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Emilie Nussear

{{Short description|American ice dancer}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Emilie Nussear

|image=

|caption=

|fullname=

|altname= Emilie Connors

|country= {{USA}}

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1982|11|9|mf=yes}}

|birth_place= Clearwater, Florida

|height= {{height|m=1.55}}

|formerpartner=Brandon Forsyth
Mathew Gates

|formercoach=Tatiana Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov, Maia Usova, Bob Young

|formerchoreographer=

|skating club=

|formertraininglocations= Newington, Connecticut
Simsbury, Connecticut

|retired= 2003

}}

Emilie Nussear Connors (born November 9, 1982) is an American former competitive ice dancer. She had the most success with partner Brandon Forsyth, with whom she is the 2000 World Junior silver medalist. They were coached by Bob Young in Simsbury, Connecticut.

In January 2002, Nussear tried out with Mathew Gates on the advice of her coach, Tatiana Tarasova. Nussear/Gates won the silver medal at the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial and placed 5th at the 2003 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov, and Maia Usova in Newington, Connecticut.

As of 2016, she is a coach at the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury.

She is married to sports journalist Kevin Connors of ESPN.{{cite news |author= |date=5 December 2012 |title=Former Rockville Centre resident announces engagement |url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/former-rockville-centre-resident-announces-engagement,44814 |work=Long Island Herald |location=Long Island, New York |access-date=26 April 2022}}

Programs

(with Gates)

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! Season

! Original dance

! Free dance

2002–03

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  • Waltz
  • Polka
  • Waltz

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Results

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

= With Forsyth =

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 Gates =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | International
Event

! 2002–03

align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America7th
align=left | Karl Schäfer Memorialbgcolor=silver | 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National
align=left | U.S. Championships5th

References

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{{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 |access-date= July 16, 2016 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006497.htm |title= Emilie NUSSEAR / Mathew GATES: 2002/2003 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20061228200853/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00006497.htm |archivedate=December 28, 2006 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isccskate.com/coaches/emilie_connors.pdf |title= Emilie (Nussear) Connors |publisher= International Skating Center of Connecticut |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160716214519/http://www.isccskate.com/coaches/emilie_connors.pdf |archivedate= July 16, 2016 |url-status= live }}

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External links

  • {{isu name | id=00006497 | name=Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071026210429/http://www.ice-dance.com/profiles/profile.php?team=emnumaga Ice Dance.com profile]

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Category:American female ice dancers

Category:1982 births

Category:Living people

Category:World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists

Category:21st-century American women

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