Francis M. "Frank" Carroll (born 1938) is an American

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coach and former competitive skater. He has coached three skaters to win the

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, and

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. Lysacek won the men's Olympic gold medal in 2010 at Vancouver. Carroll has been inducted into the

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, the

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, the

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Coaches Hall of Fame, and was the 1997 Olympic Coach of the Year.

Competitive and professional career

Carroll grew up in

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. When he was in his early teens, a skating rink opened in his neighborhood and he began skating, interested by the combination of artistry and athleticism. After graduating from the College of the Holy Cross in 1960 with a B.S. in Sociology, Carroll eventually moved to

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and lived with his coach Maribel Vinson Owen and her daughters on weekends. Carroll won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 1959 U.S. Championships. He won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 1960 U.S. Championships behind Douglas Ramsay. Carroll turned professional after that and was skating with the

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at the time of the

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crash. Carroll skated with the Ice Follies until 1964. He was accepted to law school at the

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, but chose to pursue acting. He appeared in the background of several beach films, including

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. Carroll began coaching on the side to support himself and eventually decided to coach full-time. His notable students include

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, and

. He was the head coach for the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California. In 2011, he began coaching at a newly built rink in

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to be closer to his home in Palm Springs, California, one of his homes since the 1980s. Carroll resumed coaching at the Toyota Sports Center on June 1, 2013.

Results

Coaching career

Carroll's current and former students include: * Robert Bradshaw Coached him to a Silver at U.S. Nationals in 1973. *

. Coached him to the U.S. National title and a World silver medal in 1989 and to a World Bronze medal in 1990. * Nicole Bobek *

Tiffany Chin Audrey Tiffany Chin (born October 3, 1967) is an American figure skating coach and former competitor. She is a two-time World bronze medalist (1985–1986), a two-time Skate America champion (1983, 1986), and the 1985 U.S. national champion. P ...

. Coached her to two World bronze medals. * Ellie Kawamura. * Mark Cockerell. * Silvia Fontana *

. Coached her to two World Championships and to an Olympic silver medal in 1980. *

. Coached him to the 2002 and 2003 World silver medals and the 2002 Olympic bronze medal. Carroll ended his coaching relationship with Goebel in November 2004 following the 2004 NHK Trophy *

, from September 2013-January 2017. Coached her to two U.S. national titles. * Kristiene Gong. * Danielle Kahle. *

Jennifer Kirk Jennifer Anne "Jenny" Kirk (born August 15, 1984) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2000 World Junior champion and the 2002 Four Continents champion. Early life Jennifer Kirk was born in Newton, Massachusetts. Prio ...

. *

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. * Karen Kwan. *

. He coached her to four World Championships and an Olympic silver medal in 1998. In the fall of 2001, Kwan and Carroll decided to end their coaching relationship. In interviews, Kwan said she needed to "take responsibility" for her skating. * Beatrisa Liang. *

. He coached him to a World Championship in 2009 and an Olympic gold medal in 2010. * Ye Bin Mok * Daisuke Murakami. *

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(from May 2009 to April 2012) *

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. *

. He coached him to the 2013 World silver medal and 2014 Olympic bronze medal. He has coached skaters to win the

during the era of

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(Fratianne), after compulsory figures (Kwan), and under the

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(Lysacek). He also coached Lysacek to an Olympic gold medal. Carroll was inducted into the

in 1996. He is the first figure skating coach to be named the Olympic Coach of the Year, which happened in 1997. On March 6, 2007, it was announced that he had been elected to the

. He was inducted on March 22, 2007 during the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, between the original dance and the men's free skate. On July 29, 2018, it was announced that Carroll would be retiring from coaching on August 3. Carroll plans to continue working with U.S. Figure Skating and the junior development program.

References

External links

Toyota Sports Center Instructor bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Frank American male single skaters American figure skating coaches Living people 1939 births College of the Holy Cross alumni Sportspeople from Worcester, Massachusetts American Olympic coaches