Katy Taylor

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::summary American figure skater ::

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Field	Value
name	Katy Taylor
image	Forwardcrossover.jpg
fullname	Katy Lynn Taylor
country
birth_date
birth_place	Houston, Texas
height	165.9 cm
coach	Jana Conter
Mark Poole
skating club	Texas Gulf Coast FSC
retired	2010
medaltemplates
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::callout[type=note] the American figure skater ::

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Katy Lynn Taylor (born October 22, 1989) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 Four Continents Champion and 2004 Junior World bronze medalist. She was an alternate to the 2006 Winter Olympic team after finishing fourth at the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Personal life

Taylor was born in Houston, Texas, to Keith and Tammy Taylor. Her father owns and operates a wholesale floral business. She has one older brother, Brennan. When she was four years old, Taylor told her parents she wanted to be a "pretty famous ice skater."

She attended Mayde Creek Junior High School and Mayde Creek High School. While in school, Taylor was a member of the National Honor Society and the student council and won the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence. Taylor was also a member of the 2007 State Farm/U.S. Figure Skating Scholastic Honors Team. She graduated from high school in 2008.

Skating career

Early career

Taylor began skating one week before her sixth birthday. When she was eight, she began taking individual lessons with coach Jana Conter. She landed her first triple, a triple loop, when she was 10.

In 2001, Taylor competed on the juvenile level at the U.S. Junior National Championships, which are the national championships for skaters at the juvenile and intermediate level. She finished third. The next year Taylor competed on the intermediate level and finished tenth. Taylor was then named to the team for the Triglav Trophy, where she won the silver medal on the novice level.

2003–2004 and 2004–2005 seasons

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During the 2003–2004 season, Taylor moved up to the junior level. She won a silver medal at her first Junior Grand Prix event in Bratislava, Slovakia. In her next Junior Grand Prix event in Japan, she finished fourth. On the national level, Taylor qualified for the 2004 United States Figure Skating Championships by winning the Midwestern Sectional Championships on the junior level. At the National Championships, she finished second to Meissner once again, although she did win the short program. After the event, Taylor was named to the team for the 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She won the bronze medal, finishing behind Japan’s Miki Ando and Kimmie Meissner.

During the 2004–2005 season, Taylor competed on the Junior Grand Prix once again. She finished third at the events in Budapest, Hungary, and Chemnitz, Germany, but did not qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final. (Houston Chron 2004) She moved up to the senior level nationally and qualified for the 2005 United States Figure Skating Championships after finishing first at Midwestern Sectionals. She ended the competition in ninth place after popping a triple Lutz and falling on a triple Salchow.

2005–2006 season

In the fall of 2005, Taylor competed on the Junior Grand Prix again. She finished fourth at the event in Slovakia and second at the event in Bulgaria.

In January 2006, Taylor competed at the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. She placed seventh in the short program after singling the second part of her triple Lutz-double toe combination. In the long program, she skated to the Forrest Gump Suite and had the third highest technical score (54.21). She ended the competition in fourth place after finishing third in the long program. Her final score was 152.54. After the competition, she was named to the Junior World team. Taylor later dropped out of Junior Worlds after she had skate problems.

After the National Championships, Taylor competed at the Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, her first senior international event. She won the gold medal after finishing second in both the short program and the long program. During the short program competition, Taylor had to deal with a power outage in the arena that caused a 15-minute delay in the event. She still earned a personal best in the short program. In the long program, Taylor landed five triple jumps, including a triple Lutz at the end of the program. Her only major error was popping a triple loop. Katy still remains the youngest Four Continents Champion winning the competition when she was 16 years and 98 days old.

2006–2007 season

As the 2006–2007 season began, Taylor stated that her goals for the year were to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, make the world team, place well at the National Championships and receive a standing ovation. Before Skate America, Taylor broke in a new pair of skates, which caused her a lot of pain. She remained in eleventh, and last, place after the long program. A week later, Taylor finished last in the field of 12 at Skate Canada. Taylor believed that her poor results on the Grand Prix series were the result of training, equipment, and personal problems.

After the Grand Prix series, Taylor changed her short program from "Happy Feet" to "Legends of the Fall" so that she would be more comfortable on the ice and more able to tell a story.

Taylor's next competition was the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington. Before the competition began, she said that she had resolved the personal and boot problems that had bothered her during the Grand Prix events.

2007–2008 season

Taylor did not compete in the 2007–2008 season, citing an injury, and has not returned to competition since.

Programs

::data[format=table] | Season | Short program | Long program | Exhibition | url = http://www.goldenskate.com/2007/06/interview-with-katy-taylor/ | title = Interview with Katy Taylor | work = Golden Skate | date = June 17, 2007 }} | 2005–2006 | 2004–2005 | 2003–2004 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Legends of the Fall by James Horner "Happy Feet" arranged by John Altman, from Shall We Dance? | "Themes and Variations" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | | | | | | | | "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin | Forrest Gump Suite by Alan Silvestri | "Perfect Day" by Hoku | | | | | | | "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" by Sergei Rachmaninoff | "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack "Soak Up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow | | | | | | | | Irish medley by Leahy Lakefield | American medley | "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack | | | | | | ::

Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

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International	Event	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	International: Junior or novice	National
Four Continents Champ.			1st
GP Skate America				11th
GP Skate Canada				12th
Nebelhorn Trophy				3rd
World Junior Champ.	3rd
JGP Final			4th
JGP Bulgaria			2nd
JGP Germany		3rd
JGP Hungary		3rd
JGP Japan	4th
JGP Slovakia	2nd		4th
U.S. Championships	2nd J	9th	4th	8th
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References

References

1. [http://www.figureskatersonline.com/katytaylor/ ''Katy Taylor Online''.] {{webarchive. link. (2008-10-25 Accessed on May 7, 2009.)
2. Leamy, Elizabeth. "Standing O: Taylor Hopes to Bring Crowds to Their Feet in 2006–2007." ''Skating: Official Publication of U.S. Figure Skating''. October 2006.
3. Mittan, Barry. (September 5, 2004). "Taylor Takes Bronze in Budapest". Golden Skate.
4. "Athlete Bio: Katy Taylor.". [[U.S. Figure Skating]].
5. Bretting, Sandra. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2004_3776424 "Katy Teen Pursues Her Dream/Parents Support Daughter's Quest for Olympic Gold."] ''Houston Chronicle''. June 24, 2004. Accessed on May 7, 2009.
6. (June 17, 2007). "Interview with Katy Taylor". Golden Skate.
7. Zanca, Sal. [http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=23770 "Meissner and Taylor Still Inseparable at the Top."] ''U.S. Figure Skating''. March 6, 2004. Accessed on May 7, 2009.
8. [http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=702 "Katy Taylor's Unforgettable First Junior Grand Prix."] September 29, 2003. Accessed on May 7, 2009.
9. Barron, David. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2005_3835723 "Kwan Ices Ninth U.S. Title/Cohen Plays Bridesmaid Again, Botching 2 Jumps."] ''Houston Chronicle''. January 16, 2005. Accessed on May 8, 2009.
10. Barron, David. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4042423 "Even Flu Can't Slow Cohen/Favorite Shakes Illness to Take Lead into Long Program."] ''Houston Chronicle''. January 13, 2006. Accessed on May 12, 2009.
11. Wojdyla, Michelle. [http://stlouis2006.usfigureskating.org/News/RecapNews/0114SeniorPairsFreeSkate.aspx "No Longer the Bridesmaid, Sasha Cohen Claims Gold in St. Louis."] {{webarchive. link. (2011-09-28 ''U.S. Figure Skating''. January 14, 2006. Accessed on May 12, 2009.)
12. link. (2007-08-11 ''U.S. Figure Skating''. Accessed on May 12, 2009.)
13. U.S. Figure Skating also named her as the second alternate to the [[2006 Winter Olympics. link. (2008-02-08 ''U.S. Figure Skating''. Accessed on May 12, 2009.)
14. Barron, David. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4217428 "New Footwear a Test for Taylor/Local Standout Hopes for the Best with New Skates."] ''Houston Chronicle''. October 26, 2009. Accessed on May 15, 2009.
15. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2006-01-30-four-continents_x.htm "Sixteen-year-old Taylor Wins Women's Title."] ''USA Today''. January 30, 2006. Accessed on May 15, 2009.
16. Armour, Nancy. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/torino/figureskating/2006-01-27-four-continents-pairs-final_x.htm "American Skaters Shine at Four Continents."] ''USA Today''. January 27, 2006. Accessed on May 15, 2009.
17. She began the season by winning the bronze medal at the [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] in [[Oberstdorf, Germany]], in September. She then competed on the Senior Grand Prix for the first time at [[Skate America]] in [[Hartford, Connecticut]] and [[Skate Canada International]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]].Barron, David. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2006_4145807 "Taylor Eyes Two Fall Events/Skater Prepares for Showcases in Canada, Connecticut."] ''Houston Chronicle''. July 2, 2006. Accessed on May 15, 2009.
18. In the short program, she place eleventh with 34.66 points after falling on her triple flip.Clarke, Liz. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/27/AR2006102701711_pf.html "In Short, Meissner Pleased: World Champion Stands in Third Place at Skate America."] ''Washington Post''. October 28, 2006. Accessed on May 16, 2009.
19. Clarke, Liz. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102801007_pf.html "Meissner's Strong Finish Leads to Silver: Japan's Ando Dazzles, Takes the Gold at Skate America."] ''Washington Post''. October 28, 2006. Accessed on May 16, 2009.
20. Barron, David. [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4272979 "A Disturbing Start to the Season Won't Slow Katy Taylor at Nationals/A Clean Slate Begins with a Clean Skate."] ''Houston Chronicle''. January 25, 2007. Accessed on May 15, 2009.
21. link. (2012-09-21 ''U.S. Figure Skating''. December 10, 2006. Accessed on May 16, 2009)
22. (June 17, 2007). "Interview with Katy Taylor". Golden Skate.

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