Matthew Parr (figure skater)
| Matthew Parr | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United Kingdom |
| Born |
1 March 1990 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Former coach | Debi Briggs, Simon Briggs, Joy Sutcliffe |
| Former choreographer | John Kerr, Mark Hanretty, John Dunn |
| Former skating club | Dundee Ice Skating Club |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| Retired | April 2014 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 154.52 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | 57.40 2014 Winter Olympics (Team event) |
| Free skate | 105.36 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy |
Matthew Parr (born 1 March 1990) is an English figure skater. He is a four-time British national champion (2009–10, 2013–14).
Parr began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2004. He made his senior international debut at the 2008 Golden Spin of Zagreb.
Following the 2009 European Championships, Parr was named as the British entry for the 2009 World Championships, replacing Elliot Hilton, but Hilton won a lawsuit against the National Ice Skating Association and was restored to the team.
Parr competed at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, the 2010 European Championships in Tallinn, and 2010 World Championships in Turin but was cut after the short program at all three events. The Nebelhorn Trophy in September 2013 was the final qualification opportunity for countries which had not yet earned spots in individual Olympic figure skating events. Placing 25th, Parr was unsuccessful in his bid for an individual berth. In January 2014, he placed 27th in the short program at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest and did not advance further.
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