Height 1.76 m Former skating club Detroit SC Retired May 30, 2006 | Name Aaron Parchem Role Olympic athlete | |
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Combined total 154.302005 Skate America Short program 55.002005 Skate America Free skate 99.302005 Skate America Former partner | ||
The aaron parchem story
Aaron Parchem (born June 6, 1977) is an American former pair skater. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics with partner Marcy Hinzmann.
Contents
- The aaron parchem story
- Marcy hinzmann and aaron parchem lp at the torino olympic games
- Personal life
- Career
- References
Marcy hinzmann and aaron parchem lp at the torino olympic games
Personal life
Aaron Parchem was born June 6, 1977, in Columbus, Ohio. In spring 2003, he graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy with an undergraduate degree in economics. He married Polish single skater Zuzanna Szwed in Chicago in 2004.
Career
After trying pairs at age 19, Parchem switched to the discipline a year later. He initially skated with Shawna Winter.
Coaches at the Detroit Skating Club paired him with Stephanie Kalesavich in March 1999. The pair won the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb and took bronze at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy. They competed at one ISU Championship, the 2002 Four Continents, where they placed fifth.
In April 2003, Parchem teamed up with 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.