Todd Gilles
| Todd Gilles | |
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 Summersett & Gilles in 2008. |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Todd Gilles |
| Country represented |  United States |
| Born | April 14, 1986 Rockford, Illinois |
| Residence | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Partner | Emily Samuelson |
| Former partner | Trina Pratt Jane Summersett |
| Coach | Yuri Chesnichenko Yaroslava Nechaeva |
| Former coach | Elizabeth Punsalan Pasquale Camerlengo Anjelika Krylova Natalia Annenko Deller Patti Gottwein |
| Choreographer | Tom Dickson Christopher Dean |
| Skating club | Broadmoor SC |
| Current training locations | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Former training locations | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Began skating | 1990 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 156.62 2008 Skate America |
| Comp. dance | 27.50 2008 Skate America |
| Original dance | 50.51 2008 Skate America |
| Free dance | 78.61 2008 Skate America |
Todd Gilles (born April 14, 1986 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American ice dancer whose current partner is Emily Samuelson. He previously skated with Jane Summersett as well as Trina Pratt, with whom he won the 2005 U.S. Junior National title.
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[edit] Career
Gilles initially competed with Trina Pratt, winning the 2003 US National Novice title, as well as, the 2005 US National Junior title. After a promising start on the senior international circuit, they announced the ending of their partnership on December 13, 2006, with Pratt deciding to take a break from competitive skating.[1]
Gilles teamed up with Jane Summersett in April 2007.[2] Their best result was a bronze medal at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy. After Summersett retired from competitive skating in 2010, he worked as a skating coach in Lake Placid.[3]
On August 22, 2011, Gilles and Emily Samuelson announced their newly formed partnership, with coaches to be named at a later date.[3] In September, they revealed they would train in Ann Arbor, Michigan, coached by Nechaeva and Chesnichenko with choreography by Tom Dickson and Christopher Dean.[4][5]
[edit] Personal life
Gilles's younger sister Piper is also a competitive ice dancer, currently partnered with Paul Poirier; his younger sister Alexe competes in singles.[6]
[edit] Programs
[edit] With Samuelson
| Season | Short dance | Free dance | Exhibition |
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| 2011–2012 |
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Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin choreo. by Christopher Dean |
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] With Samuelson
| Event | 2011–12 |
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| U.S. Championships | 8th |
| Cup of China | 8th |
| Pacific Sectionals | 1st |
[edit] With Summersett
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Continents Championships | 7th | ||
| U.S. Championships | 6th | 6th | 7th |
| NHK Trophy | 10th | ||
| Skate America | 7th | ||
| Finlandia Trophy | 5th | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd | ||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 6th |
[edit] With Pratt
| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
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| World Junior Championships | 8th | 6th | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 6th N. | 1st N. | 3rd J. | 1st J. | 8th | |
| Skate Canada | 9th | |||||
| NHK Trophy | 7th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 8th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Croatia | 2nd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 3rd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, China | 3rd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 3rd | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 7th | |||||
| N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level | ||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Ice Dancers Pratt and Gilles Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. December 13, 2006. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=36987. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (September 16, 2009). "Jane and Todd Reach High". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/09/16/jane-and-todd-reach-high/. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Rutherford, Lynn (August 22, 2011). "Samuelson, Gilles happy to join forces". icenetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110822&content_id=23582092&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (September 9, 2011). "New team Samuelson, Gilles to train in Ann Arbor". icenetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110909&content_id=24436722&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
- ^ Walker, Elvin (November 16, 2011). "Emily Samuelson and Todd Gilles: An Unexpected Pairing". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/11499-emily-samuelson-and-todd-gilles. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
- ^ Cox, Jocelyn Jane (February 7, 2008). "Gilles gang: skating times three is golden". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080207&content_id=43520&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Todd Gilles |
- Emily Samuelson & Todd Gilles at the International Skating Union
- Emily Samuelson & Todd Gilles at Ice Network
- Jane Summersett & Todd Gilles at the International Skating Union
- Jane Summersett & Todd Gilles at the United States Figure Skating Association
- Trina Pratt & Todd Gilles at the United States Figure Skating Association
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