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Alexe Gilles
American figure skater
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 | (1992-01-16) January 16, 1992 (age 32) 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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Gilles 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]
Gilles 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]
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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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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 | ||
- "Alexe GILLES: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "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) - "Competition Results: Alexe GILLES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
