Overview
Greg
de la Peña
Overview
Greg
de la Peña
“
Great Music and Classic Cars are what make every waking hour ROCK!
”
First and all time favorite band
KISS
First album purchase
KISS - Love Gun
Instruments I've studied
Clarinet
Tuba
Guitar
Bass
First Car
1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL
Growing up on a steady diet of music from my parents collection of LPs, 45s, 8-Tracks & Cassettes gave me an appreciation of Rock 'n Roll and R&B from the 50's through the early 70's. On a family summer trip in 1976 everything would change when the oldest son of the family we visited would play Rock & Roll All Night by a band named KISS. Not only did he have the 45 on his turntable but also a life size poster that I just stared at in awe as a 6 year old. Right then and there I was forever a KISS fan eventually turning into a music fanatic!
Summer of 1988 I barely graduated from Santa Monica High School. Having just obtained my drivers license a few months before, I needed my own car. My Dad offered me his old car that had been sitting at my Grandmother's apartment complex for about 9 years. I agreed to take a good look at it. We got it started, began replacing old parts, changed the fluids, new battery and then viola! I'm driving a 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL! Thus began my Classic Car interest.
Titles
Titles
Titles
2016
GSL Junior Grand Prix Ljubljana
JUNIOR MEN, 4TH
U.S.A. Championships
JUNIOR MEN, 1ST
2015
GSL Junior World Championships
JUNIOR MEN, 9TH
U.S.A. Championships
JUNIOR MEN, 2ND
2014
International Challenge Tournament
JUNIOR MEN, 4TH
U.S.A. Championships
JUNIOR MEN, 3RD
West Coast Championships
JUNIOR MEN, 1ST
2013
U.S.A. Championships
NOVICE MEN, 2ND
Pacific Northwest Championships
NOVICE MEN, 1ST
2012
U.S.A. Championships
NOVICE MEN, 4TH
Pacific Northwest Championships
NOVICE MEN, 2ND
West Coast Regional Championships
NOVICE MEN, 2ND
Stats
Stats
Stats
Personal Best GSL Total
169.84
GSL Short Program
61.79
GSL Free Skating
108.05
Eamon won his first championship title at age fourteen in 2012. It had been his first time traveling outside Alaska. Seeing a city like Seattle for the first time and competing with other talented skaters really motivated him to try something different with his routine. Mr. Maslov trusted the young teen and helped him practice at night. Eamon took home 2nd place with a double Axel, double toe-loop combo. However, due to his unconventional music choice, “Long River” by Aurora Falls, the judges only gave him an 8.9 score.
Undeterred, Eamon continued to bring his talent and unique vision to the ice. During his performance at the West Coast Championships in 2014, he gracefully executed a triple Salchow followed by a flying combination spin. Choreographed to Nayantara Kani’s “Vibravado”, Eamon’s performance landed him 1st place with a score of 9.7.
At the 2016 U.S.A. Championships Eamon took home first place by performing a quad lutz-triple toe loop combination. He ended the performance on a level 4 spin with a +3 grade of execution. By setting traditional choreography against Gravity’s rock-infused cover of Nocturne, Eamon earned a score of 9.9.
Currently, Eamon is working on the quadruple Axel, a move that has yet to be successfully implemented by any skater. So far he is 3.85 turns in.