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CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*2003 U.S. intermediate pewter medalist
*2005 U.S. junior pewter medialist

SKATING NOTES

Began skating at the age of 9 after watching the 1998 Olympic Winter Games

PERSONAL NOTES

Graduated from Marcos de Niza High School in 2007 ... Teaches group skating classes ... Biggest influence on his life is his mother, Arlene Nelson ... Looks up to Michelle Kwan ... Defining life moment was his short program at the 2011 U.S. Championships - "Seeing people standing at the end was the most unbelievable feeling. I get chills thinking about it." ... Always puts his right skate on first ... Has one brother, Stephen (22) ... Hobbies include traveling, running, cooking, skiiing, cleaning and music

CONNECT WITH ME

Twitter.com: @douglasrazzano
Official site

IN MY WORDS

I look up to ... Michelle Kwan for her passion and consistency for more than a decade.

My favorite thing about being a figure skater is ... everything. I love to train, I love the structure, I love how it challenges me and I am so grateful to be able to travel the world doing something that I love so much.

After I'm done skating I want to ... go into television. I want Ryan Seacrest's job. I'm not kidding.

Something most people don't know about me is ... that I have a brother and that I have my real estate license.

MY FAVORITES

Ways to condition off-ice: Running or Pilates

Music to listen to during practice/warm-ups: Everything. My iPod has a wide array of music.

Jump: Triple Axel

Way to relax: Lying on the beach with my iPod playing.

Olympic sport: Gymnastics

TV: Reality shows

Skating move: Spread eagle

Food: My aunt's lasagna

Program of my career: My short program at the 2011 U.S. Championships in Greensboro, N.C. It was clean and a vast majority of the arena was standing. It was truly breathtaking. I get chills thinking about it.

I PREFER

Gloves or No Gloves

Short Program or Free Skate

Book or E-reader

Treadmill or Trail

Restaurant or Homecooking

Pre-competition nap? Yes

PAST SEASON NOTES

• 2013 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Piano Concerto No. 2," "Allegro Scherzando" by Rachmaninoff
  FS Music: "Queen Symphony" by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Tolga Kashif
  
  
• 2012 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Piano Concerto No. 2" by Rachmaninoff
  FS Music: "Adios Nonino" and "Oblivion" by Astor Piazzolla and "Obertura" by Lisandro Adrover
  
  Costumes designed by Kay Evans and Andriana Henson
• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "The Feeling Begins" by Peter Gabriel
  FS Music: "Adios Nonino" by Astor Piazzolla
• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy
  FS Music: Music from the soundtrack of The Red Violin by John Corigliano
  
  Costumes designed by Kay Evans
• 2009 Season Notes
  SP Music: Alexander Scriabin's "Etude in D Sharp Minor: Patetico" performed by Maksim Mrvica
  FS Music: Selections from The Red Violin soundtrack by John Corigliano
  
  Costumes designed by Kay Evans
• 2008 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Warsaw Concerto" by Richard Addinsell
  FS Music: Music from Tosca by Giacomo Puccini
  
  Costumes designed by Kay Evans
• 2007 Season Notes
  SP Music: "The Feeling Begins" by Peter Gabriel
  FS Music: "Warsaw Concerto" by Richard Addinsell
• 2006 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Kalinka"
  FS Music: Music from Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre
• 2005 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Kalinka"
  FS Music: Music from Tosca by Puccini

2013 - U.S. Championships - 12th
2012 - Ice Challenge - 2nd
2012 - Skate America - 9th
2012 - U.S. Championships - 5th
2012 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 1st
2011 - Skate America - 7th
2011 - Finlandia Trophy - 2nd
2011 - U.S. Championships - 10th
2010 - Ice Challenge - 2nd
2010 - U.S. Championships - 15th
2010 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 1st
2009 - Ice Challenge - 8th
2009 - U.S. Championships - 14th
2009 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 2nd
2008 - U.S. Championships - 16th
2008 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 4th
2007 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 4th
2007 - Junior Grand Prix (Great Britain) - 2nd
2007 - Junior Grand Prix (Estonia) - 4th
2007 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 5th
2007 - Pacific Coast Sectional, Junior - 2nd
2006 - Junior Grand Prix (Czech Republic) - 7th
2006 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 12th
2006 - Pacific Coast Sectional, Junior - 3rd
2006 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Junior - 2nd
2005 - Junior Grand Prix (Slovakia) - 6th
2005 - U.S. Championships, Junior - 4th
2005 - Pacific Coast Sectional, Junior - 1st
2005 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Junior - 1st
2004 - North American Challenge Skate (Waterloo), Junior - 7th
2004 - Triglav Trophy, Junior - 1st
2004 - U.S. Championships, Novice - 5th
2004 - Pacific Coast Sectional, Novice - 3rd
2004 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Novice - 2nd
2003 - North American Challenge Skate (Ohio), Novice - 2nd
2003 - U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate - 4th
2003 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Intermediate - 1st
2002 - U.S. Junior Championships, Intermediate - 9th, (QR)
2002 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Intermediate - 3rd
2001 - U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile - 12th, (QR)
2001 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile - 3rd
2000 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Juvenile - 8th

IJS Personal Bests

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
SP - 59.02 (2007 Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain)
FS - 130.67 (2012 Skate America)
Final Score - 187.73 (2012 Skate America)

U.S. QUALIFYING COMPETITION
SP - 72.50 (2012 U.S. Championships)
FS - 150.88 (2012 U.S. Championships)
Final Score - 223.38 (2012 U.S. Championships)