Lorraine McNamara

Lorraine McNamara
McNamara/Carpenter at the 2016-17 JGP Final
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1999-02-18) February 18, 1999
Washington, D.C.
Home town Germantown, Maryland
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner Quinn Carpenter
Coach Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin
Choreographer Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak
Skating club Peninsula SC, San Jose
Training locations Rockville, Maryland
Former training locations Wheaton, Maryland
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 178.64
2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Short dance 70.37
2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Free dance 108.27
2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
2016 DebrecenIce dancing
2015 TallinnIce dancing
Junior Grand Prix Final
2015–16 BarcelonaIce dancing
2016–17 MarseilleIce dancing
2013–14 FukuokaIce dancing

Lorraine McNamara (born February 18, 1999) is an American ice dancer. With partner Quinn Carpenter, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2015 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015 JGP Final Champion, and a two-time U.S. national junior champion.

Personal life

Lorraine McNamara was born February 18, 1999 in Washington, D.C..[1] She has four brothers and one sister.[2] She attends Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, Maryland.[3]

Career

On the ice from age two and a half, McNamara began training under Elena Novak and Alexei Kiliakov at the Wheaton Ice Dance Academy as a young child.[2][4] She teamed up with her first ice dancing partner when she was six and skated with him for five months.[5]

McNamara began skating with Quinn Carpenter in 2005.[3] They won the junior bronze medal at the 2012 U.S. Championships but McNamara was too young to be sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships.[6]

2012–2013 season

McNamara/Carpenter became age-eligible for junior internationals. In August 2012, they finished sixth in their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, in Courchevel, France. They placed fourth the following month at their second JGP assignment, in Istanbul, Turkey. After winning the junior bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, McNamara/Carpenter were assigned to the World Junior Championships in Milan. They placed 8th in the short dance, 11th in the free dance, and 9th overall in Italy.

2013–2014 season

McNamara/Carpenter won their first international medals during the 2013–14 JGP series, taking silver in Riga, Latvia and then gold in Minsk, Belarus. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they won the bronze medal. The duo won the junior silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships and finished fourth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, after placing third in the short and fifth in the free.

2014–2015 season

In the 2014–15 JGP series, McNamara/Carpenter won bronze in Ostrava, Czech Republic and silver in Dresden, Germany, finishing as second alternates for the JGP Final. In January 2015, they won the junior titles at the Mentor Nestle Nesquik Torun Cup and then at the U.S. Championships. In March, they were awarded the silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.[7] Third in both segments, they finished second overall to Russia's Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov by a margin of 9.09 points and ahead of Ukraine's Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin by 0.82.

2015–2016 season

McNamara/Carpenter won gold at both of their 2015–16 JGP assignments, in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Toruń, Poland. In December 2015, they were awarded gold at the 2015–16 JGP Final,[8] outscoring silver medalists Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd by over eight points. In January 2016, they won their second national junior title, finishing ahead of Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons by 4.58 points. In March, they competed at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Ranked second in the short dance and first in the free dance, McNamara/Carpenter won the gold medal by a margin of 0.91 over the Parsons.[9]

Programs

McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015-16 JGP Final podium

(with Carpenter)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2017–2018
[10]
  • Anime Contro Vendo
    by Medialuna Tango Project
2016–2017
[11]
  • Hip hop: Vanguardian
    by Steed Lord
  • Blues: The Power
    by District 78 feat. Cheesa
  • Hip hop: Gaia
    by Claude Challe, Jean-Marc Challe
2015–2016
[12][1]
  • Carmen
    by Georges Bizet
    • Changing of the Guard
    • Dance
    • Second Intermezzo
    • Scene
      choreo. by Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov
2014–2015
[2][13]
  • Heart of Africa
    by Nature Lounge Club
2013–2014
[14]
  • Bublitchki
    performed by The Barry Sisters
  • Chiribim Chiribom
    performed by The Barry Sisters
    2012–2013
    [15]
    2011–2012
    [2]

    Competitive highlights

    With Carpenter

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

    2012–2013 to present

    McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015−16 Junior Grand Prix Final
    International[16]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
    Four Continents4th
    GP Cup of China5th
    GP GP FinlandTBD
    GP Skate AmericaTBD
    CS Autumn Classic5th
    CS Finlandia8th
    CS Ondrej Nepela2nd
    CS Warsaw Cup2nd
    Lake Placid IDI1st1st
    International: Junior[16]
    Junior Worlds9th4th2nd1st7th
    JGP Final3rd1st3rd
    JGP Belarus1st
    JGP Czech Rep.3rd1st
    JGP France6th
    JGP Germany2nd
    JGP Latvia2nd
    JGP Poland1st
    JGP Slovenia1st
    JGP Turkey4th
    JGP USA1st
    MNNT Cup1st J
    National[2]
    U.S. Champ.3rd J2nd J1st J1st J3rd J6th
    Eastern Sect.1st J
    J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

    2006–2007 to 2011–2012

    National[2]
    Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
    U.S. Championships6th N9th J3rd J
    U.S. Junior Champ.4th V4th I
    Eastern Sectionals4th I4th N3rd J
    Pacific Sectionals2nd J
    South Atlantic Regionals6th V
    Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior
    Pewter medals for 4th place awarded only at U.S. events.

    References

    1. 1 2 "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
      • "Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013". Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
    3. 1 2 Shaffer, Jonas (March 26, 2016). "Two local ice-dancing pairs back from Hungary and closer than ever". Baltimore Sun.
    4. ↑ Lee, Joon (July 20, 2016). "Move over, Detroit: This D.C.-area school is growing ice-dancing champions, too". Washington Post.
    5. ↑ "Lorraine McNamara & Quinn Carpenter". ice-dance.com. October 1, 2008.
    6. ↑ Stevens, Colin (February 20, 2013). "Montgomery County ice dancers heading to World Juniors". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013.
    7. ↑ Slater, Paula (June 15, 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: 'Never count yourself out'". Golden Skate.
    8. ↑ Slater, Paula (December 13, 2015). "McNamara and Carpenter: Ready for 'Carmen'". Golden Skate.
    9. ↑ Decool, Mélissa (20 March 2016). "McNamara and Carpenter take World Junior title". Golden Skate.
    10. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
    11. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
    12. ↑ Brannen, Sarah. S (August 7, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Dance duo aims for mature look". IceNetwork.com.
    13. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
    14. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
    15. ↑ "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013.
    16. 1 2 "Competition Results: Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER". International Skating Union.
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