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Tiffany Vise

ティファニー・ヴァイス　/　てぃふぁにー・ゔぁいす

American figure skater

February 2, 1986 (age 40)　・　Aurora, Colorado, United States

Colorado
figure skater

My Take

Tiffany Vise earns my admiration for a single, history-making moment: in 2007 she and partner Derek Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple Salchow in international competition. That is not a footnote, it is a rewriting of what pair skating thought possible. Born in Aurora, Colorado, she chased an element no one had conquered and became the first to nail it on the world stage, falls and all. I am drawn far more to that kind of nerve than to any podium finish. Long after her retirement, that landing remains etched in the record books, and to me the courage to attempt the impossible is the truest measure of a champion.

Overview

Tiffany Vise (born February 2, 1986) is an American retired pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international competition. They officially became the first team to perform that element in international competition.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Tiffany Vise
Name (Japanese): ティファニー・ヴァイス
Reading: てぃふぁにー・ゔぁいす
Born: February 2, 1986 (age 40)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Tiger
Origin: Aurora, Colorado, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: figure skater

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9

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