Mariah Bell

Mariah Bell
Personal information
Full name	Mariah Cheyenne Bell
Country represented	United States
Born	April 18, 1996 Tulsa, Oklahoma
Home town	Westminster, Colorado
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach	Kori Ade, Rohene Ward, Billy Schneider
Former coach	Cindy Sullivan, Megan Faulkner
Choreographer	Rohene Ward, Cindy Stuart
Skating club	Rocky Mountain FSC
Training locations	Monument, Colorado
Began skating	1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	160.94 2015 Skate America
Short program	55.03 2015 U.S. Classic
Free skate	108.21 2015 Skate America

Mariah Cheyenne^[1] Bell (born 18 April 1996) is an American figure skater. She was the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy junior silver medalist, and the 2013 JGP Mexico bronze medalist. She won a silver medal in the junior division at the 2013 U.S. Championships.

Personal life

Mariah Bell was born on April 18, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[2] Her older sister, Morgan, is also a competitive figure skater. Mariah began skating at the age of 4 because of her older sister.^[3] She graduated Ralston Valley High School in 2014, and was named the school's Super Senior.^[4] Shortly after graduating, Bell and her family moved to Monument, Colorado so that she train under Kori Ade.^[5] She rides the unicycle to help with her balance and core strength. Bell's sister, Morgan, has skated with Disney on Ice.^[5]

Career

Early years

At the 2012 U.S. Championships, Bell finished 5th in the junior division.^[6] She was assigned to the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy and won the junior silver medal.^[7]

Bell won the silver medal in the junior division of the 2013 U.S. Championships behind Polina Edmunds.^[8]

2013–14 season

Bell made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the 2013–14 season, winning a bronze medal at the 2013 JGP Mexico,^[9] and finishing 7th in Poland.^[10] At the 2014 U.S. Championships, she finished 13th.^[11]

2014–15 season

Bell's senior international debut came in the 2014–15 season. She competed at two ISU Challenger Series events, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy where she finished fifth,^[12] and the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb, where she placed eighth.^[13] She finished 6th at the 2015 U.S. Championships, having ranked 12th in the short program and 6th in the free skate.

2015–16 season: Grand Prix debut

For the 2015–16 season, Bell was invited to the 2015 Skate America, her first senior Grand Prix assignment.^[14]

She started her season on the ISU Challenger Series, placing 6th at the 2015 U.S. Classic and 13th at 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Making her Grand Prix debut, Bell finished 8th at Skate America, scoring personal bests in the free skate and combined total score.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2015–2016 [5]	Storm Cry by David Arksenstone choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Born on the Fourth of July by John Williams choreo. by Rohene Ward
2014–2015 [15]	Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men performed by Kurt Hugo Schneider choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Titanic by James Horner choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2013–2014 [16]	Besame Mucho by Consuelo Velazquez Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Titanic by James Horner choreo. by Cindy Stuart	On Golden Pond by Dave Grusin arranged by Andrew Lapp
2012–2013 [4]	I'm a Doun by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Cindy Stuart	West Side Story Melody by Joshua Bell choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2011–2012 [4]	Mack and Mabel by Jerry Herman choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Joe Hisaishi choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2010–2011 [4]	East of Eden by Leonard Rosenman choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Cindy Stuart

Competitive highlights

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

International[17]
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
GP Skate America					8th
CS Golden Spin				8th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy				5th
CS Nepela Trophy					13th
CS U.S. Classic					6th
International: Junior[17]
JGP Mexico			3rd
JGP Poland			7th
Gardena		2nd J.
National[4]
U.S. Champ.	5th J.	2nd J.	13th	6th	11th
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

1. "IceNetwork: Social Scene with Mariah Bell". IceNetwork.com.
2. "Mariah BELL: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
3. Golden, Erin (24 January 2013). "Family's life revolves around figure skating". Omaha.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
4. "Mariah Bell". IceNetwork. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
5. Kirk, Jenny; Lease, Dave (March 22, 2015). "Our Interview with Mariah Bell". The Skating Lesson.
6. "Junior Ladies 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". IceNetwork. 25 January 2012.
7. "Gardena Spring Trophy Junior Ladies Result". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
8. Walker, Elvin (24 January 2013). "Edmunds wins junior ladies title at 2013 US Nationals". Golden Skate.
9. "ISU JGP Mexico Cup 2013 Junior Ladies Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
10. "ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2013 Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
11. "Championship Ladies 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". IceNetwork. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
12. "Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 27 September 2014.
13. "47th Golden Spin of Zagreb Ladies Result". Croatian Skating Association. 6 December 2014.
14. "ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2015/16- Ladies" (PDF). International Skating Union. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
15. "Mariah BELL: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015.
16. "Mariah BELL: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
17. "Competition Results: Mariah BELL". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 January 2015.