Alexe Gilles (born January 16, 1992) is an American former competitive figure skater. Gilles is the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2008 U.S. national junior champion.
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 Gilles at the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix Final. | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 16, 1992 Rockford, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen, David Kinser, Robyn Poe, Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, Jill Trenary | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Broadmoor SC | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | July 25, 2014 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editGilles was born in Rockford, Illinois.[1] She graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2010.[2] She is the sister of Piper Gilles (twin), Todd Gilles, Kemper Gilles and Shelby Gilles.[3]
Career
editGilles began skating at age 2. In 2000, she began working with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4]
Gilles competed for two seasons on the JGP circuit and won a bronze medal at the 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. She also competed for two seasons on the senior Grand Prix series. On March 30, 2011, Gilles announced a coaching change to Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.[5]
In 2012, Gilles announced that she would compete for Canada.[6] She finished 13th at the 2013 Canadian Championships. She never appeared for Canada internationally.
Gilles portrays Siren Number 1 and Elsa in Disney on Ice.[7]
Programs
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| 2012–2013 [8] |
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| 2010–2011 [1] |
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| 2009–2010 [9] |
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| 2008–2009 [10] |
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| 2007–2008 [11] |
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Competitive highlights
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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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| Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| Four Continents | 9th | ||||||
| GP Bompard | 5th | ||||||
| GP Skate America | 10th | 12th | |||||
| GP Skate Canada | 11th | ||||||
| International: Junior[12] | |||||||
| JGP Final | 6th | 3rd | |||||
| JGP Croatia | 4th | ||||||
| JGP Mexico | 2nd | ||||||
| JGP South Africa | 1st | ||||||
| JGP United States | 2nd | ||||||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd J | ||||||
| National[2] | |||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 13th | ||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 5th J | 1st J | 9th | 8th | 14th | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Alexe GILLES: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Athlete Bio: Alexe Gilles". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)- "Earlier versions". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
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- "Earlier versions". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
- ^ Cox, Jocelyn Jane (February 7, 2008). "Gilles Gang: skating times three is golden". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2008.
- ^ Mittan, J. Barry (December 17, 2008). "Alexe Gilles carries on family tradition". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ "2008 U.S. Junior Champion Alexe Gilles Announces Coaching Change". U.S. Figure Skating. June 3, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ "ALEXE GILLES". Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
- ^ Elfman, Lois (June 15, 2017). "Gilles thriving since transitioning to show skating". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ "Programs". Official website of Alexe Gilles. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
- ^ "Alexe GILLES: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alexe GILLES: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alexe GILLES: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Alexe GILLES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
External links
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