Brent Bommentre

Brent Bommentre
Navarro and Bommentre in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Brent Bommentre
Country represented	United States
Born	May 10, 1984 Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Partner	Kimberly Navarro
Former partner	Kendra Goodwin Kirsten Frisch Allison Sietech
Coach	Robbie Kaine Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder
Choreographer	Renee Roca Jeannine Osayande Natalia Linichuk
Skating club	Philadelphia Skating Club
Training locations	Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Began skating	1990
Retired	May 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	180.65 2008 Four Continents
Comp. dance	34.36 2008 Four Continents
Original dance	56.67 2008 Four Continents
Free dance	89.62 2008 Four Continents
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for the  United States Four Continents Championships 2008 Goyang Ice dancing

Brent Bommentre (born May 10, 1984) is an American ice dancer. With partner Kimberly Navarro, he is the 2008 and 2009 U.S. bronze medalist and 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist.^[1]

Career

Early in his career, Bommentre competed with Allison Sietech and Kirsten Frisch.^[1][2] He teamed up with Kendra Goodwin in the spring of 2003.^[3] They won the pewter medal at the 2004 U.S. Championships and competed at the 2004 Skate America and the 2004 Cup of Russia. Goodwin and Bommentre announced the end of their partnership in March 2005.^[4]

Bommentre teamed up with Kimberly Navarro after a tryout in April 2005.^[5] They won the bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships, and were chosen to represent the United States at the 2008 Four Continents, where they finished in 3rd, and the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where they were 12th.^[6] At the 2009 Nationals, Navarro and Bommentre again finished 3rd, but were left off the Worlds team in favor of Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, who had missed U.S. Nationals due to injury.^[7] They did compete at the 2009 Four Continents, where they finished in sixth place.

In the Olympic season, Navarro and Bommentre finished 4th at U.S. Nationals, and were not named to the Olympic team. When Belbin and Agosto ended their competitive career following the Olympics, they were selected to compete at the 2010 World Championships. They were 14th in their second Worlds appearance.^[8] Navarro and Bommentre announced their retirement from competition on May 11, 2010.^[9] They perform with the Ice Theatre of New York and, in November 2012, they taped an appearance in an episode of Glee.^[10]

Personal life

Bommentre attends Drexel University. He has two younger sisters, Ashley and Brianne.

Programs

With Navarro

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010 [1][11]	Quero Voltar Pra Angola by Alex Shaw	One by Mary J. Blige featuring U2
2008–2009 [11][12]	Hey Pachuco! by Royal Crown Review Why Don't You Do Right? by Sinéad O'Connor	Weapon of Choice The Rockafeller Skank Soul Surfing by Fatboy Slim
2007–2008 [11][13]	Ijuba 2: First Movement Ijuba 2: Second Movement Ijuba by Soweto Percussion Ensemble	Since I've Been Loving You by Corinne Bailey Rae
2006–2007 [11][14]	Assassin's Tango (from Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)) by John Powell Little Drop of Poison by Tom Waits Assassin's Tango	The Beatles medley: Golden Slumbers Carry that Weight The End
2005–2006 [5][11]	Dance With Me by Debelah Morgan Represent, Cuba (from "Havana Nights" soundtrack) by Heather Hedley	How Sweet It Is Feelin' Good by Michael Bublé

With Goodwin

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2004–2005 [15]	One Bad Habit by Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy Call Me Irresponsible by S. Cahn, J. van Hensen One Bad Habit by Frank Wildhorn, Jack Murphy	Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber

With Frisch

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2002–2003 [16]	Radetzky March by Johann Strauss Blue Danube by Johann Strauss Radetzky March by Johann Strauss	Sous le Soleil by The Major Boys Epoca by Gotan Project Club le Narcisse by M. McLaren

Results

With Navarro

Results[17]
International
Event	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
Worlds			12th		14th
Four Continents		5th	3rd	6th
GP Bompard					6th
GP NHK Trophy			6th	6th
GP Skate America		6th	6th		5th
GP Skate Canada		6th		5th
Karl Schäfer	5th	3rd
National
U.S. Championships	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th
GP = Grand Prix

With Goodwin

Results[15]
International
Event	2003–2004	2004–2005
GP Cup of Russia		11th
GP Skate America		8th
Golden Spin of Zagreb	4th
National
U.S. Championships	4th	6th
GP = Grand Prix

With Frisch

Results[16]
International
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Junior Worlds				12th
JGP China		5th		5th
JGP France		8th
JGP USA				6th
National
U.S. Championships	3rd N.	6th J.	4th J.	2nd J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

1. "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17.
2. Mittan, Barry (January 24, 2002). "Frisch and Bommentre Show Promise". Golden Skate.
3. "Kendra Goodwin & Brent Bommentre". ice-dance.com. July 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
4. "Two U.S. ice dancing teams announce end of partnerships". U.S. Figure Skating. 2005-03-01.
5. Mittan, Barry (2005-09-04). "Navarro and Bommentre In It for the Long Haul". Skate Today.
6. Branch, Eric (2008-03-16). "Kim Navarro continues to surprise, even herself". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01.
7. Mittan, Barry (2009-03-01). "Navarro and Bommentre Maintain Their Individuality". Golden Skate.
8. "Navarro, Bommentre call it a career". Associated Press. ESPN. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
9. "Navarro and Bommentre Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
10. Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 21, 2012). "The Inside Edge: ITNY skaters filled with 'Glee'". IceNetwork.
11. "Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre". Ice Network. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13.
12. "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2009-05-19.
13. "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14.
14. "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11.
15. "Kendra GOODWIN / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2005-10-16.
16. "Kirsten FRISCH / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2003-06-08.
17. "Competition Results: Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13.

External links

• Official site
• Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre at the U.S. Figure Skating
• Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre at the International Skating Union
• Kendra Goodwin / Brent Bommentre at the International Skating Union
• Kirsten Frisch / Brent Bommentre at the International Skating Union