Career
They are two-time (2008, 2010) British bronze medalists and competed at the 2009 European Championships, placing 18th. She later switched to ice dancing and competed with Stephen Chasman. Chitwood and Scottish ice dancer Mark Hanretty decided to team up on 31 December 2005 and began training together properly in May 2006.
Their training was disrupted by Chitwood"s contraction of glandular fever (also known as mononucleosis).
They made their debut at the 2007 British Championships at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, Great Britain, in January 2007, finishing in 7th place. In the summer of 2008, they were selected by the National Ice Skating Association (NISA) to join the Great Britain Squad (also known as Team Skate Great Britain).
This enabled them to represent Great Britain in elite international competitions. In September 2008, Chitwood and Hanretty made their international debut at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, where they placed 10th.
Chitwood and Hanretty placed 4th at the 2009 British Championships at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham, in January 2009.
However, their international success earlier in the season enabled them to qualify for the 2009 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. At the event, they competed alongside the first-ranked British team, Sinead Kerr / John Kerr, and finished 18th. In autumn 2009, Chitwood and Hanretty placed 8th at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, fourth at the Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria, third at the 2009 North Rhine-Westphalia Trophy in Dortmund, Germany, and fourth at the Mont Blanc Trophy in Courmayeur, Italy.
They retired from competition at the end of the season.
Chitwood and Hanretty received funding from the Lloyds Trustee Savings Bank Local Heroes initiative. (with Hanretty)
(with Mark Hanretty).