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Cynthia Coull
Cynthia Coull (born 1965), is a Canadian former figure skater who competed simultaneously in pair skating and women's singles. Competing in pairs with Mark Rowsom, she became the 1986 World bronze medallist, 1986 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time consecutive national champion (1985–1987). As a single skater, she is the 1985 NHK Trophy silver medallist and a three-time national medallist (silver in 1985, bronze in 1983 and 1984).
Coull began skating at age 7. She took a year off training around age 11 after her family moved to Nigeria for a year. She was weak in compulsory figures.
In May 1982, she received a phone call from Kerry Leitch asking if she wanted to try out for pairs, which she had not previously competed. Coull initially refused, but she changed her mind the next day after she saw an advertisement saying that Lloyd Eisler, the national silver medalist, needed a new partner. After trying out with Mark Rowsom, she left her hometown of Greenfield Park, Quebec to Kitchener, Ontario to train with him.
Coull's first competition as a pair skater was Skate America in 1982, where she and Rowson finished 4th. At the Canadian Skating Championships, Coull won the bronze medal, and she and Rowson won silver. They were assigned to the 1983 World Championships, where they placed 9th.
Over the summer, Coull began working with a sport psychologist to improve her nerves in competition. In September, they began their season at the St. Ivel International. While they finished the short program in first place, they dropped to second to win the silver medal after the free skate, where Rowsom fell on a side-by-side jump and Coull fell on a throw jump, and both partners struggled to spin in sync.
Coull then skated in singles for the first time internationally at the 1983 Skate America in October. She struggled with her third compulsory figure and left that competition segment in 9th place, after which she said she "tensed up". In the short program, she moved up to 8th after issues with her combination jump and a fall on her double Axel jump. She rebounded in the free skate, where she had the second-highest-scoring program, and she finished in 5th overall. There was some confusion about her jump layout, as she appeared to repeat a toe loop jump in a way that was against the rules, but her coach explained that the judges recognized her last triple toe loop as a triple toe walley jump, taking off a different edge, instead.
In November, she and Rowsom won the silver medal at the Ennia Challenge Cup at The Hague. In January, at the Canadian Championships, she won a second consecutive bronze medal in singles. In pairs, she and Rowsom finished the short program in first place, but after a poor showing in their free skate, they sank to third place. Ahead of the 1984 World Championships, she sprained her ankle, and she and Rowsom redid their free skate. They finished in 7th out of ten couples competing.
Coull competed at the St. Ivel International in September 1984, where she won the silver medal in singles. In late October, she and Rowsom competed at Skate Canada International; this was the first edition of the event where pairs skating was competed. They won the silver medal. In singles, Coull was 7th in the figures and made significant errors in the short program, including falling on her combination jump and singling a planned double Axel. She ultimately placed 8th out of ten skaters.
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Cynthia Coull
Cynthia Coull (born 1965), is a Canadian former figure skater who competed simultaneously in pair skating and women's singles. Competing in pairs with Mark Rowsom, she became the 1986 World bronze medallist, 1986 Skate Canada International champion, and a three-time consecutive national champion (1985–1987). As a single skater, she is the 1985 NHK Trophy silver medallist and a three-time national medallist (silver in 1985, bronze in 1983 and 1984).
Coull began skating at age 7. She took a year off training around age 11 after her family moved to Nigeria for a year. She was weak in compulsory figures.
In May 1982, she received a phone call from Kerry Leitch asking if she wanted to try out for pairs, which she had not previously competed. Coull initially refused, but she changed her mind the next day after she saw an advertisement saying that Lloyd Eisler, the national silver medalist, needed a new partner. After trying out with Mark Rowsom, she left her hometown of Greenfield Park, Quebec to Kitchener, Ontario to train with him.
Coull's first competition as a pair skater was Skate America in 1982, where she and Rowson finished 4th. At the Canadian Skating Championships, Coull won the bronze medal, and she and Rowson won silver. They were assigned to the 1983 World Championships, where they placed 9th.
Over the summer, Coull began working with a sport psychologist to improve her nerves in competition. In September, they began their season at the St. Ivel International. While they finished the short program in first place, they dropped to second to win the silver medal after the free skate, where Rowsom fell on a side-by-side jump and Coull fell on a throw jump, and both partners struggled to spin in sync.
Coull then skated in singles for the first time internationally at the 1983 Skate America in October. She struggled with her third compulsory figure and left that competition segment in 9th place, after which she said she "tensed up". In the short program, she moved up to 8th after issues with her combination jump and a fall on her double Axel jump. She rebounded in the free skate, where she had the second-highest-scoring program, and she finished in 5th overall. There was some confusion about her jump layout, as she appeared to repeat a toe loop jump in a way that was against the rules, but her coach explained that the judges recognized her last triple toe loop as a triple toe walley jump, taking off a different edge, instead.
In November, she and Rowsom won the silver medal at the Ennia Challenge Cup at The Hague. In January, at the Canadian Championships, she won a second consecutive bronze medal in singles. In pairs, she and Rowsom finished the short program in first place, but after a poor showing in their free skate, they sank to third place. Ahead of the 1984 World Championships, she sprained her ankle, and she and Rowsom redid their free skate. They finished in 7th out of ten couples competing.
Coull competed at the St. Ivel International in September 1984, where she won the silver medal in singles. In late October, she and Rowsom competed at Skate Canada International; this was the first edition of the event where pairs skating was competed. They won the silver medal. In singles, Coull was 7th in the figures and made significant errors in the short program, including falling on her combination jump and singling a planned double Axel. She ultimately placed 8th out of ten skaters.