Derrick Delmore

Derrick Delmore
Delmore in 2007
Born	(1978-12-12) December 12, 1978 (age 46) Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	Washington FSC
Medal record Figure skating: Men's singles Representing United States World Junior Championships 1998 Saint John Men's singles

Derrick Delmore (born December 12, 1978) is an American figure skater. He is the 1998 World Junior champion, the 2000 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, 2000 Karl Schäfer Memorial bronze medalist, and 1999 U.S. National Collegiate champion.

Personal life

Derrick Delmore was born on December 12, 1978, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. In 1995, he was awarded the Paderewski medal for a decade of playing classical piano at the national level.[1] He attended Stanford University, graduating in June 2000 with a double major in communications and psychology.[1] Derrick is married to San Francisco-based physician Dr. Kenneth Leong.

Career

Delmore started skating when he was eight years old.[2] He competed in novice pair skating with Alix Clymer in the 1990–91 season and with Crystal Kim in the 1995–96 season. Competing in men's singles, he won the pewter medal (fourth place) on the novice level at the 1992 U.S. Championships and on the junior level at the 1995 U.S. Championships.

During the 1997–98 ISU Junior Series, Delmore won silver in Bulgaria and finished sixth in Hungary. In December 1997, he was awarded gold ahead of Russia's Sergei Davydov and China's Li Yunfei at the 1998 World Junior Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

At the 2002 Skate America, Delmore broke one of his blades during a practice session and back-up skates were delivered to him hours before the short program.[2] He went on to finish 8th at the event. A right hip flexor injury began bothering him in early November 2002 after he fell on a quad attempt at the 2002 Skate Canada International.[3] Due to the injury, he withdrew from the 2003 U.S. Championships after placing 12th in the short program.[3]

Delmore appeared as the male lead in a musical production of Cold As Ice at the Gateway Playhouse in 2007[4] in New York. In 2008, he retired from single skating to compete as a pair skater.[5] He and his partner, Kelcie Lee, placed 5th at the junior level at the Sectional Championship; they did not qualify for the 2009 U.S. Championships.

Previously working at the East West Ice Palace in Artesia, California, Delmore currently coaches at The Rinks - Lakewood ICE in Lakewood, California, alongside Ivan Dinev.[6][7] His students have included Starr Andrews, Zhu Yi, and Soho Lee.[8][9][10]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2006–07 [2]	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona	Harlem to Madagascar
2005–06 [2]	Czardas	Harlem to Madagascar
2004–05 [1]	Henry VIII by Camille Saint-Saëns	España cañí by Pascual Marquina Narro Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona
2003–04 [2]	Fever	Bond, James Bond
2002–03 [11]	Scent of a Woman by Thomas Newman	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
2001–02 [12]	The Mooche (from The Cotton Club) by Duke Ellington, Irvine Mills Crime Spree by Danny Elfman, Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra	Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre, BBC Concert Orchestra
1997–98		The Untouchables: End Title Cockeye's Song

Competitive highlights

Singles career

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)

International[13]
Event	92–93	93–94	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08
Four Continents										10th			11th
GP Skate Canada											5th
GP Skate America							5th				8th
GP NHK Trophy							10th
Finlandia Trophy								5th				6th
Nebelhorn Trophy							4th		2nd	5th			6th		7th	5th
Golden Spin														5th
Schäfer Memorial					11th				3rd
International: Junior[13]
Junior Worlds			10th			1st
JGP Hungary						6th
JGP Bulgaria						2nd
St. Gervais					1st J.
Blue Swords			17th J.
National[2]
U.S. Champ.	7th J.	7th J.	4th J.	WD	11th	5th	10th	8th	10th	6th	WD	8th	7th	12th	6th	15th
U.S. Collegiate								1st
U.S. Olympic Fest.		1st	3rd

References

1. "Derrick DELMORE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
2. "Derrick Delmore". IceNetwork.com (U.S. Figure Skating). Archived from the original on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
   • "Earlier version". Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
   • "Earlier". Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
3. "Derrick Delmore Withdraws After Short Program". U.S. Figure Skating. January 2003. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007.
4. "Cold as Ice". Gateway Playhouse. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008.
5. "1998 World Junior Champion Derrick Delmore Retires from Singles Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2011.
6. "Staff Coaches". East West Ice Palace. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.
7. "Skating Staff Guide". Lakewood Ice. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
8. "Starr Andrews: 2020/21". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
9. "Soho Lee: 2023/24". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
10. "Yi Zhu: 2019/20". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
11. "Derrick DELMORE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 28, 2003.
12. "Derrick DELMORE: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 29, 2002.
13. "Competition Results: Derrick DELMORE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.

External links

• Derrick Delmore at the International Skating Union
• Personal website^[permanent dead link‍]