Stephen Carriere

Stephen Carriere(born June 15, 1989) is an American former competitivefigure skater.He is the2007 World Juniorchampion,2006 JGP Finalchampion, and2008 U.S. nationalbronze medalist. During his career, he has won twoGrand Prixmedals, one Challenger Series medal, and four other senior international medals.

Stephen Carriere
Carriere at the2007 NHK Trophy
Born	(1989-06-15)June 15, 1989 Melrose, Massachusetts
Hometown	Boston, Massachusetts
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Men's singles
Began skating	1994
Retired	June 10, 2015
U.S. Championships 2008 Saint Paul Singles World Junior Championships 2007 Oberstdorf Singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2006–07 Sofia Singles

Personal life

Carriere was born inMelrose, Massachusetts.He graduated fromWakefield High Schoolin 2007.In 2007, he began attendingBoston Collegepart-time,where he is a corporate business major.

Carriere graduated from theCarroll School of Managementat Boston College with a degree in marketing and management in 2015.

His cousin,Caroline Hallisey,is a short track speed skater and a three-time Olympian.

Career

From 2000 through 2009, Carriere trained at theSkating Club of Bostonand was coached byMark MitchellandPeter Johansson.

Carriere won the pewter medal at the novice level of the2004 U.S. Championships.The following season, 2004–2005, he made his junior debut. He placed 5th at his firstJunior Grand Prixassignment but was not given a second one. That year, he placed 7th at2005 U.S. Championshipson the junior level.

In the 2005–2006 season, Carriere won a gold and a silver medal on the Junior Grand Prix and then placed 6th at the Final. He moved up at Nationals and won the junior gold medal. This earned him a trip to theWorld Junior Championships,where he placed just off the podium.

In 2006–2007, he won everything on the Junior level, including both his Junior Grand Prix assignments and the 2006ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.After placing ninth in hissenior national debut,Carriere was named to the2007 Junior Worlds team.At Junior Worlds, after placing sixth in the short program, he won the free skate, pulling up to win the event overall.

Carriere made his senior Grand Prix debut at the2007 Skate America,where he placed 4th. At his second Grand Prix event, the2007 NHK Trophy,he won the bronze medal. He also won the bronze medal atnationalsand finished 10th in his first appearance atsenior Worlds.

In the 2008-2009 Grand Prix season, Carriere competed at theCup of Chinaand theNHK Trophy,winning the silver medal in China and placing 6th in Japan. In January 2009, he was involved in a car accident but was unharmed.He placed 9th at the2009 U.S. Championships.Following the 2008–09 season, Carriere changed coaches toPriscilla Hilland Karl Kurtz.

Carriere missed the2010and2011 U.S. Championshipsdue to recurringtendonitisand a right ankle infection.

On June 10, 2015, Carriere announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skate	Exhibition	Ref.
2001–02	—	Zorro	—
2002–03	Zorro	Elvis Presleymedley
2003–04	Shaft ByIsaac Hayes
2004–05		Lawrence of Arabia ByMaurice Jarre Samson and Delilah ByVictor Young
2005–06	Peter GunnMambo ByHenry Mancini	Once Upon a Time in Mexico ByRobert Rodriguez
2006–07	"Stray Cat Strut" ByBrian Setzer "The Pink Panther Theme" ByHenry Mancini	Space Shuttle ByJohn LaBarbera "God Bless the Child" ByBillie Holiday&Arthur Herzog	"Sway" ByMichael Bublé
2007–08	"Stairway to Heaven" ByLed Zeppelin	Hollywood Nocturne ByBrian Setzer Orchestra	"SexyBack" ByJustin Timberlake
2008–09	"Nothing Else Matters" ByMetallica	The Firebird ByIgor Stravinsky	"Billie Jean" ByDavid Cook
2009–10	Carmina Burana ByCarl Orff		"Mr. Cellophane"
2010–11	"After Midnight" "Hot Honey Rag" FromChicago ByDanny Elfman	West Side Story ByLeonard Bernstein	—
2011–12	La Vie en rose "Mack the Knife" ByLouis Armstrong	Swan Lake ByPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2012–13	Passionata By London Musicians Orchestra
2013–14	Scheherazade ByNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Don Quixote ByLudwig Minkus
2014–15	"La Vie en rose" ByLouis Armstrong	Clair de lune By Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra Turning Page By Sleeping At Last

Competitive highlights

• GP – Event of theISU Grand Prix Series
• JGP – Event of theISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of theISU Challenger Series
• WD – Withdrew from competition

Competition placements at senior level 

Season	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
World Championships		10th
Four Continents Championships		4th
U.S. Championships	9th	3rd	9th	WD		6th	10th	10th
GPCup of China			2nd	6th
GPNHK Trophy		3rd	6th
GPRostelecom Cup									9th
GPSkate America		4th			9th
GPSkate Canada				8th					4th
CSOndrej Nepela Trophy									1st
Finlandia Trophy				3rd
Ice Challenge						1st
Nebelhorn Trophy						3rd	4th
U.S. Classic								2nd

Competition placements at junior level 

Season	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
World Junior Championships			4th	1st
U.S. Championships		7th	1st
Junior Grand Prix Final			6th	1st
JGPBulgaria			1st
JGPHungary				1st
JGPNetherlands				1st
JGPSlovakia			2nd
JGPUkraine		5th
Triglav Trophy	4th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	231.67	2014 Skate Canada International
Short program	TSS	80.33	2014 Skate Canada International
	TES	44.58	2014 Skate Canada International
	PCS	35.75	2014 Skate Canada International
Free skating	TSS	151.34	2014 Skate Canada International
	TES	77.48	2014 Skate Canada International
	PCS	74.86	2014 Skate Canada International

External links

• Stephen Carriereat theInternational Skating Union
• Stephen Carriereat SkatingScores.com
• Stephen CarriereonLinkedIn