Ghislain Briand
{{Short description|Canadian figure skating coach}}
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Ghislain Briand is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor. Among his students are Elvis Stojko, two-time Olympic silver medallist, and Yuzuru Hanyu, two-time Olympic gold medallist.{{cite web |title=L'Architecte d'un monument japonais |url=https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/12/07/larchitecte-dun-monument-japonais|publisher=Journal de Québec|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
Coaching career
His coaching career has evolved in the metropolitan area of Toronto. After retiring from his skating career, Briand ran clubs in Gaspé Peninsula and the Montreal area for 12 years before accepting a job at the Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie.{{Cite web|url=http://lacstlouisskating.com/quebecchamps.htm|title=Lac St. Louis Quebec Champions}} Until 2001, he had notably been working with Elvis Stojko, two-time Olympic silver medallist (1994, 1998) and three-time World Champion (1994, 1995, 1997).
In 2005, Ghislain Briand was hired by the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club. He was already transitioning to a position of financial adviser when he applied to the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club, upon the invitation from long-time friend Brian Orser. He is working as a jump specialist.{{cite web |title=Jumping coach Ghislain Briand has made it to GPF|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/live/detail/day2-2019-isu-grand-prix-figure-skating-final/?sf225443047=1|publisher=Olympic Channel|accessdate=July 3, 2020}} In this regard, he goes regularly to the Skating School of Switzerland to teach jumping technique during the off-season.{{cite web |title=Module 3 with Ghislain Briand and Sarah Dolan|url=https://www.facebook.com/SkatingSchoolSwitzerland/posts/|publisher=Skating School Switzerland|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
At the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club, he coached for a short time Adam Rippon.{{cite web |title=Rippon gets by with a little help from his friend|url=https://adamrippon.figureskatersonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/RipponCzisny.pdf|publisher=icenetwork|accessdate=July 3, 2020}} Since 2014, he is coaching Yuzuru Hanyu, two-time Olympic gold medallist (2014, 2018) and two-time World Champion (2014, 2017) after Brian Orser asked him to supervise him a few weeks before the 2014 Olympic Games.″I've always liked to push my analysis of jump biomechanics. I've developed my own way to work on it, which is a bit different from others and Yuzu (ie. Yuzuru Hanyu) adhered to my technique.″
His current and former students have included:
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Noah Bodenstein{{cite web |title=isuresults |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00101821.htm |publisher=International Skating Union |accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Da-bin{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00014382.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Christina Gao{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011959.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|GEO}} Elene Gedevanishvili{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00006528.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuzuru Hanyu{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010967.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Joshi Helgesson{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007797.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|KOR}} Cha Jun-hwan
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Sonia Lafuente{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007690.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Shingo Nishiyama{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/japan-s-ice-dancers-nishiyama-and-yoshida-inspired-by-club-mate-hanyu|title=Japan's ice dancers Nishiyama and Yoshida inspired by club-mate Hanyu|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=January 14, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Raya{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Adam Rippon{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00008908.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}
- {{flagicon|KOR}} An So-hyun{{cite web |title=isuresults |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054722.htm |accessdate=July 3, 2020 |publisher=International Skating Union}}
- {{flagicon|CAN}} Elvis Stojko
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Ean Weiler
- {{flagicon|KOR}} You Young{{cite web |title=isuresults|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00102446.htm|publisher=International Skating Union|accessdate=July 3, 2020}}