Michael Parsons

Michael Parsons
Parsons with Green
Personal Information
Country Represented	USA
Born	October 3, 1995 Wheaton, Maryland
Home Town	Rockville, Maryland
Alma Mater	Montgomery College Colonel Zadok A. Magruder High School
Age	29 years
Club	Washington FSC
Languages	English
Costume Designers	Tania Bass
Career Info
Former Partner	Rachel Parsons (2010-2019) Kristina Rexford (2007-2010)
Coaches	Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, Dmitri Ilin, Meredith Jones
Choreographers	Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak
Former Choreographers	Dmitri Ilin, Esperanto Bean
Training Locations	Rockville, Maryland
Former Training Locations	Wheaton, Maryland
Began Skating	2003 (Aged 7-8)
(WS) World Standing	12
Physical Description
Height	172 cm (5' 7.5")
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Green
Ethnicity	English
Personal International Bests
RD	80.62 - 2022 Four Continents Championships
SD	67.88 - 2016 World Junior Championships
FD	119.97 - 2022 Four Continents Championships
Total	200.59 - 2022 Four Continents Championships

Michael Parsons (born October 3, 1995) is an American ice dancer. With partner Caroline Green, he is the 2022 Four Continents champion, the 2022 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, and the 2023 US national silver medalist.

With sister and former partner Rachel Parsons, he is the 2018 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, the 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, the 2017 World Junior champion, the 2016 World Junior silver medalist, the 2016-17 JGP Final champion, the 2015-16 JGP Final bronze medalist, and a five-time US junior medalist (pewter in 2012, bronze in 2014, silver in 2015 and 2016, and gold in 2017).

Personal Life

Parson's hobbies include reading, skiing, music production, traveling, and playing the guitar. He graduated from Montgomery College in 2016, having majored in biology.

Programs

With Green

Season	Rhythm Dance	Free Dance
2021-2022	Hip Hop: The Knowledge by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis performed by Janet Jackson Jazz: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) by Denzil Foster, Fred Wesley, James Brown, John Starks, & Thomas McElroy performed by En Vogue Hip Hop: Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, & Terry Lewis performed by Janet Jackson choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, & Jimmie Manners	Violin Concerto No. 1 Clouds, The Mind of the (Re)Wind by Ezio Bosso choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov & Elena Novak
2020-2021	Foxtrot/Quickstep: Thoroughly Modern Millie by Jeanine Tesori choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov & Elena Novak	Dance 4 Me Nothing Compares 2 U Raspberry Beret by Prince choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov & Elena Novak
2019-2020	Quickstep/Blues: Cry-Baby by Adam Schlesinger performed by Alli Mauzey & James Snyder choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov & Elena Novak	Conquest of Spaces by Woodkid I Love You by Ambroise Willaume & Woodkid performed by Woodkid choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov & Elena Novak

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2021-2022	Singin' In the Rain by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown performed by Gene Kelly Yeah! by Lil Jon, LaMarquis Jefferson, LRoc, Ludacris, Patrick "J. Que" Smith, & Sean Garrett performed by Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris

With Rachel Parsons

Season	Rhythm Dance	Free Dance
2018-2019	Tango: Vuelvo Al Sur by Ástor Piazzolla performed by Medialuna Tango Project Tango Cha by Sergio Belem choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, & Esperanto Bean	Bohemian Rhapsody by Freddie Mercury performed by Queen
		Initial FD: To Build a Home by Phil France, Jason Swinscoe, & Patrick Watson performed by The Cinematic Orchestra choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, & Esperanto Bean
Season	Short Dance	Free Dance
2017-2018	Rhumba: Mambo Molly by Stephen Edwards & James Englund performed by Mambo Molly & the 5 Alarms Slow Rhumba: Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime by James Warren covered by Zucchero Mambo: Conga Crazed by Stephen Edwards & James Englund performed by Mambo Molly & the 5 Alarms choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, & Esperanto Bean	La Partida by Victor Jara Sikuriadas Quiaqueñita by unknown composer performed by Inti-Illimani choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, & Esperanto Bean
2016-2017	Hip Hop: A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (from The Great Gatsby) by Fergie Blues: Born to Die by Lana Del Rey & Justin Parker performed by Lana Del Rey choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, & Esperanto Bean	Singing in the Rain by Sophia Sin choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Elena Novak, & Esperanto Bean
2015-2016	Waltz: Cinderella's Departure for the Ball (from Cinderella) by Sergei Prokofiev choreo. by Elena Novak	Medialuna Tango Project medley: La Malamada by Gianfranco Panighini, Gianluca Pozzi, & Evangelina Tribolo Palabras y Viento by Gianfranco Panighini & Gianluca Pozzi choreo. by Elena Novak
2014-2015	Rhumba: Fruta Fresca by Carlos Vives Samba: Heart of the Wind by Robert Cody choreo. by Elena Novak	Notre-Dame de Paris by Richard Cocciante performed by Bruno Pelletier choreo. by Elena Novak
2013-2014	Quickstep / Foxtrot: Overture (from Funny Girl) by Jule Styne choreo. by Elena Novak	The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Alexandre Desplat Time Back by Bad Style choreo. by Elena Novak
2012-2013	Hip Hop: 4 Minutes by Madonna, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, & Danja performed by Madonna, Timbaland, & Justin Timberlake Blues: Cyber Shanty Town Blues by Tristan True Giallani choreo. by Elena Novak	Faust by Charles Gounod choreo. by Elena Novak
2011-2012	Cha Cha: Psychedelic Sally by Horace Silver Rhumba: Sexy Plexi by Jack Johnson covered by CMH World choreo. by Elena Novak	To Glory Enigmatic Soul by Thomas Bergersen choreo. by Elena Novak
Season	Pattern Dance	Free Dance
2010-2011	N/A	The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky

Exhibitions

Season	Music
2016-2017	Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan covered by Selig Disco Inferno by Leroy Green & Ron Kersey performed by The Trammps skated with Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
2015-2016	Elevation by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, & Larry Mullen Jr. performed by U2

With Rexford

Season	Free Dance
2009-2010	Piano Sonata No. 14 by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Alexei Kiliakov, Dmitri Ilin, & Elena Novak

International Results

(Season bests highlighted in bold, personal bests italicized)

With Green

2022-2023 Season
Date	Competition	RD	FD	Total
February 7 - 12	2023 Four Continents	5 69.99	4 116.89	5 186.88
November 18 - 20	2022 NHK Trophy	3 77.00	4 114.10	3 191.10
October 28 - 30	2022 Skate Canada	3 76.13	4 118.06	4 194.19
October 6 - 9	2022 Finlandia Trophy	5 72.64	5 104.70	5 177.34
2021-2022 Season
Date	Competition	RD	FD	Total
January 18 - 23	2022 Four Continents	1 80.62	1 119.97	1 200.59
November 18 - 20	2021 Warsaw Cup	3 75.35	3 112.49	3 187.84
November 4 - 7	2021 Gran Premio d'Italia	4 75.60	6 102.66	5 178.26
October 28 - 31	2021 Skate Canada	4 72.40	4 114.11	4 186.51
September 16 - 19	2021 Autumn Classic	3 73.93	3 114.50	3 188.43
August 12 - 15	2021 Lake Placid IDI	2 65.78	1 109.20	1 174.98
2020-2021 Season
Date	Competition	RD	FD	Total
October 23 - 24	2020 Skate America	4 74.98	4 103.07	4 178.05
2019-2020 Season
Date	Competition	RD	FD	Total
December 4 - 7	2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb	4 74.18	3 112.92	3 187.10
November 14 - 17	2019 Warsaw Cup	3 67.40	3 104.76	3 172.16
October 25 - 27	2019 Skate Canada	8 69.00	7 104.82	7 173.82
October 18 - 20	2019 Skate America	8 67.97	7 105.06	7 173.03
September 13 - 15	2019 Lombardia Trophy	7 65.11	3 105.42	5 170.53
August 1 - 2	2019 Lake Placid IDI	3 72.11	5 96.14	5 168.25

With Rachel Parsons

2018-2019 Season
Date	Competition	RD	FD	Total
November 23 - 25	2018 Internationaux de France	6 68.14	6 103.03	5 171.17
November 9 - 11	2018 NHK Trophy	3 69.07	3 109.57	3 178.64
September 26 - 29	2018 Nebelhorn Trophy	2 70.02	2 110.93	2 180.95
September 13 - 16	2018 Lombardia Trophy	2 68.20	3 102.48	2 170.68
August 1 - 5	2018 Asian Open Trophy	1 64.47	3 92.66	2 157.13

2017-2018 Season
Date	Competition	SD	FD	Total
January 22 - 27	2018 Four Continents Championships	6 60.18	6 95.12	6 155.30
December 6 - 9	2017 Golden Spin of Zagreb	9 60.18	8 92.20	8 152.38
November 24 - 26	2017 Skate America	8 58.36	9 87.18	9 145.54
October 20 - 22	2017 Rostelecom Cup	7 59.41	8 89.34	7 148.75
September 21 - 23	2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2 67.48	3 95.66	2 163.14

2016-2017 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SD	FD	Total
March 13 - 19	2017 World Junior Championships	Junior	2 67.29	1 97.54	1 164.83
December 8 - 11	2016-17 JGP Final	Junior	2 66.91	1 95.59	1 162.50
October 5 - 8	2016 JGP Germany	Junior	1 65.93	1 91.70	1 157.63
September 9 - 11	2016 JGP Japan	Junior	1 66.76	1 93.66	1 160.42
July 27 - 30	2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	Junior	1 66.15	1 90.02	1 156.17
2015-2016 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SD	FD	Total
March 14 - 20	2016 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 67.88	2 94.86	2 162.74
December 9 - 13	2015-16 JGP Final	Junior	2 64.91	5 79.50	3 144.41
October 7 - 10	2015 JGP Croatia	Junior	1 66.49	1 94.30	1 160.79
August 19 - 23	2015 JGP Slovakia	Junior	2 59.02	1 90.40	1 149.42
July 30 - 31	2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	Junior	1 56.40	1 85.01	1 141.41
2014-2015 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SD	FD	Total
March 2 - 8	2015 World Junior Championships	Junior	4 58.39	5 82.55	4 140.94
January 7 - 10	2015 Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Toruń Cup	Junior	2 58.58	2 84.60	2 143.18
October 8 - 11	2014 JGP Croatia	Junior	2 56.28	2 84.05	2 140.33
September 10 - 14	2014 JGP Japan	Junior	1 55.71	3 75.71	3 131.42
2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SD	FD	Total
March 10 - 16	2014 World Junior Championships	Junior	4 58.08	8 73.74	8 131.82
December 5 - 8	2013-14 JGP Final	Junior	6 46.11	6 70.49	6 116.60
October 2 - 6	2013 JGP Czech Republic	Junior	1 59.54	6 75.19	2 134.73
September 11 - 15	2013 JGP Slovakia	Junior	2 52.09	2 79.01	2 131.10
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SD	FD	Total
October 3 - 7	2012 JGP Croatia	Junior	2 56.35	3 77.74	3 134.09
September 12 - 16	2012 JGP Austria	Junior	4 51.07	8 62.98	6 114.05
2011-2012 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SD	FD	Total
February 27 - March 4	2012 World Junior Championships	Junior	16 45.37	14 63.79	15 109.16
January 14 - 22	2012 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	4 44.69	4 69.53	4 114.22
September 14 - 18	2011 JGP Poland	Junior	10 43.03	9 64.94	9 107.97

Medal Record

(In chronological order)

With Green

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2023 US Championships	2022-23	Senior
Bronze	2022 NHK Trophy	2022-23	Senior
Gold	2022 Four Continents Championships	2021-22	Senior
Pewter	2022 US Championships	2021-22	Senior
Bronze	2021 Warsaw Cup	2021-22	Senior
Bronze	2021 Autumn Classic	2021-22	Senior
Gold	2021 Lake Placid IDI	2021-22	Senior
Pewter	2021 US Championships	2020-21	Senior
Bronze	2019 Golden Spin of Zagreb	2019-20	Senior
Bronze	2019 Warsaw Cup	2019-20	Senior

Segment Medal Record

Type	Competition	Season	Segment	Level
Gold	2022 Four Continents Championships	2021-22	Free	Senior
Gold	2022 Four Continents Championships	2021-22	Rhythm	Senior

With Rachel Parsons

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Bronze	2018 NHK Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 Nebelhorn Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 Lombardia Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 Asian Open Trophy	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2018 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	2018-19	Senior
Silver	2017 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	2017-18	Senior
Silver	2017 Lake Placid Ice Dance International	2017-18	Senior
Gold	2017 World Junior Championships	2016-17	Junior
Gold	2017 US Championships	2016-17	Junior
Gold	2016-17 JGP Final	2016-17	Junior
Gold	2016 JGP Germany	2016-17	Junior
Gold	2016 JGP Japan	2016-17	Junior
Gold	2016 Lake Placid IDI	2016-17	Junior
Silver	2016 World Junior Championships	2015-16	Junior
Silver	2016 US Championships	2015-16	Junior
Bronze	2015-16 JGP Final	2015-16	Junior
Gold	2015 JGP Croatia	2015-16	Junior
Gold	2015 JGP Slovakia	2015-16	Junior
Gold	2015 Lake Placid IDI	2015-16	Junior
Silver	2015 US Championships	2014-15	Junior
Silver	2015 Mentor Nestlé Nesquik Toruń Cup	2014-15	Junior
Silver	2015 Eastern Sectionals	2014-15	Junior
Silver	2014 JGP Croatia	2014-15	Junior
Bronze	2014 JGP Japan	2014-15	Junior
Bronze	2014 US Championships	2013-14	Junior
Silver	2013 JGP Czech Republic	2013-14	Junior
Silver	2013 JGP Slovakia	2013-14	Junior
Silver	2013 Eastern Sectionals	2012-13	Junior
Bronze	2012 JGP Croatia	2012-13	Junior
Pewter	2012 US Championships	2011-12	Junior
Silver	2012 Eastern Sectionals	2011-12	Junior
Gold	2011 US Championships	2010-11	Novice
Gold	2011 Eastern Sectionals	2010-11	Novice
Gold	2010 Cherry Blossom Invitational FD	2009-10	Novice
Gold	2010 Cherry Blossom Invitational SD	2009-10	Novice

Segment Medal Record

Type	Competition	Season	Segment	Level
Gold	2017 World Junior Championships	2016-17	Free Dance	Junior
Silver	2017 World Junior Championships	2016-17	Short Dance	Junior
Silver	2016 World Junior Championships	2015-16	Free Dance	Junior
Gold	2016 World Junior Championships	2015-16	Short Dance	Junior

With Rexford

Type	Competiiton	Season	Level
Pewter	2010 US Championships	2009-10	Novice
Bronze	2010 Eastern Sectionals	2009-10	Novice
Bronze	2009 Eastern Sectionals	2008-09	Intermediate

Social Media

Gofundme (shared with Caroline Green): https://www.gofundme.com/f/Green-Parsons

Instagram: michaelap95

Official Site (shared with Rachel Parsons): https://www.parsons.ice-dance.com/

Twitter: @michaelap95

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Parsons_(figure_skater)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Parsons_(figure_skater)

https://www.statsonice.com/skaterteam/Rachel/Parsons/Michael/Parsons/

http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/parsons_parsons

http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013500.htm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/olympic-games-are-the-goal-of-ice-dancing-siblings-from-rockville/2012/01/09/gIQALyp56P_story.html?utm_term=.cd0f07c27754

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/レイチェル・パーソンズ

https://www.taniabass.com

http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsdance.htm

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