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Bell at the 2019 Internationaux de France medal ceremony
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| Full name | Mariah Cheyenne Bell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States |
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| Born | April 18, 1996 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Home town | Westminster, Colorado, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Rafael Arutyunyan, Adam Rippon, Kori Ade, Rohene Ward, Billy Schneider, Cindy Sullivan, Megan Faulkner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Adam Rippon, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Rohene Ward, Cindy Stuart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Rocky Mountain FSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Training locations | Lakewood, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former training locations | Monument, Colorado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | October 12, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World standing | 14 (As of 23 March 2018[update]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season's bests | 31 (2017–18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Combined total | 212.89 2019 Internationaux de France |
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| Short program | 72.55 2022 Worlds |
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| Free skate | 142.64 2019 Internationaux de France |
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Mariah Cheyenne Bell (born April 18, 1996) is an American former competitive figure skater. She achieved many great things in her career. Mariah was the 2022 U.S. national champion. She also won a silver medal at the 2020 U.S. national championships. She earned two bronze medals at the U.S. national events in 2017 and 2019.
Mariah also won gold at 2020 Skate America. She earned silver at 2016 Skate America. She took home bronze medals from the 2019 Internationaux de France and the 2019 Rostelecom Cup. In 2019, she was the champion at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. She also won silver at the 2016 CS U.S. International Classic.
Mariah finished in the top six at four major ISU Championships. Her best result was fourth place at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships. She proudly represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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About Mariah Bell
Mariah Bell was born on April 18, 1996, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is the second child of Kendra and Andy Bell. Her older sister, Morgan, used to skate with Disney on Ice.
When Mariah was 12, she moved with her mom and sister. They moved from Houston to Westminster, Colorado. She finished high school at Ralston Valley High School in 2014. She was even named the school's "Super Senior."
Mariah's Skating Journey
Starting Out
Mariah began skating when she was four years old. She started because her sister was already skating. Early in her career, Megan Faulkner, Billy Schneider, and Candy Brown coached her. At age 12, she started training with Cindy Sullivan in Westminster, Colorado.
Mariah placed fifth in the junior division at the 2012 U.S. Championships. She then went to the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy and won a junior silver medal.
She won another silver medal in the junior division at the 2013 U.S. Championships. She finished just behind Polina Edmunds.
Moving Up
In the 2013–14 season, Cindy Sullivan continued to coach Mariah. Mariah made her first appearance in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. She won a bronze medal in Mexico. She also placed seventh in Poland. At the 2014 U.S. Championships, Mariah finished thirteenth. After graduating high school in 2014, she moved to Monument, Colorado. There, she trained with Kori Ade.
Mariah started competing internationally as a senior skater in the 2014–15 season. She took part in two ISU Challenger Series events. She finished fifth at the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy. She placed eighth at the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2015 U.S. Championships, she finished sixth overall.
In the 2015–16 season, Mariah started with the ISU Challenger Series (CS). She placed sixth at the 2015 U.S. International Classic. She was 13th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.
Mariah made her first appearance in the Grand Prix series. She finished eighth at 2015 Skate America. She achieved her personal best scores in the free skate and total score there. She placed eleventh at the 2016 U.S. Championships.
Big Achievements
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Mariah changed coaches in August 2016. She began training with Rafael Arutyunyan in Lakewood, California. She won medals at two of her 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series events. She earned silver at the 2016 CS U.S. International Classic. She finished behind Satoko Miyahara. At the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, she won a bronze medal.
She was invited to 2016 Skate America to replace an injured skater. She won the silver medal there, finishing behind Ashley Wagner.
In January 2017, Mariah won the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships. This earned her a spot on the Four Continents and World teams. In February, she placed sixth at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. She then placed twelfth at her first 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Mariah started her 2017–18 season by placing fifth at the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. She competed in two Grand Prix events, the Rostelecom Cup and the NHK Trophy.
After placing sixth at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup, Mariah finished ninth at the 2017 NHK Trophy.
Mariah was chosen as an alternate for the 2018 Winter Olympics team. She had placed fifth at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. When another skater withdrew, Mariah was named to the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships team. She placed twelfth there.
More Successes
Mariah began the 2018–19 season at 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she placed fourth. She then competed at 2018 Skate Canada International, finishing fourth. In November, at 2018 NHK Trophy, she placed fifth. She won the bronze medal at the 2018 CS Golden Spin.
At the 2019 U.S. Championships, Mariah won her second career bronze medal. She then joined the American team for the 2019 World Championships and the 2019 Four Continents Championships.
Mariah placed third in the short program at Four Continents. She set a new personal best score there. She finished ninth at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships with her best total score ever. During a practice session at the World Championships, there was an incident where Mariah's skate blade accidentally touched another skater, Lim Eun-soo. The International Skating Union (ISU) investigated and found no evidence that Mariah intended to injure Lim. Mariah later said it felt like "drowning in this nightmare of completely false information."
Mariah ended her season as part of Team USA. They won the gold medal at the 2019 World Team Trophy.
Golden Moments
For the 2019–20 season, Mariah added Adam Rippon to her coaching team. He also choreographed her short program to Britney Spears music. She started her season at the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. She won the event, earning her first international gold medal.
For her first Grand Prix event, Mariah competed at the 2019 Internationaux de France. She placed third in the short program. In the free skate, she placed second, beating the reigning World and Olympic champion Alina Zagitova. She finished third overall, earning her second Grand Prix medal. Mariah then competed at the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, where she won another bronze medal.
Mariah placed third in the short program at the 2020 U.S. Championships. She then placed second in the free skate, winning the silver medal overall. Her free skate received a standing ovation, which she called "a very special feeling." The 2020 World Championships were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
After months off the ice during the pandemic, Mariah started training again in June 2020. She hoped to work on a triple Axel. She competed at the 2020 Skate America event. Mariah won the short program with a clean skate. She placed fourth in the free skate, but her short program score was enough to win her first Grand Prix gold medal.
At the 2021 U.S. Championships, Mariah unexpectedly placed third in the short program. She struggled in the free skate and dropped to fifth place overall.
Olympic Season and Retirement
For the 2021–22 Olympic season, Mariah prepared new programs. She worked with Adam Rippon and Cordero Zuckerman on a short program to Lady Gaga music. Her free skate was to Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now". This music was meant to show the ups and downs of her career. However, she later decided to use her "Hallelujah" program again and created a new short program.
Mariah's two Grand Prix events were the 2021 Internationaux de France and the 2021 Rostelecom Cup. She placed sixth at the French event and fourth at the Rostelecom Cup.
Mariah entered the 2022 U.S. Championships hoping to win the title and make the American Olympic team. She won both the short program and the free skate, taking her first national title. At 25, Mariah became the oldest U.S. women's champion since 1927. She was also the oldest American women's singles skater sent to the Olympics since 1928.
At the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women's event, Mariah finished tenth overall.
After the Olympics, the International Skating Union banned Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing. This changed the field for the 2022 World Championships. Mariah finished third in the short program with a new personal best score. She earned a bronze small medal, the first for an American woman at the World Championships since 2016. In the free skate, she dropped to fourth overall.
On October 12, 2022, Mariah announced on Instagram that she was retiring from competitive figure skating. She said she would continue to perform in ice shows. She participated in the Japan Open later that fall.
Programs and Music
Mariah Bell performed many different programs throughout her career. Each program had special music and choreography.
- 2021–2022 Season
- Short Program: "River Flows in You" by Yiruma or a medley of Lady Gaga songs like "Chromatica II", "911", and "Rain on Me".
- Free Skate: "Hallelujah" performed by K.D. Lang or "Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell.
- Exhibition: Lady Gaga medley or a Shania Twain medley.
- 2020–2021 Season
- 2019–2020 Season
- Short Program: "Radar" and "Work..." by Britney Spears.
- Free Skate: "Hallelujah" performed by K.D. Lang.
- Exhibition: "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga.
- 2018–2019 Season
- Short Program: "To Love You More" performed by Celine Dion.
- Free Skate: "Divenire" by Ludovico Einaudi and "Experience" by Angèle Dubeau.
- Exhibition: "Stand By Me" performed by Florence + the Machine.
- 2017–2018 Season
- Short Program: Music from the Chicago soundtrack like "Roxie" and "All That Jazz".
- Free Skate: Music from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein.
- Exhibition: "Rise Up" by Andra Day.
- 2016–2017 Season
- Short Program: Music from the Chicago soundtrack.
- Free Skate: "East of Eden" by Lee Holdridge.
- 2015–2016 Season
- Short Program: "Storm Cry" by David Arkenstone.
- Free Skate: Music from Born on the Fourth of July by John Williams.
- 2014–2015 Season
- Short Program: "Little Talks" by Of Monsters and Men.
- Free Skate: Music from Titanic by James Horner.
- 2013–2014 Season
- Short Program: "Besame Mucho" and "Malagueña".
- Free Skate: Music from On Golden Pond by Dave Grusin.
- 2012–2013 Season
- Short Program: "I'm a Doun" by Vanessa-Mae.
- Free Skate: "West Side Story Melody" by Joshua Bell.
- 2011–2012 Season
- Short Program: Music from Mack and Mabel by Jerry Herman.
- Free Skate: Music from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Joe Hisaishi.
- Exhibition: "Andante sostenuto" by Max Bruch.
Competitive Highlights
Mariah Bell competed in many events throughout her career. Here are some of her top results:
- Olympics: 9th place in 2022.
- World Championships: 4th place in 2022, 9th in 2019, 12th in 2017 and 2018.
- Four Continents Championships: 5th place in 2018, 6th in 2017 and 2019.
- Grand Prix Events:
* Skate America: 1st place in 2020, 2nd in 2016. * Internationaux de France: 3rd place in 2019. * Rostelecom Cup: 3rd place in 2019. * Skate Canada International: 4th place in 2018.
- Challenger Series Events:
* Nebelhorn Trophy: 1st place in 2019. * U.S. International Figure Skating Classic: 2nd place in 2016. * Golden Spin of Zagreb: 3rd place in 2018. * Ondrej Nepela Memorial: 3rd place in 2016.
- U.S. Championships:
* 1st place in 2022. * 2nd place in 2020 (Senior) and 2013 (Junior). * 3rd place in 2017 and 2019.
- Team Events:
* World Team Trophy: 1st place (Team USA) in 2019. * Japan Open: 2nd place (Team North America) in 2022 and 2023.
See also
In Spanish: Mariah Bell para niños
