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.

Isabella Gamez
Gamez/Cónsul at the 2018 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Alternative namesGámez
Country represented Philippines
Former country(ies) represented Spain
 United States
Born (1999-02-01) February 1, 1999
Cape Coral, Florida
Home townFort Myers, Florida
Height1.49 m (4 ft 10+12 in)
PartnerAlexander Korovin
Former partnerDavid-Alexandre Paradis
Tòn Cónsul
Griffin Schwab
CoachMarina Zoueva
Former coachRichard Gauthier
Ian Connolly
Sylvie Fullum
Bruno Marcotte
Todd Sand
Jenni Meno
John Nicks
Former choreographerJohn Kerr
Julie Marcotte
Phillip Mills
Christine Fowler-Binder
Former skating clubLos Angeles FSC
Florida Everblades FSC
Training locationsEstero, Florida
Former training locationsMontreal, Canada
Aliso Viejo, California
Began skating2005

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
2019–2020
[4]

With Cónsul

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[2]

With Schwab

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[8]
2015–2016
[9]

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

Gamez/Paradis at the 2020 Challenge Cup
International[5]
Event 2019–20
Four Continents9th
CS Finlandia Trophy9th
CS Golden Spin14th
CS Warsaw Cup11th
Challenge Cup11th
Volvo Open Cup7th

With Cónsul for Spain

Gamez/Cónsul at the 2018 World Junior Championships
International: Junior[10]
Event 2017–18
Junior Worlds13th
JGP Croatia11th
JGP Poland13th
Toruń Cup1st
National[10]
Spanish Champ.1st J
Levels: J = Junior

With Schwab for the United States

National[11]
Event 2015–16 2016–17
U.S. Champ.2nd N9th J
Pacific Coast2nd N4th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Ladies' singles for the United States

National[1][12]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
South Atlantic10th Q V1st Q V
21st V
9th Q I4th Q N
16th N
11th Q N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice
Q = Qualifying round

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. ISU Personal best in bold.

With Paradis

2019–20 season
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

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