In 1998, Ashley Wagner watched Tara Lipinski win the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan on television.
22 Facts About Ashley Wagner
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In January 2002, Ashley Wagner began training with Shirley Hughes in Alexandria, Virginia.
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At the 2006 US Nationals in St Louis, Missouri, Ashley Wagner finished fourth on the junior level, earning the pewter medal.
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At the 2007 US Nationals in Spokane, Washington, Ashley Wagner placed third behind Mirai Nagasu and Caroline Zhang, earning herself a spot on the World Junior Championships team.
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Two weeks later, Ashley Wagner won her first senior international medal at the 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard in Paris, France.
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In January 2008, Ashley Wagner competed on the senior level for the first time at the 2008 US Nationals in St Paul, Minnesota.
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At the 2008 Four Continents in Goyang, South Korea, Ashley Wagner finished twelfth in the short program, fifth in the free skate, and eighth overall.
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In June 2008, Ashley Wagner announced that she would be leaving her longtime coach Shirley Hughes to begin working with Priscilla Hill in Wilmington, Delaware.
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At the Final, Ashley Wagner ranked last in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall.
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At the 2010 US Nationals, Ashley Wagner won her second bronze medal.
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In June 2011, Ashley Wagner announced that she would move to Aliso Viejo, California to train with John Nicks and Phillip Mills at the Aliso Viejo Ice Palace.
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At the 2011 NHK Trophy, Ashley Wagner placed fifth in the short program and third in the freeskate to finish fourth overall.
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At the World Championships, Ashley Wagner was eighth in the short program after stepping out of her triple flip.
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At her first Grand Prix assignment of the season, the 2012 Skate America, Ashley Wagner placed first in both programs and won her first gold on the GP series.
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At the 2013 US Championships, Ashley Wagner placed first in the short program, second in the free skate after falling twice and two-footing her salchow jump, and was able to edge out Gracie Gold to win her second straight national title.
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At the Grand Prix Final, Ashley Wagner placed sixth in the short program and third in the long program to win the bronze medal behind Russians Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Radionova.
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At the 2015 US Championships, Ashley Wagner won both the short program and free skate, setting a new US record score of 221.02.
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Since Michelle Kwan in 1999, Ashley Wagner is the first US senior ladies figure skater to win three national championships.
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At the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, Ashley Wagner placed 11th in the short program, third in the free skate, and fifth overall.
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At the 2016 US Championships, Ashley Wagner was awarded the bronze medal behind Gracie Gold and Polina Edmunds.
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At the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Ashley Wagner scored a 69.04 in the short program, placing seventh.
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In October 2013, Ashley Wagner was named as a face of CoverGirl.