Sean Wirtz Explained

Sean Wirtz
Country:	Canada
Fullname:	Sean Wirtz
Also Known As:	Sean Kelly-Wirtz Sean Kelly
Birth Date:	31 October 1979
Birth Place:	Marathon, Ontario
Height:	1.75m (05.74feet)
Formerpartner:	Elizabeth Putnam Jennifer Dubois
Formercoach:	Peter Tchernyshev Paul Wirtz
Skating Club:	Kerrisdale FSC
Beganskating:	1992
Retired:	August 28, 2007
Combined Total:	160.46
Combined Date:	2003 Skate Canada
Sp Score:	56.04
Sp Date:	2003 Skate Canada
Fs Score:	107.22
Fs Date:	2005 Skate America

Sean Wirtz (also Sean Kelly and Sean Kelly-Wirtz; born October 31, 1979, in Marathon, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He teamed up with Elizabeth Putnam in the summer of 2002. They are the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalists and two-time (2003, 2004) Canadian national bronze medalists. Wirtz announced his retirement from competitive skating on August 28, 2007.

Wirtz is the nephew of coach Paul Wirtz and former Olympic pair skater Kris Wirtz.

Programs

(with Putnam)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2006–2007	Sing, Sing, Sing	Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2005–2006	Incantation (from Quidam) by Cirque du Soleil	Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2004–2005	My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
2003–2004	Ave Maria by Johann Sebastian Bach	Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov	To Where You Are
2002–2003	Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet London Symphonic Orchestra	Violin Fantasie on Puccini's Turandot performed by Vanessa-Mae and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra	To Where You Are

Results

Pairs skating with Putnam

International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
align=left		9th	9th	4th	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
align=left						4th
align=left					5th
align=left			6th	5th	4th
align=left			5th			4th
align=left			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
National
align=left		bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	4th	5th	6th
GP = Grand Prix

Pair skating with Dubois

Event	1998–1999	1999–2000
align=left		bgcolor=gold	1st N.	bgcolor=silver	2nd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Singles career

International
Event	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02
align=left							8th
align=left							12th
align=left			12th
National
align=left		5th J.			bgcolor=cc9966	3rd J.	4th
JS = Junior Series; J. = Junior level

References

• Web site: 1997 Bank of Montreal Canadian Championships Junior Results . 10 February 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101111050935/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/1996/05ebmj7.html . 11 November 2010 .
• Web site: 1999 Bank Of Montreal Canadian Championships Novice Pairs. 10 February 2010 . .
• Web site: 2000 Bank Of Montreal Canadian Championships Junior Men. 10 February 2010 . .
• Web site: 2000 Bank Of Montreal Canadian Championships Junior Pairs. 10 February 2010 . .
• Web site: 2001 Bank Of Montreal Canadian Championships Senior Men. 10 February 2010 . .