Meryl Davis
Figure Skater, Olympic athlete
1987 –
Who is Meryl Davis?
Meryl Davis is an American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White, she is the 2014 Olympic Champion, a two-time World champion, the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, two-time World silver medalist, five-time Grand Prix Final champion, three-time Four Continents champion and six-time U.S. national champion. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, they also won a bronze medal in the team event.
Davis and White teamed up in 1997 and they are currently the longest lasting dance team in the United States. They are the first American ice dancers to win the World title, as well as the first Americans to win the Olympic ice dancing gold medal; in addition, their Olympic performance scored the highest point total ever recorded in ice dancing. At the 2006 NHK Trophy, they became the first ice dancing team to earn level fours on all their elements.
Davis and White are the current world record holders for the short dance, free dance, and total combined score.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1987
Royal Oak - Parents
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Birmingham Groves High School
- Lived in
- Michigan
- West Bloomfield Township
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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