| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Parr |
| Country represented | United Kingdom |
| Born | 1 March 1990 Newcastle |
| Home town | North Shields |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
| Coach | Debi Briggs Simon Briggs |
| Former coach | Joy Sutcliffe |
| Choreographer | John Dunn |
| Skating club | Dundee Ice Skating Club |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 138.88 2007 JGP Austria |
| Short program | 46.71 2008 JGP Britain |
| Free skate | 95.22 2007 JGP Austria |
Matthew Parr (born 1 March 1990 in Newcastle) is a British figure skater. He is the 2009 & 2010 British national champion. Following the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships, Parr had been named as the British entrant to the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, replacing Elliot Hilton. Parr was removed from the World team and replaced by Hilton following Hilton's successful lawsuit against the National Ice Skating Association.[1]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven |
Conquest of Paradise 1492 by Vangelis |
| 2008-2009 | El Mariachi by Robert Rodriguez Don't Let Me be Nisunderstood by Santa Esmeralda |
Band of Brothers by Michael Kamen |
| 2007-2008 | Feelin Good by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse |
Band of Brothers by Michael Kamen |
| Event | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 30th | |||||||
| European Championships | 27th | |||||||
| World Junior Championships | 29th | |||||||
| British Championships | 1st J. | 2nd J. | 3rd J. | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
| Coupe de Nice | 16th | 18th | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 17th | 15th | ||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 15th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Italy | 25th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain | 16th | 13th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Austria | 12th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Norway | 16th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Romania | 11th | |||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Ukraine | 18th | |||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 6th J. | |||||||
| Merano Cup | 1st J. |