Morgan Matthews(born May 21, 1987) is an American former competitiveice dancer.WithMaxim Zavozin,she is the2006 Four Continentssilver medalist and2005 World Juniorchampion.
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| Born | May 21, 1987 Chicago,Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Skating Club of New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editMatthews was born May 21, 1987, inChicago.[1]She settled inBostonin May 2010.[2]An economics major, she graduated fromWellesley Collegein May 2016.[3]
Career
editEarly in her career, Matthews competed inpair skating.In 1999 she and partner Val Rising-Moore placed 5th in the novice pairs event at U.S. Nationals.[4]
Matthews teamed up withMaxim Zavozinin 2001. The ice dancing duo became the 2003 and2004 U.S. junior championsand went on to capture the2005 World Juniortitle. They won the pewter medal at the2006 U.S. Championshipsand were sent to the2006 Four Continentswhere they won silver. The next season, they placed fifth at the2007 U.S. Championships.Matthews and Zavozin announced the end of their partnership on February 26, 2007.[5][6]
Matthews teamed up with Canadian Leif Gislason. They intended to represent Canada but Matthews' request for a release was denied byU.S. Figure Skating.[7]Their partnership ended after two years and a 5th-place finish at U.S. Nationals. She began a partnership with Elliot Pennington, who last competed in 2005 withJane Summersett.
Matthews had hip injuries due to a macerated labrum,acetabular dysplasia,and vascular necrosis.[2]This led to her competitive retirement,[3]in September 2009. In 2010, she joined the coaching staff at The Skating Club of Boston.[2]
Programs
edit(with Zavozin)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2006–07 [1] |
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| 2005–06 [8] |
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| 2004–05 [9][10] |
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| 2003–04 [11][12] |
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| 2002–03 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP:Grand Prix;JGP:Junior Grand Prix
With Gislason
edit| Event | 2008–09 |
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| U.S. Championships | 5th |
With Zavozin
edit| International[14] | |||||
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| Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| Worlds | 16th | ||||
| Four Continents | 2nd | ||||
| GPBompard | 4th | ||||
| GPCup of China | 5th | ||||
| GPCup of Russia | 6th | ||||
| GPSkate America | 4th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 2nd | ||||
| International: Junior[14] | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 11th | 3rd | 1st | ||
| JGPFinal | 3rd | 1st | |||
| JGPCanada | 3rd | ||||
| JGPCroatia | 1st | ||||
| JGPFrance | 1st | ||||
| JGPItaly | 4th | ||||
| JGPSlovakia | 3rd | ||||
| JGPUnited States | 1st | ||||
| National[12] | |||||
| U.S. Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 5th | 4th | 5th |
References
edit- ^ab"Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2006/2007".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^abcBrannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (August 9, 2010)."The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - August 9".IceNetwork.com.
- ^abElfman, Lois (June 2, 2016)."Matthews adds title of 'college graduate' to résumé".IceNetwork.com.
- ^Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2003)."Matthews and Zavozin Make Quick Impact on Dance Scene".GoldenSkate.Archived fromthe originalon May 21, 2008.RetrievedApril 12,2011.
- ^"Ice Dancers Morgan Matthews & Maxim Zavozin Announce End of Partnership".U.S. Figure Skating.February 26, 2007. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007.RetrievedDecember 23,2010.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Matthews, Zavozin blame conflicting opinions for split".Associated Press.ESPN. February 26, 2007.
- ^Kirk, Jennifer(August 18, 2009)."A federation doesn't" own "its athletes".True/Slant.Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.RetrievedApril 6,2013.
- ^"Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2005/2006".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2004/2005".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Programs".Official site of Matthews / Zavozin. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2003/2004".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"Morgan Matthews & Max Zavozin".U.S. Figure Skating.Archived from the original on March 4, 2007.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Morgan MATTHEWS / Maxim ZAVOZIN: 2002/2003".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 10, 2003.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ab"MATTHEWS Morgan / ZAVOZIN Maxim".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon June 1, 2016.
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