Donovan Carrillo | Golden Skate

Donovan Carrillo

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Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 13, 2009
Donovan Carrillo is a Mexican figure skater. He was born on November 17th, 1999 in Zapopan. Before taking up skating, he was enrolled in gymnastics and diving. Carrillo began learning to skate in Guadalajara when he was eight years old. Then in 2013 he move to León to keep training with his Coach Gregorio Nuñez. His 20th-place finish and total score of 204.78 are the highest placement at a World Championship and highest total score, respectively, ever achieved by a Mexican figure skater.

In February 2019, the Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte announced that Carrillo would be granted funding beginning in March 2019.

At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Donovan became the first Mexican skater in any discipline ever to qualify for the Free Skate in an Olympic Games. Here is his performance on Twitter:



He is now trending all over Mexico. This video has over 370K views! His story is inspiring people all around the world to follow their dreams! And I hope he will inspire other Mexicans to start skating!

Here's his Olympic free skate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CadXDTMNVQw

Help Fund Donovan!
https://donovancarrillo.com/apoyame/

ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00034515.htm

Rinkresults
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=775

Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donovan_Carrillo

Social Media
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donovandcarr/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/donovandcarr
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonovanDCarr/

Personal Best Score

New ISU Scoring System


Personal Best Total Score232.6723.03.2024ISU World Championships 2024
Personal Best Score Short Program80.1921.03.2024ISU World Championships 2024
Personal Best Score Free Skating152.4823.03.2024ISU World Championships 2024



Personal Best Score

Historic Records achieved before 2018/2019 season


TypeScoreCompetition
Personal Best Total Score200.76ISU World Championships 2018
Personal Best Score Short Program68.13ISU World Championships 2018
Personal Best Score Free Skating132.63ISU World Championships 2018


Programs & Videos
2023-24
SP: Sexyback/4 Minutes
FS: Bésame Mucho, Historia de un Amor, Cuba 2012

2022-23
SP: "Georgia On My Mind" by Ray Charles, Stuart Gorrell; "What’d I Say" by Ray Charles; "Sleep" by Coke Beats
FS: "Gun Barrel" (No Time To Die soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; "The Name’s Bond… James Bond" (Casino Royal soundtrack) by David Arnold & Nicholas Dodd; "Skyfall" by Adele; "Another Way to Die" (Quantum Of Solace soundtrack) by Jack White & Alicia Keys; "James Bond Theme" (Moby’s re-version) by Moby; choreo by Benoit Richaud

2021-22

SP: "Black Magic Woman" by Gregg Alan, Carlos Santana
Shake It by Carlos Santana
FS: "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" (feat. Carlos Rivera) by Daniel Boaventura; "Sway" by Dean Martin; "Maria" (Spanglish Radio Edit) by Ricky Martin; "Bailar" (Radio Edit) by Deorro feat. Elvis Crespo; choreo by Benoit Richaud, Gregory Nuñez

2021 Finlandia Trophy
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o5quEsCe-y8
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=41fSvOD7xK4

2020-21
SP: "Parachute", "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller, "Sing Sing Sing" by Louis Prima, "Big Band", "In the Mood (club remix)"
FS: "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"

2019-20
SP: "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez
FS: "Aranjuez" performed by Il Divo; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez

2020 Challenge Cup
FS: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g0e-DNF-fQU

2020 Four Continents Championships
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MVxUZKWl-mA
FS:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O6_IEh3n588
Gala: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MP-n-wDukwc

2019-20 Mexican Championships
SP:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K7yXVbkUa8
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4doA4w4H5A

2019 CS Autumn Classic International
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0ANlYmkMTY
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCPE46hBUho

2019 Philadelphia International
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7KuQvwuI6s

2018-19
SP: "Jazz Machine" by Black Machine; "Picante" by Vanessa Mae; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez
FS: "Ya lo sé que tu te vas" by Juan Gabriel; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez

2019 World Championships (geoblocked in USA)
SP: https://youtu.be/XQjoKzAIOxA?t=1917

2019 Four Continents
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z47_uqZ0Tns
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_0kxhKSgNU

ISU JGP Bratislava 2018
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o7IRexdy_0
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63A1WkuikJE

2017-18
SP: Mambo Mix by Perez Prado; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez
FS: "Ya lo sé que tu te vas" by Juan Gabriel; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez

2018 Junior World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx7efTCP2ks
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlz82fcaRI0

ISU Four Continents Championships 2018
SP: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5OhxGEu7TFc
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMF-ZOX-xU0

2017 JGP Brisbane
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYcVnMvLxWM
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yhXgqdxm2k

2017 Nebelhorn Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201mQV33PQo
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpwovwJu7Oo

2017 Philadelphia International
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCQsAeXb8CE

2016-17
SP: Mexican Danzones Mix; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez
FS: Mambo Mix by Perez Prado; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez

2017 World Junior Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xexVQ3Sh_mw

ISU JGP Yokohama 2016
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAy_qe0nPFY
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6R6zGYWFg

2016 JGP Dresden
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHyfZOr0qaE
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgHNWpK4Wlg
Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRDTKsnK-IA

2015-2016
SP: Mexican Danzones Mix; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez
FS: The Prince of Egypt by Hans Zimmer, The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez

2014-2015
SP: Mexican Danzones Mix; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez
FS: The Prince of Egypt by Hans Zimmer, The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith; choreo by Gregorio Nuñez

2014 JGP Dresden
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghkjS2YDGWQ
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etjysLqXc2c

2014 JGP Ostrava
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmpeR7M2dZA
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mawsTlam6L4

2013-2014

2013 JGP Mexico Cup
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNfPuvnnn_s
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-E7dAONuiI

COMPETITIVE HISTORY



Articles, Interviews, Media

Jan. 2022 - Donovan is first Mexican Olympic skater in 30 years (over 13 minutes)
 
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Shandy

On the Ice
Joined
Aug 28, 2017
I absolutely adored Donovan's Capone SP in Brisbane! There's a lot he needs to work on, for sure, but he had such a charming personality and smiled the whole time. I had fun watching him, and those finger guns slayed me. :love:
 

el henry

Go have some cake. And come back with jollity.
Record Breaker
Joined
Mar 3, 2014
Country
United-States
Just a reminder that Donovan CARRILLO will be competing at 4cc's.

Thank you; I had forgotten about that, I hope there are vids!

Donovan, Jason, Grant, Deanna and Nate ... how much is a ticket to Taipei from the US East Coast?:laugh:
 

lucyagogo

On the Ice
Joined
Jan 18, 2016
Let's hope Donovan does well at the competition, this will surely be a great experience for him.
 

maryeli

On the Ice
Joined
Oct 20, 2017
Country
Peru
Donovan was great :yahoo: , he got enough points to compete in the senior world championships :agree: , I wonder if he will also participate in the junior world championship?

I hope that Andrea Montesinos also participates this year :pray:
 

Arriba627

TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION 🔥
Record Breaker
Joined
Jun 2, 2014
Country
United-States
Looking forward to seeing Donovan. That's pretty cool that he'll be at both junior and senior Worlds! He was a huge crowd favorite at 4CC.
 

maryeli

On the Ice
Joined
Oct 20, 2017
Country
Peru
Donovan said he planned to change his FS for March 2018 (I really hope he continues with "Hasta que te conocí", he was amazing in 4CC with that routine) :pray:

http://www.posta.com.mx/redes-sociales/video-donovan-carrillo-calienta-el-zocalo-en-gala-de-patinaje : "By March we are scheduled to change my long routine, we will look for music from a Mexican composer, I do not know if Juan Gabriel, but it will be Mexican." The Mexican skater has the Junior World Championship and the Senior World Championship as priorities in 2018.

In countdown to see Donovan and Andrea again :cheer:
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Donovan made a personal best in the SP at Senior Worlds. Do try to find a copy of the Olympic Channel coverage, because Ryan Bradley just raved about him in a very heart warming way. Seriously :love:
 
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sunn1ly

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 8, 2015
I would like to see that too. Donovan is such a joy to watch both live and on video. He is natural entertainer.
 

dorispulaski

Wicked Yankee Girl
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
Country
United-States
Here is the only clip so far. No Ryan :cry:

So while I remember it, he said in all his life there is a word he has never used of a skater, pizzazz (Dick Button used to use it of skaters whose performance quality he adored.) He said his commitment to the performance and to entertaining the crowd was exceptional, and reminded him of a young Adam Rippon, that Donovan was young, and had a very bright future, he praised his steps and spins, his ability to stay in character, he said he made him smile all the way throught the program. There was more too. He went on and on :love:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYoJuCD3uKw&app=desktop
 
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