Paul Bonifacio Parkinson

Paul Bonifacio Parkinson (born February 16, 1991) is an Italian-Canadian former competitive figure skater who represented Italy in international competition. Parkinson won the 2013 Italian national title and placed 27th at the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[1][2] He retired from competition on March 20, 2014.^[3]

Paul Bonifacio Parkinson

Parkinson at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Personal information
Born	(1991-02-16) February 16, 1991 (age 34) Ottawa, Canada
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Italy
Coach	Becky Calvin, Tom Zakrajsek, Michael Huth
Skating club	Forum SSDRL Assago
Began skating	2002
Retired	March 20, 2014
Medal record
Representing  Italy Italian Championships 2013 Milan Singles 2014 Merano Singles 2012 Courmayeur Singles

Parkinson holds dual Canadian and Italian citizenship.^[4] His mother was born in Oratino, Italy.^[5] As of March 2014, he planned to study kinesiology at the University of Toronto.^[3]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2013–2014 [6]	Wolfgang's 5th Symphony by Wolfgang Gartner	Adagio Allegro Vivo Andante Doloroso Andante Sostenuto all by Queen Symphony
2012–2013 [7]	Nothing Else Matters by Metallica
2011–2012 [8]		Carnival Artistry in Rhythm by Stan Kenton

Competitive highlights

For Italy

International[1]
Event	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
Olympics					27th
Worlds				33rd
Europeans				30th	23rd
Challenge Cup				5th
Crystal Skate			7th
Cup of Nice		13th			8th
Finlandia			7th
Gardena		5th
Golden Spin				6th
Mont Blanc		3rd
Nebelhorn				11th	10th
Ondrej Nepela			9th
Triglav Trophy		4th
U.S. Classic				9th
Volvo Open Cup				7th
National[1]
Italian Champ.	4th	4th	3rd	1st	2nd
Team events
Olympics					4th T

For Canada

National
Event	2009
Canadian Championships	2nd J.