Simon Shnapir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | August 20, 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Sudbury, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | DeeDee Leng, Marissa Castelli, Tanya Aziz, Courtney Gill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Robert Martin, Carrie Wall, Mark Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | SC of Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | June 30, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Shnapir (born August 20, 1987) is an American former competitive pair skater. With Marissa Castelli, he is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2009 World Junior bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2013 & 2014). The pair won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2014 Winter Olympics. After their split in May 2014, Shnapir teamed up with DeeDee Leng and competed in the 2014–15 season.