2016 WORLD JU N I OR CHA M P I ON S H I P S
The perfect season
McNamara and Carpenter win title; Parsons claim silver, Hiwatashi nabs bronze
Lorraine McNamara and Quinn Carpenter
edged training mates Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons to claim the ice dance title at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hun- gary, March 14–20. Te victory preserves an unblemished cam-
paign for the team that began skating together in December 2006. Te Parsons, the short dance leaders, secured the silver medal, while Tomoki Hi- watashi earned a bronze medal for the U.S. in the men’s division. McNamara and Carpenter, who train with the
Parsons in Rockville, Maryland, won both of their Junior Grand Prix events, the Junior Grand Prix Fi- nal and repeated as U.S. junior champions during the 2015–16 season. Last season, they won the sil- ver medal at the World Junior Championships. “We’re obviously happy to have won the gold,”
McNamara said. “It wasn’t our main focus. We were focusing on skating the best that we possibly could and we are happy that it got us where we are.” Te champions performed their free dance to
dance, we didn’t let that stop us from having the same goal for the free dance. It was just to skate the best we can and have a great time,” Carpenter said. McNamara and Carpenter finished with 163.65 points, with the Parsons at 162.74. Rus-
The Parsons, performing to a medley of tango selections, provided a glimpse of the future with their outstanding free dance.
selections from Carmen by Georges Bizet. “Even though we were in second after the short
Top, McNamara and Carpenter display raw emotion during their event-best free dance to selections from Carmen. Below, (l-r) The U.S. ice dance teams of Michael Parsons and Rachel Parsons, and Lorraine Mc- Namara and Quinn Carpenter celebrate their 1-2 finish.
10 MAY 2016
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