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

Season Short Program Free Skating Exhibition
2009-2010 Love Theme of Romeo and Juliet The Stone
by Andreas Vollenweider
Beauty and the East
& The Berber of Seville
by Bombay Dub Orchestra
Tribal
by Benise
2007-2008 It Ain't Necessarily So
by George Gershwin
Caravan
by Duke Ellington
The Thrill is Gone
by B.B. King
The Stone
by Andreas Vollenweider
Beauty and the East
& The Berber of Seville
by Bombay Dub Orchestra
Tribal
by Benise
2006-2007 It Ain't Necessarily So
by George Gershwin
Caravan
by Duke Ellington
The Thrill is Gone
by B.B. King
The Stone
by Andreas Vollenweider
Beauty and the East
& The Berber of Seville
by Bombay Dub Orchestra
Tribal
by Benise
2005-2006 Malaguena
by Ernesto Lecuona
Out of Africa (soundtrack)
by John Barry

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)

Event 2008-2009 2009-2010
Puerto Rican Championships 2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 25th

(for the United States)

Event 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
U.S. Championships 13th J. 10th 10th 13th 13th
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra 5th
Eastern Sectionals 4th J. 6th 4th 3rd 4th 3rd
South Atlantic Regionals 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st
North Atlantic Regionals 4th J.

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