Mark Hanretty
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Mark Hanretty is a Scottish
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 ice dancer who represents Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

. He teamed up with American ice dancer Christina Chitwood
Christina Chitwood
Christina Chitwood is an American ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with Scottish ice dancer Mark Hanretty on 31 December 2005. They are the 2008 & 2010 British bronze medalists...

 on 31 December 2005. They are the 2008 & 2010 British bronze medalists
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

. They placed 18th at the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships
2009 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Championships of the 2008–2009 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition was open to skaters from a European Member nation of the International Skating Union...

 in Helsinki.

Together with Chitwood, Hanretty is ranked 3rd overall in the NISA National Rankings 2009/2010 which is based upon the personal best scores achieved by the skaters during the 2009/2010 season.

Before competing in the ice dance discipline, Hanretty was a singles skater. He has also competed with Lauren Bradshaw.

Competitive career

Chitwood and Hanretty made their debut at the 2007 British Figure Skating Championships at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

, Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

, in January 2007, finishing in 7th place. Prior to this event, the couple's training had been disrupted by Chitwood's contraction of glandular fever (also known as mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis is an infectious, widespread viral...

).

Chitwood and Hanretty placed 3rd at the 2008 British Figure Skating Championships
2008 British Figure Skating Championships
The 2008 British Figure Skating Championships were the British Figure Skating Championships of the 2007–2008 season. Skaters from the United Kingdom competed for the title of British Champion across the levels of senior , junior, and novice, and across the disciplines of men's singles, ladies...

 at IceSheffield
IceSheffield
IceSheffield is an ice arena in the Lower Don Valley, Sheffield, England. It was completed in May 2003 at a cost of £15 million. It consists of two Olympic-size ice rinks with seating for 1,500 people...

 in Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

 in January 2008.

In the summer of 2008, Chitwood and Hanretty were selected by the National Ice Skating Association
National Ice Skating Association
The National Ice Skating Association is a British organisation that is responsible for the development of ice skating careers. It is known as the biggest ice-skating company in the UK...

 (NISA) to join the Great Britain Squad (also known as Team Skate G.B.). This enabled them to represent Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

 in elite international competitions.

In September 2008, Chitwood and Hanretty made their international debut at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy
2008 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy is the Nebelhorn Trophy for the 2008–2009 figure skating season. The competition held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany and is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 in Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, where they placed 10th. In November of that same year, they won the bronze medal in their second international competition, the Pavel Roman Memorial
Pavel Roman Memorial
The Pavel Roman Memorial is an international ice dancing competition organized by the Czech Skating Association. Named after Pavel Roman, the competition is held annually in Olomouc, Czech Republic.-Senior dance:- Junior dance :...

 in Olomouc
Olomouc
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis and historical capital city of Moravia. Nowadays, it is an administrative centre of the Olomouc Region and sixth largest city in the Czech Republic...

, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

.

Chitwood and Hanretty placed 4th at the 2009 British Figure Skating Championships
2009 British Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 British Figure Skating Championships were the British Figure Skating Championships of the 2008-2009 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

, in January 2009. However, their international success earlier in the season had already enabled them to qualify for the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships
2009 European Figure Skating Championships
The 2009 European Figure Skating Championships were the European Championships of the 2008–2009 season. Skaters competed in the categories of men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The competition was open to skaters from a European Member nation of the International Skating Union...

 in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, where they competed alongside British Number 1 couple Sinead Kerr
Sinead Kerr
Sinead Houston Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions...

 and John Kerr
John Kerr (figure skater)
John Alastair Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. He competes with his sister Sinead Kerr...

. They placed 18th.

In September 2009, Chitwood and Hanretty placed 8th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy
2009 Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It served as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The event...

 in Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf
Oberstdorf is a municipality and skiing and hiking town in southwest Germany, located in the Allgäu region of the Bavarian Alps.At the center of Oberstdorf is a church whose tall spire serves as a landmark for navigating around town. The summits of the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn provide...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. They went on to place 4th at Ice Challenge
Ice Challenge
The Ice Challenge is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Austrian Figure Skating Association and sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It began in 1971 as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen and was retitled the Ice Challenge in 2008. It is held every autumn in...

 in Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...

, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 and 3rd at the 2009 NRW Trophy
2009 NRW Trophy
The 2009 NRW Trophy was the NRW Trophy of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. The NRW Trophy is an annual figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia...

 in Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. They later went on to place 4th at the Mont Blanc Trophy
Mont Blanc Trophy
The Mont Blanc Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held in February in Courmayeur, Italy. It may include men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels.- Men :- Ladies :...

 in Courmayeur
Courmayeur
Courmayeur is an Italian town and comune in the autonomous region of Aosta Valley, in northern Italy. It is located at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in western Europe, in the Graian Alps range, and is crossed by the Dora Baltea...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

.

In November 2009, Chitwood and Hanretty placed 3rd at the 2010 British Figure Skating Championships
2010 British Figure Skating Championships
The 2010 British Figure Skating Championships were the British Figure Skating Championships of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 at IceSheffield
IceSheffield
IceSheffield is an ice arena in the Lower Don Valley, Sheffield, England. It was completed in May 2003 at a cost of £15 million. It consists of two Olympic-size ice rinks with seating for 1,500 people...

 in Sheffield.

The couple receive funding from the Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc is a retail bank in the United Kingdom. It was established in 1995 by the merger of Lloyds Bank, established in Birmingham, England in 1765 and traditionally considered one of the Big Four clearing banks, with the TSB Group which traces its origins to 1810...

 Local Heroes initiative.

In 2011 Hanretty competed in Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice
Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...

 with Nadia Sawalha
Nadia Sawalha
Nadia Sawalha is an English actress and television presenter.Sawalha is perhaps best known for her role as Annie Palmer in the BBC soap opera EastEnders during the 1990s, although most of her television work is now as a presenter rather than an actress...

. However, as they received the least public votes, they left the show with Angela Rippon
Angela Rippon
Angela M. Rippon, OBE, born 12 October 1944, Plymouth, Devon, England, is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and television news programmes in South West England before moving to BBC One's Nine O'Clock News, becoming a regular presenter in 1975...

 and Sean Rice
Sean Rice
Sean Rice is a Canadian pair skater. With partner and wife Jodeyne Higgins, he is the 1993 & 1995 Canadian bronze medalist. They also competed in the fours discipline, winning the fours title at the 1993 Canadian Figure Skating Championships with Jodi Barnes and Rob Williams and the 1994, 1995, and...

.

In Sam Attwater
Sam Attwater
Samuel "Sam" Attwater is an English actor and singer best known for playing Leon Small in the British soap opera EastEnders and its online spin-off EastEnders: E20...

 and Brianne Delcourt
Brianne Delcourt
Brianne Delcourt is a Canadian figure skater. She competed in pair skating and now skates in various ice shows. She has appeared on the British television programme Dancing on Ice and on March 27, 2011, her partner Sam Attwater was crowned the winner.-Career:Delcourt trained at the Toronto...

's routine 'Flash Bang Wallop' from Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele.It is based on H.G. Wells's novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul...

, Mark appears as the man behind the camera who pretends to take pictures.

Programs

Season Original Dance Free Dance
2009-2010 Scottish Folk - Highland
by Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...

 

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace (2006 film)
Amazing Grace is a 2006 U.S.–UK co-production film, directed by Michael Apted, about the campaign against slave trade in the British Empire, led by William Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation through the British parliament. The title is a reference to the hymn...

 Soundtrack
by David Arnold
David Arnold
David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...

 

"Clueless"
by Various Artists
El Tango De Roxanne
Roxanne (song)
"Roxanne" is a hit song by the rock band The Police, first released in 1978 as a single and on their album Outlandos d'Amour. It was written from the point-of-view of a man who falls in love with a prostitute.- History :...

 
from Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...

 
2008-2009 Bei Mir Bist Du Schön 
composed by James Horner
James Horner
James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements...

 
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (soundtrack)
composed by Craig Armstrong 
2007-2008 Scottish Folk - Highland by Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy
Phil Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets...

 

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
"Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn with words written by the English poet and clergyman John Newton , published in 1779. With a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of the sins people commit and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God,...

 2007 Soundtrack by David Arnold
David Arnold
David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...

 

"Clueless" by Various Artists
The Mission
The Mission
- Film and theater :* The Mission , 1986 film by Roland Joffé* The Mission , a.k.a. Cheung fo, by Johnnie To* The Mission , 1980 German play by former East German playwright Heiner Müller, also known as The Task- Music :* The Mission , the original score album of the 1986 film by Ennio Morricone*...

 /
Nella Fantasia
Nella Fantasia
"Nella Fantasia" is an Italian song based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the film The Mission . With music by famed composer Ennio Morricone and lyrics by Chiara Ferraù, "Nella Fantasia" is popular among classical crossover singers, and was originally sung by Sarah Brightman...

2006-2007 Assassin's Tango
from Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a 2005 American romantic comedy action film directed by Doug Liman and written by Simon Kinberg. The original music score was composed by John Powell...

 

Una Música Brutal
by Gotan Project
Gotan Project
Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris, consisting of musicians Philippe Cohen Solal , Eduardo Makaroff , and Christoph H. Müller .-History:...

 
Handel's Sarabande
Sarabande
In music, the sarabande is a dance in triple metre. The second and third beats of each measure are often tied, giving the dance a distinctive rhythm of quarter notes and eighth notes in alternation...

 
by Amici
Amici
Amici may refer to:*Amicus curiae*"Amici Principis", another term for cohors amicorum*The original group who awarded the Strega Prize was known as "Amici della Domenica", meaning "Sunday Friends"*Giovanni Amici, an astronomer*Amici prism*Amici roof prism...

 

Competitive highlights

(with Christina Chitwood
Christina Chitwood
Christina Chitwood is an American ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with Scottish ice dancer Mark Hanretty on 31 December 2005. They are the 2008 & 2010 British bronze medalists...

)
Event 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
World Championships
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

 
23rd
European Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 
18th
British Championships
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 
7th 3rd 4th 3rd
Mont Blanc Trophy
Mont Blanc Trophy
The Mont Blanc Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held in February in Courmayeur, Italy. It may include men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels.- Men :- Ladies :...

 
4th
NRW Trophy
NRW Trophy
The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....

 
3rd
Ice Challenge
Ice Challenge
The Ice Challenge is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Austrian Figure Skating Association and sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It began in 1971 as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen and was retitled the Ice Challenge in 2008. It is held every autumn in...

 
4th
Pavel Roman Memorial
Pavel Roman Memorial
The Pavel Roman Memorial is an international ice dancing competition organized by the Czech Skating Association. Named after Pavel Roman, the competition is held annually in Olomouc, Czech Republic.-Senior dance:- Junior dance :...

 
3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 
10th 8th
Scottish Championships 5th


(with Lauren Bradshaw)
Event 2004-2005
British Championships
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 
2nd J.
  • J = Junior level

Detailed competitive results

(with Christina Chitwood
Christina Chitwood
Christina Chitwood is an American ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with Scottish ice dancer Mark Hanretty on 31 December 2005. They are the 2008 & 2010 British bronze medalists...

)
Event Season Compulsory Dance (CD) Original Dance (OD) Free Dance (FD) Combined Total Score
European Figure Skating Championships
European Figure Skating Championships
The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...

 
2008 - 2009 23.75 44.56 66.67 134.98
British Figure Skating Championships
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 
2009 - 2010 27.14 48.87 76.38 152.39
British Figure Skating Championships
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 
2008 - 2009 20.03 45.52 67.51 133.06
British Figure Skating Championships
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 
2007 - 2008 23.83 48.25 73.05 145.13
British Figure Skating Championships
British Figure Skating Championships
The British Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United Kingdom...

 
2006 - 2007 15.99 34.17 57.11 107.27
Mont Blanc Trophy
Mont Blanc Trophy
The Mont Blanc Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition. It is held in February in Courmayeur, Italy. It may include men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior, junior and novice levels.- Men :- Ladies :...

 
2009 - 2010 28.12 45.16 71.36 144.64
NRW Trophy
NRW Trophy
The NRW Trophy is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia and since 2007, it has been sanctioned by the Deutsche Eislauf Union and the International Skating Union....

 
2009 - 2010 29.46 49.25 77.34 156.05
Ice Challenge
Ice Challenge
The Ice Challenge is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Austrian Figure Skating Association and sanctioned by the International Skating Union. It began in 1971 as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen and was retitled the Ice Challenge in 2008. It is held every autumn in...

 
2009 - 2010 28.30 47.20 74.65 150.15
Pavel Roman Memorial
Pavel Roman Memorial
The Pavel Roman Memorial is an international ice dancing competition organized by the Czech Skating Association. Named after Pavel Roman, the competition is held annually in Olomouc, Czech Republic.-Senior dance:- Junior dance :...

 
2008 - 2009 27.32 46.77 70.08 144.17
Nebelhorn Trophy
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 
2009 - 2010 29.02 45.06 72.14 146.22
Nebelhorn Trophy
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....

 
2008 - 2009 25.55 41.50 64.98 132.03

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