Meryl Davis and Charlie White
Davis and White at the2013 World Championships
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Ice dance
Began skating	1992
Retired	February 23, 2017
HighestWS	1st (2009–10,2010–11,2011–12,2012–13 &2013–14)
Event Olympic Games 1 1 1 World Championships 2 2 0 Four Continents Championships 3 2 0 Grand Prix Final 5 0 1 U.S. Championships 6 1 1 World Team Trophy 0 1 0 World Junior Championships 0 0 1 Junior Grand Prix Final 0 1 0 Medal list Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Ice dance 2010 Vancouver Ice dance 2014 Sochi Team World Championships 2011 Moscow Ice dance 2013 London Ice dance 2010 Turin Ice dance 2012 Nice Ice dance Four Continents Championships 2009 Vancouver Ice dance 2011 Taipei Ice dance 2013 Osaka Ice dance 2008 Goyang Ice dance 2012 Colorado Springs Ice dance Grand Prix Final 2009–10 Tokyo Ice dance 2010–11 Beijing Ice dance 2011–12 Quebec City Ice dance 2012–13 Sochi Ice dance 2013–14 Fukuoka Ice dance 2008–09 Goyang Ice dance U.S. Championships 2009 Cleveland Ice dance 2010 Spokane Ice dance 2011 Greensboro Ice dance 2012 San Jose Ice dance 2013 Omaha Ice dance 2014 Boston Ice dance 2008 Saint Paul Ice dance 2007 Spokane Ice dance World Team Trophy 2012 Tokyo Team World Junior Championships 2006 Ljubljana Ice dance Junior Grand Prix Final 2005–06 Ostrava Ice dance

Davis and White (Meryl Davis andCharlie White) are American formerice dancers. The pair are the2014 Olympic Champion, the2010 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (2011,2013) World champion, five-timeGrand Prix Final champion (2009–2013), three-timeFour Continents champion (2009, 2011, 2013) and six-timeU.S. national champion (2009–2014). They also won a bronze medal in the team event at the2014 Winter Olympics.

Davis and White teamed up in 1997. They were 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 title. At the2006 NHK Trophy, they became the first ice dancing team to receive level fours on all their elements.^[1]

Davis began skating at age five on a local lake in the winter.^[2] She started out as a single skater, but began doing ice dance at age eight.^[2] She got as high as Midwestern sectionals in novice ladies before quitting singles to focus on ice dancing.^[2]

White began skating at the age of 5. As a singles skater, he won the bronze medal at the2004 U.S. Championships on the Novice level, and competed internationally on the junior level. He quit skating singles following the 2005–06 season in order to focus on ice dancing. White began ice dancing when he was seven at his coach's advice, who hoped it would smooth out White's skating.^[2]

Davis and White were partnered together by Davis' coach, Seth Chafetz, in 1997. In 2009, Davis said: "Charlie and I grew up 10 minutes apart from each other. Our parents are best friends. We've grown together and know each other so well."^[3]

In their first season together, Davis/White won the silver medal at theJunior Olympics in the Juvenile division. In 1999–00, they won gold at the Junior Olympics on the intermediate level.^[4] In the 2000–01 season, they qualified for the2001 U.S. Championships, placing 6th as Novices. In 2001–02, they won the silver medal as novices and then moved up to the junior level. In the 2002–03 season, they did not win a medal at either of their twoJunior Grand Prix assignments and placed 7th at the2003 U.S. Championships in their junior debut.

In the 2003–2004 season, Davis/White won their sectional championship and then won the junior silver medal atNationals. This earned them a trip to the2004 Junior Worlds, where they placed 13th.

In the 2004–2005 season, Davis/White won two bronze medals on theISU Junior Grand Prix series. However, White broke his ankle before Sectionals and so Davis/White were unable to qualify for the2005 U.S. Championships. Their season ended there.

In the 2005–2006 season, Davis/White medaled at both theirJunior Grand Prix events and placed second at theJunior Grand Prix Final. They won the junior national title at the2006 U.S. Championships and then won the bronze medal at the2006 Junior Worlds. Following that season, Davis aged out of Juniors. They lost some training time after White broke his ankle at a hockey tournament in 2006.^[5]

In the 2006–07 season, Davis/White made their debut both nationally and internationally as seniors. They placed 4th at both their2006–07 ISU Grand Prix assignments. At the2006 NHK Trophy, they became the first team to earn all level fours on their elements. At the2007 U.S. Championships, they won the bronze medal at the senior level, qualifying them for the2007 World Championships. They are the first team sinceTanith Belbin /Benjamin Agosto to go directly from winning the Junior national title to making the World team.

Davis/White also qualified for theFour Continents Championships, which took place before Worlds, and placed fourth. At theWorld Championships, Davis/White placed 7th, the highest debut placement for American ice dancers at Worlds since 1980.^[6]

Davis/White placed 4th at the2007 Skate America and then went on to win their first Grand Prix medal at the2007 Trophée Eric Bompard.

They completely revamped theirEleanor Rigby Eleanor's Dream free dance before the2008 U.S. Championships due to its poor reception. They won the silver medal at the competition, one spot up from the previous season. They also won silver at2008 Four Continents and were sixth at the2008 World Championships.

In the 2008–2009 season, Davis/White won their first Grand Prix assignment, the2008 Skate Canada. In their second assignment, the2008 Cup of Russia, they placed third in the compulsory dance but were eighth in the original dance after White fell twice and stumbled on twizzles.^[7] They recovered in the free dance, placing second in the segment and moving up to win the bronze medal, which together with the gold from Skate Canada was enough to qualify them for their first Grand Prix Final. At the2008–2009 Grand Prix Final, they won the bronze medal.

Davis/White won gold at the2009 National Championships, after reigning champions Belbin/Agosto withdrew due to injury. They won by a 20-point margin over silver medalistsEmily Samuelson /Evan Bates. In February 2009, they won the ice dance title at theFour Continents Championships, placing second in both the compulsory and original dance behind training matesTessa Virtue /Scott Moir but winning the free dance.^[8] At the2009 World Championships they placed 4th. Though they placed third in both the original and free dance portions, they lost too much ground in the compulsory to overcome training matesVirtue and Moir for the bronze. Only .04 points separated 3rd from 4th.

Davis/White competed at the2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing first in all the segments of the competition. Overall they won the gold medal with a score of 200.46 points, 30.87 ahead of silver medalistsAlexandra Zaretsky /Roman Zaretsky.

Davis/White won the2009 Rostelecom Cup and the2009 NHK Trophy, which qualified them for the2009–2010 Grand Prix Final. At the Grand Prix Final, they won the original dance and placed second in the free dance to win the title overall, becoming the first American ice dancers to do so. At the2010 National Championships, Davis and White won their second national title.^[9] They beat former training partners Belbin/Agosto, the first time they had ever done so, and led through all portions of the competition.

At the2010 Winter Olympics inVancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Davis/White placed second to Canada's Virtue/Moir, winning silver. They skated a personal best in the free skate portion of ice dancing, garnering a score of 107.19 and received a personal best total score of 215.74. They also won the silver medal at the2010 World Championships.

Davis/White were undefeated in their 2010–2011 season.

For the2010–11 ISU Grand Prix season, they were assigned to the2010 NHK Trophy and to the2010 Skate America. They won NHK with 66.97 points in theshort dance and 98.24 in the free dance, for a total of 165.21 points. Following NHK, they decided to make some adjustments to their free dance.^[10] At Skate America they earned 63.62 in the short dance and 93.06 points in the free dance after both fell, with their nearest rivals also having a fall.^[11] They earned an overall total of 156.68 and the gold medal. Their results qualified them for the2010–2011 Grand Prix Final where they successfully defended their title, scoring 68.64 in the short and 102.94 in the free for a total of 171.58 points. They won their 3rd consecutive national title at the U.S. Championships held at Greensboro, North Carolina. They earned 76.04 points for their short dance and 109.44 points for their free dance scoring a total of 185.48 points.

At the2011 Four Continents Championships, Davis/White placed second to Virtue/Moir in the short dance. The Canadians later withdrew from the free dance. Davis/White went on to win the free dance and the title with a total of 172.03 points. At the2011 World Championships, they placed second in the short dance by 0.53 points, with a score of 73.76 points. In the free dance, they placed first with a score of 111.51 points, the highest free dance score that season. Overall, they won the gold medal with a score of 185.27, beating reigning Olympic and World champions Virtue/Moir by 3.48 points. This was the United States' first ice dancing World title.

For the2011–2012 season, Davis/White were assigned to twoGrand Prix events—2011 Skate America and2011 Cup of Russia—having declined a newly introduced option to compete in a third.^[12] They announced their music selections in August, includingLa Strada for their free dance,^[12] but in October announced a change toDie Fledermaus.^[13] Davis and White won gold atSkate America, with 70.33 points in the short dance and 107.74 points in the free dance. They were 21.78 points ahead of 2nd place teamNathalie Péchalat /Fabian Bourzat. At2011 Rostelecom Cup, the couple improved with a total score of 179.06, despite a small stumble in the short dance. They placed 17.88 points ahead of 2nd place teamKaitlyn Weaver /Andrew Poje. Their placements qualified them for the2011–2012 Grand Prix Final, where they placed first. The two would later become silver medalists at the2012 Four Continents Championships and2012 World Championships. However, at the2012 World Team Trophy, they edged Virtue/Moir by 5.6 points, and Team USA won the silver medal. Following Igor Shpilband's dismissal from the Arctic Edge Arena in June 2012, Davis/White decided to remain at the rink with Marina Zoueva and ended their collaboration with Shpilband.^[14]

For the 2012–2013 season, Davis/White were assigned to compete at2012 Skate America and the2012 NHK Trophy, winning gold in both events.^[15][16] In December, they set a record by becoming the first team to win four Grand Prix Final titles, when they came in first in both the short and free dances.^[17] In January 2013, they won their fifth consecutive National title, tying for the U.S. ice dance record. They set U.S. scoring records in both the short and free dances. They continued their undefeated season winning the gold medal at the2013 Four Continents, despite a small bobble that left them in second in the short dance portion.^[18] They won the free dance ahead of Virtue/Moir. Then, at theWorld Championships in March, they again defeated Virtue/Moir to win their second world championship title, breaking their previous world records in both the short dance and combined total.^[19]

Davis and White worked with Derek Hough and Alex Wong on their programs for 2013 and 2014.^[20][21]On February 5, 2014, the pair appeared among five other Olympians in a one-hour special on NBC television,How to Raise an Olympian. During the team event at the2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Davis and White earned 20 points in two first-place finishes for the U.S. team, which was awarded bronze medal overall. Davis and White posted record scores in both the short program and free dance and were awarded the first Olympic gold medal for Americans in ice dancing.^[22] They performed withStars on Ice in 2014.^[23]

Davis and White continue to perform together in ice shows. In February 2017, they confirmed that they would not return to competition.^[24]

Results in the 2006–07 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 3–5, 2006	2006 Skate Canada International	8	25.53	3	52.30	4	84.83	4	162.66
Dec 1–3, 2006	2006 NHK Trophy	4	29.98	4	52.86	4	86.65	4	169.49
Jan 21–28, 2007	2007 U.S. Championships	2	36.18	4	54.72	3	93.21	3	184.11
Feb 7–10, 2007	2007 Four Continents Championships	3	33.68	4	54.66	5	91.35	4	179.69
Mar 20–25, 2007	2007 World Championships	10	31.15	8	55.82	7	92.17	7	179.14

Results in the 2007–08 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 26–28, 2007	2007 Skate America	5	30.16	4	52.84	4	85.79	4	168.79
Nov 15–18, 2007	2007 Trophée Éric Bompard	4	31.74	3	55.25	3	89.22	3	176.21
Jan 20–27, 2008	2008 U.S. Championships	2	40.59	2	62.69	2	103.54	2	206.82
Feb 11–17, 2008	2008 Four Continents Championships	2	37.36	2	61.93	2	100.16	2	199.45
Mar 16–23, 2008	2008 World Championships	7	34.80	7	60.36	6	96.03	6	191.19

Results in the2008–09 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2008	2008 Skate Canada International	1	34.29	1	56.36	1	88.24	1	178.89
Nov 20–23, 2008	2008 Cup of Russia	3	35.77	8	43.68	2	91.16	3	170.61
Dec 10–14, 2008	2008–09 Grand Prix Final	—	—	5	55.89	3	92.15	3	148.04
Jan 18–25, 2009	2009 U.S. Championships	1	39.93	1	61.93	1	99.82	1	201.68
Feb 2–8, 2009	2009 Four Continents Championships	2	35.23	2	60.42	1	96.74	1	192.39
Mar 24–28, 2009	2009 World Championships	4	37.73	3	62.60	3	100.03	4	200.36

Results in the2009–10 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 23–26, 2009	Nebelhorn Trophy	1	37.62	1	62.08	1	100.76	1	200.46
Oct 22–25, 2009	2009 Rostelecom Cup	1	37.87	1	62.21	1	101.02	1	201.10
Nov 5–8, 2009	2009 NHK Trophy	1	38.09	1	63.09	1	100.79	1	201.97
Dec 3–6, 2009	2009–10 Grand Prix Final	—	—	1	65.80	2	103.64	1	169.44
Jan 14–24, 2010	2010 U.S. Championships	1	45.42	1	68.11	1	108.76	1	222.29
Feb 14–27, 2010	2010 Winter Olympics	3	41.47	2	67.08	2	107.19	2	215.74
Mar 22–28, 2010	2010 World Championships	2	43.25	2	69.29	1	110.49	2	223.03

Results in the2010–11 season ^[56]

Date	Event	SD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 22–24, 2010	2010 NHK Trophy	1	66.97	1	98.24	1	165.21
Nov 12–14, 2010	2010 Skate America	1	63.62	1	93.06	1	156.68
Dec 9–12, 2010	2010–11 Grand Prix Final	1	68.64	1	102.94	1	171.58
Jan 22–30, 2011	2011 U.S. Championships	1	76.04	1	109.44	1	185.48
Feb 15–20, 2011	2011 Four Continents Championships	2	69.01	1	103.02	1	172.03
Apr 24 – May 1, 2011	2011 World Championships	2	73.76	1	111.51	1	185.27

Results in the2011–12 season ^[56]

Date	Event	SD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 21–23, 2011	2011 Skate America	1	70.33	1	107.74	1	178.07
Nov 25–27, 2011	2011 Rostelecom Cup	1	69.94	1	109.12	1	179.06
Dec 8–11, 2011	2011–12 Grand Prix Final	1	76.17	2	112.38	1	188.55
Jan 22–29, 2012	2012 U.S. Championships	1	76.89	1	114.65	1	191.54
Feb 7–12, 2012	2012 Four Continents Championships	1	72.15	2	107.25	2	179.40
Mar 26 – Apr 1, 2012	2012 World Championships	2	70.98	2	107.64	2	178.62
Apr 19–22, 2012	2012 World Team Trophy	1	72.18	1	111.18	2 (1)	183.36

Results in the2012–13 season ^[56]

Date	Event	SD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 19–21, 2012	2012 Skate America	1	71.39	1	104.98	1	176.28
Nov 23–25, 2012	2012 NHK Trophy	1	69.86	1	108.62	1	178.48
Dec 6–9, 2012	2012–13 Grand Prix Final	1	73.20	1	110.19	1	183.39
Jan 19–27, 2013	2013 U.S. Championships	1	79.02	1	118.42	1	197.44
Feb 8–11, 2013	2013 Four Continents Championships	2	74.68	1	112.68	1	187.36
Mar 11–17, 2013	2013 World Championships	1	77.12	1	112.44	1	189.56

Results in the2013–14 season ^[56]

Date	Event	SD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 11–15, 2013	2013 U.S International Classic	1	73.67	1	110.02	1	183.69
Oct 18–20, 2013	2013 Skate America	1	75.70	1	112.53	1	188.23
Nov 8–10, 2013	2013 NHK Trophy	1	73.70	1	112.95	1	186.65
Dec 5–8, 2013	2013–14 Grand Prix Final	1	77.66	1	113.69	1	191.35
Jan 5–12, 2014	2014 U.S. Championships	1	80.69	1	119.50	1	200.19
Feb 6–9, 2014	2014 Winter Olympics (Team event)	1	75.98	1	114.34	3	—
Feb 6–22, 2014	2014 Winter Olympics	1	78.89	1	116.63	1	195.52

Results in the 2002–03 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 12–15, 2002	2002 JGP Serbia	8	3.2	6	3.6	6	6.0	6	12.8
Oct 9–12, 2002	2002 JGP Germany	10	—	8	—	7	—	8	15.8
Jan 12–19, 2003	2003 U.S. Championships (Junior)	7	—	7	—	6	—	7	12.8

Results in the 2003–04 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 2–5, 2003	2003 JGP Czech Republic	4	—	4	—	4	—	4	8.0
Oct 16–19, 2003	2003 JGP Japan	3	—	4	—	4	—	4	7.6
Jan 3–11, 2004	2004 U.S. Championships (Junior)	2	—	2	—	2	—	2	4.0
Feb 29 – Mar 7, 2004	2004 World Junior Championships	6	—	13	—	12	—	13	22.2

Results in the 2004–05 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 22–25, 2004	2004 JGP Serbia	3	34.32	3	52.05	3	78.20	3	164.57
Oct 12–17, 2004	2004 JGP Romania	3	34.40	2	52.12	3	75.68	3	162.20

Results in the 2005–06 season ^[56]

Date	Event	CD		OD		FD		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 7–11, 2005	2005 JGP Andorra	2	33.25	2	55.34	2	82.62	2	171.21
Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2005	2005 JGP Bulgaria	2	33.50	1	52.25	1	78.90	1	164.65
Nov 24–27, 2005	2005–06 Junior Grand Prix Final	3	31.94	2	50.90	2	78.01	2	160.85
Jan 7–15, 2006	2006 U.S. Championships (Junior)	1	35.35	1	58.06	1	85.45	1	178.86
Mar 6–12, 2006	2006 World Junior Championships	3	33.31	4	52.74	2	81.15	3	167.20

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