Sean Wirtz

Sean Wirtz
	Putnam / Wirtz in 2004.
Personal information
Full name	Sean Wirtz
Other names	Sean Kelly-Wirtz ; Sean Kelly
Born	October 31, 1979 (age 46); Marathon, Ontario
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Canada
Skating club	Kerrisdale FSC
Began skating	1992
Retired	August 28, 2007

Sean Wirtz (also Sean Kelly and Sean Kelly-Wirtz; born October 31, 1979, in Marathon, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skater who competed in pair skating and single skating. He teamed up with Elizabeth Putnam in the summer of 2002.^[1] They are the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalists and two-time (2003, 2004) Canadian national bronze medalists. Wirtz announced his retirement from competitive skating on August 28, 2007.^[2]

FullnameSean Wirtz

Other namesSean Kelly-Wirtz
Sean Kelly

BornOctober 31, 1979 (age 46)

Marathon, Ontario

Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

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Wirtz is the nephew of coach Paul Wirtz and former Olympic pair skater Kris Wirtz.^[1]

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[2]

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2006–2007 ^[1]	Sing, Sing, Sing	Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2005–2006 ^[3]	Incantation (from Quidam) by Cirque du Soleil	Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2004–2005 ^[4]	My Sweet and Tender Beast by Eugen Doga	Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
2003–2004 ^[5]	Ave Maria by Johann Sebastian Bach	Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff	To Where You Are by Josh Groban
2002–2003 ^[6]	Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet London Symphonic Orchestra	Violin Fantasie on Puccini's Turandot performed by Vanessa-Mae and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra	To Where You Are by Josh Groban

International^[1]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
Four Continents	9th	9th	4th	3rd
GP Bompard					4th
GP Cup of Russia				5th
GP Skate America		6th	5th	4th
GP Skate Canada		5th			4th
Bofrost Cup		3rd
National^[7]
Canadians	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
GP = Grand Prix

Event	1998–1999	1999–2000
Canadian Championships	1st N.	2nd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

International
Event	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02
Golden Spin of Zagreb						8th
Nebelhorn Trophy						12th
JS Bulgaria		12th
National
Canadians	5th J.			3rd J.	4th
JS = Junior Series; J. = Junior level

Sean Wirtz

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Pairs skating with Putnam

Pair skating with Dubois

Singles career

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