Charlie White (figure skater)

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Charlie White
Davis & White in 2006.
Personal Info
Country: Flag of the United States United States
Date of birth: October 24, 1987 (1987-10-24) (age 20)
Height: 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Partner: Meryl Davis
Coach: Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva
Former Coach: Seth Chafetz
Skating Club: Detroit Skating Club
ISU Personal Best Scores
Ice Dance Total: 199.45 2008 Four Continents
Comp. Dance: 37.36 2008 Four Continents
Original Dance: 61.93 2008 Four Continents
Free Dance: 100.16 2008 Four Continents
Most Recent Results:
Event Points Finish Year
Four Continents 199.45 2nd 2008

Charlie White (born October 24, 1987) is an American ice dancer. With partner Meryl Davis, he is the 2008 U.S. national silver medalist and 2008 Four Continents silver medalist. Davis and White teamed up in 1997 and they are currently the longest lasting dance team in the United States. At the 2006 NHK Trophy, they became the first ice dancing team to win level fours on all their elements.[1]

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[edit] Personal life

White was born in Royal Oak, Michigan. He currently lives and trains in Canton, Michigan. He is enrolled in the University of Michigan.

White previously competed as an ice hockey player and helped his team to the state championship.

[edit] Career

White began skating at age three. He originally competed as both a single skater and an ice dancer.

As a single skater, he won the bronze medal at Nationals on the Novice level in 2004, and competed internationally on the junior level. He quit skating singles following the 2005-2006 season in order to focus on ice dancing.

Davis and White teamed up in 1997. In their first season together, they won the silver medal at the Junior Olympics in the Juvenile division. They qualified for Nationals for the first time in the 2000-2001 season, placing 6th as Novices. The next season they won the silver medal as novices and then moved up to Junior. They did not place at either of their two Junior Grand Prix assignments and placed 7th at Nationals in their junior debut.

In the 2003-2004 season, they won their sectional championship and then won the silver medal at Nationals. This earned them a trip to the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where they placed 13th.

In the 2004-2005 season, Davis and White did very well internationally on the Junior circuit, winning two bronze medals. White broke his ankle during a hockey game two weeks before the 2005 Midwestern Sectional in November 2004 and he and Davis were unable to qualify for the Nationals. Their season ended there.

In the 2005-2006 season, they came back strong. They medaled at both their Junior Grand Prix events and placed second at the Junior Grand Prix Final. They won the Junior National Title and then won the bronze medal at the Junior Worlds. Following that season, Davis aged out of Juniors.

In the 2006-2007 season, they made their debut both nationally and internationally as seniors. They placed 4th at both their Grand Prix assignments. At the 2006 NHK Trophy, they became the first team to earn all level fours on their elements. At Nationals, they won the bronze medal at the senior level, qualifying them for the World Team. They are the first team since Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto to go directly from winning the Junior national title to making the World team.

At Worlds, Davis and White placed 7th, the highest debut placement for an American team at Worlds since 1980.[2]

Davis and White placed 4th at the 2007 Skate America and then went on to win their first Grand Prix medal at the 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard. They completely revamped their Eleanor Rigby free dance before Nationals due to its poor reception. They won the silver medal at Nationals, one spot up from the previous season.

[edit] Programs

Season Original Dance Free Dance Exhibition
2007-2008 Kalinka Eleanor's Dream/Eleanor Rigby
by The Beatles
2006-2007 A Los Amigos
by Astor Piazzolla		 Prince Igor Polovtsian Dances
by Alexander Borodin		 Soundtrack to "Beyond the Sea"
by Bobby Darin, performed by Kevin Spacey
2005-2006 "Ran Kan Kan - En Los Pasos de mi Padre
by Tito Puente (Mambo)
"Un Bolero Por Favor"		 "Sarabande"
by Handel
2004-2005 "Besame Mucho"
from Un Bolero Por Favor
by Nana Mouskouri		 "Sarabande"
by Handel
2003-2004 "Pennsylvania 6-5000"
"That's All Right"
"This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof"		 "Hasta Que te Conoci"
"De Mis Manos"
"Voy a Conquistarte/Que Viva la Alegria"
2002-2003 Die Fledermause Music from "Chocolat

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with Davis)

Event 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
World Championships 7th 6th
Four Continents Championships 4th 2nd
World Junior Championships 13th 3rd
U.S. Championships 6th N. 2nd N. 7th J. 2nd J. 1st J. 3rd 2nd
Trophee Eric Bompard 3rd
Skate America 4th
Skate Canada International 4th
NHK Trophy 4th
Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Romania 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Belgrade 6th 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Japan 4th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 4th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 8th
Hellmut Cup Memorial 1st N.
Midwestern Sectionals 2nd N. 1st N. 1st J.
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level

(singles)

Event 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
U.S. Championships 10th N. 3rd N. 9th J.
Junior Grand Prix, USA 7th
NACS Waterloo 6th J.
NACS Lake Placid 2nd N.
NACS Phoenix 5th N.
Midwestern Sectionals 4th N. 1st N. 1st J.
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level

[edit] References

  1. ^ Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
  2. ^ Belbin and Agosto Capture Ice Dancing Bronze Medal

[edit] External links

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