2018-19 Figure Skating Roster

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47   Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons

  • Level/Discipline Senior/Ice Dance
  • Training Town Rockville, Md.
  • Club Washington FSC | Washington FSC
  • Birth Date Nov. 19, 1997 | Oct. 3, 1995
  • Coach(es) Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmytri Ilin, Ramil Sarkulov, Natalia Linichuk, Greg Zuerlein
  • Birthplace Wheaton, Md. | Wheaton, Md.
  • Choreographer(s) Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov, Natalia Hvoyneva, Kate Jablonski
  • Hometown Rockville, Md. | Derwood, Md.
  • Connect Rachel: Twitter | Instagram
    Michael: Twitter | Instagram
    Official Site

Biography

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
World Junior champions (2017)
World Junior silver medalists (2016)
U.S. junior champions (2017)
Grand Prix Series Medals: 1

2018-19 SEASON NOTES
RD Music: "Vuelvo al Sur" by Medialuna Tango Project and "Tango Cha" by Sergio Belem
FD Music: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

IJS PERSONAL BESTS
International Competition
RD - 70.02 (2018 Nebelhorn Trophy)
FD - 110.93 (2018 Nebelhorn Trophy)
Final Score - 180.95 (2018 Nebelhorn Trophy)

U.S. Qualifying Competition
RD - 72.52 (2019 U.S. Championships)
FD - 97.74 (2019 U.S. Championships)
Final Score - 170.26 (2019 U.S. Championships)

Historic Personal Bests (pre 2018-19 season)
International Competition
SD - 67.88 (2016 World Junior Championships)
FD - 97.54 (2017 Junior Grand Prix Final)
Final Score - 164.83 (2017 World Junior Championships)

U.S. Qualifying Competition
SD - 72.69 (2018 U.S. Championships)
FD - 103.91 (2017 U.S. Championships, Junior)
Final Score - 176.33 (2017 U.S. Championships, Junior)

SKATING NOTES
Started skating together in February 2010 ... Did not compete at 2013 U.S. Championships due to injury.

Rachel started skating when she was 6 because her mother skated as a child and it sounded fun ... Previously competed with Kyle MacMillan, with whom she won the 2009 U.S. juvenile and the 2010 intermediate titles.

Michael began skating at age 7 because he wanted to improve his hockey skating ... Previously competed with Kristina Rexford, with whom he won the novice pewter medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships.

PERSONAL NOTES
Rachel and Michael have a younger sister named Katie ... Parents are Christine (music teacher, skating instructor) and Richard (political consultant).

Rachel graduated from Magruder High School in 2016 ... Is currently a student at Montgomery County Community College ... Was on the Honor Roll throughout high school ... Enjoys painting, drawing, ceramics, guitar, singing, hiking, camping, and playing with her dog, a Golden/Chow mix named Luke.

Michael is currently a student at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland ... Enjoys playing guitar, international travel, skiing and sports.

SEASON NOTES
  • 2017-18 SEASON NOTES
    SD Music: "Mambo Molly" by Mambo Molly and "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime" by Zuchero
    FD Music: "La Partida" by Victor Jara and "Sikuridadas" and "Quiaquenpita" by Inti-Illimani
     
  • 2016-17 Season Notes
    SD Music: "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody" by Fergie and "Born to Die" by Lana Del Ray
    FD Music: "Singing in the Rain" by Sophia Sin
     
  • 2015-16 Season Notes
    SD Music: "Cinderella's Departure for the Ball" by Sergei Prokofiev
    FD Music: "La Malamada" and "Palabras Y Viento" by the Medialuna Tango Project
     
  • 2014-15 Season Notes
    SD Music: "Fruta Fresca (Club Mix)" by Carlos Vives
    FD Music: Selections from Notre Dame de Paris by Luc Plamondon

    Costumes designed by Tania Bass
     
  • 2013-14 Season Notes
    SD Music: Music from the Funny Girl soundtrack by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill
    FD Music: Selections from The Twilight Saga by various artists

    Costumes designed by Stephanie Handler
  • 2012-13 Season Notes
    SD Music: "4 Minutes" by Madonna and Justin Timberlake, "Cyber Shanty Town Blues" by Christian HipHop Factory
    FD Music: "Walpurgis Night" by Charles Gounod
           Costumes designed by Stephanie Handler
  • 2011-12 Season Notes
    SD Music: "Psychedelic Sally" by Eddie Jefferson
    FD Music: "To Glory, Enigmatic Soul" by Thomas J. Bergersen

    Costumes designed by Del Arbour, Scoti Marie Ice Couture
  • 2010-11 Season Notes
    FD Music: "Firebird" by Igor Stravinsky
COMPETITIVE HISTORY
  • 2019 U.S. Championships - 6th
  • 2018 Internationaux de France - 5th
  • 2018 NHK Trophy - 3rd
  • 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy - 2nd
  • 2018 Lombardia Trophy - 2nd
  • 2018 Four Continents Championships - 6th
  • 2018 U.S. Championships - 5th
  • 2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb - 8th
  • 2017 Skate America® - 9th
  • 2017 Rostelecom Cup - 7th
  • 2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy - 2nd
  • 2017 Lake Placid Ice Dance International - 2nd
  • 2017 World Junior Championships - 1st
  • 2017 U.S. Championships, Junior - 1st
  • 2016 Junior Grand Prix Final - 1st
  • 2016 Junior Grand Prix (Germany) - 1st
  • 2016 Junior Grand Prix (Japan) - 1st
  • 2016 World Junior Championships - 2nd
  • 2016 U.S. Championships, Junior - 2nd
  • 2015 Junior Grand Prix Final - 3rd
  • 2015 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 1st
  • 2015 Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 1st
  • 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, Junior - 1st
  • 2015 World Junior Championships - 4th
  • 2015 U.S. Championships, Junior - 2nd
  • 2015 Nestle Nesquik Cup, Junior - 2nd
  • 2015 Eastern Sectional, Junior - 2nd
  • 2014 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 2nd
  • 2014 Junior Grand Prix (Japan) - 3rd
  • 2014 World Junior Championships - 8th
  • 2014 U.S. Championships, Junior - 3rd
  • 2013 Junior Grand Prix Final - 6th
  • 2013 Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic) - 2nd
  • 2013 Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 2nd
  • 2013 Eastern Sectional, Junior - 2nd
  • 2012 Junior Grand Prix (Croatia) - 3rd
  • 2012 Junior Grand Prix (Austria) - 6th
  • 2012 World Junior Championships - 15th
  • 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games - 4th
  • 2012 U.S. Championships, Junior - 4th
  • 2012 Eastern Sectional, Junior - 2nd
  • 2011 Junior Grand Prix (Poland) - 9th
  • 2011 U.S. Championships, Novice - 1st
  • 2011 Eastern Sectional, Novice - 1st