Megan Wessenberg

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Megan Wessenberg
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Wessenberg at 2018 Skate America
Born (1998-07-07) July 7, 1998 (age 25)
Boston, Massachusetts
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
PartnerEdoardo Caputo
Coach Todd Sand
Jenni Meno
Began skating2003

Megan Wessenberg (born July 7, 1998) is an American figure skater. She placed sixth at a Grand Prix event, the 2018 Skate America. Earlier in her career, she was the 2016 U.S. junior national bronze medalist.

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Early life

Wessenberg was born on July 7, 1998, in Boston. [1] After graduating from Newton North High School in 2017, she enrolled at Northeastern University, majoring in biology. [2]

Skating career

Wessenberg began learning to skate in 2003. [1] Coached by Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson, she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in September 2015. [3] In January, she won the junior bronze medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships. [2]

Wessenberg finished 14th in the senior ranks at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

Representing the Skating Club of Boston, Wessenberg won gold at the Lake Placid Figure Skating Championships in July 2018. [4] At the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, she placed seventh in the ladies competition, scoring 143.47 points. [5] In October, she competed at a Grand Prix event, the 2018 Skate America. [6] She finished second-highest of the three American entries in the ladies' competition, in sixth place.

In June 2020, Wessenberg switched disciplines to pair skating and left longtime coaches Mitchell and Johansson to train with Todd Sand and Jenni Meno in Irvine, California. [7] While searching for a partner, she has been practicing pairs skills with Chris Knierim. [8]

In January 2021, it was announced that she had teamed up with Blake Eisenach. [9] The pair won the 2022 U.S. Junior National pewter medal before ultimately parting ways in 2023. [10]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[11]
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[2]
2016–2017
[2] [12]
2015–2016
[3]

Competitive highlights

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

Pairs with Caputo

National [13]
Event 23-24
U.S. Pairs Final7th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Eisenach

International [2]
Event 21–22 22–23
CS U.S. Classic 6th
John Nicks Challenge 6th
National [2]
U.S. Champ. 4th J

Women's singles

International [14]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
GP NHK Trophy 12th
GP Skate America 6th
CS Finlandia 8th
CS Golden Spin 12th
CS Lombardia 11th
CS Ondrej Nepela 7th
Philadelphia 5th
International: Junior [14]
JGP Czech Republic 6th
JGP Poland 7th
National [2] [15]
U.S. Champ. 9th N10th J9th J3rd J14th17th6th
J = Junior level; N = Novice level

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Megan Wessenberg". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018.
    "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Megan WESSENBERG: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Sausa, Christie (July 6, 2018). "Skaters launch season in Lake Placid". lakeplacidnews.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Team USA Collects Five Medals at Two Challenger Series Events". usfsa.org. September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ Bowker, Paul D. (October 19, 2018). "Five For Friday: Figure Skating's Skate America". Team USA. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ Sand, Todd; Meno, Jenni (June 8, 2020). "So fun to see how quickly Megan Wessenberg is learning pairs" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  8. ↑ "Megan Wessenberg". Ice Partner Search. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOE] (January 30, 2021). "Megan Wessenberg / Blake Eisenach are a new pairs team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Eisenach, Blake. "New Partnership". Instagram. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Megan WESSENBERG: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Megan WESSENBERG: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
  13. ↑ "USA-Megan WESSENBERG / Edoardo CAPUTO". SkatingScores.
  14. 1 2 "Competition Results: Megan WESSENBERG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Megan WESSENBERG". rinkresults.com.
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