Sinead Kerr

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Sinead Kerr
Sinead KERR John KERR EC 2009 podium.jpg
The Kerrs in 2009.
Personal information
Full name Sinead Kerr
Country represented  United Kingdom
Born (1978-08-30) 30 August 1978 (age 46)
Dundee, Scotland
Home town Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Partner John Kerr
Former partner Jamie Ferguson
Former coach Evgeni Platov
Ann Hall
Joan Slater
Former choreographer Evgeni Platov
Peter Tchernyshev
Robert Royston
Former skating club Murrayfield ISC
Began skating 1986
Retired March 2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 186.94
2008 Worlds
Comp. dance 37.02
2010 Winter Olympics
Original dance 60.13
2009 Worlds
Short dance 62.96
2010 Skate Canada
Free dance 93.60
2008 Worlds

Sinead Houston Kerr (born 30 August 1978 in Dundee) is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time (2009, 2011) European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions. They placed 10th at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, and 8th at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

The Kerrs retired from competitive skating in April 2011.[1]

Career

Sinead Kerr started roller skating at age 8[2] and began figure skating about a year later, eventually choosing the latter. She first trained as a singles skater before taking up ice dance at age 15.[3] After her partnership with Jamie Ferguson ended, she teamed up with younger brother John, whose experience at the time was mainly in men's singles.

The Kerrs finished 2nd at their first British Nationals in 2000 and were on the podium every year afterward. Despite this, in 2003, they lost their funding from Sportscotland. Shortly afterward, they won their first British title and went on to a top ten finish at their first Europeans[4] and 14th at the 2004 Worlds. They improved to 8th and 12th, respectively, in 2005. They were the first British ice dancers to make the top ten at the European Championships since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.[5]

In 2006 they were chosen to represent Great Britain at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they finished 10th. Initially, they received no funding, "When we trained for the 2006 Olympics, we'd often have to do it during a public session. Our coach would go around saying 'Move to the sides please. They're going to the Olympics.' The best way to avoid paying for ice time, and we couldn't afford to pay, was to ask politely if people would let us past."[2] Following the 2005–06 season, they began to receive funding from both Sportscotland and UK Sport which allowed them to make a coaching change.[2] They moved to New Jersey, in the United States, to train with two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Platov.[6][7] The Kerrs continued to move up the ranks over the next three seasons, and established a reputation for performing innovative and unique programs.[8] They worked with Christopher Dean in 2007–08 and Maya Usova and Evgeni Platov in 2008–09.[9] They had their best season yet in 2008-9, winning bronze medals at both their Grand Prix events for the first time in their career and finishing third at the European Championships. They were the first British dance team to medal at the event since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean did so 15 years earlier.[10]

The Kerrs had a mostly successful campaign in 2009–10, qualifying for their first Grand Prix Final, where they finished 4th. They were fifth at the European Championships, 8th at the 2010 Winter Olympics and a career-best 5th at Worlds.[11]

Although they had originally planned to retire following the 2010 season, the Kerrs eventually announced that they would continue to skate competitively.[12] Liking their exhibition music so much, they decided to rework it into a free dance with choreographer Peter Tchernyshev.[13] Their assigned events for the 2010–11 Grand Prix series were Skate Canada and the Rostelecom Cup. A month prior to Skate Canada, Sinead Kerr suffered a shoulder injury.[14] They finished second at Skate Canada[15] and withdrew from the Rostelecom Cup due to Sinead's shoulder injury.[16] They returned to competition at the 2011 European Championships where they won the bronze medal.[13][15]

On 29 March 2011, the Kerrs announced on their website that they would be unable to compete at the 2011 Worlds because of Sinead's recurring shoulder injury.[17] They officially announced their retirement from competitive skating in April 2011.[1][18]

The Kerrs have taken part in many shows around the world and are considered among the more popular ice dance teams currently performing.[19] Their favourite skaters are Isabelle Duchesnay / Paul Duchesnay.[20] They sometimes chose music unusual for a competition,[21] e.g. Muse or Linkin Park, explaining, "We always like to look outside the boundaries of what people think they're going to get in an ice dance competition."[22] They began working with Platov in June 2006 and trained in New Jersey, initially at Floyd Hall and then moved to the Princeton Sports Center in Monmouth Junction.[21] Their choreographers included Platov, Tatiana Druchinina (2007–08 free dance), Peter Tchernyshev (2010–11 free dance), and Robert Royston (2008–09, 2009–10 original dances), and their costume designers included Natella Abdulaeva.[21][23]

In December 2011, the Kerrs began performing with Stars on Ice.[24] In late January 2012, they served as ambassadors for the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England.[24][25] The Kerrs also skate as part of the Ice Theatre of New York and, in November 2012, they taped an appearance in an episode of Glee.[26]

Personal life

Her mother, Maeve, is a retired nurse; father Alastair is a general practitioner.[27] In addition to her brother and partner John, she also has a brother named David.

Sinead Kerr has worked as a model for Alexander McQueen and as an actress.[21]

Programs

The Kerrs perform a reverse lift in 2009.
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2010–2011
[28]
Original dance
2009–2010
[19][29]
2008–2009
[30][21]
  • Lindy Hop (40s): The Boogie Bumper
    by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • West Coast Swing (40s): Minnie The Moocher
    by Cab Calloway, Irving Mills
  • Lindy Hop (40s): The Boogie Bumper
    by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
2007–2008
[31][21]		 Scottish dance: Enigma:
  • The Landing
  • Turn Around
  • Gravity of Love
2006–2007
[32]
  • The Last of the Mohicans
    by Trevor Jones
2005–2006
[33]
  • Cha Cha: Speak Up Mambo
    by A. Castellanos and I. Marin
  • Rhumba: El Raton
    by Romero
  • Samba: Batacuda
    by Carlinhos Brown
 The Porridge Men:
  • Coronach
  • Gulravage
  • Planet Porridge
  • Coronach
2004–2005
[34]
  • Foxtrot: Baby it's Cold Outside
    by Frank Loesser
  • Quickstep: Mr. Pinstripe Suit
    by Scotty Morris
  • Like I Love You
    by Justin Timberlake
  • Cry Me a River
    by Justin Timberlake
  • Pop
    by Justin Timberlake, Wade Robson
2003–2004
[35][4]
  • Man with the Hex
    by Jay Thomson, Atomic Fireballs
  • Lover Lies
    by Jay Thomson, Atomic Fireballs
2002–2003
[4]
2001–2002
[4]

Competitive highlights

With Kerr

Results[36]
International
Event 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Olympics 10th 8th
Worlds 14th 12th 11th 11th 8th 7th 5th
Europeans 10th 8th 8th 5th 6th 3rd 5th 3rd
Grand Prix Final 4th
GP Bompard 3rd 3rd
GP Cup of China 5th
GP Cup of Russia 9th 5th 4th WD
GP NHK Trophy 4th 2nd
GP Skate America 5th 5th 3rd
GP Skate Canada 7th 2nd
Finlandia 1st 1st
Nebelhorn 7th 4th 1st
Golden Spin 6th
Karl Schäfer 2nd
Ondrej Nepela 4th
National
British 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Scottish 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

With Ferguson

Results[37]
International
Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
Finlandia 6th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 19th
National
British Champ. 5th 3rd 2nd 3rd

References

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