Courtney Hicks

Courtney Hicks (born December 15, 1995) is an American figure skater. She has won two medals on the Grand Prix series—silver at the 2015 NHK Trophy and bronze at the 2016 Rostelecom Cup—and two medals on the ISU Challenger Series. She took gold at two other senior internationals, the 2013 Ice Challenge and U.S. Classic.

Courtney Hicks
Personal information
Full nameCourtney N. Hicks
Country representedUnited States
Born (1995-12-15) December 15, 1995
Placentia, California
Home townChino Hills, California
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
CoachKori Ade
Former coachJere Michael, Alex Chang, Ken Congemi, John Nicks, Todd Sand, John Nicks
ChoreographerRohene Ward, Jonathan Cassar
Former choreographerAlex Chang, Phillip Mills
Skating clubAll Year Figure Skating Club
Training locationsParamount, California
Former training locationsEl Segundo, California; Aliso Viejo, California
Began skating2001
World standing29 (As of 10 March 2018)[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total183.12
2015 NHK Trophy
Short program65.60
2015 NHK Trophy
Free skate119.30
2016 Rostelecom Cup

Personal life

Courtney Hicks was born on December 15, 1995 in Placentia, California.[2] The eldest of three girls, she is of Russian descent through her mother who has three Russian grandparents.[3]

Career

Hicks began skating in 2001.[4] 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.[5][6] She was selected to compete at the 2011 World Junior Championships, where she placed sixth in her international debut.[7]

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.[8] She underwent surgery on October 12.[9] Hicks returned to the ice in December 2011 and resumed jumping in February 2012.[10] 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.[10][11]

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. She finished 9th at the 2016 U.S. Championships. Having decided to change coaches in March 2016, she spent several months working with the 87-year-old John Nicks, from whom she had previously taken lessons, before joining Todd Sand in early August.[12]

In 2018–19, Hicks added a triple flip-triple loop combination to her short program and free skate. She finished 7th at the 2018 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and finished 8th at the 2018 NHK Trophy. At the 2019 U.S. Championships, Hicks placed fifteenth. She was eighth the following season.[13]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[2][14]
2017–2018
[15][16][17][18]
2016–2017
[4][12]
2015–2016
[19][20][21]
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age
    by Craig Armstrong and AR Rahman
    choreo. by Rohene Ward
2014–2015
[2][22]
    2013–2014
    [2][23]
    2012–2013
    [2][24]
    • Red Violin
      by Ikuko Kawai
    2011–2012
    [2][7]
    2010–2011
    [2][25]
    2008–2009

    Competitive highlights

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

    International[26]
    Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19-20
    Four Continents5th
    GP Cup of China6th9th
    GP France4th
    GP NHK Trophy2nd8th
    GP Rostelecom Cup3rd
    GP Skate Canada6th4th4th
    CS Autumn Classic4th
    CS Finlandia6th
    CS Nebelhorn3rd
    CS U.S. Classic2nd7th
    CS Warsaw Cup3rd
    Ice Challenge1st
    Philadelphia4th~
    U.S. Classic1st
    International: Junior[26]
    Junior Worlds6th5th
    JGP Australia1st
    JGP ItalyWD
    JGP Slovenia4th
    JGP U.S.2nd
    National[2]
    U.S. Champ.5th N1st J4th6th8th9th12th9th16th8th
    U.S. Jr. Champ.6th V2nd I
    Pacific Coast2nd N1st J2nd
    Southwest Pacific1st V2nd I3rd N1st J
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
    Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior
    gollark: tcc, since it's bad.
    gollark: <@!236831708354314240>
    gollark: What do you mean "defeat" myself?
    gollark: Apioform #61.
    gollark: Anyway, alpine linux good?

    References
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    12. Brannen, Sarah S. (August 10, 2016). "The Inside Edge: Aaron, Settlage announce split". IceNetwork.com.
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    15. Hicks, Courtney (July 14, 2017). "😍😍😍 So excited about the dress by @xcostumedesigns for my short program to "Nocturne" by Yo Yo Ma!" (Instagram).
    16. Hicks, Courtney (May 18, 2017). "Short program ✔️ I loveeeeeee this program and I can't wait to perform it! Thank you @roheneward for such a great short!" (Instagram).
    17. Hicks, Courtney (June 11, 2017). "Working hard on perfecting choreography with @jjcassar!" (Instagram).
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