Stacey Pensgen

Stacey Pensgen
Personal information
Full name Stacey Elizabeth Pensgen
Country represented United States
Born (1982-05-25) May 25, 1982
Fairport, New York
Residence Rochester, New York
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Former partner Derek Trent
Nathan Pensgen
Former coach Richard Callaghan, Mitch Moyer, Sergei Petrovsky, Diana Ronayne
Former choreographer Olga Volozhinskaya
Former skating club Genesee FSC
Former training locations Rochester, New York
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Began skating 1988
Retired 2004

Stacey Elizabeth Pensgen (born May 25, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater who won the silver medal at the 2000 Four Continents Championships. As of August 10, 2016, she is the chief meteorologist for WROC-TV News 8 in Rochester, New York.

Personal life and education

Pensgen was born in Fairport, New York. She trained in gymnastics from the age of three until she was fifteen.[1] She was a regional champion in 1994 and 1995.[2]

Pensgen studied at Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[3] She later attended Oakland Community College,[1] and the University of Colorado.[4][5] In 2007, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from SUNY Brockport.

Skating career

Pensgen began skating at the age of six after watching figure skating on television.[2] From 1998, she was coached mainly by Richard Callaghan at the Onyx in Rochester.[1] She was also coached by Mitch Moyer at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[1] She represented Genesee Figure Skating Club.[6]

Competing in single skating, Pensgen won the bronze medal at the 1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Canada and the silver medal at the 2000 Four Continents Championships. Her highest placement at the U.S. Championships was sixth in 2000.

In the 2001–02 season, Pensgen was coached by Callaghan and Sergei Petrovsky in Michigan.[6] In 2003, she trained under Diana Ronayne in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4]

Pensgen also competed in pair skating. Early in her career, she skated with her brother, Nathan Pensgen.[6][7] In 2002, she teamed up with Derek Trent and placed 14th at the 2003 U.S. Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
1999–2000
[2]
2003
[4]
  • Tribute
    by Yanni
  • Steam
  • Kama Sutra

Results

Single skating

International[8]
Event 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02
Four Continents 2nd
Golden Spin 4th
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th
International: Junior[8]
JGP Canada 3rd
JGP Sweden 4th
National[6]
U.S. Champ. 6th N 13th 9th 6th 13th 17th
U.S. Jr. Olympics 4th I
Eastern Sect. 1st I 6th N 1st N 4th 1st 1st 2nd
North Atlantic Reg. 1st I 2nd N 4th N 1st 1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: I = Intermediate; N = Novice

Pair skating with Trent

National
Event 2002–03
U.S. Championships 14th

Meteorology and broadcast career

13 WHAM TV

13 WHAM TV hired Pensgen in August 2006 as a part-time meteorologist and reporter.[9] She quit working at WHAM in January 2011.

WROC-TV News 8

Pensgen was hired by WROC-TV News 8 in February 2011.[10] She was the weekend meteorologist for News 8 at 6, and News 8 at 11. She also filled in for former chief meteorologist Scott Hetsko and morning meteorologist John DiPasquale. Pensgen has also done some reporting work for WROC, including "Living Here" segments featuring distinctive small towns in Western New York and "Around Town" segments on weekend events around Rochester, New York. On August 10, 2016, she became the chief meteorologist for WROC-TV News 8 after Hetsko left the station.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Barnas, Jo-Ann (February 8, 2000). "Pensgen isn't well known, but she has upward mobility". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on May 8, 2005.
  2. 1 2 3 "Stacey PENSGEN: 1999/2000". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ Elfman, Lois (July 17, 2014). "Pensgen thrives on being in the eye of the storm". IceNetwork.com.
  4. 1 2 3 "Update with Stacey Pensgen". Unseen Skaters. December 12, 2003. Archived from the original on January 31, 2004.
  5. ↑ "Stacey Pensgen Biography". Unseen Skaters. July 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Athlete bios at U.S. Figure Skating
    • "Stacey Pensgen". Archived from the original on May 10, 2000.
    • "Stacey Pensgen". Archived from the original on July 9, 2001.
    • "Stacey Pensgen". Archived from the original on February 3, 2002.
  7. ↑ "Spotlight on Stacey Pensgen". Unseen Skaters. April 23, 2001. Archived from the original on August 16, 2003.
  8. 1 2 "Stacey PENSGEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Pensgen, Stacey. "About Stacey Pensgen". Facebook.
  10. ↑ Law, Colleen (September 27, 2012). "Stacey Pensgen". rochesterhomepage.net. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013.
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