Mark Hanretty

Mark Hanretty
Mark Hanretty

Christina Chitwood and Mark Hanretty (GBR) skating their Free Dance at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy
Personal information
Full name Mark Hanretty
Country represented  United Kingdom
Born 21 March 1985 (1985-03-21) (age 26)
Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Partner Christina Chitwood
Former partner Lauren Bradshaw
Coach Jimmy Young
Sandy Hess
Choreographer Tom Dickson
Philip Askew
Skating club iceSheffield
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 134.98
2009 Europeans
Comp. dance 23.75
2009 Europeans
Original dance 44.56
2009 Europeans
Free dance 66.67
2009 Europeans

Mark Hanretty (born 21 March 1985 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. He teamed up with American ice dancer Christina Chitwood on 31 December 2005. They are the 2008 & 2010 British bronze medalists. They placed 18th at the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki.

Together with Chitwood, Hanretty is ranked 3rd overall in the NISA National Rankings 2009/2010 which is based upon the personal best scores achieved by the skaters during the 2009/2010 season.

Before competing in the ice dance discipline, Hanretty was a singles skater. He has also competed with Lauren Bradshaw.

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Competitive career

Chitwood and Hanretty made their debut at the 2007 British Figure Skating Championships at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, Great Britain, in January 2007, finishing in 7th place. Prior to this event, the couple's training had been disrupted by Chitwood's contraction of glandular fever (also known as mononucleosis).

Chitwood and Hanretty placed 3rd at the 2008 British Figure Skating Championships at IceSheffield in Sheffield in January 2008.

In the summer of 2008, Chitwood and Hanretty were selected by the National Ice Skating Association (NISA) to join the Great Britain Squad (also known as Team Skate G.B.). This enabled them to represent Great Britain in elite international competitions.

In September 2008, Chitwood and Hanretty made their international debut at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, where they placed 10th. In November of that same year, they won the bronze medal in their second international competition, the Pavel Roman Memorial in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Chitwood and Hanretty placed 4th at the 2009 British Figure Skating Championships at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, in January 2009. However, their international success earlier in the season had already enabled them to qualify for the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland, where they competed alongside British Number 1 couple Sinead Kerr and John Kerr. They placed 18th.

In September 2009, Chitwood and Hanretty placed 8th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany. They went on to place 4th at Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria and 3rd at the 2009 NRW Trophy in Dortmund, Germany. They later went on to place 4th at the Mont Blanc Trophy in Courmayeur, Italy.

In November 2009, Chitwood and Hanretty placed 3rd at the 2010 British Figure Skating Championships at IceSheffield in Sheffield.

The couple receive funding from the Lloyds TSB Local Heroes initiative.

In 2011 Hanretty competed in Dancing on Ice with Nadia Sawalha. However, as they received the least public votes, they left the show with Angela Rippon and Sean Rice.

In Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt's routine 'Flash Bang Wallop' from Half a Sixpence, Mark appears as the man behind the camera who pretends to take pictures.

Programs

Season Original Dance Free Dance
2009-2010 Scottish Folk - Highland
by Phil Keaggy
Amazing Grace Soundtrack
by David Arnold
"Clueless"
by Various Artists
El Tango De Roxanne
from Moulin Rouge!
2008-2009 Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
composed by James Horner
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (soundtrack)
composed by Craig Armstrong
2007-2008 Scottish Folk - Highland by Phil Keaggy
Amazing Grace 2007 Soundtrack by David Arnold
"Clueless" by Various Artists
The Mission /
Nella Fantasia
2006-2007 Assassin's Tango
from Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Una Música Brutal
by Gotan Project
Handel's Sarabande
by Amici

Competitive highlights

(with Christina Chitwood)

Event 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
World Championships 23rd
European Championships 18th
British Championships 7th 3rd 4th 3rd
Mont Blanc Trophy 4th
NRW Trophy 3rd
Ice Challenge 4th
Pavel Roman Memorial 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 10th 8th
Scottish Championships 5th

(with Lauren Bradshaw)

Event 2004-2005
British Championships 2nd J.
  • J = Junior level

Detailed competitive results

(with Christina Chitwood)

Event Season Compulsory Dance (CD) Original Dance (OD) Free Dance (FD) Combined Total Score
European Figure Skating Championships 2008 - 2009 23.75 44.56 66.67 134.98
British Figure Skating Championships 2009 - 2010 27.14 48.87 76.38 152.39
British Figure Skating Championships 2008 - 2009 20.03 45.52 67.51 133.06
British Figure Skating Championships 2007 - 2008 23.83 48.25 73.05 145.13
British Figure Skating Championships 2006 - 2007 15.99 34.17 57.11 107.27
Mont Blanc Trophy 2009 - 2010 28.12 45.16 71.36 144.64
NRW Trophy 2009 - 2010 29.46 49.25 77.34 156.05
Ice Challenge 2009 - 2010 28.30 47.20 74.65 150.15
Pavel Roman Memorial 2008 - 2009 27.32 46.77 70.08 144.17
Nebelhorn Trophy 2009 - 2010 29.02 45.06 72.14 146.22
Nebelhorn Trophy 2008 - 2009 25.55 41.50 64.98 132.03

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