Katy Taylor

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Katy Taylor
Personal information
Full name	Katy Lynn Taylor
Country represented	United States
Born	October 22, 1989 (1989-10-22) Houston, Texas
Height	165.9 cm (5.44 ft)
Coach	Jana Conter Mark Poole
Choreographer	Lea Ann Miller Peter Tchernyshev
Skating club	Texas Gulf Coast FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	164.05 2006 Four Continents
Short program	57.26 2006 Four Continents
Free skate	106.79 2006 Four Continents
Medal record Competitor for United States Ladies' singles Figure skating Four Continents Championships Gold 2006 Colorado Springs Ladies' singles World Junior Championships Bronze 2004 The Hague Ladies' singles

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.

Biography

Taylor was born in Houston, Texas to Thomas Keith Taylor and Tamalynn Kenimer. She has an older brother, Brennan. She began skating at age six. She trained at the Willowbrook Aerodome and the Sugarland Ice and Sports Center.

After placing fourth at the 2006 U.S. Championships, she was sent to the 2006 Four Continents Championships in Colorado. Despite placing 2nd in both the short and long programs, Taylor earned enough total points to win, her first senior international win. She was also the first alternate to the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2006 World Championships.

Taylor suffered from boot problems during the 2006-2007 season. She did not compete in the 2007-2008 season, citing an injury, and has not returned to competition since.

Programs

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
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
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

Competitive highlights

Taylor (far right) with the other 2006 National medalists.

Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07
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.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

External links

• Katy Taylor Online Official Homepage
• Katy Taylor at the United States Figure Skating Association
• Katy Taylor at the International Skating Union