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Goebel competes at the 2001 Grand Prix Final in Kitchener, Ontario.
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Richard Goebel
Country represented	United States
Born	(1980-09-10) September 10, 1980 (age 44) Evanston, Illinois
Home town	Fairfax, Virginia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired	April 25, 2006

Timothy Richard Goebel (born September 10, 1980) is a famous American former figure skater. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Timothy Goebel was known for being the first person to successfully land a quadruple salchow jump in a competition. He was also the first to land three quadruple jumps in one program. He completed an amazing 76 quadruple jumps during his career before he retired in 2006.

About Timothy Goebel's Life

Timothy Goebel was born on September 10, 1980, in Evanston, Illinois. He was adopted as a baby by Ginny and Richard Goebel through Catholic Charities.

He first attended Loyola Marymount University. Later, in 2006, he began studying at Columbia University and earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 2010. After working for a company called Nielsen, he joined an advertising agency.

In 2016, he started working on a master's degree in data science at New York University Stern School of Business. In January 2017, he began working as a data analyst for Google.

In April 2016, Timothy Goebel became engaged to his boyfriend, Thomas Luciano. They got married on April 29, 2017, in Newport, Rhode Island.

Timothy Goebel's Skating Career

Early in his career, Timothy Goebel was coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts. He later moved to California to train with Frank Carroll.

Timothy Goebel was often called the "Quad King" because he was so good at landing quadruple jumps. A quadruple jump is a very difficult jump where a skater spins four times in the air before landing.

Making History with Quad Jumps

On March 7, 1998, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Timothy Goebel made history. He became the first skater in the world to successfully land a quadruple Salchow in a competition. This was also the first time an American skater landed any type of quadruple jump in a competition.

On October 31, 1999, at the 1999 Skate America event, Timothy Goebel made history again. He became the first skater to land three quadruple jumps in a single program. In his free skate, he landed a quad Salchow in a combination, a quad toe loop, and another quad Salchow as a solo jump.

At the 2002 Olympics, Goebel continued to make history. He was the first skater to successfully land a quad Salchow in a combination during the Olympic competition. His amazing ability to land quadruple jumps made him one of the best skaters in the world during his peak. He landed a total of 76 quadruple jumps in competitions throughout his career.

Improving His Style

In his early career, some people criticized Goebel for focusing too much on jumps and not enough on the artistic parts of skating, like choreography and presentation. However, in later years, he greatly improved in these areas.

Challenges and Retirement

After 2003, Timothy Goebel started to have more trouble with his jumps because of injuries. At the 2006 U.S. Championships, which he had announced would be his last season, he couldn't land his quadruple jumps or triple Axel cleanly. He finished in seventh place, which meant he did not qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Timothy Goebel represented the Winterhurst Figure Skating Club. His last coach was Audrey Weisiger in Fairfax, Virginia. He had also been coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins, Glyn Watts, and Frank Carroll.

On April 25, 2006, Timothy Goebel announced he was retiring from competitive skating. He planned to continue helping the sport as a technical specialist. He received a special certification for competitions in the United States. He worked as a technical specialist at the Aviator Figure Skating Academy in New York.

He later attended Columbia University and graduated in 2010 with a degree in mathematics. In 2016, he earned a Master of Science in Business Analytics from New York University. He now works for Google as a Marketing Mix Modeling Partner Program Manager.

Skating Programs and Music

Goebel performs a hydroblade, one of his signature moves, in 2003.

Here are some of the musical pieces Timothy Goebel used for his skating programs:

Competitive Highlights

Detailed Results

Senior Level Results

Results in the 1996–97 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 23–28, 1996	1996 Grand Prix International St. Gervais		–		–	2	–
Jan 13–21, 1996	1997 U.S. Championships	10	–	6	–	6	–

Results in the 1997–98 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 26–29, 1997	1997 Nebelhorn Trophy	1	–	1	–	1	–

Results in the 1998–99 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Feb 7–14, 1999	1999 U.S. Championships	2	–	3	–	3	–
Feb 21–28, 1999	1999 Four Continents Championships	12	–	13	–	13	–
Mar 20–28, 1999	1999 World Championships	13	–	12	–	12	–

Results in the 1999–2000 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 27–31, 1999	1999 Skate America	3	–	2	–	2	–
Dec 2–5, 1999	1999 NHK Trophy	2	–	2	–	2	–
Jan 13–16, 2000	1999–2000 Grand Prix Final	5	–	4	–	3	–
Feb 6–13, 2000	2000 U.S. Championships	2	–	2	–	2	–
Mar 23 – Apr 3, 2000	2000 World Championships	7	–	10	–	11	–

Results in the 2000–01 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 26–29, 2000	2000 Skate America	2	–	1	–	1	–
Nov 9–12, 2000	2000 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	2	–	2	–	2	–
Feb 15–18, 2001	2000–01 Grand Prix Final	5	–	5	–	5	–
Jan 14–21, 2001	2001 U.S. Championships	3	–	1	–	1	–
Mar 17–25, 2001	2001 World Championships	4	–	4	–	4	–

Results in the 2001–02 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 24–28, 2001	2001 Skate America	1	–	1	–	1	–
Nov 9–11, 2001	2001 Sparkassen Cup on Ice	2	–	2	–	2	–
Dec 13–16, 2001	2001–02 Grand Prix Final	3	–	3	–	3	–
Jan 6–13, 2002	2002 U.S. Championships	1	–	2	–	2	–
Feb 9–21, 2002	2002 Winter Olympics	3	–	3	–	3	–
Mar 16–24, 2002	2002 World Championships	4	–	2	–	2	–

Results in the 2002–03 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 6–13, 2003	2003 U.S. Championships	1	–	3	–	2	–
Mar 24–30, 2003	2003 World Championships	2	–	2	–	2	–

Results in the 2003–04 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 6–9, 2003	2003 Cup of China	2	–	1	–	1	–
Nov 27–30, 2003	2003 NHK Trophy	1	–	2	–	2	–

Results in the 2004–05 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 4–7, 2004	2004 NHK Trophy	2	–	2	–	2	–
Jan 9–16, 2005	2005 U.S. Championships	1	–	2	–	2	–
Mar 14–20, 2005	2005 World Championships	14	–	9	–	10	–

Results in the 2005–06 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 20–23, 2005	2005 Skate America	6	–	8	–	6	–
Nov 17–20, 2005	2005 Trophée Éric Bompard	4	–	6	–	4	–
Jan 7–15, 2006	2006 U.S. Championships	5	–	8	–	7	–

Junior Level Results

Results in the 1994–95 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 21–27, 1994	1995 World Junior Championships	17	–	12	–	14	–
Jan 6–13, 1995	1995 U.S. Championships (Junior)	6	–	5	–	5	–

Results in the 1995–96 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 26 – Dec 2, 1995	1996 World Junior Championships	12	–	6	–	7	–
Jan 13–21, 1996	1996 U.S. Championships (Junior)	1	–	1	–	1	–

Results in the 1996–97 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Nov 24 – Dec 1, 1996	1997 World Junior Championships	5	–	2	–	2	–

Results in the 1997–98 season 

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 19–23, 1997	1997 JS Grand Prix de Saint Gervais		–		–	1	–
Sep 25–28, 1997	1997 JS Ukrainian Souvenir		–		–	1	–
Mar 5–8, 1998	1997–98 Junior Series Final	4	–	1	–	1	–