Emily Chan

For the doctor and public health academic, see Emily Ying Yang Chan.

Emily Chan
Chan/Howe at the 2023 Four Continents Championships
Born (1997-08-11) August 11, 1997 (age 26)
Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerSpencer Akira Howe
CoachOlga Ganicheva, Aleksey Letov
Skating clubThe Skating Club of Boston
Began skating2001
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Pairs
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Tallinn Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2023 Colorado Springs Pairs

Emily Chan (born August 11, 1997) is an American pair skater. With her skating partner, Spencer Howe, she is a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2022 and 2023) silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix silver medalist (2022 Skate America; 2022 NHK Trophy), and a two-time U.S. national medalist (silver in 2023; pewter in 2022).

Earlier in her career, she competed in women's singles, becoming the 2016 U.S. national junior champion and 2015 U.S. national novice champion.

Personal life

Chan was born on August 11, 1997, in Pasadena, Texas.[1] She attended Fairmont Elementary School and Fairmont Junior High in Pasadena,[2] and high school in McKinney, Texas.[1] In addition to skating, she has also trained in Chinese modern dance and ballet.[2]

Chan also coaches young figure skaters at The Skating Club of Boston, where she trains.[3]

Career

Single skating

Chan competed at the novice level until the 2014–15 season. At the U.S. Championships, she finished sixth in 2013 and ninth in 2014 before winning the gold medal in 2015.[1]

In 2015–16, Chan moved up to the junior level. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Bratislava, Slovakia, finishing sixth.[1] She won the gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships.[4] She trained in Plano, Texas, coached by Aleksey Letov.[1][5]

Pair skating

Early years

Chan began figure skating in 2001 at the age of four.[6][3]

Chan competed for three seasons in juvenile pairs with J. Daniel Vallecilla. In December 2008, the two won the juvenile title at the 2009 U.S. Junior Championships. Nicole Sciarrotta Nichols coached the pair in Texas.[2]

Skating with Misha Mitrofanov, Chan placed eighth in novice pairs at the 2015 U.S. Championships

She teamed up with Spencer Howe in 2019, and the two decided to train at the Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, coached by Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva.[7] In their second season together, Chan/Howe placed seventh at the 2020 Skate America and fifth at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

2021–22 season

Chan/Howe finished ninth at the 2021 CS Warsaw Cup. In January, they won pewter for fourth place at the 2022 U.S. Championships and were sent to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. Ranked third in the short and second in the free, they moved ahead of Canada's Walsh/Michaud to take the silver medal behind fellow Americans Lu/Mitrofanov.[8]

2022–23 season

The international pairs scene going into the 2022–23 season was greatly altered by the International Skating Union banning all Russian skaters in response to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[9] With more podium opportunities for pairs outside of Russia, Chan/Howe began with a silver medal win at the 2022 CS U.S. Classic. Howe said that they were pleased with the outcome in light of injury troubles that had hindered their preparations.[10]

Given two Grand Prix assignments for the first time, they won the silver medal at the 2022 Skate Canada International.[11] They won a second silver medal weeks later at the 2022 NHK Trophy, qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.[12][13] Despite a jump error in the free skate, Chan said they were "very happy with our skate."[14] Chan/Howe struggled at the Final, finishing sixth of six teams.[15]

Chan/Howe won the silver medal at the 2023 U.S. Championships, a new best podium placement at the national championships. Chan said they were both "really grateful" for the result.[16] With national champions Knierim/Frazier declining to attend the 2023 Four Continents Championships in favour of a paid appearance at Art on Ice, Chan/Howe became the highest-ranked American team in attendance at a home ISU championship.[17] In the short program, Howe fell on his triple toe attempt, but they still placed third in the segment.[18][19] In the free skate, they overtook Canadians Stellato/Deschamps for the silver medal, their second. Chan called it "a special moment for both of us."[20][21]

Chan/Howe concluded their season by making their World Championship debut, finishing fifth at the 2023 edition in Saitama.[22]

Programs

With Howe

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–23
[6]
  • Nyah
    performed by CH2
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva

Ghost: The Musical

2021–22
[23]
2020–21
[24]
2019–20
[7]
  • Je Crois Entendre Encore
    by Alison Moyet
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva
  • On the Nature of Daylight
    by Max Richter
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[5]
  • Chopin
    by Edvin Martin
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. national and subnational events.

Pairs with Howe

International[25]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds 5th
Four Continents 2nd 2nd
GP Final 6th
GP Cup of China WD
GP NHK Trophy 2nd WD
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 2nd
CS Asian Open WD
CS Golden Spin WD
CS U.S. Classic 2nd
CS Warsaw Cup 9th
Cranberry Cup 4th
John Nicks Challenge 6th 2nd
National[7]
U.S. Championships 5th 4th 2nd
ISP Points Challenge 8th
Championship Series 1st
U.S. Pairs Final 6th
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Mitrofanov

National
Event 2014–15
U.S. Championships 8th N
Midwestern Sectional 4th N
N = Novice level

Pairs with Vallecilla

National
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
U.S. Junior Champ. 10th V Q 3rd V 1st V
Midwestern Sectional 1st V
Q = Qualifying group; V = Juvenile level

Ladies singles

International[26]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
CS U.S. Classic 6th
JGP Slovakia 6th
Gardena 2nd J
National[1]
U.S. Champ. 6th N 9th N 1st N 1st J 20th
Midwestern 4th N 2nd N 1st N 2nd J 5th 3rd
Southwestern 5th V 6th I 1st I 5th N 3rd N 3rd N 1st N 1st J 2nd 2nd
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

With Howe

2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 24–26, 2023 2023 NHK Trophy WD
November 10–12, 2023 2023 Cup of China WD
2022–2023 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 20–26, 2023 2023 World Championships 5
70.23 		8
124.50 		5
194.73
February 7–12, 2023 2023 Four Continents Championships 3
66.96 		2
134.15 		2
201.11
January 23–29, 2023 2023 U.S. Championships 2
66.86 		2
130.00 		2
196.86
December 8–11, 2022 2022–23 Grand Prix Final 6
53.85 		6
109.06 		6
162.91
November 18–20, 2022 2022 NHK Trophy 2
64.62 		2
122.87 		2
187.49
October 28–30, 2022 2022 Skate Canada International 2
67.39 		3
119.09 		2
186.48
September 12–16, 2022 2022 CS U.S. Classic 2
61.71 		2
120.10 		2
181.81
September 8–10, 2022 2022 John Nicks Pairs Challenge 2
60.45 		2
113.64 		2
174.09
2021–2022 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 18–23, 2022 2022 Four Continents Championships 3
64.47 		2
116.47 		2
180.94
January 3–9, 2022 2022 U.S. Championships 4
61.94 		5
115.31 		4
177.25
November 17–20, 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 12
56.94 		8
106.45 		9
163.39
September 9–10, 2021 2021 John Nicks Pairs Challenge 6
59.77 		6
110.31 		6
170.08
August 11–15, 2021 2021 Cranberry Cup International 4
63.61 		4
118.83 		4
182.44
2020–2021 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 5
60.41 		5
116.65 		5
177.06
December 22, 2020 2021 U.S. Championship Series – 1
105.94 		1
105.94
October 23–24, 2020 2020 Skate America 7
55.58 		8
95.57 		7
151.15
September 21, 2020 2020 ISP Points Challenge 7
55.22 		6
98.79 		7
154.01
2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 12–16, 2019 2020 U.S. Pairs Final 6
49.76 		5
89.28 		6
139.04
October 16–20, 2019 2020 Midwestern Sectional Championships 1
52.20 		2
82.72 		2
134.92

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