Joey Russell

Joey Russell (born June 24, 1988 in Labrador City) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He competed at four ISU Championships; his best result was 11th, achieved at the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf and at the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju. On the national level, he won the Canadian junior title in 2006 and a senior bronze medal in 2011. Russell trained at the Mariposa School of Skating.[1] On May 31, 2011, he announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.[2]

Joey Russell
Russell in 2007.
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1988-06-24) June 24, 1988
Labrador City, Newfoundland and Labrador
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Former coachLee Barkell, Doug Leigh, Paige Aistrop, David Islam, Jan Ullmark
Former choreographerPasquale Camerlengo, Lance Vipond, David Wilson, Sébastien Britten
Skating clubPolaris Labrador City
Former training locationsBarrie, Ontario
Began skating1994
RetiredMay 2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total171.44
2010 Four Continents Championships
Short program61.82
2009 Skate Canada
Free skate114.39
2010 Four Continents Championships

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[3]
Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Worlds24th
Four Continents11th14th
GP Skate Canada10th
Nebelhorn Trophy11th15th9th6th
International: Junior[3]
Junior Worlds11th
JGP Canada5th
JGP Hungary4th
JGP Japan11th
JGP Norway11th
Mladost Trophy1st J.
National[4]
Canadians4th J.1st J.6th9th6th5th3rd
Eastern Challenge3rd J.3rd J.
J. = Junior level

References
  1. Mittan, Barry (October 21, 2007). "New Found Success for Newfoundlander". Skate Today.
  2. "Joey Russell announces retirement from competitive skating". Skate Canada Newfoundland & Labrador. May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  3. "Competition Results: Joey RUSSELL". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06.
  4. Joey Russell at Skate Canada at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

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