Stephen Carriere

Stephen Carriere (born June 15, 1989) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 World Junior champion, 2006 JGP Final champion, and 2008 U.S. national bronze medalist. During his career, he has won two Grand Prix medals, one Challenger Series medal, and four other senior international medals.

Stephen Carriere
Carriere at the 2007 NHK Trophy
Born	(1989-06-15) June 15, 1989 (age 35) Melrose, Massachusetts
Hometown	Boston, Massachusetts
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Men's singles
Began skating	1994
Retired	June 10, 2015
U.S. Championships 2008 Saint Paul Singles World Junior Championships 2007 Oberstdorf Singles Junior Grand Prix Final 2006–07 Sofia Singles

Personal life

Carriere was born in Melrose, Massachusetts. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 2007.^[1] In 2007, he began attending Boston College part-time,^[2] where he is a corporate business major.^[3]

Carriere graduated from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College with a degree in marketing and management in 2015.

His cousin, Caroline Hallisey, is a short track speed skater and a three-time Olympian.^[1][4]

Career

From 2000 through 2009, Carriere trained at the Skating Club of Boston and was coached by Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.^[5]

Carriere won the pewter medal at the novice level of the 2004 U.S. Championships. The following season, 2004–2005, he made his junior debut. He placed 5th at his first Junior Grand Prix assignment but was not given a second one. That year, he placed 7th at 2005 U.S. Championships on the junior level.

In the 2005–2006 season, Carriere won a gold and a silver medal on the Junior Grand Prix and then placed 6th at the Final. He moved up at Nationals and won the junior gold medal. This earned him a trip to the World Junior Championships, where he placed just off the podium.

In 2006–2007, he won everything on the Junior level, including both his Junior Grand Prix assignments and the 2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. After placing ninth in his senior national debut, Carriere was named to the 2007 Junior Worlds team. At Junior Worlds, after placing sixth in the short program, he won the free skate, pulling up to win the event overall.

Carriere made his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2007 Skate America, where he placed 4th. At his second Grand Prix event, the 2007 NHK Trophy, he won the bronze medal. He also won the bronze medal at nationals and finished 10th in his first appearance at senior Worlds.

In the 2008-2009 Grand Prix season, Carriere competed at the Cup of China and the NHK Trophy, winning the silver medal in China and placing 6th in Japan. In January 2009, he was involved in a car accident but was unharmed.^[6] He placed 9th at the 2009 U.S. Championships. Following the 2008–09 season, Carriere changed coaches to Priscilla Hill and Karl Kurtz.^[7]

Carriere missed the 2010 and 2011 U.S. Championships due to recurring tendonitis and a right ankle infection.^[8]

On June 10, 2015, Carriere announced his retirement from competitive figure skating.^[9]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skate	Exhibition	Ref.
2001–02	—	Zorro	—	[10]
2002–03	Zorro	Elvis Presley medley
2003–04	Shaft By Isaac Hayes
2004–05		Lawrence of Arabia By Maurice Jarre Samson and Delilah By Victor Young
2005–06	Peter Gunn Mambo By Henry Mancini	Once Upon a Time in Mexico By Robert Rodriguez		[11]
2006–07	"Stray Cat Strut" By Brian Setzer "The Pink Panther Theme" By Henry Mancini	Space Shuttle By John LaBarbera "God Bless the Child" By Billie Holiday & Arthur Herzog	"Sway" By Michael Bublé	[12]
2007–08	"Stairway to Heaven" By Led Zeppelin	Hollywood Nocturne By Brian Setzer Orchestra	"SexyBack" By Justin Timberlake	[13]
2008–09	"Nothing Else Matters" By Metallica	The Firebird By Igor Stravinsky	"Billie Jean" By David Cook	[14]
2009–10	Carmina Burana By Carl Orff		"Mr. Cellophane"	[15]
2010–11	"After Midnight" "Hot Honey Rag" From Chicago By Danny Elfman	West Side Story By Leonard Bernstein	—	[16]
2011–12	La Vie en rose "Mack the Knife" By Louis Armstrong	Swan Lake By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		[10]
2012–13	Passionata By London Musicians Orchestra			[10][17]
2013–14	Scheherazade By Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Don Quixote By Ludwig Minkus		[10]
2014–15	"La Vie en rose" By Louis Armstrong	Clair de lune By Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra Turning Page By Sleeping At Last

Competitive highlights

• GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
• JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
• CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
• WD – Withdrew from competition

Competition placements at senior level ^[18][19]

Season	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
World Championships		10th
Four Continents Championships		4th
U.S. Championships	9th	3rd	9th	WD		6th	10th	10th
GP Cup of China			2nd	6th
GP NHK Trophy		3rd	6th
GP Rostelecom Cup									9th
GP Skate America		4th			9th
GP Skate Canada				8th					4th
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy									1st
Finlandia Trophy				3rd
Ice Challenge						1st
Nebelhorn Trophy						3rd	4th
U.S. Classic								2nd

Competition placements at junior level ^[18][19]

Season	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
World Junior Championships			4th	1st
U.S. Championships		7th	1st
Junior Grand Prix Final			6th	1st
JGP Bulgaria			1st
JGP Hungary				1st
JGP Netherlands				1st
JGP Slovakia			2nd
JGP Ukraine		5th
Triglav Trophy	4th

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System ^[20]

Segment	Type	Score	Event
Total	TSS	231.67	2014 Skate Canada International
Short program	TSS	80.33	2014 Skate Canada International
	TES	44.58	2014 Skate Canada International
	PCS	35.75	2014 Skate Canada International
Free skating	TSS	151.34	2014 Skate Canada International
	TES	77.48	2014 Skate Canada International
	PCS	74.86	2014 Skate Canada International

References

1. Powers, John (January 23, 2008). "Attempting the big jump". The Boston Globe.
2. "Stephen Carriere Official Website".
3. Mittan, Barry (May 10, 2008). "Carriere Carries On". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
4. Mittan, Barry (December 17, 2005). "Kerrigan Influences Carriere's Career". SkateToday.
5. Rutherford, Lynn (July 29, 2008). "Carriere hopes to avoid sophomore jinx". IceNetwork. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
6. Rutherford, Lynn (January 20, 2009). "Carriere says he's ready to rumble". IceNetwork. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
7. "2007 World Junior Champion Stephen Carriere Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. August 5, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
8. "Stephen Carriere's comeback trail starts at Nebelhorn". Figure Skaters Online. September 22, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
9. Carriere, Stephen. "Boston's Carriere walks away with head held high". icenetwork. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
10. "Stephen Carriere". IceNetwork.; Earlier versions:

    • "2008 to 2013". Archived from the original on December 17, 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
    • "2004 to 2008". Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
11. "Stephen Carriere: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 25, 2006.
12. "Stephen Carriere: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
13. "Stephen Carriere: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008.
14. "Stephen Carriere: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009.
15. "Stephen Carriere: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 11, 2010.
16. "Stephen Carriere: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.
17. "Stephen Carriere: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
18. "Competition Results: Stephen Carriere". International Skating Union.
19. "USA-Stephen Carriere". SkatingScores.com.
20. "Personal Bests Stephen Carriere". International Skating Union.

External links

• Stephen Carriere at the International Skating Union
• Stephen Carriere at SkatingScores.com
• Stephen Carriere on LinkedIn