Morgan Matthews

Morgan Matthews

Matthews and Maxim Zavozin in 2006.
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1987-05-21) May 21, 1987
Chicago, Illinois
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former partner Leif Gislason
Maxim Zavozin
Former coach Elena Garanina
Former choreographer Elena Garanina
Skating club Skating Club of New York
Began skating 1993
Retired 2009

Morgan Matthews (born May 21, 1987 in Chicago) is an American ice dancer. With former partner Maxim Zavozin, she is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist and 2005 World Junior champion.

Career

Early in her career, Matthews competed in pair skating. In 1999 she and partner Val Rising-Moore placed 5th in the novice pairs event at U.S. Nationals.[1]

Matthews teamed up with Maxim Zavozin in 2001. The ice dancing duo became the 2003 and 2004 U.S. junior champions and went on to capture the 2005 World Junior title. They won the pewter medal at the 2006 U.S. Championships and were sent to the 2006 Four Continents where they won silver. The next season, they placed fifth at the 2007 U.S. Championships. Matthews and Zavozin announced the end of their partnership on February 26, 2007.[2]

Matthews teamed up with Canadian Leif Gislason. They intended to represent Canada but Matthews' request for a release was denied by U.S. Figure Skating.[3] Their partnership ended after two years and a 5th place finish at U.S. Nationals. She began a partnership with Elliot Pennington, who last competed in 2005 with Jane Summersett. Due to a serious injury, Matthews retired from competitive skating in September 2009. She is now coaching at The Skating Club of Boston and attending Wellesley College.

Programs

(with Zavozin)

Season Original dance Free dance
2006–2007
[4]
  • Tango: Autumn in Buenos Aires
2005–2006
[5]
  • Cha Cha: Shall We Dance
  • Samba: Carapiecho
2004–2005
[6][7]
2003–2004
[8][9]
2002–2003
[10]

Competitive highlights

With Gislason

Event 2008–2009
U.S. Championships 5th
Eastern Sectionals 1st

With Zavozin

Results[4][5][6][8][9][10]
International
Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Worlds 16th
Four Continents 2nd
GP Bompard 4th
GP Cup of China 5th
GP Cup of Russia 6th
GP Skate America 4th
Nebelhorn 2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 11th 3rd 1st
JGP Final 3rd 1st
JGP Canada 3rd
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP France 1st
JGP Italy 4th
JGP Slovakia 3rd
JGP United States 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 3rd N. 1st J. 1st J. 5th 4th 5th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ↑ Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2003). "Matthews and Zavozin Make Quick Impact on Dance Scene". GoldenSkate. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ice Dancers Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. February 26, 2007. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ Kirk, Jennifer (August 18, 2009). "A federation doesn’t "own" its athletes". True/Slant.
  4. 1 2 "Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007.
  5. 1 2 "Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.
  6. 1 2 "Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Programs". Official site of Matthews / Zavozin. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005.
  8. 1 2 "Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
  9. 1 2 "Morgan Matthews & Max Zavozin". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007.
  10. 1 2 "Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 10, 2003.

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