Meryl Davis

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**Meryl Davis**
Personal Info
Country:	United States
Height:	158 cm
Partner:	Charlie White
Coach:	Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva
Skating Club:	Arctic Edge Canton, MI
ISU Personal Best Scores
Ice Dance Total:	179.69	2007 4CC
Comp. Dance:	34.40	2004 JGP Romania
Original Dance:	55.34	2005 JGP Andorra
Free Dance:	91.35	2007 4CC

Most Recent Results:
Event	Points	Finish	Year
World Championships	179.14	7th	2007
Four Continents Championships	179.69	4th	2007

Meryl Davis is an American ice dancer. In 1997 she teamed up with fellow skater Charlie White and the duo are currently the longest lasting dance team in the United States. They are also the 2006 US Junior national champions and the first ice dancing team to win level fours on all their elements, which they did at the 2006 NHK Trophy.

1 Biography
2 Workout Routine
3 Accomplishments
4 Competitive highlights
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Meryl Davis was born on January 1, 1987, in West Bloomfield, Michigan. At the age of five, she began skating lessons with the Arctic Edge Skating Club so that she would be able to skate on Lake Walnut (a nearby lake) in the winter. Davis immediately excelled at skating. “I started out just doing some singles, then I started dance when I was eight. I got as high as Mids (Midwestern Sectionals) in novice ladies.” ^[1]

Despite her solo success, Davis’ coach, Seth Chafetz, believed she and Charlie White would be a perfect fit for partner skating. Says Chafetz, “It was my bright idea to put them together. Meryl was a standout at our rink, our best skater. So I put them together...” ^[2] The duo immediately experienced success. In 1997 (their first year as partners) they placed first at the Eastern Great Lakes Regional competition and the following year were the runners up at the Junior Olympics-Juvenile competition.

In June of 2005, Davis graduated from Wylie E. Groves High School. She was a member of the National Honor Society and, upon graduation, received the Phi Beta Kappa award. She currently attends the University of Michigan and is majoring in cultural anthropology. Davis trains in Canton, Michigan, and is coached by Igor Shpilband and Marina Zoueva. At the United States National Figure Skating Championships, White and Davis placed third and earned a spot on the 2007 U.S. World Figure Skating Team.

[edit] Workout Routine

Meryl Davis has experienced a great deal of success. Her many accomplishments are a result of her perseverance, diligence and work ethic. According to Davis, she trains train for two hours a day, six days a week, for dance and another hour and a half each day for her freestyle performance. She also does one to two hours of off ice work, which includes tae bo, kick boxing, and ballet.

[edit] Accomplishments

Davis and White have had an outstanding competitive history. Since their pairing in 1997, they have placed first at the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Competition four times. They also finished first at the 1999 Junior Olympics, the 2000 Eastern Great Lakes Regional Competition, the 2001 Midwestern Sectional Competition and the 2002 Hellmut Cup Memorial. In addition, the pair are the 2006 US Junior national champions and the first ice dancing team to win level fours on all their elements. In 2007, they earned a spot on the U.S. World Figure Skating Team.

[edit] Competitive highlights

(with White)

Event	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007
World Championships							7th
World Junior Championships				13th		3rd
Four Continents Championships							4th
U.S. Championships	6th N.	2nd N.	7th J.	2nd J.		1st J.	3rd
Skate Canada International							4th
NHK Trophy							4th
Junior Grand Prix Final						2nd
JGP Andorra						2nd
JGP Bulgaria						1st
JGP Romania					3rd
JGP Belgrade					3rd
JGP Japan				4th
JGP Czech Republic				4th
JGP Germany			8th
JGP Yugoslavia			6th
Hellmut Cup Memorial		1st N.