Simon Shnapir

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Simon Shnapir

Castelli and Shnapir atop the medal podium at the 2013 U.S. Championships
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1987-08-20) August 20, 1987
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Home town Sudbury, Massachusetts
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Partner Marissa Castelli
Former partner Tanya Aziz
Courtney Gill
Coach Robert Martin, Carrie Wall, Mark Mitchell
Choreographer Julie Marcotte
Former choreographer Sheryl Franks, Carrie Wall, Robert Martin
Skating club SC of Boston
Training locations Boston
Began skating 1993
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 177.11
2013 Skate America
Short program 62.56
2013 Skate America
Free skate 117.04
2013 Four Continents
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Pairs Figure skating
Four Continents Championships
Bronze 2013 Osaka Pairs
United States National Championships
Gold 2014 Boston Pairs
Gold 2013 Omaha Pairs
World Junior Championships
Bronze 2009 Sofia Pairs

Simon Shnapir (born August 20, 1987) is an American pair skater. With partner Marissa Castelli, he is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2013 & 2014). He was named to the 2014 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team.

Personal life

Shnapir was born to a Jewish family in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He emigrated with his family to the United States when he was 16 months old.[1] He is currently majoring in marketing at Emerson College.[2]

Career

Early in his pairs career, Shnapir skated with Tanya Aziz and Courtney Gill.

Shnapir and Marissa Castelli teamed up in April 2006 and began training together in earnest in June.[3][1] They train in Boston, coached by Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall (technical), Mark Mitchell (in-betweens, polishing), and Peter Johansson (throws).[2]

Castelli/Shnapir qualified for the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final and placed sixth. The pair won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Junior Championships.

In 2012, Castelli/Shnapir split up for a month but decided to recommit to their partnership.[4] They won gold at the 2012 Ice Challenge and then won bronze, their first Grand Prix medal, at the 2012 NHK Trophy.[5] They won their first national title at the 2013 U.S. Championships.[4] They were assigned to the 2013 Four Continents and won the bronze medal.

Castelli/Shnapir won their second national title at the 2014 U.S. Championships and were named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Programs

(with Castelli)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[6]
  • Black Magic Woman
    by Santana
  • Smooth
    by Santana
2012–2013
[7][8]
  • Payadora
    by Julian Plaza
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2011–2012
[9]
2010–2011
[10]
  • Money
    by Pink Floyd
  • For the Love of Money
    by the O'Jays
2009–2010
[3][11]
  • Prelude
  • Quadukka-l-Mayyas
    by Jesse Cook
2008–2009
[12]		 Survivor: Guatemala
by Russ Landau:
  • Wild Dogs
  • The Gathering
  • Ancient Voices of Guatemala
2007–2008
[3]
  • Gladiator
    by Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard
2006–2007
[3]
  • Mon Enfant
    by George Winston
  • Salome
    by Richard Strauss

Competitive highlights

(with Castelli)

Results[13]
International
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Olympics TBD
Worlds 13th
Four Continents 10th 3rd
GP Bompard 7th
GP NHK Trophy 7th 3rd 4th
GP Skate America 6th 5th 6th
GP Skate Canada 4th
Ice Challenge 1st
Ondrej Nepela 4th
U.S. Classic 4th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 3rd
JGP Final 6th
JGP Czech Rep. 4th
JGP Estonia 10th
JGP Great Britain 4th
National
U.S. Champ. 9th N. 3rd N. 3rd J. 10th 5th 5th 1st 1st
East. Sectionals 4th N. 1st N. 1st
Team events
World Team 1T / 5P
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result; Medals awarded for team result only.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mittan, Barry (January 8, 2009). "Castelli and Shnapir Top U.S. Pairs in Junior Grand Prix series". SkateToday. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walker, Elvin (January 3, 2013). "Door wide open for Castelli and Shnapir". Golden Skate. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir". Ice Network. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Clarke, Liz (January 26, 2013). "U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Simon Shnapir and Marissa Castelli win pairs; Maryl Davis and Charlie White dominate ice dancing". Washington Post. 
  5. ↑ Pave, Martin (December 6, 2012). "Figure skaters Shnapir and Castelli having a breakout season". Boston Globe. 
  6. ↑ "Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. 
  8. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 15, 2013). "Road to Omaha: Door open for Castelli, Shnapir". IceNetwork. 
  9. ↑ "Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. 
  11. ↑ "Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. 
  12. ↑ "Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. 
  13. ↑ "Competition Results: Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR". International Skating Union. 

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