Aaron Parchem (born June 6, 1977) is an American former

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. He competed at the

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with partner Marcy Hinzmann.

Personal life

Aaron Parchem was born June 6, 1977, in

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...

. 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 The University of Detroit Mercy is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Roman Catholic university in Detroit, Michigan. It is sponsored by both the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and the Sisters of Mercy. The university was founded in 1877 ...

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 Zuzanna Szwed (; 19 born July 1977) is a Polish former competitive figure skater. She is the 1994 Karl Schäfer Memorial champion, 1995 Finlandia Trophy silver medalist, and a five-time Polish national champion. She competed at the 1992 Winter ...

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

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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

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. In 2006 they won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and represented the United States at the

in Torino, Italy.

Programs

With Hinzmann

With Kalesavich

Results

With Hinzmann

With Kalesavich

With Winter

References

External links

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U.S. Olympic Team bio
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