Kimberly Navarro

Kimberly Navarro
Kimberly Navarro
	Navarro and Bommentre in 2008.
Born	April 26, 1981(age 43); Santa Rosa, California
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Partner	Brent Bommentre; Former:; Robert Shmalo; Nick Hart; Matthew Tinney
Coach	Robbie Kaine; Cheryl Demkowski Snyder; Renee Roca; Jeannine Osayande; Natalia Linichuk
Skating club	Santa Rosa FSC; (trained inArdmore, Pennsylvania)
Began skating	1984
Retired	May 11, 2010
Medal record
Figure skating:Ice dancing
RepresentingtheUnited States
Four Continents Championships

Kimberly Navarro(born April 26, 1981) is an American former competitiveice dancer.With partnerBrent Bommentre,she is the2008 Four Continentsbronze medalist and a two-time (2008 & 2009)U.S. nationalbronze medalist.

Personal life

Navarro was born on April 26, 1981, inSanta Rosa, California.^[1]In May 2004, she graduatedcum laudefromColumbia University.^[2]In May 2016, she married Mark Freeman inKetchum, Idaho.^[3]Their daughter, Anna Granada Freeman, was born on May 6, 2017, in San Francisco.^[4]

Career

Navarro competed withRobert Shmaloearly in her career.

Navarro teamed up withBrent Bommentreafter a tryout in April 2005.^[5]They won the bronze medal at the2008 U.S. Championships,and were chosen to represent the United States at the2008 Four Continents,where they finished in 3rd, and the2008 World ChampionshipsinGothenburg,Sweden,where they were 12th.^[6]At the2009 Nationals,Navarro/Bommentre again finished 3rd, but were left off the Worlds team in favor ofTanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto,who had missed U.S. Nationals due to injury.^[7]They did compete at the2009 Four Continents,where they finished in sixth place.

In the Olympic season, Navarro/Bommentre finished 4th atU.S. Nationals,and were not named to the Olympic team. When Belbin/Agosto ended their competitive career following the Olympics, they were selected to compete at the2010 World Championships.They were 14th in their second Worlds appearance.^[8]Navarro/Bommentre announced their retirement from competition on May 11, 2010.^[9]

In 2011, Navarro joined the cast ofBattle of the Bladesfor the show's third season,^[10]and was originally paired with the lateWade Belak.^[11]In the season-opening episode,Russ Courtnallwas named as her partner.^[12]

Navarro/Bommentre perform with the Ice Theatre of New York and, in November 2012, they taped an appearance in an episode ofGlee.^[13]

Programs

With Bommentre

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–10 ^[1]^[2]	Quero Voltar Pra Angola by Alex Shaw	One byMary J. BligefeaturingU2
2008–09 ^[14]^[2]	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
2007–08 ^[15]^[2]	Ijuba 2: First Movement Ijuba 2: Second Movement Ijuba by Soweto Percussion Ensemble	Since I've Been Loving You by Corinne Bailey Rae
2006–07 ^[16]^[2]	Assassin's Tango (fromMr. & Mrs. Smith) byJohn Powell Little Drop of Poison byTom Waits Assassin's Tango	The Beatlesmedley: Golden Slumbers Carry that Weight The End
2005–06 ^[2]^[5]	Dance With Me byDebelah Morgan Represent, Cuba (from "Havana Nights" soundtrack) by Heather Hedley	How Sweet It Is Feelin' Good byMichael Bublé

With Shmalo

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2002–03 ^[17]	March Waltz	Tumba by Angelique Kidijo Summertime by Angelique Kidijo Adouma by Angelique Kidijo

Results

GP:Grand Prix

With Bommentre

International^[18]
Event	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10
World Champ.			12th		14th
Four Continents Champ.		5th	3rd	6th
GPBompard					6th
GPNHK Trophy			6th	6th
GPSkate America		6th	6th		5th
GPSkate Canada		6th		5th
Schäfer Memorial	5th	3rd
National^[2]
U.S. Championships	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th

With Shmalo

International^[17]
Event	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04
GPNHK Trophy				8th
Finlandia Trophy					5th
Nebelhorn Trophy			9th
Golden Spin of Zagreb		13th
National^[17]
U.S. Championships	10th	6th	6th	7th

With Tinney and Hart

Event	1995–96 (with Tinney)	1997–98 (with Hart)
U.S. Championships	10th N.	10th J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

^^a ^b"Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2009/2010".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on June 17, 2010.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g
"Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2011.
- "Earlier versions".Archived from the original on January 2, 2006.Retrieved2016-06-01.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^Brannen, Sarah S. (May 31, 2016)."The Inside Edge: Cain, LeDuc reenter pairs fray".IceNetwork.com.
^Brannen, Sarah S. (May 11, 2017)."The Inside Edge: Edmunds returns following layoff".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon May 20, 2017.RetrievedMay 20,2017.
^^a ^bMittan, Barry (September 4, 2005)."Navarro and Bommentre In It for the Long Haul".Skate Today.
^Branch, Eric (March 16, 2008)."Kim Navarro continues to surprise, even herself".The Press Democrat.Archivedfrom the original on May 1, 2012.
^Mittan, Barry (March 1, 2009)."Navarro and Bommentre Maintain Their Individuality".Golden Skate.
^"Navarro, Bommentre call it a career".Associated Press.ESPN.May 11, 2010.RetrievedMarch 22,2011.
^"Navarro and Bommentre Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating".U.S. Figure Skating.May 11, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon March 24, 2012.
^Belbin, Navarro to join 'Battle of the Blades' cast
^Show must go on for Battle of the Blades
^Kim Navarro - Battle of the Blades Bio
^Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 21, 2012)."The Inside Edge: ITNY skaters filled with 'Glee'".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2014.RetrievedNovember 23,2012.
^"Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2008/2009".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon May 19, 2009.
^"Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2007/2008".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon May 14, 2008.
^"Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2006/2007".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon August 11, 2007.
^^a ^b ^c"Kimberley NAVARRO / Robert SHMALO: 2002/2003".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2004.
^"Competition Results: Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2012.

External links

Official site of Navarro/Bommentreat theWayback Machine(archive index)
Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentreat theInternational Skating Union
Kimberly Navarro / Robert Shmaloat theInternational Skating Union

[ISU-0910-1] "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2009/2010".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on June 17, 2010.

[USFS-KNBB-2] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g"Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 13, 2011.
"Earlier versions".Archived from the original on January 2, 2006.Retrieved2016-06-01.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "Earlier versions".Archived from the original on January 2, 2006.Retrieved2016-06-01.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[IN160531-3] Brannen, Sarah S. (May 31, 2016)."The Inside Edge: Cain, LeDuc reenter pairs fray".IceNetwork.com.

[IN170511-4] Brannen, Sarah S. (May 11, 2017)."The Inside Edge: Edmunds returns following layoff".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon May 20, 2017.RetrievedMay 20,2017.

[ST050904-5] Mittan, Barry (September 4, 2005)."Navarro and Bommentre In It for the Long Haul".Skate Today.

[TPD080316-6] Branch, Eric (March 16, 2008)."Kim Navarro continues to surprise, even herself".The Press Democrat.Archivedfrom the original on May 1, 2012.

[GS090301-7] Mittan, Barry (March 1, 2009)."Navarro and Bommentre Maintain Their Individuality".Golden Skate.

[AP100511-8] "Navarro, Bommentre call it a career".Associated Press.ESPN.May 11, 2010.RetrievedMarch 22,2011.

[USFS100511-9] "Navarro and Bommentre Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating".U.S. Figure Skating.May 11, 2010. Archived fromthe originalon March 24, 2012.

[10] Belbin, Navarro to join 'Battle of the Blades' cast

[11] Show must go on for Battle of the Blades

[12] Kim Navarro - Battle of the Blades Bio

[IN121121-13] Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 21, 2012)."The Inside Edge: ITNY skaters filled with 'Glee'".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2014.RetrievedNovember 23,2012.

[ISU-0809-14] "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2008/2009".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon May 19, 2009.

[ISU-0708-15] "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2007/2008".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon May 14, 2008.

[ISU-0607-16] "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2006/2007".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon August 11, 2007.

[ISU-0203-17] "Kimberley NAVARRO / Robert SHMALO: 2002/2003".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2004.

[ISU-KNBB-18] "Competition Results: Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on October 13, 2012.

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