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Morgan Matthews (born May 21, 1987) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Maxim Zavozin, she is the 2006 Four Continents silver medalist and 2005 World Junior champion.

Morgan Matthews
Matthews and Maxim Zavozin in 2006.
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1987-05-21) May 21, 1987 (age 35) Chicago, Illinois
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former partner	Leif Gislason Maxim Zavozin Elliot Pennington
Former coach	Elena Garanina Natalia Linichuk Gennadi Karponosov
Former choreographer	Elena Garanina
Skating club	Skating Club of New York
Began skating	1993
Retired	2009
Medal record Figure skating: Ice dancing Representing the  United States Four Continents Championships 2006 Colorado Springs Ice dancing World Junior Championships 2005 Kitchener Ice dancing 2004 The Hague Ice dancing

Personal life

Matthews was born May 21, 1987 in Chicago.[1] She settled in Boston in May 2010.[2] An economics major, she graduated from Wellesley College in May 2016.[3]

Career

Early in her career, Matthews competed in pair skating. In 1999 she and partner Val Rising-Moore placed 5th in the novice pairs event at U.S. Nationals.[4]

Matthews teamed up with Maxim Zavozin in 2001. The ice dancing duo became the 2003 and 2004 U.S. junior champions and went on to capture the 2005 World Junior title. They won the pewter medal at the 2006 U.S. Championships and were sent to the 2006 Four Continents where they won silver. The next season, they placed fifth at the 2007 U.S. Championships. Matthews and Zavozin announced the end of their partnership on February 26, 2007.[5][6]

Matthews teamed up with Canadian Leif Gislason. They intended to represent Canada but Matthews' request for a release was denied by U.S. Figure Skating.[7] Their partnership ended after two years and a 5th-place finish at U.S. Nationals. She began a partnership with Elliot Pennington, who last competed in 2005 with Jane Summersett.

Matthews had hip injuries due to a macerated labrum, acetabular dysplasia, and vascular necrosis.[2] This led to her competitive retirement,[3] in September 2009. In 2010, she joined the coaching staff at The Skating Club of Boston.[2]

Programs

(with Zavozin)

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2006–07 [1]	Tango: Autumn in Buenos Aires	The Piano Player by Maksim Mrvica
2005–06 [8]	Cha Cha: Shall We Dance Samba: Carapiecho	Tango de Roxane (from Moulin Rouge!)
2004–05 [9][10]	Charleston: Thoroughly Modern Millie Slow foxtrot Quickstep	Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman
2003–04 [11][12]	Rock'n'roll: Jailhouse Rock Blues: Jelly Roll Blues performed by Louis Armstrong Jitterbug: Tutti Frutti	Bolero by Maurice Ravel
2002–03 [13]	Waltz: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II Galop: Banditen-Galopp by Johann Strauss II Waltz: Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II	Mr. Midnight (from The Phantom of the Opera on Ice) by Roberto Danova Angel of Music (from The Phantom of the Opera on Ice) by Roberto Danova Overture (from The Phantom of the Opera) by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Gislason

Event	2008–09
U.S. Championships	5th
Eastern Sectionals	1st

With Zavozin

International[14]
Event	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07
Worlds					16th
Four Continents					2nd
GP Bompard					4th
GP Cup of China					5th
GP Cup of Russia						6th
GP Skate America						4th
Nebelhorn Trophy						2nd
International: Junior[14]
Junior Worlds		11th	3rd	1st
JGP Final			3rd	1st
JGP Canada		3rd
JGP Croatia			1st
JGP France				1st
JGP Italy		4th
JGP Slovakia			3rd
JGP United States				1st
National[12]
U.S. Champ.	3rd N	1st J	1st J	5th	4th	5th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

External links

• Morgan Matthews / Maxim Zavozin at the International Skating Union
• Matthews / Zavozin official site

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