Matthew Savoie

Matt Savoie
File:Matthew Savoie 2003 NHK Trophy.jpg Savoie in 2003.
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	(1980-09-12) September 12, 1980
Residence	Boston, Massachusetts
Height
Former coach	Linda Branan
Former choreographer	Tom Dickson
Former skating club	Illinois Valley FSC
Began skating	1989
Retired	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	206.67 2006 Olympics
Short program	75.64 2006 Four Continents
Free skate	137.52 2006 Olympics
Medal record Men's Figure skating Representing United States Four Continents Championships 2006 Colorado Springs Men's singles Grand Prix Final 2000–2001 Tokyo Men's singles World Junior Championships 2000 Oberstdorf Men's singles Junior Series Final 1997–1998 Lausanne Men's singles

Matthew Savoie (born September 12, 1980, in Peoria, Illinois), is an American former competitive figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. bronze medalist, the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist, and competed at the 2006 Olympics.

Skating career

Matthew Savoie first gained prominence when he won the gold medal on the junior level at the 1997 U.S. Championships. He went on to place in the top five at every U.S. Nationals between 1999 and 2006, winning bronze medals in 2001, 2004, and 2006 and pewter medals (fourth place) in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2005.

Savoie won bronze medals at the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, the Grand Prix Final, and the World Junior Championships. He represented the United States three times at the World Championships.

Savoie was the first alternate to the 2002 Olympic team. In 2004, he underwent knee surgery due to parallel tendonitis. By winning the bronze at the 2006 U.S. Championships, Savoie earned a chance to compete at the 2006 Winter Olympics. He finished seventh overall.

Savoie was raised in Peoria, Illinois, and trained there with coach Linda Branan throughout his career. He also worked with coach Gene Hefron, choreographer Tom Dickson, and modern dance teacher Kathy Johnson.

In July 2006, Savoie was appointed as the athlete representative to the Single & Pair Skating Technical Committee of the International Skating Union. He completed a four-year term.

Personal life and post-competitive career

Savoie graduated from Peoria High School (Peoria, Illinois) in 1998. He graduated summa cum laude from Bradley University in 2002, with a major in political science and a minor in biology. He went on to earn his master's degree in urban planning from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005 and received the AICP Outstanding Graduate Student Award for 2005. He was admitted to the law school at Cornell University in 2005, but obtained a deferral for a year to focus on making the Olympic team. He joined the program in September 2006, where he also served as secretary of the LAMBDA (LGBT) Law Students Association. Savoie graduated in 2009. He is currently working as an associate in the law firm of Choate Hall & Stewart.

Savoie married attorney Brian Boyle on October 7, 2012 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2005–2006	Windmills of Your Mind by Michel Legrand	Journey of Man by Benoit Jutras Gabriel's Oboe Once Upon a Time in America Asuncion The Falls by Ennio Morricone
2004–2005	Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber	Intro by B Tribe 5 (from Higher Octava album) by The Brave Earth from Xotica (from Cirque du Soleil) by Rene Dupere Intro by B Tribe 5 Church Shootout (from Once Upon a Time in Mexico)
2003–2004	Mandala by Kitaro Spirit of Taiko by Kitaro	Prologue from Ragtime (musical) by Stephen Flaherty The Ragtime Symphonic Suite Ragtime (musical) by William David Brohn Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra Coalhouse and Sarah from Ragtime (film) by Randy Newman
2002–2003	Cirque du Soleil: Reveil Quidam by Benoit Jutras	Prologue (from Ragtime (musical)) by Stephen Flaherty The Ragtime Symphonic Suite (from Ragtime (musical)) by William David Brohn Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra Coalhouse and Sarah (from Ragtime (film)) by Randy Newman
2001–2002	Cirque du Soleil: Reveil Quidam by Benoit Jutras	Toccata con Fuoco - Piano Concerto No. 1 by Keith Emerson London Philharmonic Orchestra Age of Illusion by Joe Hisaishi New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Introspection by Bob d'Eith and Paul Schmidt
2000–2001	Passion and Power by J. Schlachter and A. Maek	Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra by George Gershwin

Competitive highlights

Results
International
Event	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06
Olympics												7th
Worlds								12th		16th		11th
Four Continents							4th	5th			5th	3rd
Grand Prix Final							3rd
GP Cup of China											8th	7th
GP Cup of Russia							3rd	4th	5th
GP NHK Trophy										9th
GP Skate Canada							3rd					5th
GP Skate America						5th		6th	3rd
GP Sparkassen						3rd
Bofrost											3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds					4th	3rd
JGP Final				3rd	6th
JGP China					4th
JGP France				2nd	3rd
JGP Germany				1st
Gardena			1st J.
National
U.S. Champ.	8th N.	4th N.	1st J.	11th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	5th	3rd	4th	3rd
Midwest. Sect.	3rd N.	4th N.	3rd J.	3rd		2nd
UGL Regionals	3rd N.	1st N.	1st J.	1st
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix UGL = Upper Great Lakes

External links

• Matthew Savoie at U.S. Figure Skating
• Matthew Savoie at the International Skating Union