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Andrew Speroff
Figure skater

Andrew Speroff

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Figure skater
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Newark, USA
Age
35 years
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Biography

Andrew Speroff (born May 19, 1988) is an American pair skater. With partner Gretchen Donlan, he is the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy champion, 2013 Ice Challenge champion, and 2012 U.S. national pewter medalist.

Personal life

Born in New Jersey, Speroff was raised in Cleveland until age ten when his family moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. He moved to Boston in 2009 to train with Donlan. He has a college degree in sports management. He became engaged to pair skater Kylie Duarte on December 31, 2016.

Career

Speroff began skating when he was eight. At age thirteen, he began training in the pairs discipline with Rachael Flatt, who would be his partner for over three years. In 2001, Speroff had stress fractures in his lower back. The pair won the 2004 U.S. national title on the intermediate level before parting ways. Speroff had nerve damage in his shoulder in 2004. He later skated with Ariel Evant, Amanda Luchau, and Brittany Chase.

Speroff and Gretchen Donlan were paired together in spring 2009 by coach Bobby Martin. The pair made their international debut at the 2010 Nebelhorn Trophy where they finished 4th. They were 8th at the 2011 U.S. Championships.

Donlan/Speroff won the pewter medal at the 2012 U.S. Championships. The next season, they received a Grand Prix assignment, the 2012 Skate America, and finished 6th. The pair took the silver medal at the 2012 Ice Challenge.

In the 2013–14 season, Donlan/Speroff won gold medals at two international events, the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and 2013 Ice Challenge.

Speroff retired from competition in 2014. He then began skating on cruise ships in partnership with Kylie Duarte.

Programs

(with Donlan)

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2013–2014
2012–2013
  • The Sleeping Beauty
    by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
2011–2012
  • The Sleeping Beauty
    by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky
2009–2011
  • Stairway to Heaven
    by Led Zeppelin
    performed by the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Time to Say Goodbye
    by Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli

  • Bohemian Rhapsody
    by Queen

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix

With Donlan

International
Event09–1010–1111–1212–1313–14
GP Skate America6th
Ice Challenge2nd1st
Nebelhorn Trophy4th4th
Ondrej Nepela1st
National
U.S. Championships8th J8th4th6th8th
Eastern Sectionals1st

With Chase

National
Event2007–082008–09
U.S. Championships2nd N6th J

With Luchau

National
Event2006–07
U.S. Championships5th N

With Flatt

National
Event2002–032003–04
U.S. Junior Championships2nd V1st I
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