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Rachael Flatt

Flatt on the 2008 World Junior podium
Personal information
Full name:	Rachael Elizabeth Flatt
Country represented:	United States
Date of birth:	July 21, 1992 (1992-07-21) (age 17)
Place of birth:	Del Mar, California
Residence:	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height:	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Former partner:	Andrew Speroff
Coach:	Tom Zakrajsek Becky Calvin Erik Schulz Eddie Shipstad
Former coach:	Suzie Semanick Tiffany Mayes C. Sullivan R. Chalmers
Choreographer:	Lori Nichol
Skating club:	Broadmoor SC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total:	182.49 2010 Winter Olympics
Short program:	64.64 2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate:	117.85 2010 Winter Olympics

Rachael Elizabeth Flatt (born July 21, 1992) is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. national champion, 2008 & 2009 national silver medalist, and 2008 World Junior Champion. As of January 2010, she was ranked 9th in the world^[1].

At the 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships, she was nominated to represent the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, and came in 7th place.^[2]

Personal life

Rachael Flatt was born in Del Mar, California. She moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to train. Her grandfather competed on the national level in fencing.

She is a senior at Cheyenne Mountain High School

Career

Flatt began skating at age 3. She originally competed in both singles and pairs on the national level. As a pair skater, she won the silver medal at Nationals on the juvenile level in 2003 and the intermediate title in 2004, both with Andrew Speroff.

Competing in ladies' singles, Flatt won the US Novice national title in 2005 at age 12. While, under other circumstances, this would have earned her an event on the Junior Grand Prix for the following season, Flatt was too young to compete internationally as a junior. She won the silver medal at US Nationals at the junior level in 2006.

She missed the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix season due to injury, but made her senior debut at the 2007 United States Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 5th and earned a bye to the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Flatt made her international debut as a junior in March, 2007 at the International Challenge Cup, which she won.

She competed on the Junior Grand Prix for the first time in the 2007-2008 season, winning the gold medal at her first JGP in Vienna, Austria, and a silver medal at her second JGP in Chemnitz, Germany. She qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final where she won the silver medal. At the 2008 Nationals in St Paul, Minnesota, she won the silver medal on the senior level after winning the free skate. Too young to be eligible for the senior Worlds Championships, Flatt was placed on the team to the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. After placing third in the short program, she won the free skate and won the title overall.^[3]

Flatt began the 2008-2009 season at the 2008 Skate America, where she placed fourth overall. She also competed at 2008 Cup of Russia, winning the silver medal behind Carolina Kostner of Italy.^[4]

She won the silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships and the gold medal at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Endorsements and public life

Flatt has signed an endorsement deal with MAC Cosmetics, and she is a spokesperson for Reading Is Fundamental.^[5]

Programs

Flatt performs her One Day I'll Fly Away exhibition at the 2009 World Team Trophy.

Competitive highlights

The ladies medalists at the 2008 World Junior Championships display the United States flag during the medals ceremony.

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

Detailed Results

• QR = Qualifying Round, SP = Short Program; FS = Free Skating
• Personal bests under ISU highlighted in bold

References

• 2005 Southwestern Regional Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
• 2005 Midwestern Sectional Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
• 2006 Southwestern Regional Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
• 2006 Midwestern Sectional Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
• 2007 Southwestern Regional Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association
• 2007 Midwestern Sectional Championships at the United States Figure Skating Association

External links

• Official site
• Rachael Flatt at the International Skating Union
• Rachael Flatt at the United States Figure Skating Association
• Rachael Flatt at the United States Olympic Committee.