Phelan Simpson

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Phelan Simpson
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Orr/Simpson at the 2015 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 26)
Comox, British Columbia
Residence Kitchener, Ontario
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Partner Mary Orr, Shalena Rau
Coach Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz, Kris Wirtz
ChoreographerRebecca Babb
Skating clubKitchener-Waterloo FSC
Training locations Waterloo, Ontario
Began skating2004
Retired2015
ISU personal best scores
Combined total132.02
2014 World Junior Champ.
Short program45.20
2014 JGP Croatia
Free skate86.88
2014 World Junior Champ.

Phelan Simpson (born January 24, 1996) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Mary Orr, he finished in the top ten at the 2014 and 2015 World Junior Championships.

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Career

Phelan was born in Comax British Columbia to Jill Simpson and Michael Knisley after his brother, Connor. Simpson started learning to skate in 2004. [1] He moved from Calgary, Alberta to Waterloo, Ontario after being paired with Shalena Rau in 2008. [2] Rau/Simpson were coached by Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz and Kris Wirtz at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club. [3] They parted ways following the 2013 Canadian Championships. [4]

Simpson teamed up with Mary Orr in 2013. [4] The pair won the junior bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships. They were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they finished sixth.

Orr/Simpson won the national junior title at the 2015 Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's team to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where they finished tenth. Simpson then retired from competitive skating to pursue other interests. [5]

Programs

With Mary Orr

Season Short program Free skating
2014–2015
[1]
2013–2014
[6]
  • Cigarette Girl
    by Elliott Mayers and Telecast Orchestra
  • La Mer
    by Macklin Marrow
  • Cigarette Girl
    by Elliott Mayers and Telecast Orchestra
  • Dueling Banjos
  • Farewell Cheyenne
    by Ennio Morricone
  • Country
    by Didier Riey

With Shalena Rau

Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[7]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Mary Orr

International [8]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
World Junior Champ. 6th10th
JGP Croatia 7th
JGP Estonia 6th
JGP Latvia 7th
National [8]
Canadian Champ. 3rd J1st J
J = Junior level

With Shalena Rau

International [9]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
JGP Germany 8th
JGP United States 8th
National [10]
Canadian Champ. 1st V3rd N1st N4th J4th J
Levels: V = Juvenile; N = Novice; J = Junior

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ercit, Jordan (September 6, 2012). "Taking on the world". Kitchener Post.
  3. ↑ Brown, Peter (March 23, 2011). "Young pairs skaters are ready for their next challenge". TheRecord.com.
  4. 1 2 Ruby, Michelle (August 20, 2013). "Brantford's Mary Orr has a new partner, new goal". Brantford Expositor.
  5. ↑ Gray, Victoria (November 2, 2016). "Figure skating and running toward success". Brant News.
  6. ↑ "Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Competition Results: Shalena RAU / Phelan SIMPSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Shalena Rau & Phelan Simpson". Tracings.net.
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