Richard Callaghan is an American figure skating coach. He is best known as the long-time coach of Todd Eldredge, 6-time U.S. Champion and 1996 World Champion. He also coached Nicole Bobek to her national title, and Tara Lipinski to U.S., World, and Olympic titles. Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Todd James Eldredge (born August 28, 1971 in Chatham, Massachusetts) is an American figure skater. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Nicole Bobeck (born December 24, 1975) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia is a American figure skater. ... Tara Kristen Lipinski (b. ...

As a competitive skater, Callaghan was coached by Don Laws. His best finish was 5th at the 1965 U.S. Championships. He turned professional in 1967, touring with Ice Capades and Holiday on Ice before he began to coach in 1972. He worked in Rochester, New York, Philadelphia, Colorado Springs, and San Diego before settling in the Detroit area in 1992. Don Laws is an American figure skater and coach. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Ice Capades was a traveling entertainment show featuring theatrical performances involving ice skating. ... Holiday on Ice is a musicaL ice show currently produced by Joop van den Endes Stage Entertainment Group with its head quarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country United States State New York County Monroe Government  - Mayor Robert Duffy (D) Area  - City  37. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

In March, 1999, Callaghan announced his resignation from his position at the Detroit Skating Club and his intention to retire at the end of that skating season. A few weeks later, The New York Times reported that Callaghan had been accused of sexual misconduct by Craig Maurizi, one of his former students who had continued to work with him for many years as a coaching assistant. Maurizi alleged that Callaghan had engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with him beginning when he was 15 years old, more than 20 years previously. The Times article additionally quoted two other former students who also claimed to have been molested by Callaghan. For his part, Callaghan denied the charges and alleged that Maurizi was attempting to destroy his professional reputation as the result of a dispute the previous year that arose when Lipinski fired Callaghan and named Maurizi as her official coach. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ...

Maurizi filed a grievance against Callaghan with the United States Figure Skating Association (USFSA), but the grievance was dismissed without a hearing on the grounds that it had not been filed in a timely manner. Many observers in the skating world felt that the USFSA was attempting to sweep the incident under the rug, but as a consequence of the case and the publicity it caused, the USFSA did adopt a formal policy on sexual harassment and other forms of abuse, and has since taken aggressive action against other coaches accused of sexual misconduct with their students. The United States Figure Skating Association, also known as the USFSA or U.S. Figure Skating, is the national sport governing body for figure skating in the United States. ... Sexual harassment is harassment or unwelcome attention of a sexual nature. ... Abuser redirects here. ...

Callaghan claimed his planned retirement had nothing to do with the grievance and that he had simply grown tired of the travel and relentless grind of being a top international coach. However, he did not retire after all, but merely moved to another rink in the Detroit area where he has continued to coach Eldredge and other skaters. Angela Nikodinov was his student from the 1999 Worlds through the 99-00 season. He coached Japanese skater Shizuka Arakawa for a time, but her federation forced her to leave him for Tatiana Tarasova (who had recently parted ways with her student,Sasha Cohen) shortly before she won her World title in 2004. He also coached Jennifer Kirk at the 2002 Worlds (from which she withdrew due to injury) through the 2002-2003 & 2003-2004 skating seasons. Angela Nikodinov (born May 9, 1980 in Spartanburg, South Carolina), is an American figure skater. ... Shizuka Arakawa (荒川 静香 Arakawa Shizuka, born December 29, 1981) is a Japanese figure skater who won the gold medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Ladies Singles event in Turin, Italy on February 23, 2006, and the 2004 World Figure Skating Championship. ... Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova (born February 13, 1947) is a Russian figure skating coach who has coached more world and Olympic champions than any other coach in the world. ... Alexandra Pauline Sasha Cohen (born October 26, 1984) is an American figure skater. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jennifer Anne Jenny Kirk (born August 15, 1984) is an American figure skater. ...

References

• Jo-Ann Barnas: Callaghan resigns from skating club. Detroit Free Press, March 19, 1999.
• Jere Longman: Top Figure-Skating Coach Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct. The New York Times, April 11, 1999.