Aaron Parchem
# Aaron Parchem

Aaron Parchem (born June 6, 1977) is an American former pair skater. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics with partner Marcy Hinzmann.

## Personal life

Aaron Parchem was born June 6, 1977, in Columbus, Ohio. He was adopted by Al and Georga Parchem from the Chicago area and was raised with an adopted sister. In spring 2003, he graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy with an undergraduate degree in economics. As of November 2017, he is a senior financial consultant at Comerica Securities Inc.

Parchem married Polish single skater Zuzanna Szwed in Chicago in 2004. They have a daughter, Sofie (born c. 2011).

## Career

After trying pairs at age 19, Parchem switched to the discipline a year later. He initially skated with Shawna Winter.

Coaches at the Detroit Skating Club paired him with Stephanie Kalesavich in March 1999. The pair won the 2000 Golden Spin of Zagreb and took bronze at the 2001 Nebelhorn Trophy. They competed at one ISU Championship, the 2002 Four Continents, where they placed fifth.

In April 2003, Parchem teamed up with Marcy Hinzmann. She tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee during a practice in August 2004 and skated with the injury during the season. She underwent surgery following the U.S. Championships in January 2005 and was off the ice for four months.

In 2005, the pair won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In 2006 they won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.

## Programs

### With Hinzmann

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2005–2006 | The Mission by Ennio Morricone performed by Yo-Yo Ma | Esperanza by Maxime Rodriguez Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez |
| 2004–2005 | Hey You by Pink Floyd The Fletcher Memorial Home by Pink Floyd | Esperanza by Maxime Rodriguez Once Upon a Time in Mexico by Robert Rodriguez |
| 2003–2004 | Tosca by Giacomo Puccini | Coeur Brave by Maxime Rodriguez |

### With Kalesavich

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| - | - | - |
| 2002–2003 | El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez | Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| 2001–2002 | Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan | Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg |

## Results

### With Hinzmann

International :

| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Winter Olympics | | | 13th |
| World Championships | | | 11th |
| Four Continents Champ. | | | 4th |
| GP Skate America | | | 4th |
| Bofrost Cup on Ice | | 6th | |
| Finlandia Trophy | 3rd | | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | 1st | 3rd |
| National ||||
| U.S. Championships | 7th | 3rd | 2nd |
| Midwestern Sectionals | 2nd | 1st | |
| GP = Grand Prix ||||

### With Kalesavich

International :

| Event | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Four Continents Champ. | | | 5th | |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | 6th | |
| GP Skate Canada | | | 5th | 8th |
| GP Trophée Lalique | | | | 7th |
| Goodwill Games | | | 6th | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | | 1st | | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | 3rd | | |
| National |||||
| U.S. Championships | 1st J. | 4th | 3rd | 5th |
| GP = Grand Prix; J. = Junior level |||||

### With Winter

National :

| Event | 1999 |
| - | - |
| U.S. Championships | 9th J. |
| J. = Junior level ||
