title: Phelan Simpson
text: # Phelan Simpson
  
  Phelan Simpson (born January 24, 1996) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Mary Orr, he finished in the top ten at the 2014 and 2015 World Junior Championships.
  
  ## Career
  
  Phelan was born in Comax British Columbia to Jill Simpson and Michael Knisley after his brother, Connor. Simpson started learning to skate in 2004. He moved from Calgary, Alberta to Waterloo, Ontario after being paired with Shalena Rau in 2008. Rau/Simpson were coached by Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz and Kris Wirtz at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club. They parted ways following the 2013 Canadian Championships.
  
  Simpson teamed up with Mary Orr in 2013. The pair won the junior bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships. They were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they finished sixth.
  
  Orr/Simpson won the national junior title at the 2015 Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's team to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where they finished tenth. Simpson then retired from competitive skating to pursue other interests.
  
  ## Programs
  
  ### With Mary Orr
  
  | Season | Short program | Free skating |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2014–2015 | Illumination by Secret Garden | Dueling Banjos Farewell Cheyenne (from Once Upon a Time in the West) by Ennio Morricone Country by Didier Riey |
  | 2013–2014 | Cigarette Girl by Elliott Mayers and Telecast Orchestra La Mer by Macklin Marrow Cigarette Girl by Elliott Mayers and Telecast Orchestra | Dueling Banjos Farewell Cheyenne by Ennio Morricone Country by Didier Riey |
  
  ### With Shalena Rau
  
  | Season | Short program | Free skating |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2012–2013 | Chim Chim Cher-ee (from Mary Poppins) by the Sherman Brothers | My Fair Lady by Frederick Loewe |
  
  ## Competitive highlights
  
  JGP: Junior Grand Prix
  
  ### With Mary Orr
  
  International :
  
  | Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
  | - | - | - |
  | World Junior Champ. | 6th | 10th |
  | JGP Croatia | | 7th |
  | JGP Estonia | | 6th |
  | JGP Latvia | 7th | |
  | National |||
  | Canadian Champ. | 3rd J | 1st J |
  | J = Junior level |||
  
  ### With Shalena Rau
  
  International :
  
  | Event | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | JGP Germany | | | | | 8th |
  | JGP United States | | | | | 8th |
  | National ||||||
  | Canadian Champ. | 1st V | 3rd N | 1st N | 4th J | 4th J |
  | Levels: V = Juvenile; N = Novice; J = Junior ||||||
  