Elyce_Lin-Gracey

Elyce Lin-Gracey

Elyce Lin-Gracey

American figure skater

Elyce Lin-Gracey (born June 7, 2007) is an American figure skater. She is the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup bronze medalist.

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At the junior level, Lin-Gracey is the 2023 JGP Armenia silver medalist and the 2023 U.S. junior national bronze medalist.

Personal life

Lin-Gracey was born on June 7, 2007, in Arcadia, California to mother Rhoda Lin, a physician, and father Andrew Gracey, a biology professor at the University of Southern California. She has three siblings, Wesley, Finley, and Georgiana. She also has a dog named Pixar and many pet birds.[1]

Lin-Gracey is currently a student at Laurel Springs School.[1]

Career

Early career

Lin-Gracey began figure skating at the age of four. Her first figure skating coach was Natasha Adler-DeGuzman, who taught her at the Pasadena Figure Skating Club in Pasadena, California.[1][2] She would later relocate to Lakewood, California, where she was coached by Amy Evidente and Naomi Nari Nam.[3][4][5]

She made her national debut at the 2022 U.S. Junior Championships, where she finished fifth.[6]

2022–2023 season

Lin-Gracey made her junior international debut on the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix, finishing eighth at 2022 JGP Czech Republic and ninth at 2022 JGP Poland II.[7] She would later reflect that it was "really exciting getting to be on the Junior Grand Prix circuit," even if "I didn't have the outcomes I would have liked to have."[8]

At the 2023 U.S. Junior Championships, Lin-Gracey won the bronze medal.[7] Following the season's end, Lin-Gracey moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Tammy Gambill, Sandy Straub, and Damon Allen became her new coaches.[9]

2023–2024 season

Lin-Gracey began the season by making her senior international debut at the 2023 Cranberry Cup International, where she finished in fourth place. She then made her first appearance on the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix, finishing fourth at the 2023 JGP Turkey.[7] At her second event, the 2023 JGP Armenia, Lin-Gracey won the silver medal. She and the event's bronze medalist, fellow American Sherry Zhang, were the only JGP women's medalists that year from countries outside of East Asia.[10] Based on her Junior Grand Prix placements, Lin-Gracey was named the second alternate to the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final.[11] Going on to compete on the senior level at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup, Lin-Gracey won the bronze medal in her Challenger Series debut.[7]

In advance of the 2024 U.S. Championships, Lin-Gracey was named as first alternate for the American women's delegation to the 2024 Four Continents Championships, which were to be held in Shanghai the week after the national championships.[12] She came tenth at the national championships, but was thereafter named to the Four Continents team when national champion Amber Glenn opted to withdraw.[7][13] Lin-Gracey placed seventh.[14]

Programs

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Competitive highlights

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Detailed results

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Senior results

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References

  1. [1]
    "2023–24 Figure Skating Roster: Elyce Lin-Gracey". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Our Coaches". Pasadena Figure Skating Club. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    Lin-Gracey, Elyce (January 12, 2022). "What an amazing 10 days — exciting, inspiring, and educational!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on February 11, 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Skating Staff Guide". Lakewood Ice. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "USA-Elyce LIN-GRACEY". Skating Scores. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  8. [8]
    Knoop, Grace (October 4, 2023). "Lin-Gracey Aims for New Personal Bests". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Elyce LIN-GRACEY: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Shimada (JPN), Martynov (USA) and Tkachenko/Kiliakov (ISR) take last tickets for the Final at ISU Junior Grand Prix Yerevan". International Skating Union. October 9, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  11. [11]
    "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2023/2024 - Junior Women". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. [12]
    "Eighteen Athletes Named to Four Continents Team". U.S. Figure Skating. January 9, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  13. [13]
    U.S. Figure Skating [@USFigureSkating] (January 27, 2024). "Amber Glenn announced her withdrawal from Four Continents" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 11, 2024 – via Twitter.
  14. [14]
    Slater, Paula (February 2, 2024). "Mone Chiba commands Women at 2024 Four Continents". Golden Skate. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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