Quinn Carpenter

Quinn Carpenter
McNamara and Carpenter at the 2016-17 JGP Final
Born	(1996-02-24) February 24, 1996 (age 28) Bethesda, Maryland
Hometown	Wheaton, Maryland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Ice dance
Began skating	2000
Retired	April 16, 2020
World Junior Championships 2016 Debrecen Ice dance 2015 Tallinn Ice dance Junior Grand Prix Final 2015–16 Barcelona Ice dance 2013–14 Fukuoka Ice dance 2016–17 Marseille Ice dance

Quinn Carpenter (born February 24, 1996) is an American retired ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Lorraine McNamara, he is the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki bronze medalist, a three-time silver medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and the 2019 U.S. national pewter medalist. Earlier in their career, they became the 2016 World Junior champions, the 2015 JGP Final champions, and two-time U.S. national junior champions.

Personal life

Quinn Carpenter was born February 24, 1996, in Bethesda, Maryland. ^[1] He was homeschooled before enrolling at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland, where he is studying mechanical engineering. ^{[2] [3]} He currently resides in North Bethesda, Maryland. ^[4]

Career

Carpenter's parents introduced him to ice skating when he was two or three years old. ^[5] He joined Alexei Kiliakov and Elena Novak at the Wheaton Ice Dance Academy at age six. ^[6] Carpenter skated one season with his first partner. ^[5]

Carpenter began skating with Lorraine McNamara in 2005. ^[7] They won the junior bronze medal at the 2012 U.S. Championships but McNamara was too young to be sent to the 2012 World Junior Championships. ^[8]

2012–2013 season

McNamara/Carpenter became age-eligible for junior internationals. In August 2012, they finished sixth in their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, in Courchevel, France. They placed fourth the following month at their second JGP assignment, in Istanbul, Turkey. After winning the junior bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, McNamara/Carpenter were assigned to the World Junior Championships in Milan. They placed 8th in the short dance, 11th in the free dance, and 9th overall in Italy.

2013–2014 season

McNamara/Carpenter won their first international medals during the 2013–14 JGP series, taking silver in Riga, Latvia and then gold in Minsk, Belarus. Their results qualified them to the JGP Final in Fukuoka, Japan, where they won the bronze medal. The duo won the junior silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships and finished fourth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, after placing third in the short dance and fifth in the free dance.

2014–2015 season

In the 2014–15 JGP series, McNamara/Carpenter won bronze in Ostrava, Czech Republic and silver in Dresden, Germany, finishing as second alternates for the JGP Final. In January 2015, they won the junior titles at the Toruń Cup and then at the 2015 U.S. National Championships. In March, they were awarded the silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. ^[9] Third in both segments, they finished second overall to Russia's Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov by a margin of 9.09 points and ahead of Ukraine's Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin by 0.82.

2015–2016 season

McNamara/Carpenter won gold at both of their 2015–16 JGP assignments, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Toruń, Poland. In December 2015, they were awarded gold at the 2015–16 JGP Final, ^[10] outscoring silver medalists Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd by over eight points. In January 2016, they won their second national junior title, finishing ahead of Rachel Parsons / Michael Parsons by 4.58 points. In March, they competed at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Ranked second in the short dance and first in the free dance, McNamara/Carpenter won the gold medal by a margin of 0.91 over the Parsons. ^[11]

2016–2017 season

In their final season on the junior level, McNamara/Carpenter won gold in both of their 2016-17 JGP assignments in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Ostrava, Czech Republic. They went on to finish third at the 2016-17 Junior Grand Prix Final. They also finished third at the 2017 U.S. National Championships.

Competing in what would be their final Junior World Championships, they placed seventh in the short dance after receiving only a Level 1 on their step sequence. Carpenter had trouble with her twizzles in the free dance, placing them sixth in that segment, and remaining in seventh place overall. ^[12]

2017–2018 season

Making their senior international debut, McNamara/Carpenter won the Lake Placid Ice Dance International. Initially assigned to two Challenger series events, they placed fifth at the 2017 CS Autumn Classic International and eight at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy. They then made their Grand Prix debut, placing fifth at the 2017 Cup of China. Reflecting on the transition to the senior ranks, Carpenter remarked "we knew we didn't have anything to lose, so we threw out our very best. We will use the experience of getting here and build off of it." ^[13] Following the Grand Prix they competed at a third Challenger, and won the silver medal at the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup.

Competing as seniors domestically, they placed sixth at the 2018 U.S. Championships. As the top three American teams were assigned to the Olympic team, McNamara/Carpenter were sent to the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei. McNamara/Carpenter placed fourth in Taipei, of which McNamara said "I think it went exactly the way we wanted, two strong, clean skates. I think it’s a good debut for us." ^[14]

2018–2019 season

In their second senior season, McNamara/Carpenter began by repeating as champions at Lake Placid Ice Dance International. After winning the silver medal at their first Challenger, the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, they placed fourth at the 2018 Skate America, narrowly missing the podium behind Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro after coming third in the free dance. ^[15] At their second Grand Prix event of the season, they won the bronze medal at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki despite two extended lift deductions in the free dance. McNamara called their first Grand Prix medal "something to be proud of." ^[16] Afterward, they competed a second Challenger, the 2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial, where they again won the silver medal.

At their final event of the season, the 2018 U.S. Championships, McNamara/Carpenter placed fourth, earning the domestic pewter medal. ^[17]

2019–2020 season

Beginning the season again at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International, McNamara/Carpenter won the bronze medal. On the Challenger series, they won bronze at the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial. Subsequently, an injury compelled them to withdraw from their first Grand Prix, the 2019 Internationaux de France. ^[18] They were able to compete at their second Grand Prix, placing ninth at the 2019 NHK Trophy. ^[19]

McNamara/Carpenter placed sixth at the 2020 U.S. Championships. ^[20] This proved to be their final competitive appearance, as Carpenter announced his retirement from ice dance on April 16, 2020. McNamara said she would seek to continue skating with a new partner. ^[21]

Programs

McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015-16 JGP Final podium

(with McNamara)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2019–2020 [22]	Slow Foxtrot: It Was A Good Time (from Liza with a Z ) performed by Liza Minnelli Quickstep: Maybe This Time (from Cabaret ) performed by Liza Minnelli	Anime Contro Vendo by Medialuna Tango Project Rescue by Lauren Daigle No Boundaries by Adam Lambert
2018–2019 [23]	Waltz: Desde el Alma by Orquesta Color Tango de Roberto Alvarez Tango: Quejumbroso by Orquesta Clor Tango de Roberto Alvarez	Porz Goret by Yann Tiersen Mirror - Modern Piano by Piano Penn Ar Roc'h by Yann Tiersen
2017–2018 [24]	Rhumba: Mambo Italiano by Bob Merrill Slow Rhumba: El Perdedor by Enrique Iglesias feat. Marco Antonio Solís Samba: Big Bagz by Alex Romano	Anime Contro Vendo by Medialuna Tango Project
2016–2017 [25]	Hip hop: Vanguardian by Steed Lord Blues: The Power by District 78 feat. Cheesa Hip hop: Gaia by Claude Challe, Jean-Marc Challe	Thunder Struck performed by David Garrett Nothing Else Matters performed by David Garrett Rock Prelude performed by David Garrett	Disco Inferno by The Trammps with Parsons/Parsons
2015–2016 [26] [1]	Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg Anitra's Dance In the Hall of the Mountain King choreo. by Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov	Carmen by Georges Bizet Changing of the Guard Dance Second Intermezzo Scene choreo. by Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov	I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys
2014–2015 [2] [27]	Heart of Africa by Nature Lounge Club	The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera The Music of the Night The Phantom of the Opera	Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé
2013–2014 [28]	Bublitchki performed by The Barry Sisters Chiribim Chiribom performed by The Barry Sisters	Discombobulate (from Sherlock Holmes) by Hans Zimmer The Godfather Waltz by Nino Rota Discombobulate
2012–2013 [29]	Ramalama Bang Bang by Róisín Murphy Zombie Blues by Flipron Ramalama Bang Bang by Róisín Murphy	Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour by Gerard Presgurvic Le Balcon Les Rois Du Monde
2011–2012 [2]	Kaboom by Ursula 1000 Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone	The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi performed by TechnoClassica
2010–2011	Waltz: Tango:	Smile by Charlie Chaplin
2009–2010		Boléro by Maurice Ravel
2008–2009		Doll program
2007–2008		Nobody Does It Better (from The Spy Who Loved Me) by Marvin Hamlisch Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones
2006–2007		The Addams Family Selections by Duke Ellington

Competitive highlights

With McNamara

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

2012–13 to 2019–20

McNamara/Carpenter at the 2015−16 Junior Grand Prix Final

International [30]
Event	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
Four Continents						4th
GP Cup of China						5th
GP Finland							3rd
GP NHK Trophy								9th
GP Skate America							4th
CS Alpen Trophy							2nd
CS Autumn Classic						5th
CS Finlandia						8th
CS Golden Spin								4th
CS Ondrej Nepela							2nd	3rd
CS Warsaw Cup						2nd
Lake Placid IDI						1st	1st	3rd
International: Junior [30]
Junior Worlds	9th	4th	2nd	1st	7th
JGP Final		3rd		1st	3rd
JGP Belarus		1st
JGP Czech Rep.			3rd		1st
JGP France	6th
JGP Germany			2nd
JGP Latvia		2nd
JGP Poland				1st
JGP Slovenia					1st
JGP Turkey	4th
JGP USA				1st
Toruń Cup			1st J
National [2]
U.S. Champ.	3rd J	2nd J	1st J	1st J	3rd J	6th	4th	6th
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

2006–07 to 2011–12

National [2]
Event	10–11	11–12
U.S. Championships	9th J	3rd J

References

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12. Flade, Tatjana (March 18, 2017). "USA's Rachel and Michael Parsons clinch Junior World title". Golden Skate.
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19. "NHK Trophy Concludes, United States Earns Two More Entries to Grand Prix Final". U.S. Figure Skating Fan Zone. November 23, 2019.
20. Slater, Paula (January 26, 2020). "Chock and Bates reclaim U.S. National title in Ice Dance". Golden Skate.
21. McNamara, Lorraine (April 16, 2020). "As the 2019-2020 season is officially behind us, Quinn has made the decision to retire from competitive skating" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
22. "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2019/2020". International Skating Union.
23. "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.
24. "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018.
25. "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017.
26. Brannen, Sarah. S (August 7, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Dance duo aims for mature look". IceNetwork.com .
27. "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
28. "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
29. "Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013.
30. "Competition Results: Lorraine MCNAMARA / Quinn CARPENTER". International Skating Union.

External links

• Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter at the International Skating Union
• Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter at IceNetwork.com