 Yankowskas in 2010 with former partner John Coughlin | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990-05-06)May 6, 1990 (age 35) Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Home town | Pelham, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Partner | Hamish Gaman |
| Skating club | Guildford IFSC Surrey |
| Began skating | 1994 |
| Retired | September 10, 2015 |
Caitlin Yankowskas (born May 6, 1990) is an American retiredpair skater. She competed for the United States withJohn Coughlin from 2007 to 2011. They are the2010 Cup of China bronze medalists and2011 U.S. national champions. With partnerHamish Gaman, Yankowskas skated for theUnited Kingdom. They are the 2015Challenge Cup silver medalists and 2015British national champions.
Yankowskas was born May 6, 1990, inNashua, New Hampshire.[1] Raised inPelham, New Hampshire, she was homeschooled and took ballet lessons in addition to skating.[2] She was a member of the Methuen Ballet Ensemble in Salem, New Hampshire, for five years before moving toColorado Springs.[3] Her father has a dental practice inMassachusetts. She has an older sister, Erica.[2]
Yankowskas began skating at the age of six. She skated with Daniyel Cohen in pairs at the novice level while competing as a single skater at the same time and at the same level. She and Cohen were the2007 U.S. novice silver medalists.[4] She did not make it out of sectionals as a single skater. Yankowskas and Cohen were coached byAlexander Vlassov and Laura Amelina.[5]
In June 2007, Yankowskas had a tryout with new coachDalilah Sappenfield inColorado Springs, Colorado. Sappenfield suggested John Coughlin as a potential partner and they had a tryout in early August 2007.[6] They placed 6th at the2008 U.S. Championships and made their Grand Prix debut at the2008 Skate America.
During the 2010–11 season, theirAve Maria long program was a tribute to Coughlin's mother who died in February 2010.[7] They finished 4th at 2010 NHK Trophy and won the first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at Cup of China. At the2011 U.S. Nationals, they placed first in the short program[8] and then won the free program to earn their first national title.[9]
Yankowskas and Coughlin went on to a sixth-place finish in their debut at theWorld Championships in April 2011; it was the best result by an American pair since 2006.[10] After the event, Coughlin told Yankowskas that he wanted to split up.[11] On May 4, the pair announced the end of their partnership.[10][12][13]
After leaving Sappenfield and Colorado Springs, Yankowskas moved in July 2011 toCanton, Michigan, to train withJohnny Johns and Adrienne Lenda at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena.[14] She skated for seven weeks with Italian skaterMatteo Guarise but the pairing did not go further because they were unable to agree on which country to represent.[11] In December 2011, Yankowskas said that she still wanted to continue her pairs career.[11]
On March 22, 2012, it was announced that Yankowskas had teamed up withJoshua Reagan.[15] They were coached by Johnny Johns, David Kirby, and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[15][16] Yankowskas and Reagan were assigned to the2012 Cup of China and the2012 NHK Trophy but withdrew from both events after Reagan sustained a rib injury in practice.[17][18] They parted ways at the end of the season.
In May 2013, Yankowskas formed a partnership withHamish Gaman, coached by Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.[19] Competing for Great Britain, the pair placed fifth in their debut at the 2013Ice Challenge. They went on to take the bronze medal at the2014 British Championships. In mid-February 2014, they moved to Boston and began training under Bobby Martin and Carrie Wall at the Skating Club of Boston.[20][19] After spending part of June 2014 inMontreal, coached byBruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier, the pair decided to move there in July.[21] At the2015 European Championships inStockholm, Yankowskas/Gaman placed seventh in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and ninth overall.
On September 10, 2015, Yankowskas and Gaman announced their retirements from competitive figure skating due to lack of funding.[22]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2016 [23] |
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| 2014–2015 [1] |
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| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 [16][24] |
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 [3] |
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| 2009–2010 [25] |
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| 2008–2009 [26][27] | ||
| 2007–2008 [26] |
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–2007 [5] | ||
| 2005–2006 [28] |
GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series (began in the 2014–15 season)
| International[29] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| Europeans | 9th | |
| CSAutumn Classic | 8th | |
| Challenge Cup | 2nd | |
| Ice Challenge | 5th | |
| National | ||
| British Champ. | 3rd | 1st |
| WD = Withdrew | ||
| International[30] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| Worlds | 6th | |||
| Four Continents | 4th | 4th | ||
| GPCup of China | 3rd | |||
| GPNHK Trophy | 4th | |||
| GPSkate America | 6th | |||
| GPSkate Canada | 7th | |||
| Ice Challenge | 1st | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | |||
| National[26] | ||||
| U.S. Championships | 6th | 7th | 6th | 1st |
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