Meryl Davis
Figure Skating - Ice Dancing
2010 Olympic hopefuls
Personal Specs
Height: 5'2"
Coach Igor Shpilband, Marina Zoueva, Johnny Johns, Adrienne Lenda
Choreographer: Igor Shpilband & Marina Zueva
Club: Artic FSC
Partner: Charlie White
Short List Performance
- 2009 World Championships - fourth
- 2008 World Championships - sixth
- 2007 World Championships - seventh
- 2009 U.S. Champions
- 2008 U.S. Championships silver medalists
- 2007 U.S. Championships bronze medalists
- Ranked No. 4 in ISU World Standings as of May 2009
Vancouver Watch
Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto receive much of the spotlight paid to U.S. ice dancers, but Davis and White deserve their share of hype heading into the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. As one of the best teams in America, they have shown improvement at the last two World Championships. A medal in Vancouver is within reach, proving that ice dancing is possibly the U.S. Team's strongest discipline heading into Vancouver.
Personal
Davis began skating at age 5, going into the U.S. Figure Skating Basic Skills Program. She attends the University of Michigan with Davis and majors in anthropology and Italian. Her mother is a retired teacher and her father is a lawyer. Her younger brother, Clayton, is an active snowboarder. They have the longest partnership of any dance team in the country.
Did You Know...?
- Davis wears a necklace that Belbin gave her as a Christmas gift
- Davis and White grew up living 10 minutes away from each other
Hobbies: Cooking, reading, hanging out with friends and family on the lake and boat, and playing with her dog ... After her skating career, would like to attend graduate school and get a job, maybe working for National Geographic ... Would like to meet Queen Rania Al-Abdulla of Jordan because she's become such a powerful female figure in the Middle East and because of her philanthropic work with children ... Has a passion for music, dance, family, friends, education, anthropology and learning foreign languages ... Has a little bit of everything on her iPod: opera, new age, pop, hip hop ... Younger brother, Clayton, is an active snowboarder.
Favorite TV shows: Lost, Brothers and Sisters
Favorite movies: The Notebook, Troy
Favorite celebrity: Lisa Ling
Favorite book: The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Iliad, 1984, Angels and Demons, The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Favorite foods: Fruit, chocolate
Favorite drink: Water
2008 Season Notes
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OD music: Charleston -- "Happy Feet" by Manhattan River Kings
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FD music: "Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix" and "Bacchanale" from Samson et Delila by Camille Saint-Saens
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Won the U.S. National Ice Dancing title
2007 Season Notes
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Will skate as seniors both nationally and internationally
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OD music: TBD
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FD music: "Eleanor's Dream/Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles
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Finished second at the U.S. Senior National Ice Dancing Championships and 6th at the World Championships
2006 Season Notes
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OD Music: "A Los Amigos" by Astor Piazzolla
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FD Music: "Prince Igor Polovtsian Dances" by A. Borodin
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Exhibition Music: Soundtrack to "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin, peformed by Kevin Spacey
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Finished third at the U.S. Senior National Ice Dancing Championships and 7th at the World Championships
2005 Season Notes
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OD Music: "Besame Mucho"
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FD Music: "Sarabande" by Handel
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Won the U.S. junior title and finished third at the World Junior Championships
2003 Season Notes
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OD Music: "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "That's All Right", "This Cat's on a Hot TIn Roof"
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FD Music: "Hasta Que te Conoci", "De Mis Manos", "Voy a Conquistarte/Que Viva la Alegria"