Quinn Carpenter
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McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015-16 JGP Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bethesda, Maryland | February 24, 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
163.65 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short dance |
66.60 2016 JGP Czech Skate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free dance |
97.40 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Quinn Carpenter (born February 24, 1996) is an American ice dancer. With partner Lorraine McNamara, he is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2015 World Junior silver medalist, 2015 JGP Final Champion, and a two-time U.S. national junior champion.
Personal life
Quinn Carpenter was born February 24, 1996 in Bethesda, Maryland.[1] He was homeschooled before enrolling at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland, where he is studying mechanical engineering.[2][3]
Career
Carpenter's parents introduced him to ice skating when he was two or three years old.[4] He joined Alexei Kiliakov and Elena Novak at the Wheaton Ice Dance Academy at age six.[5] Carpenter skated one season with his first partner.[4]
Carpenter began skating with Lorraine McNamara in 2005.[6] 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.[7]
2012–13 season
In 2012–13, McNamara/Carpenter became age-eligible for junior internationals. In August 2012, they finished sixth in their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, in Courchevel, France. They placed fourth the following month at their second JGP assignment, in Istanbul, Turkey. After winning the junior bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, McNamara/Carpenter were assigned to the World Junior Championships in Milan. They placed 8th in the short dance, 11th in the free dance, and 9th overall in Italy.
2013–14 season
McNamara/Carpenter won their first international medals during the 2013–14 JGP series, taking silver in Riga, Latvia and then gold in Minsk, Belarus. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they won the bronze medal. The duo won the junior silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships and finished fourth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, after placing third in the short and fifth in the free.
2014–15 season
In the 2014–15 JGP series, McNamara/Carpenter won bronze in Ostrava, Czech Republic and silver in Dresden, Germany, finishing as second alternates for the JGP Final. In January 2015, they won the junior titles at the Mentor Nestle Nesquik Torun Cup and then at the U.S. Championships. In March, they were awarded the silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[8] Third in both segments, they finished second overall to Russia's Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov by a margin of 9.09 points and ahead of Ukraine's Oleksandra Nazarova / Maksym Nikitin by 0.82.
2015–16 season
McNamara/Carpenter won gold at both of their 2015–16 JGP assignments, in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Toruń, Poland. In December 2015, they were awarded gold at the 2015–16 JGP Final,[9] outscoring silver medalists Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd by over eight points. In January 2016, they won their second national junior title, finishing ahead of Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons by 4.58 points. In March, they competed at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Ranked second in the short dance and first in the free dance, McNamara/Carpenter won the gold medal by a margin of 0.91 over the Parsons.
Programs
(with McNamara)
Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2016–17 [10] |
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2015–16 [11][1] |
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2014–15 [2][12] |
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2013–14 [13] |
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2012–13 [14] |
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2011–12 [2] |
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Competitive highlights
With McNamara
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
2012–13 to present
International[15] | |||||
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Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
Junior Worlds | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | |
JGP Final | 3rd | 1st | TBD | ||
JGP Belarus | 1st | ||||
JGP Czech Rep. | 3rd | 1st | |||
JGP France | 6th | ||||
JGP Germany | 2nd | ||||
JGP Latvia | 2nd | ||||
JGP Poland | 1st | ||||
JGP Slovenia | 1st | ||||
JGP Turkey | 4th | ||||
JGP USA | 1st | ||||
MNNT Cup | 1st J | ||||
National[2] | |||||
U.S. Champ. | 3rd J | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st J | |
Eastern Sect. | 1st J | ||||
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned |
2006–07 to 2011–12
National[2] | ||||||
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Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 |
U.S. Championships | 6th N | 9th J | 3rd J | |||
U.S. Junior Champ. | 4th V | 4th I | ||||
Eastern Sectionals | 4th I | 4th N | 3rd J | |||
Pacific Sectionals | 2nd J | |||||
South Atlantic Regionals | 6th V | |||||
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior Pewter medals for 4th place awarded only at U.S. events. |
References
- 1 2 "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
- "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
- ↑ "MC Students are Champions on Ice". Montgomery College. June 2016. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016.
- 1 2 "Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter". ice-dance.com. October 1, 2008.
- ↑ Lee, Joon (July 20, 2016). "Move over, Detroit: This D.C.-area school is growing ice-dancing champions, too". Washington Post.
- ↑ Shaffer, Jonas (March 26, 2016). "Two local ice-dancing pairs back from Hungary and closer than ever". Baltimore Sun.
- ↑ Stevens, Colin (February 20, 2013). "Montgomery County ice dancers heading to World Juniors". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (June 15, 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: 'Never count yourself out'". Golden Skate.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (December 13, 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: Ready for 'Carmen'". Golden Skate.
- ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
- ↑ Brannen, Sarah. S (August 7, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Dance duo aims for mature look". IceNetwork.com.
- ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER". International Skating Union.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quinn Carpenter. |
- Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter at the International Skating Union
- Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter at IceNetwork.com