Christina Chitwood

Christina Chitwood

Christina Chitwood and Mark Hanretty (GBR) skating their Free Dance at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy
Personal information
Full name	Christina Chitwood
Country represented	United Kingdom
Former country(ies) represented	United States
Born	21 March 1990 (1990-03-21) (age 21) Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Partner	Mark Hanretty
Former partner	Will Chitwood Harry Schroeder Stephen Chasman
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

Christina Chitwood (born 21 March 1990 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA) is an American ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with Scottish ice dancer Mark Hanretty 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 Hanretty, Chitwood was ranked 3rd overall in the NISA National Rankings 2009/2010 which had been based upon the personal best scores achieved by the skaters during the 2009/2010 season.

Before competing in the Ice Dance discipline, Chitwood skated in pair skating with her brother, Will Chitwood.

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 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.

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

For Great Britain

(with Mark Hanretty)

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

For the United States

(with Stephen Chasman)

Event	2004-2005
U.S. Championships	7th J.
Midwestern Sectional Championships	3rd J.

• J = Junior level

Detailed Competitive Results

(with Mark Hanretty)

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

References

• Chitwood & Hanretty at the International Skating Union
• NISA National Rankings 2008/2009
• NISA Squad GB
• Lloyds TSB Local Heroes

External links

• Official Site

Persondata
Name	Chitwood, Christina
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Date of birth	21 March 1990
Place of birth	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
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