Amber Corwin
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Figure skating: Ladies' singles | ||
Four Continents Championships | ||
![]() | 1999 Halifax | Ladies' singles |
![]() | 2004 Hamilton | Ladies' singles |
Junior Series Final | ||
![]() | 1997–98 Lausanne | Ladies' singles |
Amber Corwin Farrow (born December 21, 1978) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 1999 Four Continents silver medalist and 2004 bronze medalist.
Personal life
Corwin was born on December 21, 1978, in Harbor City, California.[1] In December 2004, she completed her degree in fashion merchandising and marketing from Cal State Long Beach.[2] She is married to Franklin Farrow, with whom she has a daughter, Vienna.[3]
Career
Corwin started skating at the age of five.[4] Making her Champions Series (Grand Prix) debut, she placed 10th at the 1996 NHK Trophy. At the 1997 U.S. Championships, she became the first U.S. woman to land a triple-triple combination in the short program. During her career she attempted to learn the quadruple toe loop jump in hopes of becoming the first woman to land one in competition.
During the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series, Corwin was awarded gold in Germany and silver in Slovakia. She qualified to the ISU Junior Series Final, where she won the silver medal. She won silver at the 1999 Four Continents Championships.
After finishing fourth at the 2004 U.S. Championships, she won the bronze medal at the 2004 Four Continents Championships.
Corwin was represented by Michael Collins Enterprises.[5] She retired from competitive skating in March 2006 to focus on a career in the fashion industry.[6] She designed many of her skating costumes.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2005–06 [1] |
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2004–05 [7] |
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2003–04 [8] |
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2002–03 [9] |
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2000–01 [10] |
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Results
GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix
International[11] | |||||||||||||
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Event | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
Four Continents | 2nd | 7th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | ||||||||
GP Bofrost Cup | 5th | ||||||||||||
GP Bompard | 5th | ||||||||||||
GP Cup of China | 6th | 10th | |||||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 8th | 8th | |||||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 10th | 7th | 8th | 8th | |||||||||
GP Skate America | 4th | ||||||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 5th | 4th | |||||||||||
Nepela Memorial | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||||||
Vienna Cup | 3rd | 2nd | |||||||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | 4th | 4th | 7th | |||||||||
Golden Spin | 2nd | ||||||||||||
International: Junior[11] | |||||||||||||
JGP Final | 2nd | ||||||||||||
JGP Germany | 1st | ||||||||||||
JGP Slovakia | 2nd | ||||||||||||
National[12] | |||||||||||||
U.S. Champ. | 8th J | 16th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 13th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 8th | 9th |
J = Junior level |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Amber CORWIN: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber Corwin Graduates From Cal State Long Beach". U.S. Figure Skating. December 16, 2004. Archived from the original on May 14, 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Elfman, Lois (January 5, 2017). "Corwin Farrow savoring each moment of family life". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ Mittan, J. Barry (1999). "Corwin's in Fashion On and Off the Ice". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber Corwin". Michael Collins Enterprises. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber Corwin Announces Retirement From Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. March 22, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber CORWIN: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 8, 2005.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber CORWIN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber CORWIN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2003.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Amber CORWIN: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2001.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Amber CORWIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ "Amber Corwin". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006.
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External links
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- Amber Corwin at the International Skating Union