Lorraine McNamara

Lorraine McNamara

McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015-16 JGP Final
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1999-02-18) February 18, 1999
Washington, D.C.
Home town Germantown, Maryland
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner Quinn Carpenter
Coach Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin
Choreographer Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak
Skating club Peninsula SC, San Jose
Training locations Rockville, Maryland
Former training locations Wheaton, Maryland
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 163.65
2016 Junior Worlds
Short dance 66.25
2015 JGP United States
Free dance 97.40
2016 Junior Worlds
Medal record
Competitor for  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2016 Debrecen Ice dancing
2015 Tallinn Ice dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2015-16 Barcelona Ice dancing
2013–14 Fukuoka Ice dancing

Lorraine McNamara (born February 18, 1999) is an American ice dancer. With partner Quinn Carpenter, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2015 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015 JGP Final Champion, and a two-time U.S. national junior champion.

Personal life

Lorraine McNamara was born February 18, 1999 in Washington, D.C..[1] She has four brothers and one sister.[2] She attends Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, Maryland.[2]

Career

On the ice from age two and a half, McNamara began training under Elena Novak at the Wheaton Ice Dance Academy at age five.[2] She teamed up with her first ice dancing partner when she was six and skated with him for five months.[3]

McNamara began competing with Quinn Carpenter in October 2006.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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,[7] 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

McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015-16 JGP Final podium

(with Carpenter)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[8][1]
  • Carmen:
    by Georges Bizet
    • Changing of the Guard
    • Dance
    • Second Intermezzo
    • Scene
      choreo. by Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov
2014–2015
[2][9]
  • Heart of Africa
    by Nature Lounge Club
2013–2014
[10]
  • Bublitchki
    performed by The Barry Sisters
  • Chiribim Chiribom
    performed by The Barry Sisters
    2012–2013
    [11]
    2011–2012
    [2]

    Competitive highlights

    (with Carpenter)

    JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    2012–present

    International[12]
    Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
    Junior Worlds 9th 4th 2nd 1st
    JGP Final 3rd 1st
    JGP Belarus 1st
    JGP Czech Rep. 3rd
    JGP France 6th
    JGP Germany 2nd
    JGP Latvia 2nd
    JGP Poland 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

    2006–2012

    National[2]
    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 Jv. 4th I.
    Eastern Sectionals 4th I. 4th N. 3rd J.
    Pacific Sectionals 2nd J.
    South Atlantic Regionals 6th Jv.
    Levels: Jv. = Juvenile, I. Intermediate, N. = Novice, J. = Junior
    Pewter medals for 4th place awarded only at U.S. events.

    References

    1. 1 2 "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter". IceNetwork.com.
    3. ↑ "Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter". ice-dance.com. October 1, 2008.
    4. ↑ "2007 South Atlantic Regional Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. October 21, 2006. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.
    5. ↑ Stevens, Colin (February 20, 2013). "Montgomery County ice dancers heading to World Juniors". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013.
    6. ↑ Slater, Paula (June 15, 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: ‘Never count yourself out’". Golden Skate.
    7. ↑ Slater, Paula (December 13, 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: Ready for ‘Carmen’". Golden Skate.
    8. ↑ Brannen, Sarah. S (August 7, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Dance duo aims for mature look". IceNetwork.com.
    9. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
    10. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
    11. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013.
    12. ↑ "Competition Results: Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER". International Skating Union.

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