Matthew Parr (figure skater)

Matthew Parr
Personal information
Country represented United Kingdom
Born (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former coach Debi Briggs, Simon Briggs, Joy Sutcliffe
Former choreographer John Kerr, Mark Hanretty, John Dunn
Former skating club Dundee Ice Skating Club
Began skating 1997
Retired April 2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 154.52
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program 57.40
2014 Winter Olympics (Team event)
Free skate 105.36
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy

Matthew Parr (born 1 March 1990) is an English figure skater. He is a four-time British national champion (2009–10, 2013–14).

Career

Parr began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2004. He made his senior international debut at the 2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb.

Following the 2009 European Championships, Parr was named as the British entry for the 2009 World Championships, replacing Elliot Hilton, but Hilton won a lawsuit against the National Ice Skating Association and was restored to the team.[1]

Parr competed at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, the 2010 European Championships in Tallinn, and 2010 World Championships in Turin but was cut after the short program at all three events. The Nebelhorn Trophy in September 2013 was the final qualification opportunity for countries which had not yet earned spots in individual Olympic figure skating events. Placing 25th, Parr was unsuccessful in his bid for an individual berth. In January 2014, he placed 27th in the short program at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest and did not advance further.

Parr was selected to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in February in Sochi, Russia, due to the United Kingdom's qualification for the team figure skating event. On the first day of the Olympics, he placed ninth out of ten skaters in the men's short program, earning two points for the UK. His country did not advance further.

Parr retired from competition in April 2014.[2]

Programs

Season Short Program Free Skating
2013–2014
[3]
  • Farruca y Rumba
    by Pepe Romero
2009–2010
[4]
2008–2009
[5]
2007–2008
[6]
  • Band of Brothers
    by Michael Kamen

Competitive highlights

International[7]
Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Worlds 30th
Europeans 27th 27th
Cup of Nice 16th 18th 15th
Golden Spin 15th
Ice Challenge 14th
Nebelhorn 17th 15th 25th
NRW Trophy 12th 24th
Volvo Cup 8th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 29th
JGP Austria 12th
JGP Italy 25th
JGP Norway 16th
JGP Romania 11th
JGP U.K. 16th 13th
JGP Ukraine 18th
Triglav Trophy 6th J.
Merano Cup 1st J.
National[7]
British Champ. 1st J. 2nd J. 3rd J. 4th 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st
Team events
Olympics 10th T
(9th P)
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
T = Team result; P = Personal result

References

  1. ↑ Stevenson, Sandra (19 March 2009). "Matthew Parr denied World Figure Skating spot over high-court ruling". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Scott (10 April 2014). "North-East Winter Olympian announces his retirement". The Northern Echo.
  3. ↑ "Matthew PARR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Matthew PARR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Matthew PARR: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009.
  6. ↑ "Matthew PARR: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007.
  7. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Matthew Parr". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
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