Aaron Parchem
{{short description|American pair skater}}
{{Infobox figure skater
|name= Aaron Parchem
|image=
|caption=
|country= United States
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1977|6|6}}
|residence= Oak Park, Illinois
|height= {{convert|176|cm|ftin}}
|formerpartner= Marcy Hinzmann, Stephanie Kalesavich, Shawna Winter
|formercoach= Johnny Johns, Mitch Moyer
|former skating club= Detroit SC
|retired= May 30, 2006
|combined total= 154.30
|combined date= 2005 Skate America
|SP score= 55.00
|SP date= 2005 Skate America
|FS score= 99.30
|FS date= 2005 Skate America
}}
Aaron Parchem (born June 6, 1977) is an American former pair skater. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics with partner Marcy Hinzmann.
Personal life
Aaron Parchem was born June 6, 1977, in Columbus, Ohio. He was adopted by Al and Georga Parchem from the Chicago area and was raised with an adopted sister. In spring 2003, he graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy with an undergraduate degree in economics. As of November 2017, he is a senior financial consultant at Comerica Securities Inc.
Parchem married Polish single skater Zuzanna Szwed in Chicago in 2004. They have a daughter, Sofie (born {{circa}} 2011).
Career
After trying pairs at age 19, Parchem switched to the discipline a year later. He initially skated with Shawna Winter.
Coaches at the Detroit Skating Club paired him with Stephanie Kalesavich in March 1999. The pair won the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb and took bronze at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy. They competed at one ISU Championship, the 2002 Four Continents, where they placed fifth.
In April 2003, Parchem teamed up with Marcy Hinzmann. She tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during a practice in August 2004 and skated with the injury during the season. She underwent surgery following the U.S. Championships in January 2005 and was off the ice for four months.
In 2005, the pair won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In 2006 they won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.
Programs
= With Hinzmann =
= With Kalesavich =
Results
= With Hinzmann =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | International | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 2003–04 ! 2004–05 ! 2005–06 | |||
| align=left | Winter Olympics | 13th | ||
| align=left | World Championships | 11th | ||
| align=left | Four Continents Champ. | 4th | ||
| align=left | GP Skate America | 4th | ||
| align=left | Bofrost Cup on Ice | 6th | ||
| align=left | Finlandia Trophy | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | ||
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=4 align=center | National | |||
| align=left | U.S. Championships | 7th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd |
= With Kalesavich =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 1999–00 ! 2000–01 ! 2001–02 ! 2002–03 | ||||
| align=left | Four Continents Champ. | 5th | |||
| align=left | GP NHK Trophy | 6th | |||
| align=left | GP Skate Canada | 5th | 8th | ||
| align=left | GP Trophée Lalique | 7th | |||
| align=left | Goodwill Games | 6th | |||
| align=left | Golden Spin of Zagreb | bgcolor=gold | 1st | |||
| align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National | ||||
| align=left | U.S. Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st J. | bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | 5th |
= With Winter =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National | |
|---|---|
| Event
! 1999 | |
| align=left | U.S. Championships | 9th J. |
References
{{Reflist|refs=
{{cite web | url = http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthletePairBio.asp?id=18342 | title = Marcy Hinzmann & Aaron Parchem | publisher = U.S. Figure Skating | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060524181251/http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthletePairBio.asp?id=18342 | archivedate = May 24, 2006 | url-status = dead }}
{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-11-sp-21916-story.html | title = Their Teaming Has Them Dreaming of the Olympics | first = Diane | last = Pucin | work = Los Angeles Times | date = January 11, 2002 }}
{{cite web |url= http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/olympics/2006/x_101700.html?SITE=NYNYTOLY&SECTION=OLYMPICS |title= Athlete profile: Aaron Parchem |publisher= Associated Press |date= February 2006 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140630094012/http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/olympics/2006/x_101700.html?SITE=NYNYTOLY&SECTION=OLYMPICS |archivedate= June 30, 2014 |url-status= live}}
{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/11/23/262285020/ |title= Parchem treasures memories of 2006 Winter Games |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= IceNetwork.com |date= November 23, 2017 }}
}}
External links
- {{usfsa name | category=AthletePairBio | id=18342 | name= Marcy Hinzmann / Aaron Parchem }}
- {{isu name | id=00007150 | name=Marcy Hinzmann / Aaron Parchem }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313100936/http://www.usoc.org/26_43495.htm U.S. Olympic Team bio]
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Category:American male pair skaters
Category:Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic figure skaters for the United States
Category:Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio
Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games