Profile of the Month
May
Timothy Goebel
Born: September 10, 1980
Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois
Height: 5' 7"
Training Town: El Segundo, California
Skating Club: Winterhurst FSC
Coach: Frank Carroll
Choreographer: Lori Nichols
Tim began skating when he was 4 years old when his parents took him to a mall for skating lessons. He progressed quickly and when he was 11 his parents sent him to Cleveland Ohio to train with Carol Heiss Jenkins. Because of his slender frame he was able to rotate quickly and learn difficult jumps.
One of the biggest decisions he's made so far in his career was when he switched coaches at the end of the 1999-2000 season. He now trains with Frank Carroll in California.
Tim has become known as "The King of the Quad" because of his ability to flawlessly execute quadruple jumps.
He made history at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games by being the first person to land a quadruple salchow in combination. At the Olympics he landed one quad in his short program and three quads in his long program.
Tim took home the bronze medal at the Olympic Games and the silver at the 2002 World Championships in Nagano, Japan.
Competitive History:
2002-2003:
2003 U.S. National Championships - 2nd
2003 World Championships - 2nd
2001-2002:
Skate America- 1st
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup- 2nd
Hershey's Figure Skating Challenge (Team)- 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final- 3rd
2002 U.S. National Championships- 2nd
2002 Winter Olympic Games- 3rd
2002 World Championships- 2nd
2000-2001:
Skate America- 1st
Sparkassen (Nations) Cup- 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final- 3rd
2001 U.S. National Championships- 1st
2001 World Championships- 4th
1999-2000:
Skate America- 2nd
NHK Trophy- 2nd
ISU Grand Prix Final- 3rd
2000 U.S. National Championships- 2nd
2000 World Championships- 11th
1998-1999;
Goodwill Games- 5th
1999 World Championships- 12th
Photo Copyright to Andrea "Hoo" Chempinski
