SENIOR ICE DANCING - US Figure Skating

Senior iCe danCing
cOMPeTiTiVe
89 th U.S. FigUre Skating ChampionShipS
kiM NAVArrO & breNT bOMMeNTre
kiM
born: April 26, 1981 – Santa Rosa, Calif.
Height: 5’3”
Home club: Santa Rosa FSC
Hometown: Santa Rosa, Calif.
breNT
born: May 10, 1984 – Chestnut Hill, Pa.
Height: 5’8”
Home club: Philadelphia SC + HS
Hometown: Horsham, Pa.
school: Villanova University
U.s. cHAMPiONsHiPs
2007 State Farm U.S. Championships ..........................4th
2006 State Farm U.S. Championships ..........................5th
2007 Four Continents Championships .........................5th
JUDGiNG sysTeM PersONAl besTs
U.s. QUAliFyiNG cOMPeTiTiON
PrOGrAM U.s. scOre eVeNT
CD 32.43 2007 U.S. Championships
OD 55.05 2007 U.S. Championships
FD 90.63 2006 U.S. Championships
Final Score 175.68 2007 U.S. Championships
skATiNG NOTes
Goals for the 2007-2008 season are to continue to improve and enjoy
their second season together ... Navarro began skating at the age
of 3 because her mom teaches skating, so she grew up at the rink
... Skated with Robert Shmalo from 1999-2003 ... Bommentre started
skating at age 6 because his doctor recommended it for his asthma
... Skated with Kirsten Frisch from 1999-2003 ... Was the 2004 U.S. fourthplace
finisher with former partner Kendra Goodwin, with whom he
skated from 2004-2005.
PersONAl NOTes
Navarro graduated cum laude from Columbia University in 2004 with
a major in English and a minor in dance ... Hobbies are dancing,
running, Pilates and “riding my ultra-cool pink bicycle” ... Works as a
figure skating coach and part time in promotions ... Has four siblings,
including a 16-year-old brother hoping to become a professional
baseball player ... Loves extreme sports such as inline skating and
skateboarding; once competed in an inline skating competition on a
vert half-pipe and made it to the final round ... Mother, Lisa, competed
nationally as a pairs skater, then toured in shows, skating with her
partner for a total of 27 years ... Father, John, is a karate guru who has
his eighth-degree black belt ... Uncle directed the 1999 movie Happy,
Texas with William H. Macy, and all of her family members were extras
Training Town: Ardmore, Pa. & Newark, Del.
coaches: Robbie Kaine & Cheryl Demkowski
Snyder
choreographer: Natalia Linichuk
Original Dance Music: John Powell’s “Assassin’s
Tango” & Tom Waits’ “Little Drop of Poison”
Free Dance Music: Beatles medley
2006 Skate Canada ........................................6th
2006 Skate America ........................................6th
2006 Karl Schaefer Memorial ................................ 3rd
2006 Eastern Sectional ......................................1st
2005 Karl Schafer Memorial ..................................5th
in it ... Says the most difficult time in her life was between graduation
and skating with Bommentre, living in New York.
Bommentre’s hobbies include rock climbing, reading, biking and eating
... Most prized possession is a painting from a friend ... Loves art ...
Is a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan ... Favorite holiday is Thanksgiving
because “it’s easily the best eating holiday” ... When he was a kid he
wanted to grow up to become a hammerhead shark ... Has a huge
passion for food ... Biggest life-defining moment was when he stopped
skating for others and started skating for himself ... Great grandfather
narrowly missed qualifying for the Olympics in weight lifting by just one
spot ... Would like to meet Lance Armstrong, who he considers the
best athlete in the world ... Favorite TV show is “The Colbert Report” on
Comedy Central ... Likes all music except country ... Favorite book is The
Catcher in the Rye.