Humberto Contreras

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Humberto Contreras
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Born (1983-08-21) August 21, 1983 (age 41)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Coach Elvis Stojko
Rocio Salas
Julie Graham
Wendy Boyland
Alesandro Chavez
Alexei Muratov
Darin Carlton
Skating clubAsociacion Jalisco
Began skating1997
RetiredNovember 2010

Humberto Contreras (born August 21, 1983) is a Mexican figure skater. He is a four-time Mexican national champion ('02, '03, '05, '09) and competed in the final segment at six Four Continents Championships.

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Career

Contreras began learning to skate in 1997. [1] Early in his career, he was coached by Darin Carlton, Alexei Muratov (2001–02), [2] Alesandro Chavez (2002–03), [3] and Wendy Boyland (2003–04) in Mexico City. [4] At the 2004 Four Continents Championships, he became the first Mexican skater to perform a triple Salchow triple Loop combination in competition.

In May 2004, Contreras began training under Julie Graham and Rocio Salas in Marlborough, Massachusetts. [5] By the 2008–09 season, his coach was Elvis Stojko in Guadalajara, Jalisco. [6]

Contreras retired from competition in 2010.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2008–2010
[1] [6]
2005–2008
[7] [8]
2004–2005
[5] [9]
2003–2004
[4]
2002–2003
[3]
2001–2002
[2]
  • Down with the Underground
    by Trevor Reilly

Results

International [10]
Event97–9898–9999–0000–0101–0202–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10
Worlds 43rd44th
Four Continents 21st19th18th19th21st23rd23rd
International: Junior [10]
JGP France 15th
JGP Mexico 12th14th
JGP Netherlands 19th23rd
JGP Sweden 18th
JGP United States 15th
National [10]
Mexican Champ. 2nd J2nd J2nd J2nd J1st1st2nd1st2nd2nd1st
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. 1 2 "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 22, 2002.
  3. 1 2 "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 16, 2003.
  4. 1 2 "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2004.
  5. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (September 29, 2004). "Mexico's Contreras Moves to Marlborough". Golden Skate.
  6. 1 2 "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 18, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008.
  8. ↑ "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2006.
  9. ↑ "Humberto CONTRERAS: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2005.
  10. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Humberto CONTRERAS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018.


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