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Caitlin Yankowskas

Caitlin Yankowskas(born May 6, 1990) is an American retiredpair skater.She competed for the United States withJohn Coughlinfrom 2007 to 2011. They are the2010 Cup of Chinabronze medalists and2011 U.S. nationalchampions. With partnerHamish Gaman,Yankowskas skated for theUnited Kingdom.They are the 2015Challenge Cupsilver medalists and 2015British nationalchampions.

Caitlin Yankowskas
Yankowskas in 2010 with former partner John Coughlin
Born(1990-05-06)May 6, 1990(age 34)
Nashua, New Hampshire,U.S.
HometownPelham, New Hampshire,U.S.
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited Kingdom
PartnerHamish Gaman
Skating clubGuildford IFSC Surrey
Began skating1994
RetiredSeptember 10, 2015

Personal life

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Yankowskas was born May 6, 1990, inNashua, New Hampshire.[1]Raised inPelham, New Hampshire,she was homeschooled and took ballet lessons in addition to skating.[2]She was a member of the Methuen Ballet Ensemble in Salem, New Hampshire, for five years before moving toColorado Springs.[3]Her father has a dental practice inMassachusetts.She has an older sister, Erica.[2]

Career

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Early years

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Yankowskas began skating at the age of six. She skated with Daniyel Cohen in pairs at the novice level while competing as a single skater at the same time and at the same level. She and Cohen were the2007 U.S. novice silver medalists.[4]She did not make it out of sectionals as a single skater. Yankowskas and Cohen were coached byAlexander Vlassovand Laura Amelina.[5]

Partnership with Coughlin

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In June 2007, Yankowskas had a tryout with new coachDalilah SappenfieldinColorado Springs, Colorado.Sappenfield suggested John Coughlin as a potential partner and they had a tryout in early August 2007.[6]They placed 6th at the2008 U.S. Championshipsand made their Grand Prix debut at the2008 Skate America.

During the 2010–11 season, theirAve Marialong program was a tribute to Coughlin's mother who died in February 2010.[7]They finished 4th at 2010 NHK Trophy and won the first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at Cup of China. At the2011 U.S. Nationals,they placed first in the short program[8]and then won the free program to earn their first national title.[9]

Yankowskas and Coughlin went on to a sixth-place finish in their debut at theWorld Championshipsin April 2011; it was the best result by an American pair since 2006.[10]After the event, Coughlin told Yankowskas that he wanted to split up.[11]On May 4, the pair announced the end of their partnership.[10][12][13]

Later partnerships

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After leaving Sappenfield and Colorado Springs, Yankowskas moved in July 2011 toCanton, Michigan,to train withJohnny Johnsand Adrienne Lenda at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena.[14]She skated for seven weeks with Italian skaterMatteo Guarisebut the pairing did not go further because they were unable to agree on which country to represent.[11]In December 2011, Yankowskas said that she still wanted to continue her pairs career.[11]

On March 22, 2012, it was announced that Yankowskas had teamed up withJoshua Reagan.[15]They were coached by Johnny Johns, David Kirby, and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[15][16]Yankowskas and Reagan were assigned to the2012 Cup of Chinaand the2012 NHK Trophybut withdrew from both events after Reagan sustained a rib injury in practice.[17][18]They parted ways at the end of the season.

In May 2013, Yankowskas formed a partnership withHamish Gaman,coached by Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[19]Competing for Great Britain, the pair placed fifth in their debut at the 2013Ice Challenge.They went on to take the bronze medal at the2014 British Championships.In mid-February 2014, they moved to Boston and began training under Bobby Martin and Carrie Wall at the Skating Club of Boston.[20][19]After spending part of June 2014 inMontreal,coached byBruno Marcotteand Richard Gauthier, the pair decided to move there in July.[21]At the2015 European ChampionshipsinStockholm,Yankowskas/Gaman placed seventh in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and ninth overall.

On September 10, 2015, Yankowskas and Gaman announced their retirements from competitive figure skating due to lack of funding.[22]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[23]
  • Cinderella
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2014–2015
[1]

With Reagan

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Season Short program Free skating
2012–2013
[16][24]

With Coughlin

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Season Short program Free skating
2010–2011
[3]
2009–2010
[25]
2008–2009
[26][27]
2007–2008
[26]
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
    by Wojciech Kilar

With Cohen

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Season Short program Free skating
2006–2007
[5]
2005–2006
[28]

Competitive highlights

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GP:Grand Prix;CS:Challenger Series(began in the 2014–15 season)

With Gaman for the United Kingdom

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International[29]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
Europeans 9th
CSAutumn Classic 8th
Challenge Cup 2nd
Ice Challenge 5th
National
British Champ. 3rd 1st
WD = Withdrew

With Coughlin for the United States

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International[30]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Worlds 6th
Four Continents 4th 4th
GPCup of China 3rd
GPNHK Trophy 4th
GPSkate America 6th
GPSkate Canada 7th
Ice Challenge 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th
National[26]
U.S. Championships 6th 7th 6th 1st

References

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  2. ^abPollock, Chelsey (February 5, 2011)."NH native skates her way to glory".New Hampshire Union Leader.RetrievedFebruary 7,2011.
  3. ^ab"Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN: 2010/2011".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon August 15, 2011.
  4. ^"2007 U.S. Novice Results".U.S. Figure Skating.Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-22.Retrieved2008-06-15.
  5. ^ab"2007 Nationals bio".U.S. Figure Skating. Archived fromthe originalon September 30, 2011.
  6. ^Walker, Elvin (March 13, 2011)."Yankowskas and Coughlin rising to the top".GoldenSkate.com.Archived fromthe originalon January 24, 2013.RetrievedApril 8,2011.
  7. ^Ainsworth, Alexa (January 19, 2011)."Yankowskas, Coughlin have sights set on gold".UniversalSports.Archived fromthe originalon August 10, 2011.RetrievedJanuary 28,2011.
  8. ^Walker, Elvin (January 28, 2011)."A new look and a first place finish".GoldenSkate.com.Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 2,2011.
  9. ^Walker, Elvin (January 29, 2011)."Yankowskas and Coughlin win gold with stirring tribute".GoldenSkate.com.Archived fromthe originalon February 1, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 2,2011.
  10. ^ab"After finishing 6th at worlds, US champs split".usatoday.com.Associated Press.May 4, 2011.RetrievedMay 4,2011.
  11. ^abcBarnas, Jo-Ann (December 11, 2011)."Jo-Ann Barnas: Caitlin Yankowskas is prepared but unpaired".Detroit Free Press.Archived fromthe originalon February 23, 2014.
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  15. ^abRutherford, Lynn (March 22, 2012)."Yankowskas finds her prince after lengthy search".Ice Network.Archived fromthe originalon May 22, 2013.RetrievedMarch 23,2012.
  16. ^ab"Caitlin Yankowskas / Joshua Reagan".Ice Network.Archived fromthe originalon April 20, 2013.
  17. ^"Yankowskas and Reagan Withdraw from Cup of China".U.S. Figure Skating.October 25, 2012.
  18. ^"Scimeca and Knierim Invited to 2012 NHK Trophy".U.S. Figure Skating.November 9, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon January 20, 2013.RetrievedNovember 9,2012.
  19. ^abBrannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (April 1, 2014)."The Inside Edge: Yankowskas gets back in the game".IceNetwork.Archived fromthe originalon April 4, 2014.RetrievedApril 1,2014.
  20. ^"Caitlin Yankowskas".National Ice Skating Association.Archived fromthe originalon 2014-03-04.Retrieved2014-03-04.
  21. ^Thayer, Jacquelyn (November 25, 2014)."Yankowskas and Gaman Take an International Path".Two For the Ice.
  22. ^Yankowskas, Caitlin; Gaman, Hamish (10 September 2015)."The End of a Journey..."Official site of Yankowskas/Gaman.[permanent dead link‍]
  23. ^Yankowskas, Caitlin; Gaman, Hamish (August 26, 2015)."End of Summer Update".Official site of Yankowskas/Gaman.Archived fromthe originalon March 4, 2016.
  24. ^"Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / Joshua REAGAN: 2012/2013".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on October 23, 2013.
  25. ^"Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN: 2009/2010".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon March 26, 2010.
  26. ^abc"Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin".Ice Network.Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2011.
  27. ^"Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN: 2008/2009".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2009.
  28. ^"2006 Nationals bio"(PDF).U.S. Figure Skating. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on September 28, 2011.
  29. ^"Competition Results: Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / Hamish GAMAN".International Skating Union.
  30. ^"Competition Results: Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on August 24, 2013.
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