Tommy Steenberg

Tommy Steenberg (born November 23, 1988 in Honolulu, Hawaii)[1] is an American figure skater.[2] He won three gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed ninth at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

Tommy Steenberg
Steenberg in 2004.
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1988-11-23) November 23, 1988
Honolulu, Hawaii
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Former coachAudrey Weisiger, Chris Conte
Former choreographerJeffrey Buttle, Vladimir Djouloukhadze, Chris Conte, Pasquale Camerlengo
Skating clubSkating Club of Northern Virginia
Began skating1995
Retired2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total175.30
2006 JGP Romania
Short program61.33
2008 World Juniors
Free skate117.73
2006 JGP Czech Republic

Tommy Steenberg is a PSA Master Rated Choreographer and Free Skating Coach. He competed internationally for Team USA for 8 years. His competitive accomplishments include: 3x Junior Grand Prix Champion, 10x national competitor (2001-2010), 3x national medalist (intermediate, novice, and junior), 2008 Regional and Sectional Champion, and 2008 Junior World top 10 finisher. He won the 2010 Young Artists Showcase Choreography Competition and guest choreographed for the Ice Theatre of NY. From 2010-2012, he performed with the George Mason University Dance Company. Tommy has been a faculty member for Audrey Weisiger’s Grassroots to Champions nationwide seminars since 2008. In 2013, he graduated from the GMU Honors College with a B.A. in Dance and B.S. in Accounting and is a CPA. He is a triple gold medalist (Moves/Freestyle ’05, Solo Free Dance ’17), CER Category A compliant, and specializes in jumps, pole harness, spins, choreography, and footwork.

Staff Accountant from 2013-2015 - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 2015

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[3][4]
2008–2009
[3][4]
  • Don Quixote
    by Ludwig Minkus
    choreo. by Vladimir Djouloukhadze, Chris Conte
2007–2008
[1][3][4]
2006–2007
[3][4]
  • Drumline
    by John Powell
    choreo. by Tommy Steenberg, Debbie Street
  • A Los Amigos
    by Lisandro Adrover
  • Adiós Nonino
    by Juan Jose Mosalini
  • Adiós Nonino
    by Lisandro Adrover
    choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo
2005–2006
[3][4]
  • Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
    by Joshua Bell
    choreo. by Chris Conte
2004–2005
[3][4]
2003–2004
[3][4]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
Merano Cup6th
Schäfer Memorial7th
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds9th
JGP Final6th
JGP Czech Rep.15th1st
JGP Estonia1st
JGP Germany7th
JGP Hungary4th
JGP Poland9th
JGP Romania1st
JGP USA6th
National[3]
U.S. Champ.3rd N.4th J.10th J.13th14th9th10th13th
Eastern Sect.2nd N.2nd J.3rd J.4th1st4th
South Atlantic Reg.2nd N.3rd J.1st
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
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gollark: Why would I support them?
gollark: Insulting. Not insulant.
gollark: Without school timing I mostly drift into being vaguely nocturnal.

References
  1. "Tommy STEENBERG: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 8, 2010.
  2. Mittan, Barry (October 8, 2007). "Steenberg Skates to a Different Drum". Skate Today.
  3. "Tommy Steenberg". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
  4. "Programs". Official website of Tommy Steenberg. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.
  5. "Competition Results: Tommy STEENBERG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.

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