27 Facts About Katy Taylor

Katy Lynn Taylor was born on October 22,1989 and is an American former competitive figure skater.

Katy Taylor is the 2006 Four Continents Champion and 2004 Junior World bronze medalist.

Katy Taylor was an alternate to the 2006 Winter Olympic team after finishing fourth at the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships.

Katy Taylor's father owns and operates a wholesale floral business.

Katy Taylor was considering attending the University of Texas at Austin or another college in Texas, but decided to stay in her hometown and attend the University of Houston.

Katy Taylor landed her first triple, a triple loop, when she was 10.

In 2001, Katy Taylor competed on the juvenile level at the US Junior National Championships, which are the national championships for skaters at the juvenile and intermediate level.

The next year Katy Taylor competed on the intermediate level and finished tenth.

At the National Championships, Katy Taylor finished second behind gold medalist Kimmie Meissner.

Katy Taylor was then named to the team for the Triglav Trophy, where she won the silver medal on the novice level.

Katy Taylor won a silver medal at her first Junior Grand Prix event in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Katy Taylor won the bronze medal, finishing behind Japan's Miki Ando and Kimmie Meissner.

Katy Taylor finished third at the events in Budapest, Hungary, and Chemnitz, Germany, but did not qualify for the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Katy Taylor ended the competition in ninth place after popping a triple Lutz and falling on a triple Salchow.

Katy Taylor finished fourth at the event in Slovakia and second at the event in Bulgaria.

Katy Taylor originally was named as an alternate to the Junior Grand Prix Final but later received a last-minute call to the competition in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Katy Taylor placed fourth at the competition, only 3.5 points away from the bronze medal.

In January 2006, Katy Taylor competed at the 2006 US Figure Skating Championships.

Katy Taylor placed seventh in the short program after singling the second part of her triple Lutz-double toe combination.

Katy Taylor ended the competition in fourth place after finishing third in the long program.

Katy Taylor later dropped out of Junior Worlds after she had skate problems.

Katy Taylor won the gold medal after finishing second in both the short program and the long program.

Katy Taylor still earned a personal best in the short program.

Katy Taylor still remains the youngest Four Continents Champion winning the competition when she was 16 years and 98 days old.

Katy Taylor then competed on the Senior Grand Prix for the first time at Skate America in Hartford, Connecticut and Skate Canada International in Victoria, British Columbia.

Katy Taylor remained in eleventh, and last, place after the long program.

Katy Taylor believed that her poor results on the Grand Prix series were the result of training, equipment, and personal problems.