Kimberly Navarro

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Kimberly Navarro
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Navarro and Bommentre in 2008.
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1981-04-26) April 26, 1981 (age 42)
Santa Rosa, California
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner Brent Bommentre
Former partner Robert Shmalo
Nick Hart
Matthew Tinney
CoachRobbie Kaine
Cheryl Demkowski Snyder
Choreographer Renee Roca
Jeannine Osayande
Natalia Linichuk
Skating clubSanta Rosa FSC
Training locations Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Began skating1984
RetiredMay 11, 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total180.65
2008 Four Continents
Comp. dance34.36
2008 Four Continents
Original dance56.67
2008 Four Continents
Free dance89.62
2008 Four Continents
Medal record
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Four Continents Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Goyang Ice dancing

Kimberly Navarro (born April 26, 1981) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Brent Bommentre, she is the 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist and a two-time (2008 & 2009) U.S. national bronze medalist.

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Personal life

Navarro was born on April 26, 1981, in Santa Rosa, California. [1] In May 2004, she graduated cum laude from Columbia University. [2] In May 2016, she married Mark Freeman in Ketchum, Idaho. [3] Their daughter, Anna Granada Freeman, was born on May 6, 2017, in San Francisco. [4]

Career

Navarro competed with Robert Shmalo early in her career.

Navarro teamed up with Brent Bommentre after a tryout in April 2005. [5] They won the bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships, and were chosen to represent the United States at the 2008 Four Continents, where they finished in 3rd, and the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where they were 12th. [6] At the 2009 Nationals, Navarro/Bommentre again finished 3rd, but were left off the Worlds team in favor of Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto, who had missed U.S. Nationals due to injury. [7] They did compete at the 2009 Four Continents, where they finished in sixth place.

In the Olympic season, Navarro/Bommentre finished 4th at U.S. Nationals, and were not named to the Olympic team. When Belbin/Agosto ended their competitive career following the Olympics, they were selected to compete at the 2010 World Championships. They were 14th in their second Worlds appearance. [8] Navarro/Bommentre announced their retirement from competition on May 11, 2010. [9]

In 2011, Navarro joined the cast of Battle of the Blades for the show's third season, [10] and was originally paired with the late Wade Belak. [11] In the season-opening episode, Russ Courtnall was named as her partner. [12]

Navarro/Bommentre perform with the Ice Theatre of New York and, in November 2012, they taped an appearance in an episode of Glee. [13]

Programs

With Bommentre

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–10
[1] [2]
  • Quero Voltar Pra Angola
    by Alex Shaw
2008–09
[14] [2]
  • Hey Pachuco!
    by Royal Crown Review
  • Why Don't You Do Right?
    by Sinéad O'Connor
  • Weapon of Choice
  • The Rockafeller Skank
  • Soul Surfing
    by Fatboy Slim
2007–08
[15] [2]
  • Ijuba 2: First Movement
  • Ijuba 2: Second Movement
  • Ijuba
    by Soweto Percussion Ensemble
  • Since I've Been Loving You
    by Corinne Bailey Rae
2006–07
[16] [2]
The Beatles medley:
  • Golden Slumbers
  • Carry that Weight
  • The End
2005–06
[2] [5]
  • Dance With Me
    by Debelah Morgan
  • Represent, Cuba
    (from "Havana Nights" soundtrack)
    by Heather Hedley

With Shmalo

Season Original dance Free dance
2002–03
[17]
  • March
  • Waltz
  • Tumba
    by Angelique Kidijo
  • Summertime
    by Angelique Kidijo
  • Adouma
    by Angelique Kidijo

Results

GP: Grand Prix

With Bommentre

International [18]
Event05–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10
World Champ. 12th14th
Four Continents Champ. 5th3rd6th
GP Bompard 6th
GP NHK Trophy 6th6th
GP Skate America 6th6th5th
GP Skate Canada 6th5th
Schäfer Memorial 5th3rd
National [2]
U.S. Championships 5th4th3rd3rd4th

With Shmalo

International [17]
Event99–0000–0101–0202–0303–04
GP NHK Trophy 8th
Finlandia Trophy 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 9th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 13th
National [17]
U.S. Championships 10th6th6th7th

With Tinney and Hart

Event1995–96
(with
Tinney)
1997–98
(with
Hart)
U.S. Championships 10th N.10th J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

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