Timothy McKernan
| Timothy McKernan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Timothy A. McKernan II |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | July 29, 1989 York, Pennsylvania |
| Home town | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Former partner | Shannon Wingle, Piper Gilles, Alicia Wallace |
| Former coach | Igor Shpilband. Marina Zueva |
| Former choreographer | Tom Dickson, Igor Shpilband |
| Skating club | Broadmoor Skating Club |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 125.68 2008 JGP Ostrava |
| Comp. dance | 20.04 2008 JGP Ostrava |
| Original dance | 43.80 2008 JGP Ostrava |
| Free dance | 61.84 2008 JGP Ostrava |
Timothy A. McKernan II[1] (born July 29, 1989) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Piper Gilles, he won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and became the 2008 U.S. national junior silver medalist.
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Personal life
McKernan was born in York, Pennsylvania. He is an army brat and has lived all over the country.[2][3] His mother, Vicky, is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve.[4] His father, Timothy A. McKernan Sr., is a Colonel[5] in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Afghanistan at the time of the 2007 U.S. Championships[6] and to Iraq at the time of the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[7]
After graduating from Cheyenne Mountain High School, McKernan attended the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and then Eastern Michigan University.
Career
McKernan competed with Alicia Wallace in the 2002–03 season on the juvenile level. They competed at the 2003 U.S. Junior Championships and placed 9th in their qualifying group.[8]
In January 2003, he teamed up with Piper Gilles.[9] They began competing on the Intermediate level in 2004. During their career, they were the 2007 U.S. Junior Pewter Medalists and the 2008 U.S. Junior silver medalists. They announced the end of their partnership on May 22, 2008.[10] Gilles / McKernan were coached by Patti Gottwein, Christopher Dean, and Rich Griffin.
McKernan teamed up with Shannon Wingle in the summer of 2008. They are coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva. They made their international debut at the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava, Czech Republic, where they placed 7th.
Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Wingle
| International[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| JGP Czech Republic | 7th | ||
| National[12] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 4th J. | 10th | 7th |
| Midwestern Sectionals | 1st J. | ||
| J. = Junior level | |||
With Gilles
| International[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 |
| JGP Austria | 5th | ||
| JGP Chinese Taipei | 6th | ||
| JGP Mexico | 3rd | ||
| JGP United Kingdom | 4th | ||
| NACS Vancouver | 1st J. | ||
| NACS Pierrefonds | 4th N. | ||
| National[14] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 7th N. | 4th J. | 2nd J. |
| Midwestern Sectionals | 2nd N. | 2nd J. | 2nd J. |
| Southwestern Regionals | 1st N. | ||
| Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior | |||
Programs
(with Gilles)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 [15][14] |
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| 2006–2007 [9][14] |
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References
- ↑ [1]
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