Andrew Speroff

Andrew Speroff
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1988-05-19) May 19, 1988
Newark, New Jersey
Home town Newton, Massachusetts
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Partner Gretchen Donlan
Former partner Brittney Chase, Amanda Luchau, Ariel Evant, Rachael Flatt
Coach Bobby Martin
Choreographer Sheryl Franks, Diedra Williams, Tanith Belbin
Skating club Boston SC
Training locations Brighton, Boston
Began skating 1996
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 131.26
2012 Skate America
Short program 40.54
2012 Skate America
Free skate 90.72
2012 Skate America

Andrew Speroff (born May 19, 1988) is an American pair skater. With partner Gretchen Donlan, he is the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy champion, 2013 Ice Challenge champion, and 2012 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Personal life

Born in New Jersey, Speroff was raised in Cleveland until age ten when his family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1] He moved to Boston in 2009 to train with Donlan. He has a college degree in sports management.[1]

Career

Speroff began skating when he was eight.[1] At age thirteen, he began training in the pairs discipline with Rachael Flatt, who would be his partner for over three years.[1] In 2001, Speroff had stress fractures in his lower back.[2] The pair won the 2004 U.S. national title on the intermediate level before parting ways.[1] Speroff had nerve damage in his shoulder in 2004.[2] He later skated with Ariel Evant, Amanda Luchau, and Brittany Chase.

Speroff and Gretchen Donlan were paired together in spring 2009 by coach Bobby Martin.[1] The pair made their international debut at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy where they finished 4th. They were 8th at the 2011 U.S. Championships.

Donlan/Speroff won the pewter medal at the 2012 U.S. Championships. The next season, they received a Grand Prix assignment, the 2012 Skate America, and finished 6th. The pair took the silver medal at the 2012 Ice Challenge.

In the 2013–14 season, Donlan/Speroff won gold medals at two international events, the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and 2013 Ice Challenge.

Programs

(with Donlan)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[3]
2012–2013
[4]
2011–2012
[3][5]
  • The Sleeping Beauty
    by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
2009–2011
[3][5]
  • Time to Say Goodbye
    by Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli

Competitive highlights

With Donlan

Results[3][6]
International
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
GP Skate America 6th
Ice Challenge 2nd 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 4th 4th
Ondrej Nepela 1st
National
U.S. Championships 8th J. 8th 4th 6th 8th
Eastern Sectionals 1st
GP = Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

Earlier partnerships

(with Chase)

Event 2007–08 2008–09
U.S. Championships 2nd N. 6th J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

(with Luchau)

Event 2006–2007
U.S. Championships 5th N.
N. = Novice level

(with Flatt)

Event 2002–03 2003–04
U.S. Junior Championships 2nd Jv. 1st I.
Levels: Jv. = Juvenile, I. = Intermediate

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brannen, Sarah S. (December 21, 2013). "Donlan and Speroff: Strength and Beauty". Boston2014.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Gretchen Donlan and Andrew Speroff". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Gretchen Donlan and Andrew Speroff". IceNetwork.
  4. ↑ "Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Programs". Gretchen Donlan & Andrew Speroff: Official web site.
  6. ↑ "Competition Results: Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF". International Skating Union.

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