Morgan Matthews

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Morgan Matthews

Matthews and Maxim Zavozin in 2006.
Personal Info
Country:	United States
Date of birth:	May 21, 1987 (1987-05-21) (age 21)
Height:	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Partner:	Leif Gislason
Former Partner:	Maxim Zavozin
Skating Club:	Skating Club of New York

Morgan Matthews (born May 21, 1987 in Chicago) is an American ice dancer. She previously competed with Maxim Zavozin. They joined forces on the ice in 2001. The duo won the 2003 and 2004 U.S. Junior titles and captured the 2005 World Junior championships. After placing a disappointing fifth at the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships, Matthews and Zavozin announced the end of their partnership on February 26, 2007. ^[1] She has formed a new partnership with Canadian Leif Gislason. They will be skating for Azerbaijan.

Contents 1 Competitive highlights 2 References 3 External links 4 Navigation

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Zavozin)

Event	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007
World Championships					16th
World Junior Championships		11th	3rd	1st
Four Continents Championships					2nd
U.S. Championships	3rd N.	1st J.	1st J.	5th	4th	5th
Cup of Russia						6th
Skate America						4th
Cup of China					5th
Trophee Eric Bompard					4th
Nebelhorn Trophy						2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final			3rd	1st
Junior Grand Prix, France				1st
Junior Grand Prix, USA				1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia			3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia			1st
Junior Grand Prix, Italy		4th
Junior Grand Prix, Canada		3rd

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

[edit] References

1. ^ Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• Care to Ice Dance? - Matthews & Zavozin
• Morgan Matthews at the International Skating Union biography page
• Morgan Matthews at the United States Figure Skating Association

[edit] Navigation

v • d • e World Junior champions in figure skating – Ice dancing 1976: Kathryn Winter & Nicholas Slater · 1977: Wendy Sessions & Mark Reed · 1978–1979: Tatiana Durasova & Sergei Ponomarenko · 1980–1981: Elena Batanova & Alexei Soloviev · 1982: Natalia Annenko & Vadim Karkachev · 1983: Tatiana Gladkova & Igor Shpilband · 1984–1986: Elena Krikanova & Evgeny Platov · 1987: Ilona Melnichenko & Gennadi Kaskov · 1988: Oksana Grishuk & Alexandr Chichkov · 1989: Angelika Kirkhmaier & Dmitri Lagutin · 1990: Marina Anissina & Ilia Averbukh · 1991: Aliki Stergiadu & Yuri Razguliaiev · 1992: Marina Anissina & Ilia Averbukh · 1993: Ekaterina Svirina & Sergei Sakhnovski · 1994: Sylwia Nowak & Sebastian Kolasiński · 1995: Olga Sharutenko & Dmitri Naumkin · 1996: Ekaterina Davydova & Roman Kostomarov · 1997: Nina Oulanova & Mikhail Stifounin · 1998: Jessica Joseph & Charles Butler Jr. · 1999: Jamie Silverstein & Justin Pekarek · 2000–2001: Natalia Romaniuta & Daniil Barantsev · 2002: Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto · 2003: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin · 2004: Elena Romanovskaya & Alexander Grachev · 2005: Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin · 2006: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir · 2007: Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev · 2008: Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates

v • d • e Junior Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Ice dancing 1997: Federica Faiella & Luciano Milo · 1998: Jamie Silverstein & Justin Pekarek · 1999: Natalia Romanyta & Daniil Barantsev · 2000: Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto · 2001: Elena Khaliavina & Maxim Shabalin · 2002: Oksana Domnina & Maxim Shabalin · 2003: Nóra Hoffmann & Attila Elek · 2004: Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin · 2005: Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir · 2006: Madison Hubbell & Keiffer Hubbell · 2007: Maria Monko & Ilia Tkachenko