Emily Chan

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Emily Chan
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1997-08-11) August 11, 1997 (age 24)
Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
ResidenceMcKinney, Texas, U.S.
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
PartnerSpencer Akira Howe
Former partnerMisha Mitrofanov
J. Daniel Vallecilla
CoachOlga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov
ChoreographerOlga Ganicheva
Skating clubThe Skating Club of Boston
Former skating clubDallas FSC
Training locationsNorwood, MA
Former training locationsPlano, Texas
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total180.94
2022 Four Continents
Short program64.47
2022 Four Continents
Free skate116.47
2022 Four Continents
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Pairs
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tallinn Pairs

Emily Chan (born August 11, 1997) is an American pair skater. With her skating partner, Spencer Howe, she is the 2022 Four Continents silver medalist and 2022 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Earlier in her career, she competed in women's singles, becoming the 2016 U.S. national junior champion and 2015 U.S. national novice champion.

Personal life[]

Chan was born in Pasadena, Texas.[1] She attended Fairmont Elementary School and Fairmont Junior High in Pasadena,[2] and high school in McKinney, Texas.[1] In addition to skating, she has also trained in Chinese modern dance and ballet.[2]

Career[]

Single skating[]

Chan competed at the novice level until the 2014–15 season. At the U.S. Championships, she finished sixth in 2013 and ninth in 2014 before winning the gold medal in 2015.[1]

In 2015–16, Chan moved up to the junior level. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Bratislava, Slovakia, finishing sixth.[1] She won the gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships.[3] She trained in Plano, Texas, coached by Aleksey Letov.[1][4]

Pair skating[]

Chan competed three seasons in juvenile pairs with J. Daniel Vallecilla. In December 2008, the two won the juvenile title at the 2009 U.S. Junior Championships. The pair was coached by Nicole Sciarrotta Nichols in Texas.[2]

Skating with Misha Mitrofanov, Chan placed eighth in novice pairs at the 2015 U.S. Championships

She teamed up with Spencer Howe in 2019, and the two decided to train at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, coached by Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva.[5] In their second season together, Chan/Howe placed seventh at the 2020 Skate America and fifth at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

Chan/Howe finished ninth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. In January, they won pewter for fourth place at the 2022 U.S. Championships and were sent to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Ranked third in the short and second in the free, they moved ahead of Canada's Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud to take the silver medal behind fellow Americans Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov.[6]

Programs[]

With Howe[]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2021–22
[7]
  • Nyah
    performed by CH2
2020–21
[8]
2019–20
[5]

Single skating[]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[4]
  • Chopin
    by Edvin Martin
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. national and subnational events.

Pairs with Howe[]

International[9]
Event 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Four Continents 2nd
GP Skate America 7th
CS Warsaw Cup 9th
Cranberry Cup 4th
John Nicks IPC 6th
National[5]
U.S. Championships 5th 4th
ISP Points Challenge 8th
Championship Series 1st
U.S. Pairs Final 6th
Midwestern Sectional 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Mitrofanov[]

National
Event 2014–15
U.S. Championships 8th N
Midwestern Sectional 4th N
N = Novice level

Pairs with Vallecilla[]

National
Event 2008–09
U.S. Junior Champ. 10th V Q 3rd V 1st V
Midwestern Sectional 1st V
Q = Qualifying group; V = Juvenile level

Ladies singles[]

International[10]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
CS U.S. Classic 6th
JGP Slovakia 6th
Gardena 2nd J
National[1]
U.S. Champ. 6th N 9th N 1st N 1st J 20th
Midwestern 4th N 2nd N 1st N 2nd J 5th 3rd
Southwestern 5th V 6th I 1st I 5th N 3rd N 3rd N 1st N 1st J
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Emily Chan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Sweeten, Valerie (December 30, 2008). "Pasadena girl performs well on ice". chron.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 21, 2016). "Late-bloomer Chan topples ladies field in Saint Paul". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Emily CHAN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c
  6. ^ Slater, Paula (January 22, 2022). "USA's Lu and Mitrofanov: 'It means everything'". Golden Skate.
  7. ^ "Emily CHAN / Spencer HOWE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022.
  8. ^ "Emily CHAN / Spencer HOWE: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "Competition Results: Emily CHAN / Spencer HOWE". International Skating Union.
  10. ^ "Competition Results: Emily CHAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020.
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