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Joelle Forte

ジョエル・フォルテ　/　じょえる・ふぉるて

Figure skater from South Korea

July 5, 1986 (age 39)　・　Seoul, South Korea

figure skater

My Take

What draws me to Joelle Forte is the quiet kind of excellence she represents. She never stood atop an Olympic podium, but five North Atlantic Regional titles and an Eastern Sectional crown speak to years of relentless, unglamorous repetition on the ice. I find it especially compelling that she pursued this alongside an education at Fordham. Skaters like Forte rarely get headlines, yet they carry the sport's depth on their shoulders. To me she embodies a particular American figure-skating archetype: disciplined, persistent, and competing for the love of it long after the spotlight has moved elsewhere. I respect that enormously.

Overview

Joelle Forte (born July 5, 1986) is an American former figure skater. She is a five-time North Atlantic Regional champion, the 2009 Eastern Sectional champion, and represented the United States at Skate America in October 2011, Nebelhorn Trophy in September 2011, and Gradena Spring Trophy in May 2011.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joelle Forte
Name (Japanese): ジョエル・フォルテ
Reading: じょえる・ふぉるて
Born: July 5, 1986 (age 39)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Tiger
Origin: Seoul, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: figure skater

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Fordham University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86

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