Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Four Continents Championships |
| 18 | Men | 2011 | Taipei, TPE |
| 19 | Men | 2012 | Colorado Springs, CO, USA |
| 20 | Men | 2014 | Taipei, TPE |
| 21 | Men | 2013 | Osaka, JPN |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| ISU World Standings (as of 03 Feb 2014) |
| 69 | Men | | |
| Personal Bests |
| Type | Date | Score | Competition | Event |
|---|
| Total | 28 Sep 2013 | 188.67 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program | 27 Sep 2013 | 67.97 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program Technical | 27 Sep 2013 | 38.58 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program Component | 27 Sep 2013 | 29.39 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating | 11 Oct 2013 | 126.60 | JGP Tallinn Cup 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating Technical | 11 Oct 2013 | 65.24 | JGP Tallinn Cup 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating Component | 11 Oct 2013 | 61.36 | JGP Tallinn Cup 2013 | Men |
| Season Bests |
| Type | Date | Score | Competition | Event |
|---|
| Total | 28 Sep 2013 | 188.67 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program | 27 Sep 2013 | 67.97 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program Technical | 27 Sep 2013 | 38.58 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Short Program Component | 27 Sep 2013 | 29.39 | Nebelhorn Trophy 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating | 11 Oct 2013 | 126.60 | JGP Tallinn Cup 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating Technical | 11 Oct 2013 | 65.24 | JGP Tallinn Cup 2013 | Men |
| Free Skating Component | 11 Oct 2013 | 61.36 | JGP Tallinn Cup 2013 | Men |
- Nickname: Bren (theaustralian.com.au, 30 Sep 2013)
- Occupation: Athlete, Student
- Club Name: Macquarie SC, Sydney, NSW, AUS
- Sporting Relatives: His younger sister Chantelle is an international figure skater, and finished 14th in the 2013 Four Continents Championship in Osaka, Japan. His mother Monica MacDonald, who coached him until the end of 2011/12 season, represented Australia in the ice dance at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary. (ISU, 18 Nov 2013)
- Hobbies: Music, acrobatics. (ISU, 18 Nov 2013)
- Languages Spoken: English
- Coach: Tammy Gambill; Galina Pachin, RUS (ISU, 27 Jan 2014)
- Injuries: He broke his wrist the day before he was due to compete at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, which acted as the final qualifier for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Despite this he competed in Oberstdorf, Germany, and secured his place in Sochi after finishing as the fourth-highest non-qualified athlete. (theaustralian.com.au, 30 Sep 2013)
Additional Information
MusicMusic short program/short dance as of season 2013/2014
Nothing Else Matters by Metallica performed by David Garrett
Music free skating/free dance as of season 2013/2014
Amelie [soundtrack] by Yann Tiersen
Micmacs [soundtrack] by Raphael Beau
Iris [soundtrack] by Danny Elfman (ISU, 15 Dec 2013)
ChoreographerCindy Stuart (ISU, 27 Jan 2014)
Start of sporting careerHe began skating in 2003. (ISU, 18 Nov 2013)
TrainingDuring both the high and low season he trains 19 hours a week in Sydney, NSW, Australia.He occasionally travels to the United States, and while he is there he trains in Riverside, California. (ISU, 15 Dec 2013; seizingourdestiny.com, 12 Oct 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievementBeing selected for the world championship team in 2012, landing his first quad at the Australian national championships in 2012, and landing his first triple axel as a junior in Dresden, Germany. (sochi2014.olympics.com.au, 13 Oct 2013)
HeroSpanish figure skater Javier Fernandez. (sochi2014.olympics.com.au, 13 Oct 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto"Pain is only temporary." (sochi2014.olympics.com.au, 13 Oct 2013)
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