Aaron Parchem

Infobox Figure skater
title= Aaron Parchem


caption=
country= USA
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1977|6|6
residence= Oak Park, Illinois
height= convert|176|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight=
formerpartner= Marcy Hinzmann, Stephanie Kalesavich, Shawna Winter
coach= Johnny Johns,
Mitch Moyer
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 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American figure skater. Parchem first tried pairs at age 19 and switched to that one year later. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics with partner Marcy Hinzmann.

Background

Parchem competes in pairs, and since April 2003, his partner has been Marcy Hinzmann. In 2005, they 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. He was previously paired with Stephanie Kalesavich.

Parchem is married to his choreographer, Zuzanna Szwed.

Competitive highlights

(with Kalesavich)

2001
*U.S. Championships - 4th
2002
*U.S. Championships - 3rd
*Four Continents Championships - 5th
2003
*U.S. Championships - 5th

(with Hinzmann)

2004
*U.S. Championships - 7th
2005
*U.S. Championships - 3rd
2006
*U.S. Championships - 2nd
*Four Continents Championships - 4th
*Winter Olympics - 13th

External links

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* [http://www.usoc.org/26_43495.htm U.S. Olympic Team bio]