Robert Shmalo

Robert Shmalo (born November 2, 1977, in Cincinnati) is an American former ice dancer who competed from 1997 to 2003 with Kimberly Navarro. With Navarro, Shmalo was an alternate for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.[1] Navarro / Shmalo were coached by Inese Bucevica and their choreographers included Natalia Bestemianova. Prior to Shmalo's ice dancing career, he was a medalist at the U.S. Championships in the compulsory figures event.

Robert Shmalo
Full nameRobert Shmalo
Born (1977-11-02) November 2, 1977 (age 46)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubQueen City FSC
Retired2003

After retiring from skating, Shmalo turned to law and currently works as an attorney with the international law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP in New York City.[2]

Competitive highlights edit

GP: Grand Prix

With Navarro edit

International[3]
Event99–0000–0101–0202–0303–04
GP NHK Trophy8th
Finlandia Trophy5th
Nebelhorn Trophy9th
Golden Spin of Zagreb13th
National[3]
U.S. Championships10th6th6th7th

Compulsory figures edit

Event1995199619971998
U.S. Championships10th4th3rd2nd

References edit

  1. ^ Winter Olympic Rosters - Team USA
  2. ^ Weil, Gotshal & Manges.
  3. ^ a b "Kimberley NAVARRO / Robert SHMALO: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 25, 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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