Introduction
Tommy-Jo "TJ" Nyman (born April 8, 2000) is an American pair skater. With his skating partner, Sarah Feng, he is the 2018 JGP Czech Republic bronze medalist and the 2018 U.S. junior national silver medalist. The pair placed within the top five at the 2019 World Junior Championships.
Personal life
Nyman was born on April 8, 2000 in London, England, United Kingdom. His mother, Katie, is a figure skating coach and his father, Peter, is a hockey coach. Nyman has an older sister named Mimmi.
Career
Early career
Nyman competed with Sarah Rose from 2013 to 2014. The two are 2014 U.S. national juvenile bronze medalists.
2016–2017 season
Nyman teamed up with former ice dancer Sarah Feng in April 2017. The two were introduced by their coach, Dalilah Sappenfield.
2017–2018 season
Feng/Nyman received their first Junior Grand Prix assignment in the 2017–18 season. They placed 8th at 2018 JGP Croatia.
Feng/Nyman won gold at 2017–18 Pacific Sectionals to qualify for Nationals in their first season together. They won silver at 2018 U.S. Nationals in junior pairs after skating together for less than a year. As a result, they were named to the U.S. team for the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, along with winners Audrey Lu / Misha Mitrofanov. Feng/Nyman finished eighth at the competition. Combined with Lu/Mitrofanov's fifth-place finish, they earned three spots for U.S. pairs at the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the first time since 2016.
2018–2019 season
Feng/Nyman opened their season at 2018 JGP Canada, where they finished sixth. They won their first international medal, a bronze, at 2018 JGP Czech Republic. Their results earned them a berth to the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final in December in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they withdrew after the short program due to Feng's injury. Despite withdrawing from 2019 U.S. Nationals, Feng/Nyman were named to the team for the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where they placed fifth. Their placement, combined with teammates Laiken Lockley / Keenan Prochnow's sixth-place finish, retained three spots for U.S. pairs.
2019–2020 season
Feng/Nyman began their season at Skate Detroit but on August 23, Nyman announced the end of their partnership.
Programs
With Feng
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Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Feng
| International | ||
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| Event | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
| Junior Worlds | 8th | 5th |
| JGP Final | WD | |
| JGP Canada | 6th | |
| JGP Croatia | 8th | |
| JGP Czech Republic | 3rd | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd J | WD |
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st J | |
Pairs with Rose
| National | |
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| Event | 2013–14 |
| U.S. Championships | 3rd V |
| Eastern Sectionals | 1st V |
Men's singles
| National | |||||
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| Event | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| U.S. Championships | 1st V | 1st I | 11th J | ||
| Eastern Sectionals | 7th J | 1st J | 1st I | 4th J | |
| South Atlantic Regionals | 4th J | 1st J | 1st I | 3rd N | |