Mathew Gates (born June 29, 1975) is a British-American former competitive

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. With

Eve Chalom Eve Chalom (born October 22, 1979) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Mathew Gates, she is the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (1997, 1999) U.S. national silver medalist. Personal life Chalom was born Octo ...

, he is the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (1997, 1999)

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silver medalist. He has medaled seven consecutive times at the US National Championships from Novice to Senior level. Gates is a two-time World competitor and member of Team USA. Gates is a World/International level Coach and Choreographer.

Personal life

Gates was born June 29, 1975 in

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. He moved to the United States in 1992. He is married to Kelly Gates, who is a former professional figure skater and a Registered Nurse. They have two children, and reside in North Carolina, USA.

Career

Gates started skating as a singles skater in England before focusing on ice dancing. As a young child, he trained as a gymnast. Gates was coached by

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in England before he relocated to the U.S. to train at the Detroit Skating Club.

Partnership with Chalom

Gates teamed up with American skater

in 1992, following a tryout in

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arranged by Coates. They decided to represent the United States. After winning national titles on the novice level in 1993 and on the junior level in 1995, the duo took bronze at the 1996 U.S. Championships in their first season as seniors. In the 1996–97 season, Chalom/Gates were awarded silver at the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy and debuted on the Champions Series (later known as the Grand Prix series). They also won silver at the 1997 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 1997 World Championships in

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, where they placed 17th. Chalom/Gates were ineligible for the

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because he was not yet an American citizen. They finished fourth at the 1998 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Coates and

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until the end of the 1997–98 season and then switched to

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and

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. In their final season together, Chalom/Gates won their

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national silver medal and finished 17th at the 1999 World Championships in

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, Finland. Chalom/Gates skated professionally in numerous ice shows, and were invited to perform for the Champions on Ice Tour.

Later career

In January 2002, Gates tried out with

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on the advice of a coach,

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. Nussear/Gates won the silver medal at the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial and placed 5th at the 2003 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov, and Maia Usova in

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. Gates began working as a coach and choreographer by 2000. In 2001, Gates won the PSA Choreographer award for “William Tell Overture” program for best men’s performance - Michael Weiss. Since then, Gates has coached and choreographed for skaters from beginner through National, World & Olympic level. Former students/choreograph students include:

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and

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, Nikolaj Sorensen,

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, Chris Reed, Anna Zadorozhniuk, Sergei Verbillo,

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Olga Orlova,

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, Stefano Caruso,

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, Katarina Delcamp, Maxwell Gart,

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, Collin Brubaker,

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Alexandra Zaretsky Alexandra "Sasha" Zaretsky ( he, אלכסנדרה זרצקי, russian: Александра Зарецкая, , be, Аляксандра Зарэцкая) (born December 23, 1987) is an Israeli retired ice dancer. With her brother Roman Zaretsky, ...

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Molly Cesanak,

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Maxim Naumov,

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Alina Milevska,

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,Emily Zhang, Ting Cui,

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, Ashley Foy, Benjamin Blum,

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Corenne Bruhns, among others. Former coaching partners include Nikolai Morozov (Hackensack, NJ)

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, Svetlana Kulikova, Dmitry Palamarchuk (Connecticut) and Natalia Mishkutinok (Dallas, TX) Current coaching partner,

(Charlotte, NC) and Stefano Caruso (Berlin, Germany) Gates is an ISU Technical Specialist. Gates currently coaches in Charlotte, NC and operates Elite Skating Academy / Elite Training Program. Gates travels to choreograph for international skaters throughout the US and Europe.

Programs

With Chalom

With Nussear

Results

''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''

With Chalom

With Nussear

References

External links

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