Amber Corwin

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Amber Corwin
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Amber Corwin competes at the 2004 Four Continents Championships
Born (1978-12-21) December 21, 1978 (age 45)
Harbor City, California
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
Skating clubAll Year FSC
Began skating1985
RetiredMarch 2006
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Halifax Ladies' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Hamilton Ladies' singles
Junior Series Final
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997–98 Lausanne Ladies' singles

Amber Corwin Farrow (born December 21, 1978) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.

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Personal life

Corwin was born on December 21, 1978, in Harbor City, California. [1] In December 2004, she completed her degree in fashion merchandising and marketing from Cal State Long Beach. [2] She is married to Franklin Farrow, with whom she has a daughter, Vienna. [3]

Career

Corwin started skating at the age of five. [4] Making her Champions Series (Grand Prix) debut, she placed 10th at the 1996 NHK Trophy. At the 1997 U.S. Championships, she became the first U.S. woman to land a triple-triple combination in the short program. During her career she attempted to learn the quadruple toe loop jump in hopes of becoming the first woman to land one in competition.

During the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series, Corwin was awarded gold in Germany and silver in Slovakia. She qualified to the ISU Junior Series Final, where she won the silver medal. She won silver at the 1999 Four Continents Championships.

After finishing fourth at the 2004 U.S. Championships, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Four Continents Championships.

Corwin was represented by Michael Collins Enterprises. [5] She retired from competitive skating in March 2006 to focus on a career in the fashion industry. [6] She designed many of her skating costumes.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2005–06
[1]
2004–05
[7]
  • Sing Sing Swing
2003–04
[8]
  • Moon River
    by Henry Mancini
2002–03
[9]
  • Touch
    by Sarah McLachlan
  • After Hours
    by Joe Sample
2000–01
[10]
  • Ophelia
    by Natalie Merchant

Results

GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

International [11]
Event93–9494–9595–9696–9797–9898–9999–0000–0101–0202–0303–0404–0505–06
Four Continents 2nd7th7th3rd6th
GP Bofrost Cup 5th
GP Bompard 5th
GP Cup of China 6th10th
GP Cup of Russia 8th8th
GP NHK Trophy 10th7th8th8th
GP Skate America 4th
GP Skate Canada 5th4th
Nepela Memorial 2nd3rd
Vienna Cup 3rd2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy 7th4th4th7th
Golden Spin 2nd
International: Junior [11]
JGP Final 2nd
JGP Germany 1st
JGP Slovakia 2nd
National [12]
U.S. Champ. 8th J16th6th5th6th6th13th5th8th8th4th8th9th
J = Junior level

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