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Eliot Halverson

Born:

November 8, 1990

Birthplace:

Bogota, Colombia

Height:

5' 7"

Level:

Senior

Hometown:

Saint Paul, Minn.

Training Town:

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Club:

Ann Arbor FSC

Coach:

Veronica Pershina

Choreographer:

Svetlana Kulikova, Eliot Halverson

Halverson is the 2007 U.S. junior champion, 2006 U.S. novice champion and 2004 U.S. intermediate champion.

Began skating at age 7 because his house was near a pond ... When the 1998 World Championships were held in Minneapolis, his mom took him out of first grade all week, and they watched every event ... After that, he asked his mom if he could have private lessons ... Participated in the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program in 1998 ... First memory was seeing Olympian Jill Trenary's display in the lobby of his rink; he couldn't believe someone from Minnesota was in the Olympics ... Selected to be on a nationally televised PBS television show, DragonFly-TV, for a special segment that aired in 2003 on the scientific effects that figure skating spins have on balance/eye movement ... Family has been a foster family for displaced dogs until a "forever home" can be found ... He and his brother, Ian, 19, were born in Bogota, Colombia, while his sister was born in Asuncion, Paraguay ... All three were adopted separately as infants, and his mother spent nine weeks in Colombia awaiting a judge's signature for his adoption papers ... Came home to the United States on Mother's Day ... Works part time at the University of Michigan Hospital gift shop ... Hobbies include reading, going to the movies, shopping, listening to music and swimming ... Favorite foreign city he has traveled to is The Hague, Netherlands, because of "the blend of amazing architecture and gloriously green gardens" ... Has a passion for film ... Biggest life-defining moment was moving away from his friends and family in Minnesota to train in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... Wants to be on "So You Think You Can Dance" because it's most similar to skating ... Writes with his left hand but jumps to the right ... Would like to meet J.K. Rowling because "she has shaped multiple aspects of my life" ... After skating, would like to be involved in film, whether that be in acting, directing or writing ... Suffered a lower back injury in the spring of 2009 that kept him off the ice for six weeks ... Listens to artists like KT Tunstall, Adele, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Radiohead, Ministry of Magic, M.I.A. and the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... If he weren't a figure skater, he'd be an equestrian rider ... Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/skategreat2010 and on his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/skategreat2010.

ELIOT'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figure: Michelle Kwan
Favorite sports team: Minnesota Wild
Favorite city: Venice, Italy
Favorite season: Fall
Favorite author: J.K. Rowling
Favorite magazine: US Weekly
Favorite gadget: Blackberry
Favorite vacation spot: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Favorite performer: The Remus Lupins
Favorite reality show: So You Think You Can Dance
Favorite drink: Bubble tea
Favorite quote: "It is out choices, Harry, that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - Albus Dumbledore

ELIOT'S 'THREE THINGS'
Three things people would be surprised to find out about me: When adults used to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I'd say I wanted to be Amish; I'm left-handed; and I'm an active member of the Harry Potter Fandom.
Three people I'd like to have dinner with: J.K. Rowling, Chuck Palahniuk and Hilary Swank
Three things i hate doing: Eating onion, unpacking after a competition or vacation and grocery shopping
Three things I love doing: Eating donuts, reading and singing in the shower
Three TV characters I'd hang out with if they were real: Grace Adler, Karen Walker and Jack McFarland
Three favorite movies: In America, The Wizard of Oz and American Beauty
Three favorite bands: Coldplay, Radiohead and Ministry of Magic
Three people I'd most like to meet: Barack Obama, Quentin Tarantino and Danny Elfman
Three best concerts I've been to: KT Tunstall, Goo Goo Dolls and N*SYNC
Three favorite TV shows: Will and Grace, Family Guy and True Blood
Three favorite books: Harry Potter series, The Lovely Bones and Invisible Monsters
Three favorite web sites: Facebook.com, YouTube.com and Twitter.com
Three favorite foods: Fettuccine Alfredo, bacon and cheeseburgers
Three favorite drinks: Bubble tea, Sprite and Dr. Pepper

2010 Season Notes
SP Music: "Layali Al Sharq" by the Al-Ahram Orchestra and "Final of First Routine" by Mokhtar al Said
FS Music: "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla and selections from Il Postino by Luis Bacalov
2009 Season Notes
SP Music: "The Chairman's Waltz" from the Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack by John Williams
FS Music: "Piano Concerto No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Costumes designed by REST Elegance
2008 Season Notes
SP Music: "Libertango" by Bond
FS Music: "2046 Main Theme" by Shigeru Umebayashi and "Nostradamus" by Maksim Mrvica

Costumes designed by Svetlana Kulikova
2007 Season Notes
SP Music: "Hana's Eyes" by Maksim Mrvica
FS Music: Music from Tales from the Crypt, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman
2006 Season Notes
SP music: Bullfighter medley
FS music: Hungarian/Russian folk medley

Eliot Halverson's free skate at the 2009 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships 400K | 700K
Eliot Halverson's short program at the 2009 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships 400K | 700K