutyunyan began his coaching residency at Lakewood Ice in June of this year. He is acknowledged worldwide for his success in teaching jump technique and for his systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to the skill of jumping on ice. Rafael uses his skater’s height and distance to determine proper take-off velocity as it relates to timing, angle direction and position. His methods have garnered his athletes with several Grand Prix medals, the Senior Ladies National Silver medal, the Senior Men’s Nationals Gold medal and the silver medal in the World Ladies Championshipsin the past year.
For more information on Rafael Arutyunyan or the The Rinks—Lakewood Ice facility, contact Keren Lynch in the Anaheim Ducks Communications Department at klynch@anaheimducks.com.
Source: The Rinks
