Spencer Akira Howe (born September 11, 1996) is an American

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. With his skating partner,

Emily Chan Emily Chan (born August 11, 1997) is an American pair skater. With her skating partner, Spencer Howe, she is a two-time Four Continents silver medalist (2022 and 2023) silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix silver medalist (2022 Skate America; ...

, he is a two-time

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silver medalist (

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and

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) silver medalist, a two-time

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silver medalist (

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;

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), and a two-time

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medalist (silver in

; pewter in

Career

Early years

Early in his pairs career, Howe competed in partnership with Ami Koga for Japan. They were coached by Richard Gauthier,

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, Sylvie Fullum, and Cynthia Lemaire in

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, Canada, and appeared at two

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events in 2016. Competing with Nadine Wang, Howe finished fourth in junior pairs at the 2018 U.S. Championships.

Partnership with Chan

Early years

Howe teamed up with

in 2019, and the two decided to train at the

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, coached by Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva. In their second season together, Chan/Howe placed seventh at the

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and fifth at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

2021–22 season

Chan/Howe finished ninth at the

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. In January, they won pewter for fourth place at the 2022 U.S. Championships and were sent to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in

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, Estonia. Ranked third in the short and second in the free, they moved ahead of Canada's

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to take the silver medal behind fellow Americans Lu/ Mitrofanov.

2022–23 season

The international pairs scene going into the 2022–23 season was greatly altered by the

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banning all Russian skaters in response to their country's

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. With more podium opportunities for pairs outside of Russia, Chan/Howe began with a silver medal win at the 2022 CS U.S. Classic. Howe said that they were pleased with the outcome in light of injury troubles that had hindered their preparations. Given two

assignments for the first time, they won the silver medal at the

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. They won a second silver medal weeks later at the

, qualifying for the

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. Despite a jump error in the free skate, Chan said they were "very happy with our skate." Chan/Howe struggled at the Final, finishing sixth of six teams. Chan/Howe won the silver medal at the 2023 U.S. Championships, a new best podium placement at the national championships. Chan said they were both "really grateful" for the result. With national champions Knierim/

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declining to attend the 2023 Four Continents Championships in favour of a paid appearance at Art on Ice, Chan/Howe became the highest-ranked American team in attendance at a home ISU championship. In the short program, Howe fell on his triple toe attempt, but they still placed third in the segment. In the free skate, they overtook Canadians Stellato/

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for the silver medal, their second. Chan called it "a special moment for both of us."

Programs

With Chan

With Koga

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. national and subnational events.''

Pairs with Chan for the United States

Pairs with Wang for the United States

Pairs with Koga for Japan

Mens Singles for the United States

References

External links

ISU BiographyU.S. Figure Skating Biography
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