Dalilah Sappenfield | |
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_-_Sappenfield.jpg) Dalilah Sappenfield in 2011 | |
| Born | Miami, Florida |
| Occupation(s) | figure skating coach and choreographer; specialized in pair skating |
| Known for | permanently banned by the United States Center for SafeSport |
| Awards | USFSA/PSA Coach of the Year (2008) |
Dalilah Sappenfield is a former American figure skating coach and choreographer and specialized in pair skating. She started working as a coach in 1993, and was named the 2008 USFSA/PSA Coach of the Year,[1] after her pair teams won the gold medals at the novice, junior, and senior levels at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Her pair Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2] She is the adoptive mother of Laureano Ibarra, and he and his first partner were her first pair team.
In May 2024, Sappenfield was permanently banned by the United States Center for SafeSport for physical and emotional misconduct, retaliation, abuse of process, and failure to report a potential SafeSport violation.[3]
- ^ "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating".
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces Pairs Nomination for 2018 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team". U.S. Figure Skating. January 7, 2018.
- ^ Brennan, Christine. "US Olympic pairs figure skating coach Dalilah Sappenfield banned for life for misconduct". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 29, 2024.