Shepherd Clark

Shepherd Clark
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1971-03-01) March 1, 1971
Atlanta, Georgia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Coach Slavka Button, Diane Agle
Choreographer Iris Beven
Skating club SC of Boston
Began skating 1974

Shepherd Walton Clark (born March 1, 1971)[1] is an American competitive figure skater. He is the 1989 World Junior silver medalist,[2] 1989 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 1996 Finlandia Trophy champion.[1] He was the first American to win the Finlandia Trophy. He is also the 1998 U.S. national pewter medalist and won seven sectional titles. He was coached by Slavka Button and Diane Agle in Boston.[1]

In August 2015, he won silver in men's figures at the World Figure Championship & Figure Festival in Lake Placid, New York and was inducted into the World Figure Hall of Fame.[3] He is an artist of jewel design and of jeweled art objects, as well as an entrepreneur in various industries.[4]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
1998–99
[1]
    • Death and Transfiguration
    • Rosenkavalier
      by Richard Strauss

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix

    International[1]
    Event 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 01–02 02–03
    Four Continents 6th
    GP NHK Trophy 6th
    GP Skate America 9th
    GP Sparkassen 11th
    Finlandia Trophy 1st
    Nations Cup 2nd
    Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 2nd 10th
    Piruetten 2nd WD
    Schäfer Memorial 2nd
    St. Gervais 2nd
    International: Junior[1]
    Junior Worlds 4th 2nd
    National[1]
    U.S. Champ. 4th J 1st J 7th 7th 9th 5th 6th 6th 10th 4th 5th WD 11th WD
    Eastern Sect. 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 4th 3rd
    Midwestern Sect. 2nd 1st 1st 1st
    J: Junior level; WD: Withdrew

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Shepherd CLARK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016.
    2. ↑ "World Junior Figure Skating Championships: Men" (PDF). International Skating Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011.
    3. ↑ Sausa, Christie (September 1, 2015). "Figures revival". Lake Placid News.
    4. ↑ Stevens, Ryan (March 16, 2013). "Interview With Shepherd Clark". Skate Guard.


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