Megan Williams-Stewart

Megan Williams-Stewart
Williams-Stewart at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy
Personal information
Full name	Megan Williams-Stewart
Country represented	Puerto Rico
Former country(ies) represented	United States
Born	(1987-06-27) June 27, 1987 Takoma Park, Maryland
Home town	Ellicott City, Maryland
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Coach	Jeff DiGregorio Jeff Merica Pam Gregory
Choreographer	Irina Romanova
Former choreographer	Tom Dickson Catrina Lindgren
Skating club	University of Delaware FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	108.11 2005 JGP Andorra
Short program	42.69 2005 JGP Andorra
Free skate	65.42 2005 JGP Andorra

Megan Williams-Stewart (born June 27, 1987) is an American figure skater. She began representing Puerto Rico in the 2008-2009 season. She is the 2009 Puerto Rican silver medalist.^[1]

Personal life

Williams-Stewart was born in Takoma Park, Maryland and raised in Ellicott, Maryland. Her mother was a speed-skater and was a five-time competitor at the U.S. Speedskating Championships and won a medal at the North American Speedskating Championships.

Career

Williams-Stewart first qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in the 2002-2003 season. Skating on the junior level, she finished 13th at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

In the 2004-2005 season, she qualified for the 2005 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the senior level and placed 10th. Because of that placement, she was given a Junior Grand Prix assignment the following season.

In the 2005-2006 season, Williams-Stewart competed at the 2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Andorra and finished 5th. At the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she repeated her 10th-place finish from the previous year.

In the 2006-2007 season, having aged out of Juniors, Williams-Stewart was no longer eligible to compete on the Junior Grand Prix. She was sent to the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, a senior international competition, and won the event ahead of former European Champion Júlia Sebestyén. At the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she placed 13th.

In the 2007-2008 season, Williams-Stewart was assigned to another senior international competition, the Nebelhorn Trophy. There, she won the silver medal behind reigning European Champion Carolina Kostner and ahead of Finnish skater Laura Lepistö, who would go on to win the bronze medal at the 2008 European Championships. At the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Williams-Stewart repeated her 13th-place finish of the previous year.

Following the 2007-2008 season, Williams-Stewart switched to compete representing Puerto Rico. She was released by the U.S. Figure Skating Association in the summer of 2008 and began representing Puerto Rico in club competitions over the summer.

Programs

Competitive highlights

Williams-Stewart (left) at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy. To her immediate right is Kostner. On the other side of Kostner is Lepistö. Kostner and Lepistö would go on to win medals at the 2008 European Figure Skating Championships.

(for Puerto Rico)

(for the United States)

• J = Junior level

References

• Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2006 Ladies results

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megan Williams-Stewart.

• Megan Williams-Stewart at the International Skating Union
• Megan Williams-Stewart at the U.S. Figure Skating