Mariah Bell

Mariah Bell
Bell at the 2016 Skate America
Personal information
Full name Mariah Cheyenne Bell
Country represented United States United States
Born (1996-04-18) April 18, 1996
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Home town Westminster, Colorado
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach Rafael Arutyunyan
Former coach Kori Ade, Rohene Ward, Billy Schneider, Cindy Sullivan, Megan Faulkner
Choreographer Rohene Ward
Former choreographer Cindy Stuart
Skating club Rocky Mountain FSC
Training locations Lakewood, California
Former training locations Monument, Colorado
Began skating 2000
World standing 17 (As of 18 February 2018)[1]
Season's bests 31 (2017-18)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 191.59
2016 Skate America
Short program 70.02
2018 Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate 130.67
2016 Skate America

Mariah Cheyenne[2] Bell (born April 18, 1996) is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 Skate America silver medalist, 2016 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist, 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and 2017 U.S. national bronze medalist.

Personal life

Mariah Bell was born on April 18, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3] She is the second child of Kendra and Andy Bell.[4] Her older sister, Morgan, has skated with Disney on Ice.[5][6]

At age 12, Bell moved with her mother and sister from Houston to Westminster, Colorado.[7] She graduated from Ralston Valley High School in 2014,[7] and was named the school's Super Senior.[4]

Career

Early years

Bell began skating at the age of four because of her sister.[5] Early in her career, she was coached by Megan Faulkner, Billy Schneider, and Candy Brown.[8][4] At age 12, she joined Cindy Sullivan in Westminster, Colorado.[7]

At the 2012 U.S. Championships, Bell finished 5th in the junior division.[9] She was assigned to the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy and won the junior silver medal.[10]

Bell won the silver medal in the junior division of the 2013 U.S. Championships, behind Polina Edmunds.[11]

2013–14 season

During the 2013–14 season, Bell was coached by Cindy Sullivan in Westminster, Colorado.[8] Making her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, she won a bronze medal in Mexico[12] and finished 7th in Poland.[13] At the 2014 U.S. Championships, Bell finished 13th.[14] Soon after her high school graduation in 2014, she moved to Monument, Colorado, so that she could train under Kori Ade.[6]

2014–15 season

Bell's senior international debut came in the 2014–15 season. She competed at two ISU Challenger Series events, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy where she finished fifth,[15] and the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb where she placed eighth.[16] She finished 6th at the 2015 U.S. Championships, having ranked 12th in the short program and 6th in the free skate.

2015–16 season: Grand Prix debut

In 2015–16, Bell started her season on the ISU Challenger Series (CS), placing 6th at the 2015 U.S. International Classic and 13th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Making her Grand Prix debut, Bell finished 8th at 2015 Skate America, scoring personal bests in the free skate and combined total score. She placed 11th at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–17 season

Bell changed coaches in August 2016, joining Rafael Arutyunyan in Lakewood, California.[17][18] She landed on the podium at two of her 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series assignments. Ranked second in both segments, she took silver at the 2016 CS U.S. International Classic, behind Satoko Miyahara. At the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, she placed fifth in the short, fourth in the free, and third overall behind Maria Sotskova and Yulia Lipnitskaya. She was invited to the 2016 Skate America to replace the injured Angela Wang.[19] She won the silver medal behind Ashley Wagner after placing sixth in the short program and first in the free skate.

In January 2017, Bell received the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, earning her a spot on the Four Continents and World teams. In February, she placed 6th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. She later placed 12th at her first trip to the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

2017-18 season

Bell began her season placing 5th at the US International Figure Skating Classic behind teammates Mirai Nagasu and Karen Chen, and was assigned to the Rostelecom Cup and the NHK Trophy on the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating circuit.

After a sixth-place finish at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup, Bell placed 9th at the 2017 NHK Trophy.

Bell was named as the second alternate to the 2018 Winter Olympics team after placing 5th at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose. On the withdrawal of Karen Chen she was named to the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships team.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[4][20][21]
2017–2018
[23]
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[6][25]
2014–2015
[26]
2013–2014
[8]
  • Titanic
    by James Horner
    choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2012–2013
[4]
2011–2012
[4]
2010–2011
[4]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[27]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Worlds12th12th
Four Continents6th5th
GP Skate CanadaTBD
GP Skate America8th2nd
GP Rostelecom Cup6th
GP NHK Trophy9thTBD
CS Golden Spin8th
CS Nebelhorn5th4th
CS Ondrej Nepela13th3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy4th
CS U.S. Classic6th2nd5th
International: Junior[27]
JGP Mexico3rd
JGP Poland7th
Egna Spring Trophy2nd
National[4]
U.S. Champ.5th J2nd J13th6th11th3rd5th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior level

At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
26–29 September 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4
70.02		 6
118.95		 4
188.97
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 21–23, 2018 2018 World Championships 17
59.15		 12
115.25		 12
174.40
January 22–28, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 4
62.90		 5
122.94		 5
185.84
January 3–5, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 6
65.18		 6
127.16		 5
192.34
November 10–12, 2017 2017 NHK Trophy 9
57.75		 10
108.79		 9
166.04
October 20–22, 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 7
63.85		 6
124.71		 6
188.56
September 13–17, 2017 2017 U.S. Classic 4
60.68		 5
107.98		 5
168.66
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 29 – April 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 13
61.02		 9
126.21		 12
187.23
February 15–19, 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 7
61.21		 7
115.89		 6
177.10
January 14–22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships 6
63.33		 3
134.59		 3
197.92
November 20–27, 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 6
55.92		 4
111.77		 4
167.69
October 21–23, 2016 2016 Skate America 6
60.92		 1
130.67		 2
191.59
September 28 – October 2, 2016 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 5
56.58		 4
105.14		 3
161.72
September 14–18, 2016 2016 CS U.S. Classic 2
60.64		 2
123.58		 2
184.22

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "IceNetwork: Social Scene with Mariah Bell". IceNetwork.com.
  3. 1 2 "Mariah BELL: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mariah Bell". U.S. Figure Skating.
    "Earlier versions: 2014–2018". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
    "Earlier version: 2013". Archived from the original on January 28, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Golden, Erin (24 January 2013). "Family's life revolves around figure skating". Omaha.com. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Kirk, Jenny; Lease, Dave (March 22, 2015). "Our Interview with Mariah Bell". The Skating Lesson. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Meyer, John (January 24, 2017). "Ralston Valley grad Mariah Bell emerges as a contender for Olympic team in figure skating". The Denver Post.
  8. 1 2 3 "Mariah BELL: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Junior Ladies 2012 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". IceNetwork. 25 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Gardena Spring Trophy Junior Ladies Result". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Walker, Elvin (24 January 2013). "Edmunds wins junior ladies title at 2013 US Nationals". Golden Skate.
  12. ↑ "ISU JGP Mexico Cup 2013 Junior Ladies Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "ISU JGP Baltic Cup 2013 Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Championship Ladies 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships". IceNetwork. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Nebelhorn Trophy 2014 Ladies Result". International Skating Union. 27 September 2014.
  16. ↑ "47th Golden Spin of Zagreb Ladies Result". Croatian Skating Association. 6 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015.
  17. ↑ Donaldson-Brass, Amy (September 17, 2016). "Miyahara shows humility in dismantling ladies field". IceNetwork.com.
  18. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (November 16, 2016). "Bell's move to Arutunian pays immediate dividends". IceNetwork.com.
  19. ↑ "Team USA announces Grand Prix series event withdrawals" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. October 12, 2016.
  20. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (August 23, 2018). "Mariah Bell Ready for New Quad, Courtney Hicks Leaps to Altitude". U.S. Figure Skating.
  21. ↑ "Mariah BELL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
  22. ↑ 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy - Men Short - Ladies Free Program - Dance Free Dance (Dailymotion). 2018 Nebelhorn Trophy - Oberstdorf, Germany by skatingvideos. September 28, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Mariah BELL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Mariah Bell". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
  25. ↑ "Mariah BELL: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Mariah BELL: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015.
  27. 1 2 "Competition Results: Mariah BELL". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
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