Simon Shnapir
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Castelli and Shnapir atop the medal podium at the 2013 U.S. Championships
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| Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 20, 1987 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Home town | Sudbury, Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | DeeDee Leng, Marissa Castelli, Tanya Aziz, Courtney Gill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Robert Martin, Carrie Wall, Mark Mitchell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Julie Marcotte, Sheryl Franks, Carrie Wall, Robert Martin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | SC of Boston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations | Boston | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | June 30, 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 187.82 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| Short program | 67.44 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| Free skate | 120.38 2014 Winter Olympics |
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Simon Shnapir (born August 20, 1987) is an American former competitive pair skater. With Marissa Castelli, he is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2013 & 2014). The pair won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After their split in May 2014, Shnapir teamed up with DeeDee Leng and competed in the 2014–15 season.
Shnapir was born to Jewish parents, both chemical engineering graduates, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He arrived in the United States with his family when he was 16 months old. After living in Brighton, Boston for a few years, the family moved to Sudbury, Massachusetts.
Shnapir graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in 2005, and went on to major in marketing at Emerson College.
Shnapir began learning to skate in 1993. Early in his pairs career, he skated with Tanya Aziz and Courtney Gill. Bobby Martin became his coach in around 2000.
Shnapir and Marissa Castelli teamed up in April 2006 and began training together in earnest in June. They trained in Boston, coached by Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall (technical), Mark Mitchell (in-betweens, polishing), and Peter Johansson (throws). Castelli broke Shnapir's nose once while they were practicing the twist.
Castelli/Shnapir qualified for the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final and placed sixth. The pair won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Junior Championships.
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