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Mathew Gates (born June 29, 1975) is a British-American former competitive ice dancer. With Eve Chalom, he is the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (1997, 1999) U.S. national silver medalist. He has medaled seven consecutive times at the US National Championships from Novice to Senior level. Gates is a two-time World competitor and member of Team USA. Gates is a World/International level Coach and Choreographer.
Personal life
Gates was born June 29, 1975, in Hitchin, England. He moved to the United States in 1992. He is married to Kelly Gates, who is a former professional figure skater, figure skating coach, and a Registered Nurse. They have two children, and reside in North Carolina, US.
Career
Gates started skating as a singles skater in England before focusing on ice dancing. As a young child, he trained as a gymnast. Gates was coached by Elizabeth Coates in England before he relocated to the U.S. to train at the Detroit Skating Club.
= Partnership with Chalom
=Gates teamed up with American skater Eve Chalom in 1992, following a tryout in Boston arranged by Coates. They decided to represent the United States. The duo trained at Detroit Skating Club with Igor Shpilband. After winning national titles on the novice level in 1993 and on the junior level in 1995, the duo took bronze at the 1996 U.S. Championships in their first season as seniors.
In the 1996–97 season, Chalom/Gates were awarded silver at the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy and debuted on the Champions Series (later known as the Grand Prix series). They also won silver at the 1997 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, where they placed 17th.
Chalom/Gates were ineligible for the 1998 Winter Olympics because he was not yet an American citizen. They finished fourth at the 1998 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Coates and Igor Shpilband until the end of the 1997–98 season and then switched to Christopher Dean and Warren Maxwell in Plano, Texas. In their final season together, Chalom/Gates won their second national silver medal and finished 17th at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Chalom/Gates skated professionally in numerous ice shows, and were invited to perform for the Champions on Ice Tour.
= Later career
=In January 2002, Gates tried out with Emilie Nussear on the advice of a coach, Tatiana Tarasova. Nussear/Gates won the silver medal at the 2002 Karl Schäfer Memorial and placed 5th at the 2003 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov, and Maia Usova in Newington, Connecticut.
Gates began working as a coach and choreographer by 2000. In 2001, Gates won the PSA Choreographer award for “William Tell Overture” program for best men's performance - Michael Weiss. Since then, Gates has coached and choreographed for skaters from beginner through National, World & Olympic level. Former students/choreograph students include: Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, Zachary Donohue, Nikolaj Sorensen, Cathy Reed, Chris Reed, Anna Zadorozhniuk, Sergei Verbillo, Maxim Bolotin Olga Orlova, Tanja Kolbe, Stefano Caruso, Avonley Nguyen, Michael Weiss, Katarina Delcamp, Maxwell Gart, Kristin Fraser, Igor Lukanin, Collin Brubaker, Charlene Guignard, Marco Fabbri Alexandra Zaretsky, Roman Zaretsky, Mark Hanretty Molly Cesanak, Annabelle Morozov Nikolas WamsteekerMaxim Naumov, Haley Sales Alina Milevska, Melissa Gregory, Denis Petukhov, Emily Zhang, Ting Cui, Isabella Tobias, Ashley Foy, Benjamin Blum, Irina Movchan Corenne Bruhns, among others.
Former coaching partners include Nikolai Morozov (Hackensack, NJ) Shae-Lynn Bourne, Svetlana Kulikova, Dmitry Palamarchuk (Connecticut) and Natalia Mishkutinok (Dallas, TX) Current coaching partner, Alexandra Zaretsky (Charlotte, NC)
Gates is an ISU Technical Specialist. Gates currently coaches in Charlotte, NC and operates Elite Skating Academy / Elite Training Program. Gates travels to choreograph for international skaters throughout the US and Europe.
Programs
= With Chalom
== With Nussear
=Results
GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix
= With Chalom
== With Nussear
=References
External links
Emilie Nussear / Mathew Gates at the International Skating Union
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