Timothy McKernan

Timothy A. McKernan II[1] (born July 29, 1989) is an American ice dancer who skates in partnership with Kimberley Hew-Low for Australia. They competed at the 2017 Four Continents Championships. Representing the United States with Piper Gilles, McKernan won one medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and became the 2008 U.S. national junior silver medalist.

Timothy McKernan
Personal information
Full name	Timothy A. McKernan II
Country represented	Australia
Former country(ies) represented	United States
Born	(1989-07-29) July 29, 1989 York, Pennsylvania
Home town	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner	Kimberley Hew-Low
Former partner	Shannon Wingle, Piper Gilles, Alicia Wallace
Former coach	Igor Shpilband. Marina Zueva
Former choreographer	Tom Dickson, Igor Shpilband
Skating club	Broadmoor Skating Club
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	125.68 2008 JGP Ostrava
Comp. dance	20.04 2008 JGP Ostrava
Original dance	43.80 2008 JGP Ostrava
Free dance	68.02 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb

Personal life

McKernan was born in York, Pennsylvania. He is an army brat and has lived all over the country.[2][3] His mother, Vicky, is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve.[4] His father, Timothy A. McKernan Sr., is a Colonel[5] in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Afghanistan at the time of the 2007 U.S. Championships[6] and to Iraq at the time of the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[7]

After graduating from Cheyenne Mountain High School, McKernan attended the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and then Eastern Michigan University. He graduated in December 2013 with a bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences.

Currently, McKernan is an assistant coach at the International Skating Academy at the Arctic Edge of Canton in Canton, MI USA. He teaches alongside Marina Zoueva, Oleg Epstein, Johnny Johns, and Massimo Scali. He has held this position since early 2013.

Career

McKernan competed with Alicia Wallace in the 2002–03 season on the juvenile level. They competed at the 2003 U.S. Junior Championships and placed 9th in their qualifying group.[8]

In January 2003, he teamed up with Piper Gilles.[9] They began competing on the Intermediate level in 2004. During their career, they were the 2007 U.S. Junior Pewter Medalists and the 2008 U.S. Junior silver medalists. They announced the end of their partnership on May 22, 2008.[10] Gilles / McKernan were coached by Patti Gottwein, Christopher Dean, and Rich Griffin.

McKernan teamed up with Shannon Wingle in the summer of 2008. They are coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva. They made their international debut at the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Ostrava, Czech Republic, where they placed 7th.

In the 2016–17 season, McKernan began competing with Kimberley Hew-Low for Australia. They debuted their partnership at the NRW Trophy in early November 2016.

Programs

(with Gilles)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2007–08 [11][12]	St. James Infirmary Blues	Cinderella
2006–07 [9][12]	Tanguera by Astor Piazzolla	Bulgarian Baroque (from Dreamscape)

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Hew-Low for Australia

International[13]
Event	2016–17	2017–18
Four Continents Championships	16th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	15th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy		17th
NRW Trophy	9th
Toruń Cup	WD
Volvo Open Cup	8th
National[13]
Australian Championships	3rd
WD = Withdrew

With Wingle for the United States

International[14]
Event	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
JGP Czech Republic	7th
National[15]
U.S. Championships	4th J	10th	7th
Midwestern Sectionals	1st J
J = Junior level

With Gilles for the United States

International[16]
Event	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
JGP Austria			5th
JGP Chinese Taipei		6th
JGP Mexico		3rd
JGP United Kingdom			4th
NACS Vancouver		1st J
NACS Pierrefonds	4th N
National[12]
U.S. Championships	7th N	4th J	2nd J
Midwestern Sectionals	2nd N	2nd J	2nd J
Southwestern Regionals	1st N
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

1. "Tests Received" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. July 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2016.
2. Haffey, Vera (December 20, 2004). "Skaters with Anaconda ties taking home the gold medals". Montana Standard. Archived from the original on May 3, 2006.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
3. Gilles-McKernan: About
4. Gilles-McKernan: Tim McKernan
5. "Army releases April officer promotions". Army Times. March 21, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
6. Trimmer, Dave (January 25, 2007). "Stars and skates : Skater gets good-luck note from father serving in Afghanistan". The Spokesman-Review. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
7. Walker, Elvin (January 22, 2008). "Hubbells lead junior dance at US Nationals". Golden Skate. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
8. "U.S. Figure Skating: 2003 U.S. Junior Nationals: JUVENILE DANCE 1B (QR)". U.S. Figure Skating.
9. Mittan, Barry (May 27, 2007). "Quick Move to Juniors Pays Off for Colorado Dancers". SkateToday.
10. "Ice Dancers Piper Gilles and Timothy McKernan End Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. May 22, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
11. "Piper GILLES / Timothy McKERNAN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
12. "Piper Gilles / Timothy McKernan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
13. "Competition Results: Kimberley HEW-LOW / Timothy MCKERNAN". International Skating Union.
14. "Competition Results: Shannon WINGLE / Timothy McKERNAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
15. "Shannon Wingle / Timothy McKernan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
16. "Competition Results: Piper GILLES / Timothy McKERNAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013.

External links

• Wingle / McKernan at the International Skating Union
• Gilles / McKernan at the International Skating Union