Taylor Firth while shooting Ice Castles |
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Taylor Firth |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | April 30, 1991 Niagara Falls |
| Home town | Grand Island, New York |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Coach | Kirk Wyse Lenel van den Berg |
| Choreographer | David Wilson |
| Former choreographer | Lori Nichol |
| Skating club | Jamestown Skating Club |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 119.24 2009 JGP USA |
| Short program | 47.24 2009 JGP USA |
| Free skate | 72.00 2009 JGP USA |
Taylor Firth (born April 30, 1991) is an American figure skater.
Contents |
Firth was born on Grand Island, New York. Her sister, Chelsea Firth, is also a competitive skater.
She won the pewter medal on the Intermediate level at the 2004 U.S. Junior Championships. After failing to qualify for the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the novice level, she moved up to the Senior level the following season, skipping the Junior level. She qualified for the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the Senior level and placed 14th. She was 15 years old at the 2007 U.S. Championships and was the second-youngest senior lady to compete there, after Rachael Flatt.
In the 2007-2008 season, she made her international debut at the 2007 Finlandia Trophy, where she placed 7th. At the 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships, she placed 9th and did not qualify for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
In the 2008-2009 season, she qualified for the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 13th.
In April 2009 she began filming a remake of the movie Ice Castles in Nova Scotia.[1] She is the star of the film planned for release in time for the 2010 Olympics.
After competing on the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix and placing 5th at the event in Lake Placid, New York, Firth withdrew from the 2010 North Atlantic Regional Championships, the first qualifying competition for the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.[2]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith |
Love the Magician by Manuel de Falla |
| 2008-2009 | Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith |
Casa de Pablo by Bach |
| 2007-2008 | ||
| 2006-2007 | The Road to my Heart & Capone |
The Mission by Ennio Morricone |
| Event | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 14th | 13th | ||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 7th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA | 5th | |||||
| Eastern Sectionals | 5th N. | 6th N. | 2nd | 9th | 4th | |
| North Atlantic Regionals | 2nd N. | 3rd N. | 2nd | 2nd | WD |