Rachel Parsons (figure skater)
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the Parsons at the 2016-17 JGP Final
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| Full name | Rachel Marie Parsons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 19, 1997 Rockville, Maryland |
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| Home town | Derwood, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Michael Parsons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Kyle MacMillan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Elena Novak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Washington Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations |
Wheaton, Maryland Rockville, Maryland |
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| Began skating | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 164.83 2016 Junior Worlds |
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| Short dance | 67.88 2016 Junior Worlds |
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| Free dance | 97.54 2017 Junior Worlds |
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Medal record
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Rachel Marie Parsons (born November 19, 1997) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner Michael Parsons, she is the 2017 World Junior champion, the 2016 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and the 2017 U.S. national junior champion.
Rachel Parsons was born November 19, 1997 in Rockville, Maryland. She is the sister, younger by two years, of Michael Parsons. She attended Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland (Graduated in 2016). Her siblings are Michael and Katie.
Rachel Parsons started skating at age six because she wanted to learn how to stand up on the ice. After joining the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in June 2006, she started focusing solely on ice dance. With Kyle MacMillan, she won gold on the juvenile level at the 2009 U.S. Championships and then gold on the intermediate level at the 2010 U.S. Championships.
She teamed up with her older brother, Michael, in February 2010. They won gold on the novice level at the 2011 U.S. Championships and debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2011, placing 9th in Gdańsk, Poland. After taking the junior pewter medal at the 2012 U.S. Championships, they represented the United States at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, placing 4th. They were also selected for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus, where they finished 15th.
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