Quinn Carpenter

Quinn Carpenter

McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015-16 JGP Final
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1996-02-24) February 24, 1996
Bethesda, Maryland
Home town Wheaton, Maryland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner Lorraine McNamara
Coach Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin
Choreographer Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak
Skating club Washington FSC
Training locations Rockville, Maryland
Former training locations Wheaton, Maryland
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 162.63
2015 JGP Poland
Short dance 66.25
2015 JGP United States
Free dance 97.21
2015 JGP Poland
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2015 Tallinn Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2015-16 Barcelona Ice dancing
2013–14 Fukuoka Ice dancing

Quinn Carpenter (born February 24, 1996) is an American ice dancer. With partner Lorraine McNamara, he is the 2014-15 JGP Final Champion and the 2014 U.S. national junior silver medalist.[1]

Career

Carpenter's parents introduced him to ice skating when he was two or three years old.[2] He skated one season with his first partner.[2]

Carpenter began competing with Lorraine McNamara in October 2006.[3] They won the junior bronze medal at the 2012 U.S. Championships but McNamara was too young to be sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships.[4]

The following season, McNamara/Carpenter debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing 6th and 4th in France and Turkey respectively. They again won the junior bronze medal at the U.S. Championships. Now old enough, they were assigned to the World Junior Championships where they finished 9th.

During the 2013–14 ISU Junior Grand Prix, McNamara/Carpenter won their first international medal, silver, in Latvia and then gold in their next event in Belarus. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they won the bronze medal.

McNamara/Carpenter kicked off the 2014-15 season at the Mentor Nestle Nesquik Torun Cup where they placed first. They medaled at both their Junior Grand Prix events in Germany and the Czech Republic, but did not qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final. During the second half of the season, the team won the junior title at the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and followed up with a silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[5]

McNamara/Carpenter continued competing in the junior level for the 2015–16 JGP season, they started their Grand Prix events by winning gold at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Colorado Springs followed by another win at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Poland, setting a junior world record score in ice Dance for the free dance and overall scores with a total of 162.63 points. These results qualified them for the 2015-16 JGP Final where they won the gold medal,[6] scoring more than 8 points ahead of silver medalists Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd.

Programs

McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015-16 JGP Final podium

(with McNamara)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[7][8]		 Carmen:
  • Changing of the Guard
  • Dance
  • Second Intermezzo
  • Scene
    by Georges Bizet
    choreo. by Elena Novak and Alexei Kiliakov
2014–2015
[9][10]
  • Heart of Africa
    by Nature Lounge Club
The Phantom of the Opera
by Andrew Lloyd Webber:
    2013–2014
    [11]
    • Bublitchki
      performed by The Barry Sisters
    • Chiribim Chiribom
      performed by The Barry Sisters
      2012–2013
      [12]      		 Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour
      by Gerard Presgurvic:
      • Le Balcon
      • Les Rois Du Monde
      2011–2012
      [9]

      Competitive highlights

      JGP: Junior Grand Prix

      (with McNamara)

      2012–present

      International[1]
      Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015-16
      Junior Worlds 9th 4th 2nd
      JGP Final 3rd 1st
      JGP Belarus 1st
      JGP Czech Republic 3rd
      JGP France 6th
      JGP Germany 2nd
      JGP Latvia 2nd
      JGP Poland 1st
      JGP Turkey 4th
      JGP United States 1st
      MNNT Cup 1st J.
      National[9]
      U.S. Championships 3rd J. 2nd J. 1st J.
      Eastern Sectionals 1st J.
      J. = Junior level

      2006–2012

      National[9]
      Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
      U.S. Championships 6th N. 9th J. 3rd J.
      U.S. Junior Champ. 4th Jv. 4th I.
      Eastern Sectionals 4th I. 4th N. 3rd J.
      Pacific Sectionals 2nd J.
      South Atlantic Regionals 6th Jv.
      Levels: Jv. = Juvenile, I. Intermediate, N. = Novice, J. = Junior
      Pewter medals for 4th place awarded only at U.S. events.

      References

      1. 1 2 "Competition Results: Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER". International Skating Union.
      2. 1 2 "Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter". ice-dance.com. October 2008. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008.
      3. ↑ "2007 South Atlantic Regional Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. October 2006.
      4. ↑ Stevens, Colin (February 20, 2013). "Montgomery County ice dancers heading to World Juniors". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013.
      5. ↑ Slater, Paula (15 June 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: ‘Never count yourself out’". Golden Skate.
      6. ↑ Slater, Paula (13 December 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: Ready for ‘Carmen’". Golden Skate.
      7. ↑ Brannen, Sarah. S (August 7, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Dance duo aims for mature look". IceNetwork.
      8. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
      9. 1 2 3 4 "Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter". IceNetwork.
      10. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014.
      11. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
      12. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013.

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