Courtney Hicks

Courtney Hicks

Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	December 15, 1995 (1995-12-15) (age 15) Placentia, California
Residence	Chino Hills, California
Coach	John Nicks
Choreographer	Phillip Mills
Skating club	All Year Figure Skating Club
Began skating	2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	150.92 2011 Junior Worlds
Short program	49.98 2011 Junior Worlds
Free skate	100.94 2011 Junior Worlds

Courtney Hicks (born December 15, 1995) is an American figure skater. She is the 2011 U.S. Junior Champion.

Career

Hicks began skating at age 5. She placed 5th in the novice event at the 2010 U.S. Championships.

Hicks won the 2011 U.S. Junior title with the highest total score ever recorded by a junior lady at the championships.^[1][2] She was selected to compete at the 2011 World Junior Championships, where she placed sixth in her international debut.^[3]

In the 2011–2012 season, she debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, winning a gold medal at her first event in Brisbane, Australia. On October 8, 2011 at her second event, in Milan, Italy, she suffered a season-ending injury on the opening jump in the long program.^[4] A piece of bone detached from the tibia in her right leg.^[4] She underwent surgery on October 12 and is expected to be off the ice for at least four months.^[5]

Personal life

Hicks is the eldest of three girls.^[6] She is of Russian descent through her mother who has three Russian grandparents.^[6]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2011–2012	Raga's Dance by Vanessa-Mae	Russian Sailors' Dance & Adagio by Reinhold Glière performed by Andre Anichinov & St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra
2010–2011	Dark Eyes performed by Andre Rieu	Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona performed by 101 String Orchestra	Headphones by Britt Nicole
2008–2009	Happy Valley by Vanessa-Mae	Virtuoso by Edvin Marton

Competitive highlights

Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
World Junior Championships				6th
U.S. Championships			5th N.	1st J.
Junior Grand Prix, Australia					1st
U.S. Junior Championships	6th Ju.	2nd I.
Pacific Coast Sectionals			2nd N.	1st J.
Southwest Pacific Coast Regional	1st Ju.	2nd I.	3rd N.	1st J.
Ju. = Juvenile level; I. = Intermediate level; N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

References

1. ^ Walker, Elvin (January 25, 2011). "Hicks dominates junior ladies short". http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/01/hicks-dominates-junior-ladies-short/. Retrieved March 6, 2011. 
2. ^ Walker, Elvin (January 27, 2011). "Hicks turns heads with winning performance at U.S. Nationals". http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/01/hicks-turns-heads-with-winning-performance/. Retrieved March 6, 2011. 
3. ^ Courtney Hicks at the International Skating Union
4. ^ ^{a b} Hersh, Philip (October 12, 2011). "Injury knocks top young U.S. skater out for season". Chicago Tribune. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/globetrotting/chi-injury-knocks-top-young-us-skater-out-for-season-20111012,0,3208045.column. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
5. ^ Rosewater, Amy (October 12, 2011). "Hicks to miss rest of season with leg injury". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111012&content_id=25619922&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Walker, Elvin (September 4, 2011). "Hicks aims for the top". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/09/hicks-aims-for-the-top/. Retrieved September 4, 2011. 

External links

• Courtney Hicks at the International Skating Union
• Courtney Hicks at Icenetwork
• Official site

Persondata
Name	Hicks, Christina
Alternative names
Short description	American figure skater
Date of birth	December 15, 1995
Place of birth	Niles, Illinois
Date of death
Place of death