Morgan Matthews
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Morgan Matthews is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 ice dancer.

She teamed up with Maxim Zavozin
Maxim Zavozin
Maxim Igorevich Zavozin is an ice dancer who has competed internationally for the United States and Hungary. He currently competes for Hungary with Nóra Hoffmann with whom he is the 2010 Cup of Russia silver medalist and the 2009 & 2010 Hungarian national champion.With former partner Morgan...

 in 2001. The duo won the 2003 and 2004 U.S. Junior titles and captured the 2005 World Junior championships. After placing a disappointing fifth at the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
2007 United States Figure Skating Championships
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions, the event is used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure...

, Matthews and Zavozin announced the end of their partnership on February 26, 2007.

Matthews formed a new partnership with Canadian Leif Gislason
Leif Gislason
Leif Gislason is a Canadian ice dancer. He previously competed with Lauren Flynn, and the pair had some success on the junior level. He then teamed up with Lauren Senft in 2002. The two are the 2004 Canadian junior national silver medalists...

 which ended after 2 years and a 5th place finish at U.S. Nationals. She began a partnership with Elliot Pennington
Elliot Pennington
Elliot Pennington is an American ice dancer. With former partner Jane Summersett, he is the 2006 U.S. junior bronze medalist.-Competitive highlights:* N = Novice level; J = Junior level- Other :...

, who last competed in 2005 with Jane Summersett
Jane Summersett
Jane Summersett is an American ice dancer. She competes with Todd Gilles, with whom she teamed up in April 2007.With her previous partner Elliot Pennington, she is the 2006 U.S. junior bronze medalist...

. Unfortunately due to a serious injury, Matthews retired from competitive skating in September 2009 and is now coaching other skaters in Boston.

Matthews also competed in pair skating
Pair skating
Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

. In 1999, she and partner Val Rising-Moore placed 5th in the novice pairs event at U.S. Nationals.

Competitive highlights

(with Gislason)
Event 2008-2009
U.S. Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

 
5th
Eastern Sectionals 1st


(with Zavozin)
Event 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
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...

 
16th
World Junior Championships
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

 
11th 3rd 1st
Four Continents Championships  2nd
U.S. Championships
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

 
3rd N. 1st J. 1st J. 5th 4th 5th
Cup of Russia
Cup of Russia
The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after...

 
6th
Skate America
Skate America
Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...

 
4th
Cup of China
Cup of China
The Cup of China is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The location changes yearly. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The Cup of China is...

 
5th
Trophée Eric Bompard
Trophée Eric Bompard
The Trophée Eric Bompard is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The Trophée Eric Bompard was formerly known as the Trophée Lalique...

 
4th
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....

 
2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
3rd 1st
Junior Grand Prix, France
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
1st
Junior Grand Prix, USA
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
1st
Junior Grand Prix, Italy
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 
4th
Junior Grand Prix, Canada
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

3rd

  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level

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