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Lee Barkell

Lee Barkell
2011 Rostelecom Cup - Jones&Gaskell coach.jpg
Barkell at the 2011 Rostelecom Cup
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Partner Melanie Gaylor
Retired c. 1989

Lee Barkell is a Canadian figure skating coach, working with both singles and pairs, and a former competitive pair skater. He is the 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Melanie Gaylor.

Barkell competed in pair skating during the 1980s, in partnership with Melanie Gaylor. The pair won gold at the 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy.

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 past students include Jeffrey Buttle, Christopher Mabee, Meagan Duhamel, Ryan Arnold, Anabelle Langlois / Cody Hay, Nobunari Oda, Carolyn MacCuish / Andrew Evans, Jacinthe Larivière / Lenny Faustino, and Joey Russell.

In the summer of 2014, Barkell moved to Toronto and started coaching at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club where he coaches pair team Liubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch (2017 Four Continents bronze medalists), and Patrick Myzyk. In April 2015, he became the head coach of Gabrielle Daleman (2017 Four Continents silver medalist).


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