Rachael Flatt

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Rachael Flatt

Flatt on the 2008 World Junior podium
Personal information
Full name Rachael Elizabeth Flatt
Country represented  United States
Born July 21, 1992 (1992-07-21) (age 19)
Del Mar, California
Residence Stanford, California
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Former partner Andrew Speroff
Coach Justin Dillon
Lynn Smith
Former coach Tom Zakrajsek
Becky Calvin
Erik Schulz
Eddie Shipstad Suzie Semanick
Tiffany Mayes
C. Sullivan
R. Chalmers
Choreographer Lori Nichol
Skating club Broadmoor SC
Current training locations Palo Alto, California
Former training locations Colorado Springs, Colorado
Began skating 1996
World standing 10 (As of 16 June 2011 (2011 -06-16))[1]
Season's bests 8 (2010–2011)[2]
7 (2009–2010)[3]
7 (2008–2009)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 182.49
2010 Winter Olympics
Short program 64.64
2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate 118.08
2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Rachael Elizabeth Flatt (born July 21, 1992) is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. national champion, 2008, 2009 and 2011 national silver medalist, and 2008 World Junior Champion.

At the 2010 U.S. Championships, she was nominated to represent the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and came in 7th place.[5]

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[edit] Personal life

Flatt was born in Del Mar, California. She is an only child.[6] Her father is a biochemical engineer and her mother a molecular biologist.[7][8] Her grandfather competed on the national level in fencing. She is a 2010 graduate of Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[6] Flatt attends Stanford University, class of 2015, and plans to major in chemical engineering.[6][9] She currently resides in Palo Alto, California, and she trains in the Bay Area.

[edit] Career

Flatt began skating at age four.[10] She originally competed in both singles and pairs on the national level. As a pair skater, she won the silver medal at Nationals on the juvenile level in 2003 and the intermediate title in 2004, both with Andrew Speroff.

Competing in ladies' singles, Flatt won the US Novice national title in 2005 at age 12. While, under other circumstances, this would have earned her an event on the Junior Grand Prix for the following season, Flatt was too young to compete internationally as a junior. She won the silver medal at US Nationals at the junior level in 2006.

She missed the 2006–2007 Junior Grand Prix season due to injury, but made her senior debut at the 2007 U.S. Championships, where she placed 5th and earned a bye to the 2008 U.S. Championships. Flatt made her international debut as a junior in March 2007 at the International Challenge Cup, which she won.

She competed on the Junior Grand Prix for the first time in the 2007–2008 season, winning the gold medal at her first JGP in Vienna, Austria, and a silver medal at her second JGP in Chemnitz, Germany. She qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final where she won the silver medal. At the 2008 Nationals in St Paul, Minnesota, she won the silver medal on the senior level after winning the free skate. Too young to be eligible for the senior Worlds, Flatt was placed on the team to the 2008 World Junior Championships. After placing third in the short program, she won the free skate and won the title overall.[11]

Flatt began the 2008–2009 season at the 2008 Skate America, where she placed fourth overall. She also competed at 2008 Cup of Russia, winning the silver medal behind Carolina Kostner of Italy.[12]

She won the silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships and the gold medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Flatt placed 7th with 182.49 points.

Flatt won a silver medal at the 2011 U.S. Championships.[13][14] She was sent to the 2011 World Championships. A week before the event, Flatt was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her right tibia (her landing leg).[15] Nevertheless, her coach Tom Zakrajsek stated that he felt that Flatt could complete her elements despite the stress fracture and did not request that the alternate, Mirai Nagasu, compete in her place.[16] During the competition, Flatt botched one of her jumps in the short program and three in the free skate and finished in 12th place. In May 2011, Flatt confirmed that she was leaving Colorado Springs in order to study chemical engineering at Stanford University and would look for a new coach in the Bay Area.[17] In June 2011, U.S. Figure Skating reprimanded and fined Flatt for not informing them of her injury in advance.[18] On August 19, 2011, she announced that she would be working with Justin Dillon and Lynn Smith in Oakland, California.[7][19] She also spent some time training with Sergei Ponomarenko in San Jose and Charlie Tickner in Redwood City.[6][7] Flatt was 10th at 2011 Skate Canada International.[20] Before leaving for Rostelecom Cup, she strained ligaments around her ankle joint and finished 9th at the event.[21] Flatt said she would spend her holiday break in Colorado Springs working with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin.[21]

[edit] Endorsements and public life

Flatt has signed an endorsement deal with AT&T, the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (CPAC) and she is a spokesperson for Reading Is Fundamental,[8][22] as well as the US Anti-Doping Agency.

[edit] Programs

Flatt performs her One Day I'll Fly Away exhibition at the 2009 World Team Trophy.
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012 "East of Eden" (1981 TV mini-series)
by Lee Holdridge
performed by the London Symphony Orchestra		 "The Firebird"
by Igor Stravinsky
2010–2011 "East of Eden" (1981 TV mini-series)
by Lee Holdridge
performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
"Summertime,"
"Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues)"		 "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue"
by Richard Rodgers and Earl Wild		 "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
performed by Chris Colfer (Glee)
2009–2010 "Sing, Sing, Sing" (part 2)
from the musical Fosse		 "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini"
by Sergei Rachmaninov		 "Fame"
"One Night Only"
from Dreamgirls
"One Day I'll Fly Away"
from Moulin Rouge!
2008–2009 "Moon River
from Breakfast at Tiffany's
by Henry Mancini
"Piano Concerto No. 2
by Sergei Rachmaninov		 "Romantic Rhapsody"
by André Mathieu
"Dialogue du vent et de la mer"
(from La Mer)
"En Bateau" (from Petite Suite)
by Claude Debussy		 "One Day I'll Fly Away"
from Moulin Rouge!
"Simple Gifts
by Alison Krauss and Yo-Yo Ma
"Respect"
by Aretha Franklin
2007–2008 "It Ain't Necessarily So"
by George Gershwin		 "Romantic Rhapsody"
by André Mathieu		 "Respect"
by Aretha Franklin
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
by KT Tunstall
2006–2007 Scherzo: Allegro Molto
(from Trio No. 1 in B Major, Opus 8)
by Johannes Brahms		 "An American in Paris"
by George Gershwin		 "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
by KT Tunstall
2005–2006 "Nessun Dorma"[23]
by Giacomo Puccini		 Carmen"[24]
by Georges Bizet
2004–2005 "Summertime"[25]
by George Gershwin		 "The Firebird"
by Igor Stravinsky		 "Summertime"
by George Gershwin

[edit] Competitive highlights

The ladies medalists at the 2008 World Junior Championships display the United States flag during the medals ceremony.

[edit] Post-2008

Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Winter Olympic Games 7th
World Championships 5th 9th 12th
Four Continents Championships 7th 4th
U.S. Championships 2nd 1st 2nd 6th
Grand Prix Final 6th
Skate America 4th 2nd 2nd
Skate Canada International 10th
NHK Trophy 2nd
Cup of China 4th
Cup of Russia 2nd 9th
World Team Trophy 4th*
  • *Flatt placed 4th in the ladies event; Team USA placed 1st overall.

[edit] Pre-2008

Event 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
World Junior Championships 1st
U.S. Championships 1st N. 2nd J. 5th 2nd
U.S. Junior Championships 6th Ju.
Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Austria 1st
International Challenge Cup 1st J.
Triglav Trophy 1st N.
NACS, Kansas 3rd J.
Midwestern Sectionals 1st N. 1st J. 1st
Southwestern Regionals 3rd Ju. 2nd Ju. 3rd I. 1st N. 1st J. 1st
  • Juvenile level; I = Intermediate level; N = Novice level; J = Junior level

[edit] Detailed results

2010–2011 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 25 - May 1, 2011 2011 World Figure Skating Championships 8
57.22		 14
97.39		 12
154.61
February 15–20, 2011 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 3
62.23		 4
118.08		 4
180.31
January 22–30, 2011 2011 United States Figure Skating Championships 3
62.32		 2
121.06		 2
183.38
December 9 – 12, 2010 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 6
45.19		 6
82.38		 6
127.57
November 11 – 14, 2010 2010 ISU Grand Prix Skate America 4
51.02		 1
111.84		 2
162.86
October 22–24, 2010 2010 ISU Grand Prix NHK Trophy 3
53.69		 1
107.35		 2
161.04
2009–2010 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 22 – 28, 2010 2010 World Figure Skating Championships 6
60.88		 9
106.56		 9
167.44
February 14–27, 2010 2010 Winter Olympic Games 5
64.64		 8
117.85		 7
182.49
January 14–24, 2010 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships 3
69.35		 1
130.76		 1
200.11
November 12–15, 2009 2009 Skate America 2
58.80		 1
116.11		 2
174.91
October 29 – November 1, 2009 2009 Cup of China 5
58.80		 5
98.91		 4
157.71
2008–2009 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 16–19, 2009 World Team Trophy 5
58.40		 4
113.41		 4
171.81
March 23–29, 2009 2009 World Figure Skating Championships 7
59.30		 5
113.11		 5
172.41
February 4–8, 2009 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 8
55.44		 7
107.39		 7
162.83
January 18–25, 2009 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships 2
60.19		 2
113.59		 2
173.78
November 20–23, 2008 2008 Cup of Russia 3
55.92		 2
110.14		 2
166.06
October 23–26, 2008 2008 Skate America 5
54.92		 4
100.81		 4
155.73
2007–2008 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 25 – March 2, 2008 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Junior 3
60.16		 1
112.03		 1
172.19
January 20–27, 2008 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships Senior 3
62.91		 1
125.82		 2
188.73
December 6–9, 2007 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 3
52.11		 1
107.55		 2
159.66
October 10–13, 2007 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany Junior 3
47.64		 2
83.21		 2
130.85
September 12–15, 2007 2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Austria Junior 2
49.63		 1
105.02		 1
154.65
2006–2007 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
March 7–11, 2007 2007 International Challenge Cup Junior 1
 1
 1
146.42
January 21–28, 2007 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships Senior 6
56.51		 5
103.24		 5
159.75
November 16–18, 2006 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships Senior 1
53.55		 1
105.72		 1
159.27
October 11–14, 2006 2007 Southwestern Regional Championships Senior 1
93.21		 2
46.54		 1
87.76		 1
134.30
2005–2006 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
January 7–15, 2006 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships Junior 1
53.58		 5
83.87		 2
137.45
November 17–19, 2005 2006 Midwestern Sectional Championships Junior 2
45.86		 1
86.20		 1
132.06
October 18–22, 2005 2006 Southwestern Regional Championships Junior 1 1 1 1
August 25–28, 2005 2005 North American Challenge Skate, Kansas Junior 6
32.62		 3
74.44		 3
107.06
2004–2005 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
April 13–17, 2005 2005 Triglav Trophy Novice 1 1 1
January 9–16, 2005 2005 United States Figure Skating Championships Novice 2 2 1
November 18–20, 2004 2005 Midwestern Sectional Championships Novice 1 1 1
October 12–16, 2004 2005 Southwestern Regional Championships Novice 1 1 1 1
  • QR = Qualifying Round, SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating
  • Personal bests under ISU highlighted in bold

[edit] References

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