Stacey Elizabeth Pensgen (born May 25, 1982) is an American former competitive figure skater who won the silver medal at the 2000 Four Continents Championships. She is currently the evening meteorologist for WHEC-TV News10NBC in Rochester, New York.
| Stacey Pensgen | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Stacey Elizabeth Pensgen | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 25, 1982 Fairport, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life and education
editPensgen was born in Fairport, New York. She trained in gymnastics from the age of three until she was fifteen.[1] She was a regional champion in 1994 and 1995.[2]
Pensgen studied at Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[3] She later attended Oakland Community College,[1] and the University of Colorado.[4][5] In 2007, she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from SUNY Brockport.
Skating career
editPensgen began skating at the age of six after watching figure skating on television.[2] From 1998, she was coached mainly by Richard Callaghan at the Onyx in Rochester.[1] She was also coached by Mitch Moyer at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[1] She represented Genesee Figure Skating Club.[6]
Competing in single skating, Pensgen won the bronze medal at the 1999 ISU Junior Grand Prix in Canada and the silver medal at the 2000 Four Continents Championships. Her highest placement at the U.S. Championships was sixth in 2000.
In the 2001–02 season, Pensgen was coached by Callaghan and Sergei Petrovsky in Michigan.[6] In 2003, she trained under Diana Ronayne in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4]
Pensgen also competed in pair skating. Early in her career, she skated with her brother, Nathan Pensgen.[6][7] In 2002, she teamed up with Derek Trent and placed 14th at the 2003 U.S. Championships.
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 1999–2000 [2] |
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| 2003 [4] |
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Results
editSingle skating
edit| International[8] | ||||||||
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| Event | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 |
| Four Continents | 2nd | |||||||
| Golden Spin | 4th | |||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 4th | |||||||
| International: Junior[8] | ||||||||
| JGP Canada | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Sweden | 4th | |||||||
| National[6] | ||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 6th N | 13th | 9th | 6th | 13th | 17th | ||
| U.S. Jr. Olympics | 4th I | |||||||
| Eastern Sect. | 1st I | 6th N | 1st N | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
| North Atlantic Reg. | 1st I | 2nd N | 4th N | 1st | 1st | |||
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix Levels: I = Intermediate; N = Novice | ||||||||
Pair skating with Trent
edit| National | |
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| Event | 2002–03 |
| U.S. Championships | 14th |
Meteorology and broadcast career
edit13 WHAM TV
edit13 WHAM TV hired Pensgen in August 2006 as a part-time meteorologist and reporter.[9] She quit working at WHAM in January 2011.
WROC-TV News 8
editPensgen was hired by WROC-TV News 8 in February 2011.[10] She was the weekend meteorologist for News 8 at 6, and News 8 at 11. She also filled in for former chief meteorologist Scott Hetsko and morning meteorologist John DiPasquale. Pensgen has also done some reporting work for WROC, including "Living Here" segments featuring distinctive small towns in Western New York and "Around Town" segments on weekend events around Rochester, New York. On August 10, 2016, she became the chief meteorologist for WROC-TV News 8 after Scott Hetsko left the station.
WHEC Rochester 10
editThe Rochester D&C [11] announced on July 24, 2019, Pensgen will be moving to WHEC-TV. Pensgen will join the NBC affiliate the week of Aug. 5, according to a press release from the station. She will make her first on-air appearance Aug.12 and anchor forecasts weekdays at 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 p.m.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Barnas, Jo-Ann (February 8, 2000). "Pensgen isn't well known, but she has upward mobility". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on May 8, 2005.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c "Stacey PENSGEN: 1999/2000". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012.
- ^ Elfman, Lois (July 17, 2014). "Pensgen thrives on being in the eye of the storm". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ a b c "Update with Stacey Pensgen". Unseen Skaters. December 12, 2003. Archived from the original on January 31, 2004.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Stacey Pensgen Biography". Unseen Skaters. July 2004. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d Athlete bios at U.S. Figure Skating
- "Stacey Pensgen". Archived from the original on May 10, 2000.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "Stacey Pensgen". Archived from the original on July 9, 2001.
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- "Stacey Pensgen". Archived from the original on May 10, 2000.
- ^ "Spotlight on Stacey Pensgen". Unseen Skaters. April 23, 2001. Archived from the original on August 16, 2003.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Stacey PENSGEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016.
- ^ Pensgen, Stacey. "About Stacey Pensgen". Facebook.
- ^ Law, Colleen (September 27, 2012). "Stacey Pensgen". rochesterhomepage.net. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Stacey Pensgen is WHEC-TV Channel 10's newest meteorologist".