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Brandon Forsyth

{{short description|American former competitive ice dancer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Brandon Forsyth

|image=

|caption=

|country= United States

|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1979|11|8|mf=yes}}

|birth_place= Concord, Massachusetts

|residence=

|height= {{height|m=1.77}}

|formerpartner= Jessica Joseph, Emilie Nussear, Lydia Manon, Kerrie O'Donnell, Karen Ferrara, Julie Schetti

|formercoach= Alexander Zhulin, Samvel Gezalian, Igor Shpilband, Bob Young

|formerchoreographer=

|skating club= Skating Club of Boston

|formertraininglocations= Hackensack, New Jersey
Simsbury, Connecticut

|beganskating= 1983

|retired= 2005

}}

Brandon Forsyth (born November 8, 1979) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Emilie Nussear, he is the 2000 World Junior silver medalist. They were coached by Bob Young in Simsbury, Connecticut. In the summer of 2000, Forsyth teamed up with Jessica Joseph. They became the 2001 U.S. national bronze medalists and alternates to the 2002 Winter Olympics. They were coached by Alexander Zhulin and Samvel Gezalian in Hackensack, New Jersey. Forsyth formed a partnership with Lydia Manon in March 2005.

Programs

(with Joseph)

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! Season

! Original dance

! Free dance

2001–02

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  • Deep Forest
  • Marta's Song
  • Bohemian Ballet
    {{small| by Deep Forest }}
2000–01

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  • This Business of Love
    {{small| (from The Mask) }}
  • Girls, Girls, Girls

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  • Chicago
    {{small| by C. Rodriguez }}

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

= With O'Donnell =

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style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International
Event

! 1995–96

! 1996–97

align=left | World Junior Champ.8th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
align=left | U.S. Championships5th J.bgcolor=silver | 2nd J.
colspan=3 align=center | J. = Junior level

= With Nussear =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International
Event

! 1998–1999

! 1999–2000

align=left | World Junior Champ.15thbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Finalbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Bulgariabgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Hungarybgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Netherlandsbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Norwaybgcolor=gold | 1st
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
align=left | U.S. Championshipsbgcolor=silver | 2nd J.bgcolor=silver | 2nd J.
colspan=3 align=center | J. = Junior level

= With Joseph =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | International
Event

! 2000–01

! 2001–02

align=left | Four Continents Champ.5th
align=left | {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy8th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America8th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
align=left | U.S. Championshipsbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd5th

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/3567 |title= NUSSEAR Emilie / FORSYTH Brandon |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160716215914/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/3567 |archivedate= July 16, 2016 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00005265.htm |title= Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH: 2000/2001 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20010428232319/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00005265.htm |archivedate= April 28, 2001 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00005265.htm |title= Jessica JOSEPH / Brandon FORSYTH: 2001/2002 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20031025005536/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00005265.htm |archivedate= October 25, 2003 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2005/09/13/another-chance-for-manon-and-forsyth/ |title= Another Chance for Manon and Forsyth |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Skate Today |date= September 13, 2005 }}

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External links

  • {{isu name | id=00005265 | name= Jessica Joseph / Brandon Forsyth}}

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Category:1979 births

Category:American male ice dancers

Category:Living people

Category:World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists