Paul Bonifacio Parkinson
Parkinson at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 February 1991 Ottawa, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||
| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Becky Calvin, Tom Zakrajsek, Michael Huth | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | Forum SSDRL Assago | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2002 | ||||||||||||
| Retired | 20 March 2014 | ||||||||||||
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Paul Bonifacio Parkinson (born 16 February 1991) is an Italian-Canadian former competitive figure skater who represented Italy in international competition. Parkinson won the 2013 Italian national title and placed 27th at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1][2] He retired from competition on 20 March 2014.[3]
Parkinson holds dual Canadian and Italian citizenship.[4] His mother was born in Oratino, Italy.[5] As of March 2014, he planned to study kinesiology at the University of Toronto.[3]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2013–2014 [6] |
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| 2012–2013 [7] |
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| 2011–2012 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
For Italy
| International[1] | |||||
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| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Olympics | 27th | ||||
| Worlds | 33rd | ||||
| Europeans | 30th | 23rd | |||
| Challenge Cup | 5th | ||||
| Crystal Skate | 7th | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 13th | 8th | |||
| Finlandia | 7th | ||||
| Gardena | 5th | ||||
| Golden Spin | 6th | ||||
| Mont Blanc | 3rd | ||||
| Nebelhorn | 11th | 10th | |||
| Ondrej Nepela | 9th | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 4th | ||||
| U.S. Classic | 9th | ||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 7th | ||||
| National[1] | |||||
| Italian Champ. | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd |
| Team events | |||||
| Olympics | 4th T | ||||
For Canada
| National | |
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| Event | 2009 |
| Canadian Championships | 2nd J. |
References
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Paul Bonifacio PARKINSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Paul Bonifacio PARKINSON". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
- ^ a b Kveton, Adam (20 March 2014). "Ottawa-born Olympic figure skater ends career after Sochi". Kanata Kourier-Standard. Ottawa Community News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014.
- ^ Holder, Gord (15 October 2013). "Ottawa native Paul Bonifacio Parkinson makes right moves to skate for Italy at Olympics". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013.
- ^ Sciarrillo, Laura (14 September 2011). "Getting to know Paul Bonifacio Parkinson". ArtOnIce.it.
- ^ "Paul Bonifacio PARKINSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014.
- ^ "Paul Bonifacio PARKINSON: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Paul Bonifacio PARKINSON: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Bonifacio Parkinson.
- Paul Bonifacio Parkinson at the International Skating Union
- Paul Bonifacio Parkinson at sport-folio.net at the Wayback Machine (archived 31 December 2013)
- Paul Bonifacio Parkinson at Tracings
- Paul Bonifacio Parkinson at Olympics.com
- Paul Bonifacio Parkinson at Olympedia