Meeran Trombley

Meeran Trombley
Meeran Trombley
Born	February 10, 1987 (age 37)
Height	4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Coach	Dalilah Sappenfield
Skating club	Broadmoor SC
Retired	2009

Meeran Trombley (born February 10, 1987, in South Korea) is an American retired competitive pair skater who has also competed for Canada.

Personal life

Trombley was born in South Korea and was adopted as an infant.^[1] She was raised in the United States and eventually moved to Canada and skated with a succession of Canadian partners.

Career

Trombley competed with Ian Moram on the novice and junior levels before teaming up with Jesse Sturdy in 2001. With Sturdy, she is the 2002 Canadian junior silver medalist.^[2] With Ryan Shollert, she competed for the first time at the senior level at the Canadian Championships and was ranked 10th in 2003.^[3] When that partnership ended following that season, she teamed up with Jordan Frenette and competed with him twice on the Junior Grand Prix, for which was ranked 4th at the 2003 event in Zagreb^[4] and 6th at the 2004 event in Budapest.^[5] Trombley and Frenette trained at the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club under Paul Wirtz.^[1]

On returning to the United States, she teamed up with Nathan Hess in 2005 and was ranked 15th on the junior level at the 2006 U.S. Championships. That partnership ended after the Nationals and she teamed up with Ibarra in March 2006.^[6] Trombley and Ibarra made their Grand Prix debut at the 2007 Skate America, they were placed 5th after coming in as last-minute alternates. Their partnership ended following the 2008-2009 season when both retired from competitive skating.

Programs

With Ibarra

Season	Short program	Free skating
2008–2009 ^[7]	Un Petit Morceaux in A minor by Ngawang Samphel	The Mission by Ennio Morricone
2007–2008 ^[8]	The Mask of Zorro by James Horner	Speed by Mark Mancina The Usual Suspects by John Ottman

With Frenette

Season	Short program	Free skating
2004–2005 ^[9]	The Tempest by Jesse Cook	Kull the Conqueror by Joel Goldsmith
2003–2004 ^[1]	Exotica	Fuego Solace

Competitive highlights

With Ibarra

Results^[10]
International
Event	2006–2007	2007–2008	2008–2009
GP NHK Trophy			7th
GP Skate America		5th
National
U.S. Championships	11th	10th	11th
Pacific Coast Sectionals	2nd	1st
GP = Grand Prix

With Hess

Event	2006
U.S. Championships	15th J.

With Frenette

Results^[9]
International
Event	2003–2004	2004–2005
JGP Croatia	4th
JGP Hungary		6th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Moram

Event	1998–1999	1999–2000
Canadian Championships	4th N.	6th J.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Mittan, Barry (February 9, 2004). "Canada's Trombley and Frenette Find Success in First Season". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ 2002 Bank of Montreal Canadian Championships – Junior Pairs
^ 2003 BMO Financial Group Canadian Championships – Senior Pairs
^ Croatia Cup 2003-Junior Grand Prix of Fig.Skating - Junior Pairs
^ Junior Grand Prix Budapest – Pairs
^ Mittan, Barry (April 23, 2008). "Traveling Pair". SkateToday. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ "Meeran TROMBLEY / Laureano IBARRA: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009.
^ "Meeran TROMBLEY / Laureano IBARRA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Meeran TROMBLEY / Jordan FRENETTE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005.
^ "Competition Results: Meeran TROMBLEY / Laureano IBARRA". International Skating Union.

External links

Meeran Trombley / Laureano Ibarra at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)
Meeran Trombley / Laureano Ibarra at the International Skating Union
Meeran Trombley / Jordan Frenette at the International Skating Union

[gs040209-1] Mittan, Barry (February 9, 2004). "Canada's Trombley and Frenette Find Success in First Season". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[2] 2002 Bank of Montreal Canadian Championships – Junior Pairs

[3] 2003 BMO Financial Group Canadian Championships – Senior Pairs

[4] Croatia Cup 2003-Junior Grand Prix of Fig.Skating - Junior Pairs

[5] Junior Grand Prix Budapest – Pairs

[st080423-6] Mittan, Barry (April 23, 2008). "Traveling Pair". SkateToday. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[bio0809-7] "Meeran TROMBLEY / Laureano IBARRA: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009.

[bio0708-8] "Meeran TROMBLEY / Laureano IBARRA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008.

[bio0405-9] "Meeran TROMBLEY / Jordan FRENETTE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2005.

[isucrMTLI-10] "Competition Results: Meeran TROMBLEY / Laureano IBARRA". International Skating Union.

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