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Kimberly "Kimmie" Meissner [3] was born on October 4, 1989, in Towson, Maryland, the youngest child of podiatrist Paul Meissner and Judy (Roth) Meissner. [4] [5] Her father Paul played hockey in youth leagues when he was in high school in Buffalo, New York, and in adult leagues in Maryland, after attending the University of Buffalo, graduate school in Cleveland, and a surgical residency in ...
Nathan Chen is the record holder for the men's combined total and short program, and holds the second-highest free skating score. Yuzuru Hanyu currently holds the third-highest combined total, second-highest short program, and third-highest free skating scores.
Nathan Chen after his free skate from the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. According to the ISU, a free skating program for men and women single skaters "consists of a well balanced program of Free Skating elements, such as jumps, spins, steps and other linking movements executed with minimal two-footed skating, in harmony with music of the Competitor's choice". [16]
He finished the free skating second and won his first U.S. title. [37] [38] Until then, he had not tried a quad jump in competition. [39] At the 2015 Four Continents Championships, he tried a quad jump in the short program, placing ninth. [40] In the free skate, he set his personal best and finished sixth overall. [41]
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Evan Frank Lysacek (/ ˈ l aɪ s ə tʃ ɛ k /; born June 4, 1985) is an American retired figure skater.He is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2009 World champion, a two-time (2005, 2007) Four Continents champion, the 2009 Grand Prix Final champion, and a two-time (2007, 2008) U.S. national champion.
Amber Glenn thought she'd thrown away her chances of winning her long-sought U.S. figure skating title when, after landing a dramatic opening triple axel Friday night, the 24-year-old from Texas ...
[59] [60] Both a jump combination and jump sequence can "consist of the same or another single, double, triple or quadruple jump". In their free skating programs, skaters can include up to three jump combinations in their free skating programs; one jump combination or jump sequence can include up to three jumps, while the other two can include ...