Brendan Kerry

Brendan Kerry

Brendan Kerry in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Australia
Born (1994-11-18) 18 November 1994
Sydney, Australia
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Coach Tammy Gambill
Former coach Galina Pachin, Monica MacDonald, Kylie Fennel
Choreographer Mark Pillay
Former choreographer Justin Dillon, Cindy Stuart, Monica MacDonald
Skating club Macquarie SC
Training locations Riverside, California
Former training locations Sydney
Began skating 2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 212.94
Gardena Spring Trophy 2016
Short program 74.45
Gardena Spring Trophy 2016
Free skate 139.52
2016 Worlds

Brendan Kerry (born 18 November 1994) is an Australian figure skater. He is a five-time Australian national champion. He has qualified for the free skate at ten ISU Championships – two World, two World Junior, and six Four Continents Championships. Kerry qualified a men's entry for Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics but did not reach the free skate.

Personal life

Brendan Kerry was born 18 November 1994 in Sydney.[1] His mother, Monica MacDonald, competed in ice dancing at the 1988 Winter Olympics, and his sister, Chantelle Kerry, competes in ladies' singles.[1]

Kerry attended Epping Boys High School before transferring to Sydney Distance Education High School to focus on skating.[2]

Career

Early career

Kerry started skating in 2004.[1] He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2008. He won the Australian national junior title in the 2009–10 season. In 2011, Kerry made his senior international debut at the Four Continents Championships. He also competed at his first World Junior Championships.

In the 2011–12 season, Kerry won the Australian national title on the senior level and was assigned to his first World Championships. He was cut after finishing 15th in the preliminary round at the event in Nice, France.

2013–14 season

In September 2013, Kerry was sent to the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics. As a result of his 8th place finish, Australia received one of the six remaining spots for countries which had not previously qualified a men's entry. He placed 5th in both of his JGP events. In January, he reached the free skate at the 2014 Four Continents Championships in Taipei and went on to finish 20th overall. In February, Kerry placed 29th in the short program at the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, scoring 47.12 points.[3] With only the top 24 advancing, it was not enough to progress to the final segment. He ended his season at the 2014 World Junior Championships, held in March in Sofia, Bulgaria. He placed 19th in the short, 20th in the free, and 21st overall.

2014–15 season

Kerry competed at two events of the newly inaugurated ISU Challenger Series, placing 9th at the 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy and 11th at the 2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic. He finished 17th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea. At his second World Championships, he qualified to the free skate for the first time by placing 17th in the short program. He finished 20th overall in Shanghai, China.

2015–16 season

Kerry was invited to his first-ever Grand Prix event, the 2015 Skate America. He placed 11th in the short program, 7th in the free skate, and 8th overall. On 23 November, he was added to the 2015 NHK Trophy.[4] He finished 12th in Japan and 19th at the 2016 Four Continents in Taipei, Taiwan. In March, he placed 17th at the 2016 World Championships in Boston after ranking 17th in both segments. Soon after, Kerry placed second in the short and first in the free to win the gold medal at Gardena Spring Trophy 2016, in Egna, Italy, setting two ISU personal bests (short program and total combined score.)[5]

2016–17 season

Kerry was invited to two Grand Prix events, the 2016 Skate America and 2016 Trophée de France, and finished tenth at both. In December, he won his fifth national title.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[6]
2014–15
[7]
  • Blue Drag
    by Allen Toussaint
  • Boilemaker Jazz Band
    by Allen Toussaint
2013–14
[8]
2012–13
[9]
  • Nothing Else Matters
    by Metallica
    performed by David Garrett
2011–12
[10]
  • Third Movement Vivace Presto
    by Jon Lord
2010–11
[11]
  • Dark Angel
    by Edvin Marton
  • Horizon
    by Paul Schwartz
  • Dark Angel
    by Edvin Marton
2009–10
[12]
  • Final Flight
    by Toman Dandy
  • Faster
    by L Jules X
  • Smooth Criminal
    by Michael Jackson
  • Dirty Diana
    by Michael Jackson
  • Thriller
    by Michael Jackson
  • Beat It
    by Michael Jackson

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[13]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Olympics 29th
Worlds 33rd 20th 17th
Four Continents 18th 19th 21st 20th 17th 19th
GP NHK Trophy 12th
GP Skate America 8th 10th
GP Trophée 10th
CS Autumn Classic 11th
CS Lombardia 9th
CS U.S. Classic 4th
Gardena 1st
MNNT Cup 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 8th
Nordics 3rd
Skate Down Under 1st
International: Junior[13]
Junior Worlds 17th P 22nd 21st
JGP Australia 14th
JGP Estonia 5th
JGP Germany 21st 20th
JGP Latvia 5th
JGP UK 25th 14th
JGP USA 15th
NZ Winter Games 3rd J
National[13]
Australian 2nd J 1st J 1st J 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
J = Junior level; P = Preliminary round

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Brendan Kerry: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Brendan Kerry". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Brendan KERRY". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2015/16: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. 23 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "26° Gardena Spring Trophy 2016". www.fisg.it. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  6. ↑ "Brendan Kerry: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Brendan Kerry: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brendan Kerry: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Brendan Kerry: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Brendan Kerry: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
  11. ↑ "Brendan Kerry: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Brendan Kerry: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Brendan KERRY". International Skating Union.

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