Brynn Carman
Born (1994-11-26) November 26, 1994 (age 29)
Denver, Colorado
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubBroadmoor SC
Began skating1999

Brynn Carman (born November 26, 1994) is an American journalist and former pair skater. With Chris Knierim, she placed ninth at the 2009 World Junior Championships.

Career

Carman began skating with Chris Knierim in February 2006.[1] Dalilah Sappenfield coached the pair at the World Ice Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] After winning the junior silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships, the two were selected to compete at the 2009 World Junior Championships. They placed ninth at the event in Sofia, Bulgaria. They announced the end of their partnership on April 9, 2009.[1]

Carman teamed up with A. J. Reiss in spring 2009.[3] They were coached by Peter Oppegard in Artesia, California.[4] The pair finished 13th at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. Their partnership ended in 2011. In 2013 due to Carman's height (growing to 5'7 at the time), she was forced to retire from figure skating. She later enrolled at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, and pursued a career in journalism.

After graduating from CSU, Carman was hired as a weekend anchor and reporter for WOI-DT in Des Moines. During her time at WOI she was covering the details of the disappearance and murder of Mollie Tibbbetts, and the 2018 floods in Central Iowa. She also interviewed then Vice President Mike Pence and 2018 American Idol winner Maddie Poppe. In July 2019, Carman returned to Colorado Springs to co-anchor the morning and midday newscasts on KRDO-TV.

Programs

With Reiss

Season Short program Free skating
2010–2011
[4][3]
  • Two Can Jazz
    by Peter Oppegard and Eric Lutz
  • Reflections on Earth
    by Galvin Greenaway
2009–2010
[5][3]

With Knierim

Season Short program Free skating
2008–2009
[6][7]
2006–2007
[2]
  • Nightmare
    by Brain Bug

Results

With Reiss

International[8]
Event 2009–10 2010–11
World Junior Championships 13th
JGP Austria 5th
JGP Belarus 10th
JGP Germany 8th
National[3]
U.S. Championships 5th J. 4th J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

With Knierim

International[9]
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
World Junior Championships 9th
JGP Belarus 5th
JGP Mexico 9th
National[7]
U.S. Championships 4th N. 1st N. 2nd J.
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd N. 1st N. 1st J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ^ a b "Brynn Carman and Chris Knierim official site". FigureSkatersOnline. Archived from the original on January 27, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (May 13, 2007). "First Time's the Charm for Colorado Pairs". Skate Today. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "Brynn Carman / AJ Reiss". Icenetwork. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Brynn CARMAN / AJ REISS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Brynn CARMAN / AJ REISS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010.
  6. ^ "Brynn CARMAN / Chris KNIERIM: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 19, 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Brynn Carman / Chris Knierim". Icenetwork. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013.
  8. ^ "Competition Results: Brynn CARMAN / AJ REISS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
  9. ^ "Competition Results: Brynn CARMAN / Chris KNIERIM". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012.