Matthew Parr (born 1 March 1990) is an English former competitive figure skater. He is a four-time British national champion (2009–10, 2013–14).
| Matthew Parr | |
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| Born | 1 March 1990 North Shields, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| Retired | 10 April 2014 |
He currently plays football for the Sheffield division of Football for Foodbanks.
Career
editParr began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2004. He made his senior international debut at the 2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
Following the 2009 European Championships, Parr was named as the British entry for the 2009 World Championships, replacing Elliot Hilton, but Hilton won a lawsuit against the National Ice Skating Association and was restored to the team.[1]
Parr competed at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, the 2010 European Championships in Tallinn, and 2010 World Championships in Turin. The Nebelhorn Trophy in September 2013 was the final qualification opportunity for countries which had not yet earned spots in individual Olympic figure skating events. Placing 25th, Parr was unsuccessful in his bid for an individual berth - missing out by one place. In January 2014, he placed 27th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest.
Parr was selected to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in February in Sochi, Russia, due to the United Kingdom's qualification for the team figure skating event. On the first day of the Olympics, he placed ninth out of ten skaters in the men's short program, earning two points for the UK. His country did not advance further.
Parr retired from competition following the Olympic Games in February 2014.
Programs
edit| Season | Short Program | Free Skating |
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| 2013–2014 [2] |
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| 2009–2010 [3] |
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| 2008–2009 [4] |
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| 2007–2008 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International[6] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 |
| Worlds | 30th | ||||||||||
| Europeans | 27th | 27th | |||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 16th | 18th | 15th | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 15th | ||||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 14th | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 17th | 15th | 25th | ||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 12th | 24th | |||||||||
| Volvo Cup | 8th | ||||||||||
| International: Junior[6] | |||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 29th | ||||||||||
| JGP Austria | 12th | ||||||||||
| JGP Italy | 25th | ||||||||||
| JGP Norway | 16th | ||||||||||
| JGP Romania | 11th | ||||||||||
| JGP U.K. | 16th | 13th | |||||||||
| JGP Ukraine | 18th | ||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 6th J. | ||||||||||
| Merano Cup | 1st J. | ||||||||||
| National[6] | |||||||||||
| British Champ. | 1st J. | 2nd J. | 3rd J. | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||
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| Olympics | 10th T (9th P) | ||||||||||
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix T = Team result; P = Personal result | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Stevenson, Sandra (19 March 2009). "Matthew Parr denied World Figure Skating spot over high-court ruling". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Matthew PARR: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Matthew PARR: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Matthew PARR: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009.
- ^ "Matthew PARR: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Matthew Parr". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.