Isabella Gamez
Isabella Gamez (born February 1, 1999) is a Filipina-American pair skater who competes for the Philippines with her partner Alexander Korovin. With her former skating partner, David-Alexandre Paradis, she competed in the final segment at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. They were the first pair to represent the Philippines in international competitions.
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![]() Gamez/Cónsul at the 2018 World Junior Championships | |
Personal information | |
Alternative names | Gámez |
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Former country(ies) represented | ![]() ![]() |
Born | Cape Coral, Florida | February 1, 1999
Home town | Fort Myers, Florida |
Height | 1.49 m (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Alexander Korovin |
Former partner | David-Alexandre Paradis Tòn Cónsul Griffin Schwab |
Coach | Marina Zoueva |
Former coach | Richard Gauthier Ian Connolly Sylvie Fullum Bruno Marcotte Todd Sand Jenni Meno John Nicks |
Former choreographer | John Kerr Julie Marcotte Phillip Mills Christine Fowler-Binder |
Former skating club | Los Angeles FSC Florida Everblades FSC |
Training locations | Estero, Florida |
Former training locations | Montreal, Canada Aliso Viejo, California |
Began skating | 2005 |
Competing for Spain with her former skating partner, Tòn Cónsul, she is the 2018 Spanish junior national champion and finished 13th at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Gamez was born on February 1, 1999, in Cape Coral, Florida. Both of her parents are Philippine-born with Spanish heritage.
Career
Early career
Gamez began skating in 2005 in Florida. She started as a singles skater before switching to pairs.[1] Gamez teamed up with Griffin Schwab in pairs from the 2015–16 season. In their first season, they earned the novice silver at the 2016 U.S. Championships. Gamez/Schwab finished ninth in juniors at the 2017 U.S. Championships before splitting.[1]
2017–2018 season
Gamez teamed up with Spanish skater Tòn Cónsul to represent Spain. They competed at two Junior Grand Prix events, finishing 11th in Zagreb and 13th in Gdańsk. Gamez/Cónsul then won the 2018 Spanish junior national title and the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup. They ended the season with a 13th-place finish at the 2018 World Junior Championships.[2]
Gamez/Cónsul split after he left skating at the end of the season.[3] Gamez did not have a partner for the 2018–19 season.
2019–2020 season
Gamez began representing the Philippines in a new pair with Canadian skater David-Alexandre Paradis. Gamez/Paradis competed at three Challenger Series events, becoming the first Filipino and Southeast Asian pair to compete in an International Skating Union competition.[4] They then finished seventh at Volvo Open Cup. Gamez/Paradis also earned the technical minimums for the 2020 Four Continents Championships to become the first Filipino and Southeast Asian pair to compete at an ISU Championship. They finished ninth at Four Continents. Gamez/Paradis concluded their season with an 11th-place finish at the Challenge Cup after failing to obtain the technical minimums for the 2020 World Championships.[5]
Paradis retired following the end of the season to focus on his coaching career.[6]
2020-2021 and 2021–2022 seasons
In August 2021, the Philippine Skating Union announced that Gamez had teamed up with Russian skater Alexander Korovin to represent the Philippines.[7] For the 2021-2022 season, Gamez and Korovin focused on their training at Hertz Arena with Coach Marina Zoueva and her team in Estero, Florida.
Programs
With Paradis
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2019–2020 [4] |
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With Cónsul
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2017–2018 [2] |
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With Schwab
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2016–2017 [8] |
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2015–2016 [9] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.
With Paradis for the Philippines

International[5] | |
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Event | 2019–20 |
Four Continents | 9th |
CS Finlandia Trophy | 9th |
CS Golden Spin | 14th |
CS Warsaw Cup | 11th |
Challenge Cup | 11th |
Volvo Open Cup | 7th |
With Cónsul for Spain

International: Junior[10] | |
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Event | 2017–18 |
Junior Worlds | 13th |
JGP Croatia | 11th |
JGP Poland | 13th |
Toruń Cup | 1st |
National[10] | |
Spanish Champ. | 1st J |
Levels: J = Junior |
With Schwab for the United States
National[11] | ||
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Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
U.S. Champ. | 2nd N | 9th J |
Pacific Coast | 2nd N | 4th J |
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. ISU Personal best in bold.
With Paradis
2019–20 season | ||||
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
February 20–23, 2020 | 2020 Challenge Cup | 11 45.38 |
11 82.74 |
11 128.12 |
February 4–9, 2020 | 2020 Four Continents Championships | 10 47.34 |
9 80.09 |
9 127.43 |
December 4–7, 2019 | 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 14 47.50 |
15 88.40 |
14 135.90 |
November 14–17, 2019 | 2019 CS Warsaw Cup | 12 47.99 |
8 97.05 |
11 145.04 |
November 5–10, 2019 | 2019 Volvo Open Cup | 7 44.37 |
7 82.42 |
7 126.79 |
October 11–13, 2019 | 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy | 10 43.09 |
9 81.61 |
9 124.70 |
References
- "Isabella Gamez". RinkResults.
- "Isabella GAMEZ / Ton CONSUL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
- Lamelas, Pedro (January 24, 2020). "Laura Barquero y Tòn Cónsul finalizan su primer Europeo en la decimocuarta posición" [Laura Barquero and Tòn Cónsul finish their first European Championship in fourteenth position] (in Spanish). Marca.
- "Isabella GAMEZ / David-Alexandre PARADIS: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
- "Isabella GAMEZ / David-Alexandre PARADIS: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- Gamez, Isabella [@bellagamez] (August 21, 2020). "This year has been a time of change for many. After a historic season of skating, David and I have decided to no longer continue skating together" – via Instagram.
- Philippine Skating Union [@phskating] (August 17, 2021). "Curious about how Figure Skating Pair athletes Isabella and Alex surpass their challenges?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "2017 U.S. Nationals: Junior Pairs". Unseen Skaters Online. January 17, 2017.
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- Terry, Michael (January 17, 2016). "Kopmar, Barrett set up for second U.S. title in a row". icenetwork. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016.
- Rutherford, Lynn (January 19, 2016). "Kopmar, Barrett add novice title to budding résumé". icenetwork. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016.
- "Isabella GAMEZ / Ton CONSUL: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
- "Isabella Gamez & Griffin Schwab". Stats on Ice.
- "Isabella Gamez". Stats on Ice.