Courtney Hicks

Courtney Hicks
Personal information
Full name Courtney N. Hicks
Country represented United States
Born (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995
Placentia, California
Home town Chino Hills, California
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach Jere Michael, Alex Chang
Former coach Ken Congemi, John Nicks
Choreographer Rohene Ward, Jonathan Cassar
Former choreographer Alex Chang, Phillip Mills
Skating club All Year Figure Skating Club
Training locations Paramount, California
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 183.12
2015 NHK Trophy
Short program 65.60
2015 NHK Trophy
Free skate 118.15
2014 Skate Canada

Courtney Hicks (born December 15, 1995) is an American figure skater. She has won one medal on the Grand Prix series, silver at the 2015 NHK Trophy, and two medals on the ISU Challenger Series. She took gold at two other senior internationals, the 2013 Ice Challenge and U.S. Classic.

Personal life

Courtney Hicks was born on December 15, 1995 in Placentia, California.[1] The eldest of three girls, she is of Russian descent through her mother who has three Russian grandparents.[2]

Career

Hicks began skating at age 5. She placed 5th in the novice event at the 2010 U.S. Championships.

2010–11 to 2012–13

Hicks won the junior title at the 2011 U.S. Championships.[3][4] She was selected to compete at the 2011 World Junior Championships, where she placed sixth in her international debut.[5]

In the 2011–12 season, Hicks debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, winning a gold medal at her first event in Brisbane, Australia. She sustained a season-ending injury while competing at her second JGP event, on October 8, 2011 in Milan, Italy. On the opening jump in the long program, a piece of bone detached from the tibia in her right leg.[6] She underwent surgery on October 12.[7] Hicks returned to the ice in December 2011 and resumed jumping in February 2012.[8] She was coached mainly by John Nicks in Aliso Viejo, California until April 2012 when her primary coach became Ken Congemi at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.[8][9]

Coached by Jere Michael and Alex Chang, Hicks won the pewter medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships and placed 5th at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

2013–14 season to present

Hicks made her senior international debut in the 2013–14 season, winning gold at the 2013 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic ahead of Gracie Gold. Replacing 2010 Olympic champion Kim Yuna, she placed 6th at her first senior Grand Prix (GP) event, the 2013 Skate Canada International. Hicks won the 2013 Ice Challenge ahead of Miki Ando. After finishing 6th at the 2014 U.S. Championships, she was sent to the 2014 Four Continents, where she placed 5th.

In 2014–15, Hicks won silver at the U.S. Classic, a part of the newly-inaugurated ISU Challenger Series (CS). She finished fourth at both of her GP assignments, the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard, and 8th at the 2015 U.S. Championships.

In 2015–16, Hicks started her season with a bronze medal at the CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Competing on the GP series, she placed 6th at the 2015 Cup of China before winning her first GP medal, silver, at the 2015 NHK Trophy.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015-2016
[10][11]
2014–2015
[1][12]
    2013–2014
    [1][13]
    2012–2013
    [1][14]
    • Korobushka
      by Bond
    • Red Violin
      by Ikuko Kawai
    2011–2012
    [1][5]
    2010–2011
    [1][15]
    2008–2009

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[16]
    Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
    Four Continents 5th
    GP Cup of China 6th
    GP Bompard 4th
    GP NHK Trophy 2nd
    GP Skate Canada 6th 4th
    CS Nebelhorn 3rd
    CS U.S. Classic 2nd
    Ice Challenge 1st
    U.S. Classic 1st
    International: Junior[16]
    Junior Worlds 6th 5th
    JGP Australia 1st
    JGP Italy WD
    JGP Slovenia 4th
    JGP USA 2nd
    National[1]
    U.S. Champ. 5th N. 1st J. 4th 6th 8th 9th
    U.S. Jr. Champ. 6th Jv. 2nd I.
    Pacific Coast 2nd N. 1st J. 2nd
    Southwest Pacific 1st Jv. 2nd I. 3rd N. 1st J.
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
    Levels: Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Courtney Hicks". IceNetwork.
    2. ↑ Walker, Elvin (September 4, 2011). "Hicks aims for the top". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
    3. ↑ Walker, Elvin (January 25, 2011). "Hicks dominates junior ladies short". Golden Skate. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
    4. ↑ Walker, Elvin (January 27, 2011). "Hicks turns heads with winning performance at U.S. Nationals". Golden Skate. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
    5. 1 2 "Courtney HICKS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
    6. ↑ Hersh, Philip (October 12, 2011). "Injury knocks top young U.S. skater out for season". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
    7. ↑ Rosewater, Amy (October 12, 2011). "Hicks to miss rest of season with leg injury". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
    8. 1 2 Rosewater, Amy (April 12, 2012). "Healed Hicks gets fresh start with new coach". Ice Network.
    9. ↑ "Courtney Hicks announces coaching change". U.S. Figure Skating. April 12, 2012.
    10. ↑ Klaus-Reinhold Kany (August 3, 2015). "Gold debuts stunning 'Firebird' free at Glacier Falls; Hicks attempts first triple axel in competition; Le impresses in junior event". IceNetwork.
    11. ↑ Slater, Paula (August 11, 2015). "USA’s Hicks works to up her game". GoldenSkate.
    12. ↑ "Courtney HICKS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014.
    13. ↑ "Courtney HICKS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014.
    14. ↑ "Courtney HICKS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013.
    15. ↑ "Courtney HICKS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
    16. 1 2 "Competition Results: Courtney HICKS". International Skating Union.

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