Brent Bommentre (born May 10, 1984) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Kimberly Navarro, he is the 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist and a two-time (2008 & 2009) U.S. national bronze medalist.[1]
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| Born | May 10, 1984 Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Kimberly Navarro | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Robbie Kaine Cheryl Demkowski-Snyder | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Philadelphia Skating Club | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | May 11, 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Bommentre was born May 10, 1984, in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.[1] He attended Drexel University. He graduated from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Global Development in 2019. He has two younger sisters, Ashley and Brianne. He married Karen Casperson on July 4, 2020, and they reside in Hailey, Idaho.
Career edit
Bommentre was the manager of Black Tie Ski Rentals of Sun Valley from December 2019- April 2020 in Ketchum, Idaho. The company provides premier ski rentals and delivery services to the Sun Valley area.
Skating Career edit
Early in his career, Bommentre competed with Allison Seitchik and Kirsten Frisch.[1][2] He teamed up with Kendra Goodwin in the spring of 2003.[3] They won the pewter medal at the 2004 U.S. Championships and competed at the 2004 Skate America and the 2004 Cup of Russia. Goodwin and Bommentre announced the end of their partnership in March 2005.[4]
Bommentre teamed up with Kimberly Navarro after a tryout in April 2005.[5] They won the bronze medal at the 2008 U.S. Championships, and were chosen to represent the United States at the 2008 Four Continents, where they finished in 3rd, and the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where they were 12th.[6] At the 2009 Nationals, Navarro/Bommentre again finished 3rd, but were left off the Worlds team in favor of Tanith Belbin / Benjamin Agosto, who had missed U.S. Nationals due to injury.[7] They did compete at the 2009 Four Continents, where they finished in sixth place.
In the Olympic season, Navarro/Bommentre finished 4th at U.S. Nationals, and were not named to the Olympic team. When Belbin/Agosto ended their competitive career following the Olympics, they were selected to compete at the 2010 World Championships. They were 14th in their second Worlds appearance.[8] Navarro/Bommentre announced their retirement from competition on May 11, 2010.[9] They perform with the Ice Theatre of New York and, in November 2012, they taped an appearance in an episode of Glee.[10] In Bommentre's professional skating career he has performed with Holiday On Ice, Broadway on Ice, Sun Valley On Ice, the 2014 Olympic Tour of Stars On Ice, and Nancy Kerrigan's "Halloween On Ice." He has also performed in the Disson television skating specials "Shall We Dance On Ice" and "Colgate Skating and Gymnastics." Bommentre also competed as part of the act "Aerial Ice" on the quarter-finals of NBC's America's Got Talent.
He has been a principal performer and figure skating instructor since age 15 and loves coaching kids and adults. He has instructed students ranging from 4 to 75 years old with over 4,000 cumulative hours of instruction. Bommentre has helped students through over 500 dance tests, resulting in 12 Gold Medals and three placements on internationally ranked collegiate synchronized skating teams. He frequently comes to Minnesota to help skaters and coach. He has performed as a principal soloist for over 1.5 million resort guests across ten years and 100 shows.
Programs edit
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| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2009–10 [1][11] |
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| 2008–09 [12][11] |
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| 2007–08 [13][11] |
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| 2006–07 [14][11] |
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| 2005–06 [11][5] |
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With Goodwin edit
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2004–05 [15] |
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With Frisch edit
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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| 2002–03 [16] |
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Results edit
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| International[17] | |||||
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| Event | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
| World Champ. | 12th | 14th | |||
| Four Continents Champ. | 5th | 3rd | 6th | ||
| GP Bompard | 6th | ||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 6th | 6th | |||
| GP Skate America | 6th | 6th | 5th | ||
| GP Skate Canada | 6th | 5th | |||
| Schäfer Memorial | 5th | 3rd | |||
| National[11] | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
With Goodwin edit
| International[15] | ||
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| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 |
| GP Cup of Russia | 11th | |
| GP Skate America | 8th | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th | |
| National[15] | ||
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 6th |
With Frisch edit
| International[16] | |||
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| Event | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 |
| World Junior Champ. | 12th | ||
| JGP China | 5th | 5th | |
| JGP France | 8th | ||
| JGP United States | 6th | ||
| National[16] | |||
| U.S. Championships | 6th J. | 4th J. | 2nd J. |
| J. = Junior | |||
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (January 24, 2002). "Frisch and Bommentre Show Promise". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Kendra Goodwin & Brent Bommentre". ice-dance.com. July 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
- ^ "Two U.S. ice dancing teams announce end of partnerships". U.S. Figure Skating. March 1, 2005. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (September 4, 2005). "Navarro and Bommentre In It for the Long Haul". Skate Today.
- ^ Branch, Eric (March 16, 2008). "Kim Navarro continues to surprise, even herself". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (March 1, 2009). "Navarro and Bommentre Maintain Their Individuality". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Navarro, Bommentre call it a career". ESPN. Associated Press. May 11, 2010. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ "Navarro and Bommentre Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 21, 2012). "The Inside Edge: ITNY skaters filled with 'Glee'". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
- "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on 2006-01-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
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- "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on 2006-01-02. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
- ^ "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009.
- ^ "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
- ^ "Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 11, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Kendra GOODWIN / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2005.
- ^ a b c "Kirsten FRISCH / Brent BOMMENTRE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 8, 2003.
- ^ "Competition Results: Kimberly NAVARRO / Brent BOMMENTRE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
External links edit
- "Official site of Navarro/Bommentre". Archived from the original on 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Kimberly Navarro / Brent Bommentre at the International Skating Union
- Kendra Goodwin / Brent Bommentre at the International Skating Union
- Kirsten Frisch / Brent Bommentre at the International Skating Union