Stephen Carriere
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 Carriere at the 2007 NHK Trophy. |
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| Full name | Stephen Carriere | ||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||
| Born | June 15, 1989 Melrose, Massachusetts |
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| Home town | Wakefield, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Suna Murray | ||||||||||||
| Former coach | Peter Johansson Mark Mitchell Sue Hamel Priscilla Hill Karl Kurtz |
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| Choreographer | Mark Mitchell Jamie Isley |
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| Skating club | Skating Club of Boston | ||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||
| Combined total | 218.30 2008 Four Continents |
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| Short program | 74.08 2008 Four Continents |
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| Free skate | 145.25 2008 Cup of China |
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Stephen Carriere (born June 15, 1989) is an American figure skater. He is the 2008 U.S. bronze medalist, the 2007 World Junior Champion, and the 2006-07 Junior Grand Prix Final champion.
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[edit] Personal life
Carriere was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 2007.[1] In 2007, he began attending Boston College part time,[2] where he is a corporate business major.[3]
His cousin, Caroline Hallisey, is a short track speed skater and a three-time Olympian.[1][4]
[edit] Career
Carriere won the pewter medal at the novice level of the 2004 U.S. Championships. The following season, 2004–2005, he made his junior debut. He placed 5th at his first Junior Grand Prix assignment but was not given a second one. That year, he placed 7th at 2005 U.S. Championships on the junior level.
In the 2005-2006 season, Carriere won a gold and a silver medal on the Junior Grand Prix and then placed 6th at the Final. He moved up at Nationals and won the junior gold medal. This earned him a trip to the World Junior Championships, where he placed just off the podium.
In 2006-2007, he won everything on the Junior level, including both his Junior Grand Prix assignments and the 2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. After placing ninth in his senior national debut, Carriere was named to the 2007 Junior Worlds team. At Junior Worlds, after placing sixth in the short program, he won the free skate, pulling up to win the event overall.
Carriere made his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2007 Skate America, where he placed 4th. At his second Grand Prix event, the 2007 NHK Trophy, he won the bronze medal. He also won the bronze medal at nationals and finished 10th in his first appearance at senior Worlds.
In the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Season, Carriere competed at the Cup of China and the NHK Trophy, winning the silver medal in China and placing 6th in Japan. In January 2009, he was involved in a car accident but was unharmed.[5] He placed 9th at the 2009 U.S. Championships. Carriere missed the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Championships due to recurring tendonitis and a right ankle infection.[6]
[edit] Training
From 2000 through 2009, Carriere trained at the Skating Club of Boston and was coached by Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.[7] Following the 2008-09 season, Carriere changed coaches to Priscilla Hill and Karl Kurtz.[8]
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 | La Vie En Rose and Mack the Knife by Louis Armstrong |
Swan Lake | |
| 2010–2011 | After Midnight and Hot Honey Rag by Danny Elfman |
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein |
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| 2009–2010 | Carmina Burana by Carl Orff |
The Firebird by Stravinsky |
Mr. Cellophane |
| 2008–2009 | Nothing Else Matters by Metallica |
The Firebird by Stravinsky |
Billie Jean by David Cook |
| 2007–2008 | Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin |
Hollywood Nocturne by Brian Setzer Orchestra |
SexyBack by Justin Timberlake |
| 2006–2007 | Stray Cat Strut by Brian Setzer The Pink Panther |
Space Shuttle by John LaBarbera God Bless the Child by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog |
Sway by Michael Bublé |
| 2005–2006 | Peter Gunn Medley | Once Upon a Time in Mexico soundtrack | |
| 2004–2005 | Shaft soundtrack | Lawrence of Arabia and Samson and Delilah soundtracks |
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| 2003–2004 | Shaft soundtrack | Elvis Presley Medley | |
| 2002–2003 | Zorro | Elvis Presley Medley | |
| 2001–2002 | Zorro |
[edit] Competitive highlights
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| World Championships | 10th | ||||||||
| Four Continents Championships | 4th | ||||||||
| World Junior Championships | 4th | 1st | |||||||
| U.S. Championships | 4th N. | 7th J. | 1st J. | 9th | 3rd | 9th | WD | 6th | |
| Skate America | 9th | ||||||||
| Cup of China | 2nd | 6th | |||||||
| Skate Canada | 8th | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 3rd | 6th | |||||||
| Skate America | 4th | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | ||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 3rd | ||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 1st | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 6th | 1st | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, The Hague | 1st | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Budapest | 1st | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 1st | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 2nd | ||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 5th | ||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 4th J. | ||||||||
| Eastern Sectionals | 1st N. | 1st J. | |||||||
| New England Regionals | 1st N. | ||||||||
| N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | |||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b Powers, John (January 23, 2008). "Attempting the big jump". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/articles/2008/01/23/attempting_the_big_jump?mode=PF.
- ^ Stephen Carriere | Official Website
- ^ Mittan, Barry (May 10, 2008). "Carriere Carries On". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2008/05/carriere-carries-on/. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (December 17, 2005). "Kerrigan Influences Carriere’s Career". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2005/12/17/kerrigan-influences-carrieres-career/. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 20, 2009). "Carriere says he's ready to rumble". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090120&content_id=58617&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "Stephen Carriere’s comeback trail starts at Nebelhorn". Figure Skaters Online. September 22, 2011. http://figureskatersonline.com/news/2011/09/22/stephen-carrieres-comeback-trail-starts-at-nebelhorn-trophy/. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (July 29, 2008). "Carriere hopes to avoid sophomore jinx". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080729&content_id=49760&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
- ^ "2007 World Junior Champion Stephen Carriere Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. August 5, 2009. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=43327. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
[edit] External links
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- Official Site
- Stephen Carriere at the United States Figure Skating Association
- Stephen Carriere at the International Skating Union
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