Aaron Parchem Explained

Aaron Parchem
Country:	United States
Birth Date:	6 June 1977
Birth Place:	Columbus, Ohio
Residence:	Oak Park, Illinois
Height:	176cm (69inches)
Formerpartner:	Marcy Hinzmann, Stephanie Kalesavich, Shawna Winter
Formercoach:	Johnny Johns, Mitch Moyer
Former Skating Club:	Detroit SC
Retired:	May 30, 2006
Combined Total:	154.30
Combined Date:	2005 Skate America
Sp Score:	55.00
Sp Date:	2005 Skate America
Fs Score:	99.30
Fs Date:	2005 Skate America

Aaron Parchem (born June 6, 1977) is an American former pair skater. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics with partner Marcy Hinzmann.

Personal life

Aaron Parchem was born June 6, 1977, in Columbus, Ohio. He was adopted by Al and Georga Parchem from the Chicago area and was raised with an adopted sister. In spring 2003, he graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy with an undergraduate degree in economics. As of November 2017, he is a senior financial consultant at Comerica Securities Inc.

Parchem married Polish single skater Zuzanna Szwed in Chicago in 2004. They have a daughter, Sofie (born 2011).

Career

After trying pairs at age 19, Parchem switched to the discipline a year later. He initially skated with Shawna Winter.

Coaches at the Detroit Skating Club paired him with Stephanie Kalesavich in March 1999. The pair won the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb and took bronze at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy. They competed at one ISU Championship, the 2002 Four Continents, where they placed fifth.

In April 2003, Parchem teamed up with Marcy Hinzmann. She tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during a practice in August 2004 and skated with the injury during the season. She underwent surgery following the U.S. Championships in January 2005 and was off the ice for four months.

In 2005, the pair won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In 2006 they won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.

Programs

With Hinzmann

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006	The Mission by Ennio Morricone performed by Yo-Yo Ma	Esperanza by Maxime Rodriguez Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez
2004–2005	Hey You by Pink Floyd The Fletcher Memorial Home by Pink Floyd	Esperanza by Maxime Rodriguez Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez
2003–2004	Tosca by Giacomo Puccini	Coeur Brave by Maxime Rodriguez

With Kalesavich

Season	Short program	Free skating
2002–2003	El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez	Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell BBC Symphony Orchestra
2001–2002	Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan	Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg

Results

With Hinzmann

International
Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
align=left				13th
align=left				11th
align=left				4th
align=left				4th
align=left			6th
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left			bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
National
align=left		7th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd
align=left		bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st
GP = Grand Prix

With Kalesavich

International
Event	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
align=left				5th
align=left				6th
align=left				5th	8th
align=left					7th
align=left				6th
align=left			bgcolor=gold	1st
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
National
align=left		bgcolor=gold	1st J.	bgcolor=d1c571	4th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5th
GP = Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

With Winter

National
Event	1999
align=left		9th J.
J. = Junior level

External links

• • • U.S. Olympic Team bio