Amber Corwin Farrow(born December 21, 1978) is an American former competitivefigure skater.She is the1999 Four Continentssilver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.
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 Amber Corwin competes at the 2004 Four Continents Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 21, 1978 Harbor City, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft3+1⁄2in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | All Year FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editCorwin was born on December 21, 1978, inHarbor City, California.[1]In December 2004, she completed her degree infashion merchandisingand marketing fromCal State Long Beach.[2]She is married to Franklin Farrow, with whom she has a daughter, Vienna.[3]
Career
editCorwin started skating at the age of five.[4]Making herChampions Series (Grand Prix)debut, she placed 10th at the1996 NHK Trophy.At the1997 U.S. Championships,she became the first U.S. woman to land a triple-triple combination in the short program. During her career she attempted to learn the quadrupletoe loop jumpin hopes of becoming the first woman to land one in competition.
During the1997–98 ISU Junior Series,Corwin was awarded gold in Germany and silver in Slovakia. She qualified to theISU Junior Series Final,where she won the silver medal. She won silver at the1999 Four Continents Championships.
After finishing fourth at the2004 U.S. Championships,she won the bronze medal at the2004 Four Continents Championships.
Corwin was represented by Michael Collins Enterprises.[5]She retired from competitive skating in March 2006 to focus on a career in the fashion industry.[6]She designed many of her skating costumes.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2005–06 [1] |
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| 2004–05 [7] |
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| 2003–04 [8] |
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| 2002–03 [9] |
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| 2000–01 [10] |
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Results
editGP:Champions Series / Grand Prix;JGP:Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
| Four Continents | 2nd | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | ||||||||
| GPBofrost Cup | 5th | ||||||||||||
| GPBompard | 5th | ||||||||||||
| GPCup of China | 6th | 10th | |||||||||||
| GPCup of Russia | 8th | 8th | |||||||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 10th | 7th | 8th | 8th | |||||||||
| GPSkate America | 4th | ||||||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 5th | 4th | |||||||||||
| Nepela Memorial | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Vienna Cup | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | 4th | 4th | 7th | |||||||||
| Golden Spin | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| International: Junior[11] | |||||||||||||
| JGPFinal | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| JGPGermany | 1st | ||||||||||||
| JGPSlovakia | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| National[12] | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 8th J | 16th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 13th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 9th |
| J = Junior level | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"Amber CORWIN: 2005/2006".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Amber Corwin Graduates From Cal State Long Beach".U.S. Figure Skating.December 16, 2004. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^Elfman, Lois (January 5, 2017)."Corwin Farrow savoring each moment of family life".IceNetwork.com.
- ^Mittan, J. Barry (1999)."Corwin's in Fashion On and Off the Ice".Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Amber Corwin".Michael Collins Enterprises. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Amber Corwin Announces Retirement From Competitive Figure Skating".U.S. Figure Skating.March 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Amber CORWIN: 2004/2005".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 8, 2005.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Amber CORWIN: 2003/2004".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Amber CORWIN: 2002/2003".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2003.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Amber CORWIN: 2000/2001".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2001.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"Amber CORWIN".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 5,2017.
- ^"Amber Corwin".U.S. Figure Skating.Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
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External links
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