Humberto Contreras

For the Chilean footballer, see Humberto Contreras (footballer).

Humberto Contreras (born August 21, 1983) is a Mexican figure skater. He is a four-time Mexican national champion ('02, '03, '05, '09) and competed in the final segment at six Four Continents Championships.

Humberto Contreras
Born	(1983-08-21) August 21, 1983 (age 41) Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Mexico
Coach	Elvis Stojko Rocio Salas Julie Graham Wendy Boyland Alesandro Chavez Alexei Muratov Darin Carlton
Skating club	Asociacion Jalisco
Began skating	1997
Retired	November 2010

Career

Contreras began learning to skate in 1997.^[1] Early in his career, he was coached by Darin Carlton, Alexei Muratov (2001–02),^[2] Alesandro Chavez (2002–03),^[3] and Wendy Boyland (2003–04) in Mexico City.^[4] At the 2004 Four Continents Championships, he became the first Mexican skater to perform a triple Salchow triple Loop combination in competition.

In May 2004, Contreras began training under Julie Graham and Rocio Salas in Marlborough, Massachusetts.^[5] By the 2008–09 season, his coach was Elvis Stojko in Guadalajara, Jalisco.^[6]

Contreras retired from competition in 2010.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2008–2010 [1][6]	El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
2005–2008 [7][8]	Rockin' Gypsies by Willie & Lobo Salomé by Chayanne	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves by Michael Kamen
2004–2005 [5][9]	Fiesta Flamenca by Salvador Bacarisse
2003–2004 [4]		Guadalajara Allá en el Rancho Grande Las Bicicletas Estrellita, Huapango
2002–2003 [3]	Henry V by Patrick Doyle The Battle of Agincourt	Armageddon by Trevor Rabin Long Distance Goodbye Armageddon Piano
2001–2002 [2]	Down with the Underground by Trevor Reilly	Violin Fantasy Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini performed by Vanessa-Mae

Results

International[10]
Event	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10
Worlds								43rd					44th
Four Continents							21st	19th	18th	19th	21st	23rd	23rd
International: Junior[10]
JGP France				15th
JGP Mexico		12th		14th
JGP Netherlands			19th		23rd
JGP Sweden					18th
JGP United States						15th
National[10]
Mexican Champ.	2nd J	2nd J	2nd J	2nd J	1st	1st		2nd	1st		2nd	2nd	1st
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix