Todd Gilles

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Todd Gilles
Jane Summersett & Todd Gilles 2008 Skate America.jpg
Summersett and Gilles in 2008.
Born (1986-04-14) April 14, 1986 (age 38)
Rockford, Illinois
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Figure skating career
Country United States
Skating club Broadmoor SC
Began skating1990
Retired2012

Todd Gilles (born April 14, 1986) is an American former ice dancer. With Trina Pratt, he won four ISU Junior Grand Prix medals and the 2005 U.S. national junior title, and placed sixth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. With Jane Summersett, he is the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. He also skated with Emily Samuelson for one season.

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Personal life

Todd Gilles was born in Rockford, Illinois. He has three younger sisters: Piper, who competes for Canada in ice dancing; Alexe, a single skater; and Shelby Gilles, who is not in the ice dancing scene. He also has a younger brother, Kemper Gilles. All five of the Gilles children attended Cheyenne Mountain High School. [1] He enjoys mountaineering. [2]

Career

Gilles teamed up with Trina Pratt at the 2002 Lake Placid, New York, dance competition. [3] They won the 2003 US National Novice title, as well as, the 2005 US National Junior title. After a promising start on the senior international circuit, they announced the ending of their partnership on December 13, 2006, with Pratt deciding to take a break from competitive skating. [4]

Gilles teamed up with Jane Summersett in April 2007. [5] Their best result was a bronze medal at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy. After Summersett retired from competitive skating in 2010, he worked as a skating coach in Lake Placid. [6]

On August 22, 2011, Gilles and Emily Samuelson announced their newly formed partnership. [6] In September, they revealed they would train in Ann Arbor, Michigan, coached by Nechaeva and Chesnichenko with choreography by Tom Dickson and Christopher Dean. [7] [8] In November 2011, they competed in their first event together, the 2011 Cup of China, where they finished 8th. At the time, they had been skating together for approximately two months, and had had their programs choreographed one month earlier. [9] Samuelson and Gilles confirmed the end of their partnership in June 2012. [10]

Programs

With Samuelson

Samuelson/Gilles at the 2011 Cup of China 2011 Cup of China Emily Samuelson Todd Gilles.jpg
Samuelson/Gilles at the 2011 Cup of China
Season Short dance Free dance
2011–2012
[11] [12]
  • Como Golondrinas
    by Angela Carrasco
  • Goldfinger
    by Perez Prado and his Orchestra
    choreo. by Tom Dickson

With Summersett

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–2010
[5] [13]
  • Incantation
    (Peruvian panpipe music)
  • Whole Lotta Love
    performed by Tina Turner
  • Whole Lotta Love
    performed by Led Zeppelin
  • Babe I Gonna Leave You
    by Led Zeppelin
2008–2009
[14] [15]
  • La Strada
    by Nino Rota
2007–2008
[14]
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou
    (soundtrack)
  • La Valtz
    by Maurice Ravel

With Pratt

Season Original dance Free dance
2006–2007
[16]
  • La Yumba
  • Whatever Lola Wants
  • Dream On
    by Aerosmith
2005–2006
[17]
  • Mas Que Nada
    by Brazilian 66
  • Meditation
    by Brazilian 66
  • House of Flying Daggers
  • Kodo Drums
2004–2005
[18] [3]
2003–2004
[19]
  • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Goldfrapp

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Samuelson

International [20]
Event 2011–12
GP Cup of China 8th
National [12]
U.S. Championships 8th

With Summersett

International [21]
Event2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
Four Continents Champ. 7th
GP NHK Trophy 10th
GP Skate America 7th
Finlandia Trophy 5th
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th
National [14]
U.S. Championships 6th6th7th

With Pratt

International [18] [17] [16]
Event03–0404–0505–0606–07
GP NHK Trophy 7th
GP Skate Canada 9th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 8th6th
JGP Final 8th
JGP Bulgaria 7th
JGP China 3rd
JGP Croatia 2nd
JGP Hungary 3rd
JGP Slovakia 3rd
National [19]
U.S. Champ. 3rd J1st J8th
J = Junior

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  2. ↑ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (16 April 2013). "The Inside Edge: Settlage's new art, Kerr's heart". IceNetwork .
  3. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (July 17, 2005). "Pratt and Gilles Ready for 2005-06". Skate Today.
  4. ↑ "Ice Dancers Pratt and Gilles Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. December 13, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (September 16, 2009). "Jane and Todd Reach High". SkateToday.
  6. 1 2 Rutherford, Lynn (August 22, 2011). "Samuelson, Gilles happy to join forces". icenetwork.com. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  7. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (September 9, 2011). "New team Samuelson, Gilles to train in Ann Arbor". icenetwork.com. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  8. ↑ Walker, Elvin (November 16, 2011). "Emily Samuelson and Todd Gilles: An Unexpected Pairing". IFS Magazine. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  9. ↑ Flade, Tatjana (November 4, 2011). "Bobrova and Soloviev secure strong lead at Cup of China". Golden Skate.
  10. ↑ "Samuelson, Gilles announce end of partnership". Icenetwork. June 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Emily SAMUELSON / Todd GILLES: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Emily Samuelson / Todd Gilles". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Jane SUMMERSETT / Todd GILLES: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 "Jane Summersett / Todd Gilles". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Jane SUMMERSETT / Todd GILLES: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009.
  16. 1 2 "Trina PRATT / Todd GILLES: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007.
  17. 1 2 "Trina PRATT / Todd GILLES: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2006.
  18. 1 2 "Trina PRATT / Todd GILLES: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 15, 2005.
  19. 1 2 "Trina Pratt & Todd Gilles". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on May 24, 2006.
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