Sean Wirtz | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Sean Wirtz |
Alternative names | Sean Kelly-Wirtz Sean Kelly |
Country represented | Canada |
Born | Marathon, Ontario | October 31, 1979
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Former partner | Elizabeth Putnam Jennifer Dubois |
Former coach | Peter Tchernyshev Paul Wirtz |
Skating club | Kerrisdale FSC |
Began skating | 1992 |
Retired | August 28, 2007 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 160.46 2003 Skate Canada |
Short program | 56.04 2003 Skate Canada |
Free skate | 107.22 2005 Skate America |
Sean Wirtz (also Sean Kelly and Sean Kelly-Wirtz; born October 31, 1979, in Marathon, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He teamed up with Elizabeth Putnam in the summer of 2002. [1] They are the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalists and two-time (2003, 2004) Canadian national bronze medalists. Wirtz announced his retirement from competitive skating on August 28, 2007. [2]
Wirtz is the nephew of coach Paul Wirtz and former Olympic pair skater Kris Wirtz. [1]
(with Putnam)
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2006–2007 [1] |
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2005–2006 [3] |
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2004–2005 [4] |
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2003–2004 [5] |
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2002–2003 [6] |
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International [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |||||
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Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
Four Continents | 9th | 9th | 4th | 3rd | |
GP Bompard | 4th | ||||
GP Cup of Russia | 5th | ||||
GP Skate America | 6th | 5th | 4th | ||
GP Skate Canada | 5th | 4th | |||
Bofrost Cup | 3rd | ||||
National [7] | |||||
Canadians | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
GP = Grand Prix |
Event | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 |
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Canadian Championships | 1st N. | 2nd J. |
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
International | ||||||
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Event | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
Golden Spin of Zagreb | 8th | |||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 12th | |||||
JS Bulgaria | 12th | |||||
National | ||||||
Canadians | 5th J. | 3rd J. | 4th | |||
JS = Junior Series; J. = Junior level |
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