Michael Parsons (figure skater)
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The Parsons in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Wheaton, Maryland | October 3, 1995||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Derwood, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Rachel Parsons | ||||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Kristina Rexford | ||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin | ||||||||||||||||||
Choreographer | Elena Novak | ||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Washington Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||
Training locations |
Wheaton, Maryland Rockville, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||
ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||
Combined total |
162.74 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||
Short dance |
67.88 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||
Free dance |
94.86 2016 Junior Worlds | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Parsons (born October 3, 1995) is an American ice dancer. With partner Rachel Parsons, he is the 2016 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and a three-time U.S. national junior medalist.
Personal life
Michael Parsons was born October 3, 1995 in Wheaton, Maryland.[1] He is the brother, elder by two years, of Rachel Parsons and Katie parsons(16. )He attends Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland.[2]
Career
Parsons started learning to skate at age seven to play hockey but ultimately chose figure skating.[2] He joined the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in December 2003.[3] Early in his ice dancing career, he skated with Kristina Rexford.[4]
He teamed up with his sister, Rachel, in February 2010.[5] They won gold on the novice level at the 2011 U.S. Championships and pewter on the junior level at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They were the only American ice dancers to represent the United States at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, where they placed 4th. They were also selected for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus, where they finished 15th.
During the 2013-14 season, the team placed second at both of their assigned Junior Grand Prix events. They qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final where they finished sixth. They won bronze at the junior level at the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and capped of their season with an eighth-place finish at the 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
The following season, the team medaled again at both their Junior Grand Prix events, but did not qualify for the Final.[6] However, they won silver on the junior level at the 2015 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and moved up four spots from last season when they placed fourth at the 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Programs
(with Rachel Parsons)
Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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2015–2016 [1] |
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2014–2015 [7] |
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2013–2014 [5] |
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2012–2013 [8] |
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Faust by Charles Gounod:
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2011–2012 [9] |
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2010–2011 [2] |
Competitive highlights
(with Rachel Parsons)
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[10] | ||||||
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Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
Junior Worlds | 15th | 8th | 4th | 2nd | ||
Youth Olympics | 4th | |||||
JGP Final | 6th | 3rd | ||||
JGP Austria | 6th | |||||
JGP Croatia | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||
JGP Czech Rep. | 2nd | |||||
JGP Japan | 3rd | |||||
JGP Poland | 9th | |||||
JGP Slovakia | 2nd | 1st | ||||
MNNT Cup | 2nd J. | |||||
National[2][3] | ||||||
U.S. Champ. | 1st N. | 4th J. | 3rd J. | 2nd J. | 2nd J. | |
Eastern Sect. | 1st N. | 2nd J. | ||||
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
References
- 1 2 "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons". IceNetwork.
- 1 2 "Michael Parsons". Wheaton Ice Skating Academy. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014.
- ↑ Shipley, Amy (December 4, 2008). "Local Skaters To Compete in U.S. Junior Champs". Washington Post. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- 1 2 "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
- ↑ Slater, Paula (21 July 2015). "Parsons and Parsons look to raise the bar". Golden Skate.
- ↑ "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Competition Results: Rachel PARSONS / Michael PARSONS". International Skating Union.
External links
Media related to Michael Parsons at Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons at the International Skating Union
- Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons at IceNetwork