{{Short description|Canadian figure skater and skating coach}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Lee Barkell |image= 2011 Rostelecom Cup - Jones&Gaskell coach.jpg |caption= Barkell at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup |fullname= |altname= |country= Canada |birth_date= |birth_place= |hometown=Kirkland Lake, Ontario |residence= |height= |partner= Melanie Gaylor |coach= |choreographer= |skating club= |currenttraininglocations= |beganskating= |retired= {{circa}} 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.

== Career == 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. In the summer of 2014, Barkell moved to Toronto and started coaching at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club. In the summer of 2019, Barkell moved to the Granite Club in Toronto.

His current students include: * David Bondar<ref>{{cite web |title=David BONDAR: 2023/2024 |url=http://isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113291.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406111144/http://isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113291.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> * Stephen Gogolev<ref name=Gogolev/><ref name=Gogolev1/> * Alec Guinzbourg<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alec GUINZBOURG |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00106087.htm |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=International Skating Union }}</ref> * Ava Kemp / Yohnatan Elizarov<ref>{{cite web |title=Ava KEMP / Yohnatan ELIZAROV: 2025/2026 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00114418.htm |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=24 August 2025 |archive-date=24 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250824171531/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00114418.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> * Kim Chae-yeon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111162.htm|title=Chaeyeon KIM: 2025/2026|publisher=International Skating Union|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250823073114/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111162.htm|archivedate=23 August 2025|url-status=dead}}</ref> * Minsol Kwon<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.instagram.com/p/DMo903ms_Wr/?igsh=MWM4bzFsOWFuenVybw==|title=It was my first competition in a while |publisher=Instagram |access-date=28 July 2025 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * Megan Woodley<ref>{{cite web |title=Megan WOODLEY: 2025/2026 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251104084926/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00117221.htm |website=International Skating Union |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref> * Kara Yun<ref>{{cite web |title=Kara YUN: 2024/2025 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113293.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007114638/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00113293.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

His former students have included: <!--alphabetized list--> * Jeffrey Buttle (2008 World champion and 2006 Olympic bronze medalist)<ref name=Buttle/> * Corey Circelli<ref name=Circelli/> * Gabrielle Daleman (2018 Canadian Champion, 2017 World bronze medalist and 2017 Four Continents silver medalist)<ref name=Daleman/><ref name=Hersh150429/> * Meagan Duhamel / Ryan Arnold<ref>{{cite web |title=Meagan DUHAMEL / Ryan ARNOLD: 2004/2005 |url=http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008044.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=6 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906101210/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00008044.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch (2017 Four Continents bronze medalists)<ref name="Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch"/><ref name=ISIO/> * Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay<ref>{{cite web |title=Annabelle LANGLOIS / Cody HAY: 2009/2010 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008633.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> * Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino<ref>{{cite web |title=Jacinthe LARIVIERE / Lenny FAUSTINO: 2001/2002 |url=http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002151.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=7 April 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020407163924/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00002151.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> * Alysa Liu<ref name=AP200622/> * Christopher Mabee<ref>{{cite web |title=Christophe MABEE: 2007/2008 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00004411.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=18 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240818014627/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00004411.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> * Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolyn MACCUISH / Andrew EVANS: 2006/2007 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009792.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820071312/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00009792.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> * Satoko Miyahara<ref name=IFS190918/> * Patrick Myzyk<ref name=Myzyk/> * Nobunari Oda (2006 Four Continents champion)<ref>{{cite web |title=Nobunari ODA: 2013/2014 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00005883.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024}}</ref> * Joey Russell<ref>{{cite web |title=Joey RUSSELL: 2010/2011 |url=https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008552.htm |website=International Skating Union |access-date=26 October 2024 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820041901/https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008552.htm |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> * Roman Sadovsky<ref name=Sadovsky/> * Vincent Zhou<ref name=NBC200102/>

==Competitive highlights==

=== Pairs with Gaylor === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | International |- ! Event ! {{tooltip|85–86|1985–1986}} ! 86–87 ! 87–88 ! 88–89 ! 89–90 |- | align=left | Fujifilm Trophy / Nations Cup || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || 5th |- | align=left | International St. Gervais || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || |- | align=left | Skate Canada || || || || 5th || |- | align=left | NHK Trophy || || || 4th || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National |- | align=left | Canadian Championships || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || 6th || 6th || 5th || |- | colspan=6 align=center | <small> J = Junior level </small> |}

=== Fours with Gaylor and others === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National |- ! Event ! 1987 ! 1988 |- | align=left | Canadian Championships || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd<sup>1</sup> || bgcolor=silver | 2nd<sup>2</sup> |- | colspan=3 align=center | <small> '''Partners in addition to Melanie Gaylor:''' <br /> <sup>1</sup> Cynthia Coull / Mark Rowsom <br /> <sup>2</sup> Michelle Menzies / Kevin Wheeler </small> |}

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=Sadovsky>[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014082.htm Biographies] isuresults.com</ref>

<ref name=Myzyk>{{cite web |title= Patrick MYZYK |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012650.htm |publisher =International Skating Union |accessdate=October 16, 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=Buttle>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00003253.htm |title= Jeffrey BUTTLE |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=Daleman>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054166.htm |title=Gabrielle DALEMAN |publisher=International Skating Union |url-status= live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522211833/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054166.htm |archivedate=2014-05-22 }}</ref>

<ref name=Hersh150429>{{cite tweet |author= Hersh, Philip |user=olyphil |title= Gabrielle Daleman- Coaching Change |number= 593436636148445185 |date=April 29, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=Circelli>[http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103095.htm Biographies] isuresults.com</ref>

<ref name=Gogolev>{{cite web |url= https://skatecanada.ca/stephen-gogolev/ |title= Stephen Gogolev full biography |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20190702170444/https://skatecanada.ca/stephen-gogolev/ |archivedate= July 2, 2019 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name="Ilyushechkina/Moscovitch">{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00015085.htm |title=Biography |accessdate=2015-01-13 |url-status= live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520224011/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00015085.htm |archivedate=2015-05-20 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISIO>{{cite news |last= Reinhold Kany |first= Klaus |title= Skaters Flock to Toronto, Montreal for Summer Training |url= http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/features/Summer%20Training%20in%20Canada.htm |work= Ice Skating International: Online |date= August 22, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=IFS190918>{{cite tweet |user=ifsmagazine |author=IFS Magazine |number=1174320949224792064 |date=18 September 2019 |title=Satoko Miyahara is relocating to Toronto to train with Lee Barkell at the Granite Club. Me Hamada will remain her main coach. Miyahara wants to master the triple Axel. }}</ref>

<ref name=Gogolev1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TorontoCricketClub/videos/10-year-old-stephen-gogolev-landing-a-quadruple-salchow/895534253842304/|title=10 year old Stephen Gogolev landing a quadruple salchow! &#124; 10 year old Stephen Gogolev does it again, landing a quadruple salchow! Congratulations to Stephen, coaches Brian Orser and Lee Barkell and the coaching... &#124; By Toronto Cricket Skating & Curling Club &#124; Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=12 April 2023}}</ref>

<ref name=NBC200102>{{cite news |url= https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2020/01/02/vincent-zhou-figure-skating-nationals-championships/ |title= Vincent Zhou changes coaches, to return at U.S. Figure Skating Championships |work= NBC Sports |date= January 2, 2020 }}</ref>

<ref name=AP200622>{{Cite news|date=22 June 2020|title=Two-time US champion Alysa Liu changing coaches|work=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/151e1b1342ec186d5afdac483c634b1c|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> }}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225502/http://www.skatemariposa.com/staff.php?id=5 Biography at the Mariposa School of Skating (archived)]

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