TJ Nyman

TJ Nyman
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (2000-04-08) April 8, 2000
London, England, United Kingdom
Home town Melbourne, Florida
Residence Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Partner Sarah Feng
Former partner Sarah Rose
Coach Dalilah Sappenfield, Larry Ibarra, Robin Szolkowy
Former coach Katie Nyman, Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographer John Kerr, Ilona Melnichenko
Skating club Broadmoor SC
Training locations Colorado Springs, Colorado
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 163.44
2018 JGP Czech Republic
Short program 58.90
2018 JGP Czech Republic
Free skate 104.54
2018 JGP Czech Republic

Tommy-Jo "TJ" Nyman (born April 8, 2000) is a British-born American pair skater. With his skating partner, Sarah Feng, he is the 2018 U.S. national silver medalist. The pair placed within the top eight at the 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Nyman was born on April 8, 2000 in London, England, United Kingdom.[1] His mother, Katie, is a figure skating coach and his father, Peter, is a hockey coach.[2] Nyman has an older sister named Mimmi.[2]

Career

Early career

Nyman competed with Sarah Rose from 2013 to 2014. The two are 2014 U.S. national juvenile bronze medalists.

2016–2017 season

Nyman teamed up with former ice dancer Sarah Feng in April 2017.[2]. The two were introduced by their coach, Dalilah Sappenfield.[3]

2017–2018 season

Feng / Nyman received their first Junior Grand Prix assignment in the 2017–18 season. They placed 8th at 2018 JGP Croatia.

Feng / Nyman won gold at 2017–18 Pacific Sectionals to qualify for Nationals in their first season together. They won silver at 2018 U.S. Nationals in junior pairs after skating together for less than a year.[3] As a result, they were named to the U.S. team for the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, along with winners Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov.[3] Feng / Nyman finished eighth at the competition. Combined with Lu / Mitrofanov's fifth place finish, they earned three spots for U.S. pairs at the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the first time since 2016.[4]

2018–2019 season

Feng / Nyman opened the season at 2018 JGP Canada, where they finished sixth. They won their first international medal, a bronze, at 2018 JGP Czech Republic.[5] Their results earned them a berth to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final in December in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[5]

Programs

With Feng

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1]
  • Farrucas
2017–2018
[6]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Feng

International[7]
Event 17–18 18–19
JGP FinalTBD
JGP Canada6th
JGP Croatia8th
JGP Czech Republic3rd
National
U.S. Champ.2nd J
Pacific Coast Sectionals1st J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

With Rose

National
Event 13–14
U.S. Championships3rd V
Eastern Sectionals1st V
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

Men's singles

National[8]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
U.S. Championships1st V1st I11th J
Eastern Sectionals7th J1st J1st I4th J
South Atlantic Regionals4th J1st J1st I3rd N
Levels: V= Juvenil; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Sarah FENG / TJ NYMAN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sarah Feng and TJ Nyman". U.S. Figure Skating.
  3. 1 2 3 DeWerff, Sue (January 11, 2018). "Local skating duo take silver at Nationals". Florida Today.
  4. ↑ "United States Wins One Medal at World Junior Championships" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. March 10, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Team USA Earns Six Medals at Two Competitions This Weekend" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. September 29, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sarah FENG / TJ Nyman: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sarah FENG/TJ NYMAN: Competition Results". International Skating Union.
  8. ↑ "Tommy-Jo Nyman". Stats on Ice. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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