Francis Michael Carroll (July 11, 1938 – June 9, 2024) was an American figure-skating coach and competitive skater. He had coached three skaters to win the World Figure Skating Championships: Linda Fratianne, Michelle Kwan and Evan Lysacek.

Carroll had been inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame and the Professional Skaters Association Coaches Hall of Fame, and was named the 1997 Olympic Coach of the Year.

Biography and career

Born in 1938, interested by the combination of artistry and athleticism.

Results

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Coaching career

Carroll's students include: <!-- alphabetized list -->

  • Robert Bradshaw: Coached to a silver medal at U.S. Nationals in 1973.
  • Christopher Bowman.
  • Linda Fratianne:
  • Danielle Kahle
  • Jennifer Kirk
  • Carolina Kostner
  • Karen Kwan
  • Michelle Kwan: Coached her to four world championships and an Olympic silver medal in 1998. In the fall of 2001, Kwan and Carroll ended their coaching relationship. In interviews, Kwan said that she needed to "take responsibility" for her skating.
  • Evan Lysacek: Coached to a world championship in 2009 and an Olympic gold medal in 2010.
  • Daisuke Murakami
  • Michael Kuluva
  • Mirai Nagasu: Coached from May 2009
  • Denis Ten: Coached to the 2013 world silver medal and 2014 Olympic bronze medal.

Carroll coached skaters to win the World Figure Skating Championships during the era of compulsory figures (Fratianne), after compulsory figures (Kwan) and under the ISU Judging System (Lysacek). He also coached Lysacek to an Olympic gold medal.

Carroll was inducted into the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1996.

References

  • Toyota Sports Center Instructor bio