Madison Chock

Madison Chock
Chock and Bates in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Madison La'akea Te-Lan Hall Chock
Country represented	United States
Born	(1992-07-02) July 2, 1992 Torrance, California
Residence	Novi, Michigan
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Partner	Evan Bates
Former partner	Greg Zuerlein Kurt Lingenfelter
Coach	Igor Shpilband
Former coach	Marina Zueva
Choreographer	Igor Shpilband
Former choreographer	Marina Zueva
Skating club	All Year FSC
Former training locations	Canton, Michigan
Began skating	1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	164.91 2013 World Team Trophy
Short dance:	66.74 2013 World
Free dance	98.37 2013 World Team Trophy
Medal record Figure skating Ice dancing Competitor for the  United States Four Continents Championships Bronze 2013 Osaka Ice dancing United States National Championships Silver 2013 Omaha Ice dancing Bronze 2011 Greensboro Ice dancing World Junior Championships Gold 2009 Sofia Ice dancing Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 2008-2009 Goyang Ice dancing

Madison La'akea Te-Lan Hall^[1] Chock (born July 2, 1992) is an American ice dancer. With partner Evan Bates, she is the 2013 Four Continents bronze medalist and 2013 U.S. national silver medalist. She was named to the 2014 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team.

With former partner Greg Zuerlein, with whom she competed from 2006 to 2011, Chock is the 2009 World Junior champion, 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, 2011 U.S. national bronze medalist, and 2009 U.S. junior national champion.

Personal life

Chock was born in Torrance, California. She attended Novi High School. On her mother's side, she is of German, English, Irish, French and Dutch descent, and on her father's side, she is of Hawaiian-Chinese descent.^[2] La'akea means "sacred light from heaven" and Te-Lan(特蘭)means "special or unique orchid."^[2]

Career

Early years

Madison Chock began skating at the age of five, after becoming interested by watching it on TV with her parents. Ice dancing was suggested to her at the age of 12 and she found she enjoyed it, although she initially had no interest in dance. She also tried pair skating and took all the tests through to intermediate level.^[2]

Chock skated for one season with Kurt Lingenfelter on the intermediate level. They won the pewter medal at the 2006 U.S. Junior Championships.^[3]

Partnership with Zuerlein

Chock teamed up with Zuerlein in June 2006.^[2] They placed 5th in the novice division at the 2007 U.S. Championships. They began working with Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva in 2007.^[4] Chock and Zuerlein were assigned to the 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Tallinn, Estonia, which they won. They won the bronze medal at their second event, qualifying them for the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed 5th.

During the 2008–09 season, Chock and Zuerlein won gold at the Junior Grand Prix Final and at the U.S. Junior Championships. They capped off the season by becoming World Junior champions.

In 2009–10, Chock and Zuerlein made their senior Grand Prix debut, finishing 6th and 8th at 2009 Skate America and 2009 Cup of China respectively. They placed 5th in their senior national debut.

Chock and Zuerlein won their first senior Grand Prix medal, bronze, at 2010 Skate Canada International. They won a second bronze medal at 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard. They won their first senior national medal, bronze, at the 2011 U.S. Championships. They made the team to the Four Continents where they finished 5th. They finished 9th in their first and only appearance at the World Championships, setting personal best scores in both segments of the competition.

On June 7, 2011, Chock and Zuerlein announced the end of their five-year partnership; Zuerlein retired from competition while Chock said she intended to continue competing.^[5]

Partnership with Bates

On July 1, 2011, Chock and Evan Bates announced their partnership and said they would continue to work with Shpilband and Zueva.^[4][6] They finished 4th at 2012 Skate Canada International and 5th at 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard. They were 5th at the 2012 U.S. Championships. After Zueva and Shpilband ended their coaching partnership, Chock/Bates were the first team to announce that they would continue training with Shpilband.^[7]

Chock/Bates finished 4th at the 2012 U.S. International Classic and then won gold at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.^[8] They then competed at the 2012 Cup of China and finished 4th. At 2013 U.S. Nationals, Chock / Bates were able to win the silver medal ahead of Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani. They were named in the U.S. team to the 2013 Four Continents where they won the bronze medal. At the 2013 World Championships, they finished 7th overall. Chock/Bates competed at the 2013 World Team Trophy and placed first in ice dance, helping Team USA win the team gold for the first time since 2009.

In the 2013–14 season, Chock/Bates were assigned to two Grand Prix events, the 2013 Cup of China and 2013 Rostelecom Cup, and won bronze at both. They won the silver medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships and were named in the U.S. team to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Programs

With Bates

With Zuerlein

Competitive highlights

With Bates

Chock and Bates at the 2011 Trophee Bompard

With Zuerlein

Chock and Zuerlein at 2010 Trophee Bompard

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Madison Chock.

• Madison Chock / Evan Bates at the International Skating Union
• Madison Chock / Evan Bates at Ice Network
• Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein at the International Skating Union
• Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein at Ice Network