Britney Simpson | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | Britney Simpson | ||||||||||||||
Born | Denver, Colorado | May 5, 1996||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
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Partner | Matthew Blackmer | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Dalilah Sappenfield Laureano Ibarra | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | Broadmoor SC | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Britney Simpson (born May 5, 1996) is an American pair skater. With current partner Matthew Blackmer, she is the 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2012 U.S. Junior silver medalist and the 2013 U.S. Junior Champion. With former partner Nathan Miller, she is the 2010 U.S. junior silver medalist.
Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado, and teamed up with Nathan Miller in April 2008. [1] Their partnership ended in 2011.
Simpson teamed up with Blackmer in February 2011 after Miller's retirement. [2] They train in Colorado Springs under coach Dalilah Sappenfield. [3]
In the 2011–2012 season, Simpson and Blackmer won gold at their first Junior Grand Prix event, 2011 JGP Poland, [4] and silver at their second event, 2011 JGP Estonia. They won the bronze medal at the 2011–2012 Junior Grand Prix Final. They competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and finished 10th.
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2013–2014 [5] | Flamenco by Didulia | Beethoven's Five Secrets by The Piano Guys | |
2012–2013 [5] | The Mask of Zorro by James Horner | Henry V by Patrick Doyle | You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees |
2011–2012 [6] | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Tan Dun | Titanic by James Horner |
Results [7] | ||
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International | ||
Event | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013 |
Junior Worlds | 10th | 10th |
JGP Final | 3rd | |
JGP Austria | 5th | |
JGP Estonia | 2nd | |
JGP Poland | 1st | |
JGP Germany | 5th | |
National | ||
U.S. Championships | 2nd J. | 1st J. |
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix |
Results [8] | |||
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International | |||
Event | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 |
GP Skate Canada | 6th | ||
GP Cup of Russia | 7th | ||
International: Junior | |||
JGP Final | 6th | ||
JGP Germany | 3rd | ||
JGP United States | 4th | ||
National | |||
U.S. Championships | 4th J. | 2nd J. | |
Midwestern Sectionals | 4th J. | ||
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level |
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