Robert Shmalo was an American

United States

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 ice dancer who competed from 1997-2003 with Kimberly Navarro

Kimberly Navarro

Kimberly Navarro is an American ice dancer. With partner Brent Bommentre, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. bronze medalist and 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist.Navarro previously competed with Robert Shmalo...

. Prior to Shmalo's ice dancing career, he was a medalist at the United States Figure Skating 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...

 in the compulsory figures

Compulsory figures

Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport. The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight...

 event. With Navarro, Shmalo was an alternate for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Navarro & Shmalo were coached by Inese Bucevica and their choreographers included Natalia Bestemianova

Natalia Bestemianova

Natalia Filimonovna Bestemianova is a Russian ice dancer who represented the Soviet Union in her competitive career...

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Following Shmalo's skating career, he turned to law and currently works as an attorney

Lawyer

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 with the international law firm of Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Weil, Gotshal & Manges

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is a prominent international law firm, one of the largest and most prestigious in the world with 1,200 lawyers and gross annual revenue in excess of $1.1 billion. The firm was founded in New York City in 1931 by Frank Weil, Sylvan Gotshal, and Horace Manges...

 in New York City

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Competitive highlights

(with Navarro)

Event	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004
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...	10th	6th	6th	7th
NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy 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....				8th
Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year...					5th
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....			9th
Golden Spin of Zagreb Golden Spin of Zagreb The Golden Spin of Zagreb is an annual senior-level figure skating competition, held yearly in Zagreb, Croatia. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although, in some years, not every discipline was included in the program.The 2001...		13th

(Compulsory Figures

Compulsory figures

Compulsory figures or school figures were formerly an aspect of the sport of figure skating, from which the sport derives its name. Carving specific patterns or figures into the ice was the original focus of the sport. The patterns of compulsory figures all derive from the basic figure eight...

)

Event	1994-1995	1995-1996	1996-1997	1997-1998
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...	10th	4th	3rd	2nd

External links

• Website of Navarro and Shmalo