Background
Lorraine McNamara was born February 18, 1999 in Washington, District of Columbia
Lorraine McNamara was born February 18, 1999 in Washington, District of Columbia
In August 2012, they finished sixth in their Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, in Courchevel, France.
On the ice from age two and a half, McNamara began training under Elena Novak at the Wheaton Ice Dance Academy at age five. She teamed up with her first ice dancing partner when she was six and skated with him for five months. McNamara began competing with Quinn Carpenter in October 2006.
2012-2013 season
In 2012-2013, McNamara/Carpenter became age-eligible for junior internationals.
They placed fourth the following month at their second JGP assignment, in Istanbul, Turkey. After winning the junior bronze medal at the United States. Championships, McNamara/Carpenter were assigned to the World Junior Championships in Milan.
They placed 8th in the short dance, 11th in the free dance, and 9th overall in Italy. 2013-2014 season
2014-2015 season
In March, they were awarded the silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
Third in both segments, they finished second overall to Russia"s Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov by a margin of 9.09 points and ahead of Ukraine"s Oleksandra Nazarova / Maksym Nikitin by 0.82.
2015-2016 season
In December 2015, they were awarded gold at the 2015-2016 JGP Final, outscoring silver medalists Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd by over eight points. In March, they competed at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. (with Carpenter).