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Michael Parsons
The Parsons in 2015
Born (1995-10-03) October 3, 1995 (age 28)
Wheaton, Maryland
HometownDerwood, Maryland, U.S.
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerRachel Parsons
CoachAlexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin
Skating clubWashington Figure Skating Club
Began skating2001
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Debrecen Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2015–16 Barcelona Ice dancing

Michael Parsons (born October 3, 1995) is an American ice dancer. With partner Rachel Parsons, he is the 2016 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time U.S. national junior medalist.

Personal life

Michael Parsons was born October 3, 1995 in Wheaton, Maryland.[1] He has two sisters, Rachel and Katie. He is majoring in biology at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland.[2][3]

Career

Parsons started learning to skate at age seven to play hockey but ultimately chose figure skating.[3] He joined the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in December 2003.[4] Early in his ice dancing career, he skated with Kristina Rexford.[5]

He teamed up with his sister, Rachel, in February 2010.[6] They won gold on the novice level at the 2011 U.S. Championships and pewter on the junior level at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They were the only American ice dancers to represent the United States at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, where they placed 4th. They were also selected for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus, where they finished 15th.

During the 2013-14 season, the team placed second at both of their assigned Junior Grand Prix events. They qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final where they finished sixth. They won bronze at the junior level at the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and capped of their season with an eighth-place finish at the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

The following season, the team medaled again at both their Junior Grand Prix events, but did not qualify for the Final.[7] However, they won silver on the junior level at the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and moved up four spots from last season when they placed fourth at the 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Programs

(with Rachel Parsons)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[1]
  • La Malamada
  • Palabras y Vientoby
    by Medialuna Tango Project
2014–2015
[8]
2013–2014
[6]
  • Quickstep: Funny Girl: Overture
    by Jule Styne
  • Foxtrot: Funny Girl: Overture
  • Quickstep: Funny Girl: Overture
2012–2013
[9] 		Faust
by Charles Gounod:
  • Walpurgis Night, Three Nymphs
2011–2012
[10]
2010–2011
[3]

Competitive highlights

(with Rachel Parsons)

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[11]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Junior Worlds 15th 8th 4th 2nd
Youth Olympics 4th
JGP Final 6th 3rd
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Croatia 3rd 2nd 1st
JGP Czech Rep. 2nd
JGP Japan 3rd
JGP Poland 9th
JGP Slovakia 2nd 1st
MNNT Cup 2nd J.
National[3][4]
U.S. Champ. 1st N. 4th J. 3rd J. 2nd J. 2nd J.
Eastern Sect. 1st N. 2nd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ^ a b "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "MC Students are Champions on Ice". Montgomery College. June 2016. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons". IceNetwork.
  4. ^ a b "Michael Parsons". Wheaton Ice Skating Academy. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Shipley, Amy (December 4, 2008). "Local Skaters To Compete in U.S. Junior Champs". Washington Post. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
  7. ^ Slater, Paula (21 July 2015). "Parsons and Parsons look to raise the bar". Golden Skate.
  8. ^ "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013.
  10. ^ "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "Competition Results: Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS". International Skating Union.

External links

Media related to Michael Parsons at Wikimedia Commons

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