Stephen Carriere
Carriere at the 2007 NHK Trophy.
Born (1989-06-15) June 15, 1989
Melrose, Massachusetts
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachSuna Murray
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston
Began skating1995
RetiredJune 10, 2015
Medal record
Representing United States
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 OberstdorfMen's singles

Stephen Carriere (born June 15, 1989) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 World Junior champion, 2006 JGP Final champion, and 2008 U.S. national bronze medalist. During his career, he has won two Grand Prix medals, one Challenger Series medal, and four other senior international medals.

Personal life

Carriere was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 2007.[1] In 2007, he began attending Boston College part-time,[2] where he is a corporate business major.[3]

Carriere graduated from the Carroll School of Management at 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.[1][4]

Career

From 2000 through 2009, Carriere trained at the Skating Club of Boston and was coached by Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.[5]

Carriere won the pewter medal at the novice level of the 2004 U.S. Championships. The following season, 2004–2005, he made his junior debut. He placed 5th at his first Junior Grand Prix assignment but was not given a second one. That year, he placed 7th at 2005 U.S. Championships on 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 the World 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 2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. After placing ninth in his senior national debut, Carriere was named to the 2007 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 the 2007 Skate America, where he placed 4th. At his second Grand Prix event, the 2007 NHK Trophy, he won the bronze medal. He also won the bronze medal at nationals and finished 10th in his first appearance at senior Worlds.

In the 2008-2009 Grand Prix season, Carriere competed at the Cup of China and the NHK 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.[6] He placed 9th at the 2009 U.S. Championships. Following the 2008–09 season, Carriere changed coaches to Priscilla Hill and Karl Kurtz.[7]

Carriere missed the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Championships due to recurring tendonitis and a right ankle infection.[8]

On June 10, 2015, Carriere announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.[9]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–2015
[10]
  • Clair de Lune
    by Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra
  • Turning Page
    by Sleeping At Last
2013–2014
[10]
2012–2013
[10][11]
  • Passionata
    by London Musicians Orchestra
2011–2012
[10]
  • Swan Lake
    by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Clint Mansell
2010–2011
[12]
2009–2010
[13]
2008–2009
[14]
  • The Firebird
    by Igor Stravinsky
2007–2008
[15]
2006–2007
[16]
2005–2006
[17]
2004–2005
[10]
2003–2004
[10]
  • Shaft
    by Isaac Hayes
2002–2003
[10]
  • Zorro
  • Elvis Presley medley
2001–2002
[10]
  • Zorro

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season); JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[18]
Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Worlds10th
Four Continents4th
GP Cup of China2nd6th
GP NHK Trophy3rd6th
GP Rostelecom9th
GP Skate America4th9th
GP Skate Canada8th4th
CS Nepela Trophy1st
Nebelhorn3rd4th
Finlandia3rd
Ice Challenge1st
U.S. Classic2nd
International: Junior[18]
Junior Worlds4th1st
JGP Final6th1st
JGP Bulgaria1st
JGP Hungary1st
JGP Netherlands1st
JGP Slovakia2nd
JGP Ukraine5th
Triglav Trophy4th J.
National[10]
U.S. Champ.4th N.7th J.1st J.9th3rd9thWD6th10th10thWD
WD = Withdrew; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 Powers, John (January 23, 2008). "Attempting the big jump". The Boston Globe.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Carriere Official Website".
  3. ↑ Mittan, Barry (May 10, 2008). "Carriere Carries On". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ Mittan, Barry (December 17, 2005). "Kerrigan Influences Carriere's Career". SkateToday.
  5. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (July 29, 2008). "Carriere hopes to avoid sophomore jinx". IceNetwork. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  6. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 20, 2009). "Carriere says he's ready to rumble". IceNetwork. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ "2007 World Junior Champion Stephen Carriere Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Stephen Carriere's comeback trail starts at Nebelhorn". Figure Skaters Online. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  9. ↑ Carriere, Stephen. "Boston's Carriere walks away with head held high". icenetwork. icenetwork. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Stephen Carriere". IceNetwork.; Earlier versions:
  11. ↑ "Stephen CARRIERE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Stephen CARRIERE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Stephen CARRIERE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Stephen CARRIERE: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Stephen CARRIERE: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008.
  16. ↑ "Stephen CARRIERE: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
  17. ↑ "Stephen CARRIERE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 25, 2006.
  18. 1 2 "Competition Results: Stephen CARRIERE". International Skating Union.
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