Elyce Lin-Gracey (born June 7, 2007) is an American figure skater. She is the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, 2024 CS Cranberry Cup silver medalist and the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist.
| Elyce Lin-Gracey | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 2007 Arcadia, California, United States |
| Hometown | Arcadia, California |
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Discipline | Women's singles |
| Coach | Tammy Gambill, Sandy Straub, Damon Allen, Drew Meekins |
| Skating club | Pasadena Figure Skating Club |
At the junior level, Lin-Gracey is the 2023 JGP Armenia silver medalist and the 2023 U.S. junior national bronze medalist.
Personal life
editLin-Gracey was born on June 7, 2007, in Arcadia, California to mother Rhoda Lin, a physician, and father Andrew Gracey, a biology professor at the University of Southern California. She has three siblings, Wesley, Finley, and Georgiana. She also has a dog named Pixar and many pet birds.[1] In summer 2023, Lin-Gracey and her family moved from California to Colorado Springs, Colorado so she could train there full-time.[2][3]
Lin-Gracey is currently a student at Laurel Springs School.[1]
Career
editEarly career
editLin-Gracey began figure skating at the age of four. Her first figure skating coach was Natasha Adler-DeGuzman, who taught her at the Pasadena Figure Skating Club in Pasadena, California. While there, she took a ten-week Learn to Skate class by former U.S. National champion and two-time Olympian, Mirai Nagasu.[2][1][4] She would later relocate to Lakewood, California, where she was coached by Amy Evidente and Naomi Nari Nam.[5][6][7]
She made her national debut at the 2022 U.S. Junior Championships, where she finished fifth.[8]
2022–2023 season
editLin-Gracey made her junior international debut on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix, finishing eighth at 2022 JGP Czech Republic and ninth at 2022 JGP Poland II.[9] She would later reflect that it was "really exciting getting to be on the Junior Grand Prix circuit," even if "I didn't have the outcomes I would have liked to have."[10]
At the 2023 U.S. Junior Championships, Lin-Gracey won the bronze medal.[9] Following the season's end, Lin-Gracey moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Tammy Gambill, Sandy Straub, and Damon Allen became her new coaches.[11]
2023–2024 season
editLin-Gracey began the season by making her senior international debut at the 2023 Cranberry Cup International, where she finished in fourth place. She then made her first appearance on the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix, finishing fourth at the 2023 JGP Turkey.[9] At her second event, the 2023 JGP Armenia, Lin-Gracey won the silver medal. She and the event's bronze medalist, fellow American Sherry Zhang, were the only JGP women's medalists that year from countries outside of East Asia.[12] Based on her Junior Grand Prix placements, Lin-Gracey was named the second alternate to the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final.[13] Going on to compete on the senior level at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup, Lin-Gracey won the bronze medal in her Challenger Series debut.[9]
In advance of the 2024 U.S. Championships, Lin-Gracey was named as first alternate for the American women's delegation to the 2024 Four Continents Championships, which were to be held in Shanghai the week after the national championships.[14] She came tenth at the national championships, but was thereafter named to the Four Continents team when national champion Amber Glenn opted to withdraw.[9][15] Lin-Gracey placed seventh.[16]
2024–2025 season
editLin-Gracey opened her season by winning silver the 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International behind teammate, Sarah Everhardt, scoring a personal best total score by almost twenty points. At the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Lin-Gracey won the gold medal ahead of reigning World silver medalist, Isabeau Levito, scoring personal bests in all competition segments, including a free skate score that was sixteen points higher than her previous personal best.[2][8][17]
On the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, Lin-Gracey was initially only assigned to compete at 2024 Skate America after being selected as a host pick.[18] However, in early October, she was soon announced to have been assigned to compete at 2024 Skate Canada International as well due to Finnish skater, Nella Pelkonen, withdrawing from the event.[19] Lin-Gracey would finish sixth at Skate America.[9]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2024–2025 [20] |
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| 2023–2024 [11] |
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| 2022–2023 [7] |
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| 2021–2022 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
edit- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|
| Four Continents Championships | 8th | |
| U.S. Championships | 10th | |
| GP Skate America | 6th | |
| GP Skate Canada | TBD | |
| CS Cranberry Cup | 4th | 2nd |
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | |
| CS Warsaw Cup | 3rd |
| Season | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
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| U.S. Championships | 5th | 3rd | |
| JGP Armenia | 2nd | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 8th | ||
| JGP Poland | 9th | ||
| JGP Turkey | 4th | ||
| Challenge Cup | 5th |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 213.33 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| Short program | TSS | 71.16 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| TES | 39.44 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| PCS | 31.72 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| Free skating | TSS | 142.17 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| TES | 75.15 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | |
| PCS | 67.02 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Senior results
edit| 2024–25 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 25–27, 2024 | 2024 Skate Canada International | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| October 18–20, 2024 | 2024 Skate America | 7 60.22 |
7 123.72 |
6 183.94 |
| September 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 71.16 |
1 142.17 |
1 213.33 |
| August 8–11, 2024 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International | 1 67.88 |
3 126.11 |
2 193.99 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 30–February 4, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 8 62.83 |
11 111.15 |
8 173.98 |
| January 22–28, 2024 | 2024 U.S. Championships | 10 59.71 |
9 114.86 |
10 173.11 |
| November 15–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | 4 59.85 |
3 117.65 |
3 177.50 |
| August 11–13, 2023 | 2023 Cranberry Cup International | 3 58.70 |
6 103.88 |
4 162.58 |
| 2024–25 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| August 8–11, 2024 | 2024 Cranberry Cup International | 1 67.88 |
3 126.11 |
2 193.99 |
| September 18–21, 2024 | 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 71.16 |
1 142.17 |
1 213.33 |
| October 18–20, 2024 | 2024 Skate America | 7 60.22 |
7 123.72 |
6 183.94 |
Junior results
edit| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 24–27, 2022 | 2022 International Challenge Cup | 5 51.48 |
5 98.10 |
5 149.58 |
| January 3–9, 2022 | 2022 U.S. Junior Championships | 2 62.53 |
6 104.43 |
5 166.96 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| January 23–29, 2023 | 2023 U.S. Junior Championships | 2 65.57 |
7 100.00 |
3 165.57 |
| October 5–8, 2022 | 2022 Junior Grand Prix Poland II | 11 52.90 |
8 105.48 |
9 158.38 |
| Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2022 | 2022 Junior Grand Prix Czech Republic | 6 56.15 |
8 96.73 |
8 152.88 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| October 4–7, 2023 | 2023 Junior Grand Prix Armenia | 2 64.50 |
4 111.61 |
2 176.11 |
| September 6–9, 2023 | 2023 Junior Grand Prix Turkey | 5 59.75 |
3 119.41 |
4 179.16 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "2023–24 Figure Skating Roster: Elyce Lin-Gracey". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Hersh, Philip. "Elyce Lin-Gracey, whose skating has Olympian roots, takes breakout season to Skate America". NBC Sports. NBC Sports. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Elyce Lin-Gracey". U.S. Figure Skating. U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Our Coaches". Pasadena Figure Skating Club. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b Lin-Gracey, Elyce (January 12, 2022). "What an amazing 10 days — exciting, inspiring, and educational!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Skating Staff Guide". Lakewood Ice. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Elyce Lin-Gracey". Skating Scores. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ a b Knoop, Grace (October 4, 2023). "Lin-Gracey Aims for New Personal Bests". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "Shimada (JPN), Martynov (USA) and Tkachenko/Kiliakov (ISR) take last tickets for the Final at ISU Junior Grand Prix Yerevan". International Skating Union. October 9, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2023/2024 - Junior Women". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Eighteen Athletes Named to Four Continents Team". U.S. Figure Skating. January 9, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Figure Skating [@USFigureSkating] (January 27, 2024). "Amber Glenn announced her withdrawal from Four Continents" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Slater, Paula (February 2, 2024). "Mone Chiba commands Women at 2024 Four Continents". Golden Skate. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ a b Jiwani, Rory. "Nebelhorn Trophy 2024: Elyce Lin-Gracey clinches breakout win in Oberstdorf". Olympics.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ @AnythingGOE (September 13, 2024). "🇺🇸 Lucas Broussard, 🇺🇸 Elyce Lin-Gracey, 🇺🇸 Katie McBeath / Daniil Parkman, and 🇺🇸 Isabella Flores / Ivan Desyatov are the Skate America host picks" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "🇺🇸 Elyce Lin-Gracey replaces 🇫🇮 Nella Pelkonen at Skate Canada International". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
External links
edit- Elyce Lin-Gracey at the International Skating Union
- Elyce Lin-Gracey at SkatingScores.com
- Elyce Lin-Gracey at U.S. Figure Skating