13 Facts About Jill Trenary

Jill Ann Trenary was born on August 1,1968 and is an American former figure skater.

Jill Trenary is the 1990 World champion and a three-time US national champion.

Jill Trenary was inducted to the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2002.

Jill Trenary placed 5th in her first senior national championships in 1986.

Jill Trenary was 5th at the 1988 World Championships, where she fell on the triple flip in both her short and long programs.

Jill Trenary was 5th in the short program and second in the free skate to Midori Ito but her top placement in the figures kept her in the lead overall.

In January 1991, Jill Trenary underwent surgery to drain her ankle after she developed a staph infection.

In March 1991, Jill Trenary moved to Cleveland, Ohio, to work with Carol Heiss Jenkins.

Jill Trenary's injury was slow to heal and she had problems regaining her former standard of jumps, much less learning new ones.

Jill Trenary planned to compete at the 1992 US Championships, beginning her comeback in fall 1991 at Skate Canada, where she finished second in the short program to Surya Bonaly, but dropped to fourth overall after the long program, where she was unable to successfully land any triple jumps.

Jill Trenary ended her bid to qualify for the 1992 Winter Olympics in December 1991.

Jill Trenary retired from skating in 1997 after developing a life-threatening blood clot in her shoulder.

Jill Trenary married British ice dancer Christopher Dean on October 15,1994.