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| Full name | Katy Lynn Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 22, 1989 Houston, Texas |
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| Height | 165.9 cm (5.44 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Jana Conter Mark Poole |
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| Choreographer | Lea Ann Miller Peter Tchernyshev |
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| Skating club | Texas Gulf Coast FSC | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 164.05 2006 Four Continents |
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| Short program | 57.26 2006 Four Continents |
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| Free skate | 106.79 2006 Four Continents |
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Katy Lynn Taylor (born October 22, 1989) is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents Champion and the 2006 U.S. national pewter medalist.
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Taylor was born in Houston, Texas to Thomas Keith Taylor and Tamalynn Kenimer. She has an older brother, Brennan. She has been skating since she was six years old. She trains at the Willowbrook Aerodome and the Sugarland Ice and Sports Center.
A surprise 4th place finish at the 2006 US National Championships earned her a spot at the Four Continents Championships in Colorado. Despite placing 2nd in both the short and long programs, Taylor earned enough total points to win, her first win on the senior tour. She was also the 1st alternate to the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 1st alternate to the World Figure Skating Championships.
Taylor suffered from boot problems during the 2006-2007 season and had disappointing results. She did not compete in the 2007-2008 season, citing an injury, and has not returned to competition since.
| Season | Short Program | Long Program | Exhibition |
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| 2006-2007 | Legends of the Fall by James Horner "Happy Feet" arranged by John Altman, from Shall We Dance? |
"Themes and Variations" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| 2005-2006 | "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin |
Forrest Gump Suite by Alan Silvestri |
"Perfect Day" by Hoku Ho |
| 2004-2005 | "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin |
"Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninoff |
"I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack "Soak Up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow |
| 2003-2004 | Irish medley by Leahy Lakefield |
American medley | "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack |
| Event | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
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| Four Continents Championships | 1st | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 3rd | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd N. | 2nd J. | 9th | 4th | 8th |
| Skate America | 11th | ||||
| Skate Canada | 12th | ||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 4th | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 2nd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 2nd | 4th | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 3rd | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 4th | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 2nd N. |
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