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American figure skater From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexe Gilles (born January 16, 1992) is an American former competitive figure skater. Gilles is the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2008 U.S. national junior champion.
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![]() Gilles at the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix Final. | |||||||||||||||
Born | Rockford, Illinois | January 16, 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, David Kinser, Robyn Poe, Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, Jill Trenary | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | Broadmoor SC | ||||||||||||||
Retired | July 25, 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gilles was born in Rockford, Illinois.[1] She graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2010.[2] She is the sister of Piper Gilles (twin), Todd Gilles, Kemper Gilles and Shelby Gilles.[3]
Gilles began skating at age 2. In 2000, she began working with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4]
Gilles competed for two seasons on the JGP circuit and won a bronze medal at the 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. She also competed for two seasons on the senior Grand Prix series. On March 30, 2011, Gilles announced a coaching change to Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[5]
In 2012, Gilles announced that she would compete for Canada.[6] She finished 13th at the 2013 Canadian Championships. She never appeared for Canada internationally.
Gilles portrays Siren Number 1 and Elsa in Disney on Ice.[7]
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2012–2013 [8] |
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2010–2011 [1] |
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2009–2010 [9] |
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2008–2009 [10] |
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2007–2008 [11] |
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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[12] | |||||||
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Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
Four Continents | 9th | ||||||
GP Bompard | 5th | ||||||
GP Skate America | 10th | 12th | |||||
GP Skate Canada | 11th | ||||||
International: Junior[12] | |||||||
JGP Final | 6th | 3rd | |||||
JGP Croatia | 4th | ||||||
JGP Mexico | 2nd | ||||||
JGP South Africa | 1st | ||||||
JGP United States | 2nd | ||||||
Challenge Cup | 2nd J | ||||||
National[2] | |||||||
Canadian Champ. | 13th | ||||||
U.S. Champ. | 5th J | 1st J | 9th | 8th | 14th |
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