Mariah Bell

Mariah Bell
Personal information
Full name Mariah Cheyenne Bell
Country represented United States
Born (1996-04-18) April 18, 1996
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Home town Westminster, Colorado
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach Rafael Arutyunyan
Former coach Kori Ade, Rohene Ward, Billy Schneider, Cindy Sullivan, Megan Faulkner
Choreographer Rohene Ward
Former choreographer Cindy Stuart
Skating club Rocky Mountain FSC
Training locations Lakewood, California
Former training locations Monument, Colorado
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 191.59
2016 Skate America
Short program 61.21
2017 Four Continents Championships
Free skate 130.67
2016 Skate America

Mariah Cheyenne[1] Bell (born April 18, 1996) is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 Skate America silver medalist, 2016 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist, 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and 2017 U.S. national bronze medalist.

Personal life

Mariah Bell was born on April 18, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2] She is the second child of Kendra and Andy Bell.[3] Her older sister, Morgan, has skated with Disney on Ice.[4][5]

At age 12, Bell moved with her mother and sister from Houston to Westminster, Colorado.[6] She graduated from Ralston Valley High School in 2014,[6] and was named the school's Super Senior.[3] She rides the unicycle to help with her balance and core strength.

Career

Early years

Bell began skating at the age of four because of her sister.[4] Early in her career, she was coached by Megan Faulkner, Billy Schneider, and Candy Brown.[7][3] At age 12, she joined Cindy Sullivan in Westminster, Colorado.[6]

At the 2012 U.S. Championships, Bell finished 5th in the junior division.[8] She was assigned to the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy and won the junior silver medal.[9]

Bell won the silver medal in the junior division of the 2013 U.S. Championships, behind Polina Edmunds.[10]

2013–14 season

During the 2013–14 season, Bell was coached by Cindy Sullivan in Westminster, Colorado.[7] Making her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, she won a bronze medal in Mexico[11] and finished 7th in Poland.[12] At the 2014 U.S. Championships, Bell finished 13th.[13] Soon after her high school graduation in 2014, she moved to Monument, Colorado, so that she could train under Kori Ade.[5]

2014–15 season

Bell's senior international debut came in the 2014–15 season. She competed at two ISU Challenger Series events, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy where she finished fifth,[14] and the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb where she placed eighth.[15] She finished 6th at the 2015 U.S. Championships, having ranked 12th in the short program and 6th in the free skate.

2015–16 season: Grand Prix debut

In 2015–16, Bell started her season on the ISU Challenger Series (CS), placing 6th at the 2015 U.S. International Classic and 13th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Making her Grand Prix debut, Bell finished 8th at 2015 Skate America, scoring personal bests in the free skate and combined total score. She placed 11th at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–17 season

Bell changed coaches in August 2016, joining Rafael Arutyunyan in Lakewood, California.[16][17] She landed on the podium at two of her 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series assignments. Ranked second in both segments, she took silver at the 2016 CS U.S. International Classic, behind Satoko Miyahara. At the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, she placed fifth in the short, fourth in the free, and third overall behind Maria Sotskova and Yulia Lipnitskaya. She was invited to the 2016 Skate America to replace the injured Angela Wang.[18] She won the silver medal behind Ashley Wagner after placing sixth in the short program and first in the free skate.

In January 2017, Bell received the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, after ranking 6th in the short and third in the free. In February, she placed 6th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. She is also selected to compete at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–18
[3]
2016–17
[2]
2015–16
[5][19]
  • Storm Cry
    by David Arksenstone
    choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2014–15
[20]
2013–14
[7]
  • Titanic
    by James Horner
    choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2012–13
[3]
2011–12
[3]
2010–11
[3]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[21]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Worlds 12th
Four Continents 6th
GP Skate America 8th 2nd
GP Rostelecom Cup TBD
GP NHK Trophy TBD
CS Golden Spin 8th
CS Nebelhorn 5th
CS Nepela Memorial 13th 3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy 4th
CS U.S. Classic 6th 2nd
International: Junior[21]
JGP Mexico 3rd
JGP Poland 7th
Gardena 2nd J
National[3]
U.S. Champ. 5th J 2nd J 13th 6th 11th 3rd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "IceNetwork: Social Scene with Mariah Bell". IceNetwork.com.
  2. 1 2 "Mariah BELL: 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mariah Bell". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016.
    • "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Golden, Erin (24 January 2013). "Family's life revolves around figure skating". Omaha.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Kirk, Jenny; Lease, Dave (March 22, 2015). "Our Interview with Mariah Bell". The Skating Lesson.
  6. 1 2 3 Meyer, John (January 24, 2017). "Ralston Valley grad Mariah Bell emerges as a contender for Olympic team in figure skating". The Denver Post.
  7. 1 2 3 "Mariah BELL: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Junior Ladies 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". IceNetwork. 25 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Gardena Spring Trophy Junior Ladies Result". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Walker, Elvin (24 January 2013). "Edmunds wins junior ladies title at 2013 US Nationals". Golden Skate.
  11. ↑ "ISU JGP Mexico Cup 2013 Junior Ladies Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2013 Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Championship Ladies 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". IceNetwork. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 27 September 2014.
  15. ↑ "47th Golden Spin of Zagreb Ladies Result". Croatian Skating Association. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
  16. ↑ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 17, 2016). "Miyahara shows humility in dismantling ladies field". IceNetwork.com.
  17. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (November 16, 2016). "Bell's move to Arutunian pays immediate dividends". IceNetwork.com.
  18. ↑ "Team USA announces Grand Prix series event withdrawals" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. October 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Mariah BELL: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Mariah BELL: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015.
  21. 1 2 "Competition Results: Mariah BELL". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
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