Shelby Lyons(born May 24, 1981 inOswego, New York) is an American retired competitivefigure skaterwho competed in bothsinglesandpairs.She originally competed as a single skater on the novice level[1]before teaming up withBrian Wells.They won four medals at theUnited States Figure Skating Championshipsbetween 1995 and 1998, and competed twice at theWorld Figure Skating Championships,placing 10th in 1996 and in 1998. Their partnership ended in 1998. During this time, Lyons had been competing in singles. She was the 1996 U.S. Junior national champion in singles and had competed on theJunior Grand Prix.Following the end of the partnership, Lyons went back to focusing on skating singles. She has since retired and has skated professionally onDisney on Ice.She now teaches singles, pairs, and dance in Colorado.[2]
Shelby Lyons | |
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Born | May 24, 1981 |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Results
editLadies' Singles
Event | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
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U.S. Championships | 1st J. | 8th | 10th |
(Pairs withBrian Wells)
Event | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 |
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World Championships | 10th | 10th | ||
U.S. Championships | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd |
Skate America | 2nd | |||
Skate Canada International | 4th | 7th | ||
Cup of Russia | 4th | |||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st |
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