Marika Humphreys-Baranova OLY (born 3 January 1977) is a British Ice Dance Coach, Choreographer, retired ISU Technical Specialist & Moderator, former competitor & British Winter Olympian.
Personal life
Marika Humphreys was born on 3 January 1977 in
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
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[ She and Baranov were married in March 1999.][ The two formerly resided in ]Shotton, Flintshire
Shotton is a town and community in Flintshire, Wales, within the Deeside conurbation along the River Dee, joined with Connah's Quay, near the border with England. It is located 5 miles (8 km) west of Chester and can be reached by road fr ...
.[ In 2009, Humphreys-Baranova graduated from Glyndwr University with an honours degree in sports and exercise sciences.][
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Career
Early career
Marika Humphreys began learning to skate in 1983.[
Partnership with Justin Lanning
Humphreys & Lanning paired following a national partner search event or “mix and match” in early 1989.
The young couple benefitted from sponsorship by the ice drink company Slush Puppie. Coached by James Young they took the 1989 British Junior Championship title at just 12 and 16 respectively. Representing GB at the 1990 Junior World Championships in Colorado Springs they placed 12th.
Old ISU regulations saw the team age up to Senior category when Lanning turned 18 in 1991 with Humphreys just 14 as they competed in their first Senior Championship under the guidance of Betty Callaway.
In the 1992–93 season, she became the youngest ice dancer ever to win the British senior title, winning at age 15 ]Justin Lanning
Justin Lanning (born 21 February 1973) is an English former ice dancer. He is the 1993 British national champion with Marika Humphreys and the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy champion with Chantal Lefebvre for Canada.
Career
Justin Lanning originall ...
.Helsinki
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, Finland, and 17th at the 1993 World Championships in Prague
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, Czech Republic. The following season, they took silver behind Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill, OBE (born 7 October 1957) is a British professional ice dancer and former competitor. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the ...
/ Christopher Dean
Christopher Colin Dean, OBE (born 27 July 1958) is a British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill. They also won a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Early life
Dean grew u ...
and finished 16th at the 1994 World Championships in Chiba
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Places China
* (), town in Jianli County, Jingzhou, Hubei
Japan
* Chiba (city), capital of Chiba Prefecture
** Chiba Station, a train station
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, Japan.
Partnership with Askew
In the 1995–96 and 1996-97 season, Humphreys won the British national title with Philip Askew and represented Great Britain at European & World Championships 96 & 97.
Partnership with Baranov
Humphreys met Ukrainian ice dancer Vitaliy Baranov
Vitaliy Baranov ( uk, Віталій Баранов; born 18 January 1975) is a former competitive ice dancer. Competing for the United Kingdom with partner and wife Marika Humphreys, he is the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion, 2001 Finlan ...
while auditioning for the Blackpool Hot Ice show.[
Humphreys/Baranov won the British Championship in 2000 & 2001, representing Great Britain at European & World Championships and ultimately the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
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Post-competitive career
Officiating for International Skating Union
Humphreys-Baranova was a technical specialist for the ISU from 2005 to 2017.[ She served as the Technical Specialist for the Ice Dance event at the 2010 Olympics,][ the European Championships in Warsaw 2007,][ and as the ice dancing Assistant Technical Specialist at the 2008][ and 2006][ World Figure Skating Championships. Humphreys-Baranova also trained new Technical Specialists for the ISU until her retirement from ISU service. In 2019, she was presented with an ISU Long Service medal for her contribution and services to International Ice Dance.
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Academic Study
In 2006, Humphreys-Baranova commenced studies of Applied Sport and Exercise Sciences at Glyndwr University (North Wales) as a mature student, graduating BSc in 2009.
Coaching - Deeside Ice Rink
Humphreys-Baranova coached at Deeside ice rink between 1996 and 2013. Notably forming a Synchronised skating team (then called Precision Skating)for the Deeside Ice Skating Club and coaching the team to 2 British Championships in 1996 and 1997 while still competing herself.
In the 2012/13 season, she was recruited to coach and choreograph for Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones for their pre-Olympic season, coordinating the team to attain a 10th place finish at the European Championships in Zagreb, and 12th at the World Championships in Canada.
Coaching - Lee Valley Ice Centre
In April 2013, she became the Elite Skating Coordinator for the Lee Valley Ice Centre in London.
Full time students trained at Lee Valley include 2013 British Junior Silver medallists Mina Zdravkova & Henry Aiken, 2019 Bulgarian Champions and European Championship competitors, Christopher Martin Davis and Mina Zdravkova.
Programs
(with Baranov)
Results
''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''
With Baranov
With Askew
With Lanning
References
External links
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, Official Website of Marika Humphreys & Vitaliy Baranov
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1977 births
British female ice dancers
British figure skating coaches
Sportspeople from Chester
Olympic figure skaters of Great Britain
Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Living people
International Skating Union technical specialists
Female sports coaches
People from Shotton, Flintshire
Sportspeople from Flintshire