Emily Chan

Emily Chan (born August 11, 1997) is an American pair skater. With her skating partner, Spencer Howe, she is the 2022 Four Continents silver medalist and 2022 U.S. national pewter medalist.

For the doctor and public health academic, see Emily Ying Yang Chan.

Emily Chan
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1997-08-11) August 11, 1997
Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
ResidenceMcKinney, Texas, U.S.
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
PartnerSpencer Akira Howe
Former partnerMisha Mitrofanov
J. Daniel Vallecilla
CoachOlga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov
ChoreographerOlga Ganicheva
Skating clubThe Skating Club of Boston
Former skating clubDallas FSC
Training locationsNorwood, MA
Former training locationsPlano, Texas
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total180.94
2022 Four Continents
Short program64.47
2022 Four Continents
Free skate116.47
2022 Four Continents
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Pairs
Four Continents Championships
2022 TallinnPairs

Earlier in her career, she competed in women's singles, becoming the 2016 U.S. national junior champion and 2015 U.S. national novice champion.

Personal life

Chan was born in Pasadena, Texas.[1] She attended Fairmont Elementary School and Fairmont Junior High in Pasadena,[2] and high school in McKinney, Texas.[1] In addition to skating, she has also trained in Chinese modern dance and ballet.[2]

Career

Single skating

Chan competed at the novice level until the 2014–15 season. At the U.S. Championships, she finished sixth in 2013 and ninth in 2014 before winning the gold medal in 2015.[1]

In 2015–16, Chan moved up to the junior level. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Bratislava, Slovakia, finishing sixth.[1] She won the gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships.[3] She trained in Plano, Texas, coached by Aleksey Letov.[1][4]

Pair skating

Chan competed three seasons in juvenile pairs with J. Daniel Vallecilla. In December 2008, the two won the juvenile title at the 2009 U.S. Junior Championships. The pair was coached by Nicole Sciarrotta Nichols in Texas.[2]

Skating with Misha Mitrofanov, Chan placed eighth in novice pairs at the 2015 U.S. Championships

She teamed up with Spencer Howe in 2019, and the two decided to train at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, coached by Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva.[5] In their second season together, Chan/Howe placed seventh at the 2020 Skate America and fifth at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

Chan/Howe finished ninth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. In January, they won pewter for fourth place at the 2022 U.S. Championships and were sent to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Ranked third in the short and second in the free, they moved ahead of Canada's Evelyn Walsh / Trennt Michaud to take the silver medal behind fellow Americans Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov.[6]

Programs

With Howe
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2021–22
[7]
  • Nyah
    performed by CH2
2020–21
[8]
2019–20
[5]

Single skating
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[4]
  • Chopin
    by Edvin Martin
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. national and subnational events.

    Pairs with Howe
    International[9]
    Event 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
    Four Continents2nd
    GP Skate America7th
    CS Warsaw Cup9th
    Cranberry Cup4th
    John Nicks IPC6th
    National[5]
    U.S. Championships5th4th
    ISP Points Challenge8th
    Championship Series1st
    U.S. Pairs Final6th
    Midwestern Sectional2nd
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    Pairs with Mitrofanov
    National
    Event 2014–15
    U.S. Championships8th N
    Midwestern Sectional4th N
    N = Novice level

    Pairs with Vallecilla
    National
    Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
    U.S. Junior Champ.10th V Q3rd V1st V
    Midwestern Sectional1st V
    Q = Qualifying group; V = Juvenile level

    Ladies singles
    International[10]
    Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
    CS U.S. Classic6th
    JGP Slovakia6th
    Gardena2nd J
    National[1]
    U.S. Champ.6th N9th N1st N1st J20th
    Midwestern4th N2nd N1st N2nd J5th3rd
    Southwestern5th V6th I1st I5th N3rd N3rd N1st N1st J
    Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

    References
    1. "Emily Chan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
    2. Sweeten, Valerie (December 30, 2008). "Pasadena girl performs well on ice". chron.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2012.
    3. Rutherford, Lynn (January 21, 2016). "Late-bloomer Chan topples ladies field in Saint Paul". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018.
    4. "Emily CHAN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
    6. Slater, Paula (January 22, 2022). "USA's Lu and Mitrofanov: 'It means everything'". Golden Skate.
    7. "Emily CHAN / Spencer HOWE: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022.
    8. "Emily CHAN / Spencer HOWE: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 16, 2021.
    9. "Competition Results: Emily CHAN / Spencer HOWE". International Skating Union.
    10. "Competition Results: Emily CHAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 24, 2020.
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