Brendan Kerry
Brendan Kerry at the2016 Four Continents Championships
Born	(1994-11-18)18 November 1994 (age 30) Sydney, Australia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Australia
Discipline	Men's singles
Began skating	2004
HighestWS	24th (2021–22)
Australian Championships 2011 Brisbane Singles 2013 Melbourne Singles 2014 Brisbane Singles 2015 Sydney Singles 2016 Melbourne Singles 2017 Brisbane Singles 2018 Sydney Singles 2019 Melbourne Singles 2012 Brisbane Singles

Brendan Kerry (born 18 November 1994) is an Australianfigure skater. He is the2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy bronze medalist, the2017 CS Lombardia Trophy bronze medalist, the 2019Toruń Cup champion, the 2016Egna Spring Trophy champion, and an eight-timeAustralian national champion (2011, 2013–2019).

Kerry has competed in the final segment at fifteenISU Championships, achieving his highest placement, sixth, at the2022 Four Continents. He placed 29th at the2014 Winter Olympics, 20th at the2018 Winter Olympics and 17th at the2022 Winter Olympics.

In May 2024 Kerry was banned for life by theU.S. Center for SafeSport forsexual misconduct involving a minor.^[1]

Brendan Kerry was born 18 November 1994 in Sydney.^[2] His mother,Monica MacDonald, competed inice dancing at the1988 Winter Olympics, and his sister,Chantelle Kerry is also a figure skater.^[2]

Kerry attendedEpping Boys High School before transferring toSydney Distance Education High School to focus on skating.^[3]

Kerry started skating in 2004.^[2] He debuted on theISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2008. He won the Australian national junior title in the 2009–2010 season. In 2011, Kerry made his senior international debut at theFour Continents Championships. He also competed at his firstWorld Junior Championships.^[4]

In the 2011–2012 season, Kerry won the Australian national title on the senior level and was assigned to his firstWorld Championships. He was cut after finishing 15th in the preliminary round at the event inNice, France.^[4]

In September 2013, Kerry was sent to theNebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying competition for the2014 Winter Olympics. As a result of his 8th-place finish, Australia received one of the six remaining spots for countries that had not previously qualified a men's entry. He placed 5th in both of hisJGP events. In January, he reached the free skate at the2014 Four Continents Championships inTaipei and went on to finish 20th overall. In February, Kerry placed 29th in the short program at the Olympics inSochi, Russia, scoring 47.12 points.^[5] With only the top 24 advancing, it was not enough to progress to the final segment. He ended his season at the2014 World Junior Championships, held in March inSofia, Bulgaria. He placed 19th in the short, 20th in the free, and 21st overall.^[4]

Kerry competed at two events of the newly inauguratedISU Challenger Series, placing 9th at the2014 CS Lombardia Trophy and 11th at the2014 CS Skate Canada Autumn Classic. He finished 17th at the2015 Four Continents Championships inSeoul, South Korea. At his secondWorld Championships, he qualified to the free skate for the first time by placing 17th in the short program. He finished 20th overall inShanghai, China.^[4]

Kerry was invited to his first-everGrand Prix event, the2015 Skate America. He placed 11th in the short program, 7th in the free skate, and 8th overall. On 23 November, he was added to the2015 NHK Trophy.^[6] He finished 12th in Japan and 19th at the2016 Four Continents inTaipei, Taiwan. In March, he placed 17th at the2016 World Championships inBoston after ranking 17th in both segments. Soon after, Kerry placed second in the short and first in the free to win the gold medal atGardena Spring Trophy 2016, in Egna,Italy, setting two ISU personal bests (short program and total combined score).^[4]

Kerry was invited to twoGrand Prix events, the2016 Skate America and2016 Trophée de France, and finished tenth at both. In December, he won his fifth national title. In February 2017, he finished 11th at the2017 Four Continents Championships inGangneung, South Korea, and fifth at theAsian Winter Games inSapporo, Japan.^[4]

In March, Kerry placed 13th in the short, 15th in the free, and 15th overall at the2017 World Championships inHelsinki, Finland. Due to his result, Australiaqualified a spot in the men's event at the2018 Winter Olympics inPyeongchang, South Korea.^[4]

Kerry opened his season in mid-September, winning a bronze medal at the2017 CS Lombardia Trophy and becoming the first Australian men's skater to finish on a Challenger Series podium.^[7] A week later, he received the bronze medal at the2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy.^[4]

After parting ways with long-time coachTammy Gambill, Kerry confirmed his relocation toMoscow to train with Russian coach,Nikolai Morozov in mid-November.

Kerry was named to the Australian team for the2018 Winter Olympics in November 2017 and won his fifth consecutive senior national title at the2017 Australian National Championships inBrisbane in December. He attended his secondWinter Olympics, placing twentieth in themen's event. He placed eighteenth at the2018 World Championships.^[4]

After withdrawing from theAutumn Classic, Kerry placed eleventh and tenth at his two Grand Prix assignments, the2018 Skate Canada International and2018 Rostelecom Cup. Winning a sixth national title, he then placed ninth at theFour Continents Championships and twentieth at theWorld Championships.^[4]

Kerry won his second consecutive Halloween Cup, and then began theGrand Prix at the2019 Skate Canada International, where he placed twelfth of twelve skaters.^[8] Kerry was seventh at the2019 Cup of China.^[9]

Kerry placed twelfth at the2020 Four Continents Championships.^[10] He was assigned to compete at theWorld Championships inMontreal, but these were cancelled as a result of thecoronavirus pandemic.^[11]

With the pandemic continuing to affect international travel, Kerry was assigned to compete at the2020 Internationaux de France, but this event was also cancelled.^[12] He competed at French Masters as an invited international skater, winning the bronze. He was later named to the Australian team for the2021 World Championships inStockholm but withdrew due to a foot injury.^[13]

Kerry returned to international competition at the2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he placed seventh,securing a berth for Australia at the2022 Winter Olympics.^[14] He fared less well at the2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, his secondChallenger event of the season, coming in thirteenth.^[4] Initially without aGrand Prix assignment, he was eventually named as a replacement forMaxim Naumov at the2021 Rostelecom Cup, where he finished twelfth of twelve skaters. Kerry assessed his own performance as "terrible and very bad."^[15] He finished the fall season at the2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where he was sixth.^[4]

Due to Australian federation rules with no national championships being held, Kerry was sent to the2022 Four Continents Championships inTallinn to compete withJames Min and Jordan Dodds for the men's berth on theAustralian Olympic team.^[16] Kerry finished in sixth at the event, over seventy points clear of Min, admitting afterwards that "it was really frustrating having to try to compete for the Olympic spot I earned again, a week and a half ahead of the Olympic Games."^[17] Shortly afterwards, he was named to the Olympic team.^[18]

Kerry was named Australia's co-flagbearer for theopening ceremonies at the2022 Winter Olympics, alongsidefreestyle skierLaura Peel.^[19] Kerry placed seventeenth in the short program of themen's event.^[20] Sixteenth in the free skate, he finished seventeenth overall.^[21]

On July 22, Kerry was named to2022 Skate America,^[22] but a few days later, Ice Skating Australia removed him from their assignments list, indicating he had withdrawn.^[23]

Kerry was the subject of two complaints ofsexual misconduct, that allegedly took place when he was a registered coach with U.S. Figure Skating in the 2016-17 season, to theU.S. Center for SafeSport.^[24] American skaterGracie Gold alleged that he had raped her at a party in 2016, while in addition a unnamed skater alleged that he had supplied her with alcohol and engaged in sexual relations, including at times forcibly, while she was a minor and Kerry was an adult. Kerry admitted to the latter relationship, but stated he had been unaware of her age. He also admitted to having engaged in sexual intercourse with Gold, but stated that it had been consensual. SafeSport ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove Gold's allegation, but substantiated the other skater's allegation. On May 14, 2024, it was announced that SafeSport had issued a lifetime ban on Kerry's involvement in any activities under the jurisdiction of theUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, due to his sexual misconduct with a minor.^[1][24]

On May 15, 2024, The Australian Professional Skaters' Association announced its own investigation into Kerry's sexual misconduct allegations. The association's president – who is also Kerry's mother – Monica MacDonald, stepped down from her position pending the investigation.^[25]

After the SafeSport ban was announced, Kerry withdrew from coaching at theMacquarie Ice Rink by mutual agreement with Australian figure skating authorities.^[26] Kerry said that he has agreed to step away from coaching while he appeals the decision.^[27] Kerry has denied any wrongdoing and announced his intent to appeal the suspension.^[25]

Results in the2019–20 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 3–5, 2019	2019 Shanghai Trophy	3	78.45	5	128.59	5	207.04
Oct 17–20, 2019	2019 Halloween Cup	1	79.00	1	134.80	1	213.80
Oct 25–27, 2019	2019 Skate Canada International	12	56.75	9	137.02	12	193.77
Nov 8–10, 2019	2019 Cup of China	9	73.96	7	146.35	7	220.31
Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2020	2019–20 Australian Championships	1	79.28	1	136.83	1	216.11
Jan 7–12, 2020	2020 Mentor Toruń Cup	4	62.26	3	131.39	3	193.65
Feb 4–9, 2020	2020 Four Continents Championships	12	76.70	14	136.41	12	213.11

Results in the2020–21 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 1–3, 2020	2020 Master's de Patinage	2	84.20	3	132.30	3	216.50

Results in the2021–22 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 22–25, 2021	2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	3	85.89	7	133.06	7	218.95
Oct 7–10, 2021	2021 CS Finlandia Trophy	13	66.13	11	138.62	13	204.75
Nov 26–28, 2021	2021 Rostelecom Cup	8	80.48	12	123.71	12	204.19
Dec 7–11, 2021	2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	3	84.36	9	147.00	6	231.36
Jan 18–23, 2022	2022 Four Continents Championships	4	81.12	8	146.45	6	227.57
Feb 4–20, 2022	2022 Winter Olympics	17	84.79	16	160.01	17	244.80

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