Keegan Messing

Keegan Messing
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Former country(ies) represented United States
Born (1992-01-23) January 23, 1992
Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska
Residence Girdwood, Alaska
Coach Ralph Burghart
Former coach Anne Durham
Choreographer Lance Vipond
Former choreographer Douglas Webster, Rory Flack
Skating club Sherwood Fsc, Alberta, Canada
Began skating 1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 257.16
2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
Short program 93.00
2018 World Championships
Free skate 170.32
2018 Winter Olympics

Keegan Messing (born January 23, 1992) is a Canadian-American figure skater. He is a two-time (2011, 2012) International Cup of Nice champion, the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and the 2018 Canadian silver medalist. He placed fourth at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Keegan Messing was born on January 23, 1992 in Girdwood, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.[1][2] He has two brothers, Paxon and Tanner.[3] He holds dual U.S. and Canadian citizenship.[4] His mother was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and was a great-granddaughter of Manzo Nagano.[5][6] His father is a firefighter.[7]

Career

Messing at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.
Messing at the 2010 World Junior Championships.

Messing started skating at age 3 after watching the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.[1] Naming Elvis Stojko as his biggest influence, Messing said, "Watching him skate made me want to skate". In addition to singles, Messing formerly competed in pair skating with Ellie Gottstein.[1]

Anne Durham coached Messing from 1995 to 1999.[3] He is now coached by Ralph Burghardt in Anchorage, Alaska.[1][8]

Messing won the junior silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. The following season, he made his senior national debut, finishing 9th. He finished 8th at the 2011 U.S. Nationals. He trains in Alaska.[9][10]

Messing won the 2011 Coupe de Nice after placing first in the short program and fourth in the free.[10] He won the bronze medal at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.[11]

In July 2014, Messing said that he would begin competing for Canada.[3] In the 2014–15 season, he won bronze at the Skate Canada Challenge and qualified for the 2015 Canadian Championships. He placed fifth at Nationals, representing a club in Sherwood Park, Alberta.[5]

Messing placed 2nd overall at the 2018 Canadian Championships and qualified to the Canadian Olympic and World teams.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[12]
  • The Sober Dawn
    (from City Lights)
    by Charlie Chaplin
  • The Reel Chaplin: A Symphonic Adventure, Pt. 2
    by Charlie Chaplin
    choreo. by Lance Vipond
2017–2018
[12]
  • The Sober Dawn
    (from City Lights)
    by Charlie Chaplin
  • The Reel Chaplin: A Symphonic Adventure, Pt. 2
    by Charlie Chaplin
    choreo. by Lance Vipond
2016–2017
[14][15]
2015–2016
[1]
  • The Pink Panther Theme
    by Henry Mancini
    choreo. by Douglas Webster
2014–2015
[16]
  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
    (from Monty Python)
    by John Altman
    choreo. by Douglas Webster
2013–2014
[3]
  • The Mask of Zorro
    by James Horner
2012–2013
[16][17]
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
    by Louis Prima
    performed by Benny Goodman
    choreo. by Rory Flack
2011–2012
[16][3]
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Trashin' the Camp
    (from Tarzan)
  • Rocky
2010–2011
[8]
2009-2010
[16][3]
  • The Incredible Hulk
    by Craig Armstrong
2007–2009
[3]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

For Canada

International[18]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics12th
Worlds8th
GP Rostelecom CupTBD
GP NHK Trophy5th
GP Skate Canada11th8thTBD
CS Autumn Classic4th3rd
CS Golden Spin3rd
CS Nebelhorn1st
CS Nepela Trophy5th
National[2]
Canadian Champ.5th6th5th2nd
SC Challenge3rd3rd
WD = Withdrew

For the United States

International[18]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Cup of Nice1st1st
Nebelhorn Trophy3rd
International: Junior[18]
Junior Worlds4th4th
JGP Final5th
JGP Czech Rep.4th4th
JGP Poland6th
JGP Romania1st
JGP U.K.13th2nd
Gardena6th J
National[3]
U.S. Champ.3rd N5th J2nd J9th8th7th16th12th
U.S. Jr. Champ.5th V6th I9th I
Pacific Coast1st N2nd J1st J2nd
Northwest Pacific1st V1st V1st I1st I1st N
Levels: V = Juvenile, I = Intermediate; N = Novice, J. = Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior career

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 16–18, 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup
TBD
TBD
TBD
October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International
TBD
TBD
TBD
September 26–29, 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1
90.63		 1
166.53		 1
257.16
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 6
93.00		 11
159.30		 8
252.30
February 14–25, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 10
85.11		 12
170.32		 12
255.43
January 8–14, 2018 2018 Canadian Championships 3
90.98		 3
173.60		 2
259.25
November 10–12, 2017 2017 NHK Trophy 5
80.13		 6
155.67		 5
235.80
October 27–29, 2017 2017 Skate Canada International 5
82.17		 10
135.58		 8
217.75
September 20–23, 2017 2017 Autumn Classic International 4
86.33		 3
161.97		 3
248.30
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 16–22, 2017 2017 Canadian Championships 8
72.09		 5
158.95		 5
231.04
December 7–10, 2016 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2
76.39		 6
146.91		 3
223.30
Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2016 2016 CS Autumn Classic International 3
75.41		 4
139.69		 4
215.10
2015–16 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 18–24, 2016 2016 Canadian Championships 4
77.20		 6
144.30		 6
221.50
Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2015 2015 Skate Canada 10
67.13		 11
115.12		 11
182.25
October 1–3, 2015 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy 4
73.16		 5
122.51		 5
195.67
2014–15 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 19–25, 2015 2015 Canadian Championships 6
70.00		 5
138.17		 5
208.17
2013–14 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships 14
61.15		 11
136.30		 12
197.45
2012–13 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 19–27, 2013 2013 U.S. Championships 13
64.06		 16
123.28		 16
187.34
October 24–28, 2012 2012 Cup of Nice 1
80.11		 2
144.33		 1
224.44
September 27–29, 2012 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy 3
68.56		 4
142.22		 3
210.78
2011–12 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 22–29, 2012 2012 U.S. Championships 5
76.66		 12
135.81		 7
212.47
October 26–30, 2011 2011 Coupe de Nice 1
77.75		 4
125.67		 1
203.42
2010–11 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Feb. 27 – March 6, 2011 2011 World Junior Championships Junior 1
72.58		 7
122.49		 4
195.07
January 22–30, 2011 2011 U.S. Championships Junior 4
69.79		 8
143.50		 8
213.29
September 22–26, 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix Japan Junior 2
68.52		 8
106.90		 5
175.42
October 13–16, 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic Junior 4
61.53		 4
116.37		 4
177.90
September 8–12, 2010 2010 Junior Grand Prix Romania Junior 2
65.33		 1
122.05		 1
187.38
2009–10 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 8–14, 2010 2010 World Junior Championships Junior 2
68.90		 4
128.13		 4
197.03
January 14–24, 2010 2010 U.S. Championships (Junior) Junior 12
63.38		 8
126.97		 9
190.35
September 9–13, 2009 2009 JGP Toruń Cup Junior 11
45.73		 3
107.73		 6
153.46

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Keegan MESSING: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Keegan Messing". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Keegan Messing". IceNetwork.com. ; Earlier versions:
  4. ↑ Hills, Jason (December 4, 2015). "Sherwood Park skater Keegan Messing lives his all-Canadian dream". Edmonton Journal.
  5. 1 2 Jones, Shane (February 19, 2015). "Keegan not Messing around". Sherwood Park News.
  6. ↑ http://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/meet-the-next-generation-of-canadian-olympic-figure-skating-keegan-messing
  7. ↑ "Profile". keeganmessing.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Keegan MESSING: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  9. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (July 17, 2011). "Messing's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' takes home gold". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  10. 1 2 Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 9, 2011). "The Inside Edge: Gilles and Poirier skate, play; Snow in Alaska". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  11. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (September 30, 2012). "2012 Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate.
  12. 1 2 "Keegan MESSING: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 Skate Canada International - Gala Exhibition (Television production). Eurosport. October 29, 2017.
  14. ↑ Smith, Beverley (January 24, 2017). "Keegan Messing: his excellent adventure".
  15. ↑ 2017 Canadian Tire Skating Championships - Men's short (Television production). TSN. January 22, 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Programs". keeganmessing.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Keegan MESSING: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012.
  18. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Keegan MESSING". International Skating Union.
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