Isabella Gamez
| Isabella Gamez | |
|---|---|
 Gamez/Cónsul at the 2018 World Junior Championships | |
| Personal information | |
| Alternative names | Gámez |
| Country represented |  Philippines |
| Former country(ies) represented |  Spain United States |
| Born | February 1, 1999 Cape Coral, Florida |
| Home town | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Height | 1.49 m (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Partner | Alexander Korovin |
| Former partner | Tòn Cónsul Griffin Schwab |
| Former coach | Richard Gauthier Ian Connolly Sylvie Fullum Bruno Marcotte Todd Sand Jenni Meno John Nicks |
| Former choreographer | John Kerr Julie Marcotte Phillip Mills Christine Fowler-Binder |
| Skating club | Los Angeles FSC |
| Former skating club | Florida Everblades FSC |
| Former training locations | Montreal, Canada Aliso Viejo, California |
| Began skating | 2005 |
Isabella Gamez (born February 1, 1999) is an American-born pair skater who competes for the Philippines with her partner Alexander Korovin. With her former skating partner, , she competed in the final segment at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. They were the first pair to represent the Philippines in international competitions.
Competing for Spain with her former skating partner, Tòn Cónsul, she is the 2018 Spanish junior national champion and finished 13th at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Personal life[]
Gamez was born on February 1, 1999, in Cape Coral, Florida. Both of her parents are Philippine-born with Spanish heritage.
Career[]
Early career[]
Gamez began skating in 2005 in Florida. She started as a singles skater before switching to pairs.[1] Gamez teamed up with Griffin Schwab in pairs from the 2015–16 season. In their first season, they earned the novice silver at the 2016 U.S. Championships. Gamez/Schwab finished ninth in juniors at the 2017 U.S. Championships before splitting.[1]
2017–2018 season[]
Gamez teamed up with Spanish skater Tòn Cónsul to represent Spain. They competed at two Junior Grand Prix events, finishing 11th in Zagreb and 13th in Gdańsk. Gamez/Cónsul then won the 2018 Spanish junior national title and the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup. They ended the season with a 13th-place finish at the 2018 World Junior Championships.[2]
Gamez/Cónsul split after he left skating at the end of the season.[3] Gamez did not have a partner for the 2018–19 season.
2019–2020 season[]
Gamez began representing the Philippines in a new pair with Canadian skater . Gamez/Paradis competed at three Challenger Series events, becoming the first Filipino and Southeast Asian pair to compete in an International Skating Union competition.[4] They then finished seventh at Volvo Open Cup. Gamez/Paradis also earned the technical minimums for the 2020 Four Continents Championships to become the first Filipino and Southeast Asian pair to compete at an ISU Championship. They finished ninth at Four Continents. Gamez/Paradis concluded their season with an 11th-place finish at the Challenge Cup after failing to obtain the technical minimums for the 2020 World Championships.[5]
Paradis retired following the end of the season to focus on his coaching career.[6] Gamez did not have a partner during the 2020–21 season.
2021–2022 season[]
In August 2021, the Philippine Skating Union announced that Gamez had teamed up with Russian skater Alexander Korovin to represent the Philippines.[7]
Programs[]
With Paradis[]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2019–2020 [4] |
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With Cónsul[]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 [2] |
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With Schwab[]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 [8] |
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| 2015–2016 [9] |
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Competitive highlights[]
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.
With Paradis for the Philippines[]
| International[5] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2019–20 |
| Four Continents | 9th |
| CS Finlandia Trophy | 9th |
| CS Golden Spin | 14th |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 11th |
| Challenge Cup | 11th |
| Volvo Open Cup | 7th |
With Cónsul for Spain[]
| International: Junior[10] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 2017–18 |
| Junior Worlds | 13th |
| JGP Croatia | 11th |
| JGP Poland | 13th |
| Toruń Cup | 1st |
| National[10] | |
| Spanish Champ. | 1st J |
| Levels: J = Junior | |
With Schwab for the United States[]
| National[11] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
| U.S. Champ. | 2nd N | 9th J |
| Pacific Coast | 2nd N | 4th J |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | ||
Ladies' singles for the United States[]
| National[1][12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| South Atlantic | 10th Q V | 1st Q V 21st V |
9th Q I | 4th Q N 16th N |
11th Q N |
| Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice Q = Qualifying round | |||||
Detailed results[]
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. ISU Personal best in bold.
With Paradis[]
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 20–23, 2020 | 2020 Challenge Cup | 11 45.38 |
11 82.74 |
11 128.12 |
| February 4–9, 2020 | 2020 Four Continents Championships | 10 47.34 |
9 80.09 |
9 127.43 |
| December 4–7, 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 14 47.50 |
15 88.40 |
14 135.90 |
| November 14–17, 2019 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | 12 47.99 |
8 97.05 |
11 145.04 |
| November 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | 7 44.37 |
7 82.42 |
7 126.79 |
| October 11–13, 2019 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 43.09 |
9 81.61 |
9 124.70 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Isabella Gamez". RinkResults.
- ^ a b "Isabella GAMEZ / Ton CONSUL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
- ^ Lamelas, Pedro (January 24, 2020). "Laura Barquero y Tòn Cónsul finalizan su primer Europeo en la decimocuarta posición" [Laura Barquero and Tòn Cónsul finish their first European Championship in fourteenth position] (in Spanish). Marca.
- ^ a b "Isabella GAMEZ / David-Alexandre PARADIS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
- ^ a b "Isabella GAMEZ / David-Alexandre PARADIS: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ Gamez, Isabella [@bellagamez] (August 21, 2020). "This year has been a time of change for many. After a historic season of skating, David and I have decided to no longer continue skating together" – via Instagram.
- ^ Philippine Skating Union [@phskating] (August 17, 2021). "Curious about how Figure Skating Pair athletes Isabella and Alex surpass their challenges?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2017 U.S. Nationals: Junior Pairs". Unseen Skaters Online. January 17, 2017.
- ^
- Terry, Michael (January 17, 2016). "Kopmar, Barrett set up for second U.S. title in a row". icenetwork. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016.
- Rutherford, Lynn (January 19, 2016). "Kopmar, Barrett add novice title to budding résumé". icenetwork. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016.
- ^ a b "Isabella GAMEZ / Ton CONSUL: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Isabella Gamez & Griffin Schwab". Stats on Ice.
- ^ "Isabella Gamez". Stats on Ice.
External links[]
- 1999 births
- Living people
- American female single skaters
- American female pair skaters
- Spanish female pair skaters
- Filipino figure skaters
- People from Cape Coral, Florida
- 21st-century American women