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Timothy Goebel

ティモシー・ゲーブル　/　てぃもしー・げーぶる

American figure skater

September 10, 1980 (age 45)　・　Evanston, Illinois, United States

Illinois
figure skater

My Take

Timothy Goebel is a name every figure skating fan should know for one reason: he was the first to land a quadruple Salchow in competition and the first to put three quads in a single program. That's not just athleticism, it's pioneering, and his 2002 Olympic bronze almost undersells how far ahead he pushed the technical ceiling. Seventy-six career quads before retiring in 2006 is staggering for that era. What I respect is that he then studied at Columbia rather than coasting on the medal. To me he reads as the quiet engineer who quietly rewrote what was jumpable in men's skating.

Overview

Timothy Richard Goebel (born September 10, 1980) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple Salchow jump in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. He landed 76 career quadruple jumps before his retirement in 2006.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Timothy Goebel
Name (Japanese): ティモシー・ゲーブル
Reading: てぃもしー・げーぶる
Born: September 10, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Monkey
Origin: Evanston, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: figure skater

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Columbia 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%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB

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