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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Courtney N. Hicks |
| Born | (1995-12-15)December 15, 1995 (age 30) Placentia, California, U.S. |
| Home town | Chino Hills, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.61 m) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Kori Ade |
| Skating club | All Year Figure Skating Club |
| Began skating | 2001 |
Courtney Hicks (born December 15, 1995) is an Americanfigure skater. She has won two medals on theGrand Prix series—silver at the2015 NHK Trophy and bronze at the2016 Rostelecom Cup—and two medals on theISU Challenger Series. She took gold at two other senior internationals, the 2013Ice Challenge andU.S. Classic.
Courtney Hicks was born on December 15, 1995, inPlacentia, California.[1] The eldest of three girls, she is ofRussian descent through her mother who has three Russian grandparents.[2]
Hicks began skating in 2001.[3] She placed 5th in the novice event at the2010 U.S. Championships.
Hicks won the junior title at the2011 U.S. Championships.[4][5] She was selected to compete at the2011 World Junior Championships, where she placed sixth in her international debut.[6]
In the 2011–12 season, Hicks debuted on theJunior Grand Prix series, winning a gold medal at her first event inBrisbane, Australia. She sustained a season-ending injury while competing at her second JGP event, on October 8, 2011, inMilan, Italy. On the opening jump in the long program, a piece of bone detached from thetibia in her right leg.[7] She underwent surgery on October 12.[8] Hicks returned to the ice in December 2011 and resumed jumping in February 2012.[9] She was coached mainly byJohn Nicks inAliso Viejo, California, until April 2012 when her primary coach becameKen Congemi at the Toyota Sports Center inEl Segundo, California.[9][10]
Coached by Jere Michael and Alex Chang, Hicks won the pewter medal at the2013 U.S. Championships and placed 5th at the2013 World Junior Championships.
Hicks made her senior international debut in the 2013–14 season, winning gold at the 2013U.S. International Figure Skating Classic ahead ofGracie Gold. Replacing 2010 Olympic championKim Yuna, she placed 6th at her first seniorGrand Prix (GP) event, the2013 Skate Canada International. Hicks won the 2013Ice Challenge ahead ofMiki Ando. After finishing 6th at the2014 U.S. Championships, she was sent to the2014 Four Continents, where she placed 5th.
In 2014–15, Hicks won silver at the U.S. Classic, a part of the newly inauguratedISU Challenger Series (CS). She finished fourth at both of her GP assignments, the2014 Skate Canada International and2014 Trophee Eric Bompard, and 8th at the2015 U.S. Championships.
In 2015–16, Hicks started her season with a bronze medal at the CSNebelhorn Trophy. Competing on the GP series, she placed 6th at the2015 Cup of China before winning her first GP medal, silver, at the2015 NHK Trophy. She finished 9th at the2016 U.S. Championships. Having decided to change coaches in March 2016, she spent several months working with the 87-year-oldJohn Nicks, from whom she had previously taken lessons, before joiningTodd Sand in early August.[11]
In 2018–19, Hicks added a triple flip-triple loop combination to her short program and free skate. She finished 7th at the 2018U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and finished 8th at the2018 NHK Trophy. At the2019 U.S. Championships, Hicks placed sixteenth. She was eighththe following season.[12]
Hicks placed sixteenth at the 2020 ISP Points Challenge, a virtual competition. She did not compete at the Championship Series, another virtual competition used the qualifier for Nationals. In January 2021, she announced she had been struggling with a hip injury and had surgery to replace it. She said would be off the ice for a couple of months.[13]
In June 2023, Hicks announced her plans to return to competition for the2023–24 figure skating season.[14]
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| 2015–2016 [20][21][22] |
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| 2012–2013 [1][25] |
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| 2011–2012 [1][6] |
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| 2010–2011 [1][26] |
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GP:Grand Prix; CS:Challenger Series; JGP:Junior Grand Prix
| International[27] | ||||||||||
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| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19-20 |
| Four Continents | 5th | |||||||||
| GPCup of China | 6th | 9th | ||||||||
| GPFrance | 4th | |||||||||
| GPNHK Trophy | 2nd | 8th | ||||||||
| GPRostelecom Cup | 3rd | |||||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 6th | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| CSAutumn Classic | 4th | |||||||||
| CSFinlandia | 6th | |||||||||
| CSNebelhorn | 3rd | |||||||||
| CSU.S. Classic | 2nd | 7th | ||||||||
| CSWarsaw Cup | 3rd | |||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 1st | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 4th | |||||||||
| U.S. Classic | 1st | |||||||||
| International: Junior[27] | ||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 6th | 5th | ||||||||
| JGPAustralia | 1st | |||||||||
| JGPSlovenia | 4th | |||||||||
| JGPU.S. | 2nd | |||||||||
| National[1] | ||||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 1st J | 4th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 12th | 9th | 16th | 8th | |
| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior | ||||||||||