45 Facts About Mariah Bell

Mariah Cheyenne Bell was born on April 18,1996 and is an American former competitive figure skater.

Mariah Bell is the 2022 US national champion, 2020 US national silver medalist, and two-time US national bronze medalist.

Mariah Bell is the 2020 Skate America gold medalist, 2016 Skate America silver medalist, the 2019 Internationaux de France bronze medalist, the 2019 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and the 2016 CS US International Classic silver medalist.

Mariah Bell was born on April 18,1996, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Mariah Bell is the second child of Kendra and Andy Bell.

At age 12, Mariah Bell moved with her mother and sister from Houston to Westminster, Colorado.

Mariah Bell graduated from Ralston Valley High School in 2014, and was named the school's Super Senior.

Mariah Bell began skating at the age of four because of her sister.

Mariah Bell finished fifth in the junior division at the 2012 US Championships.

Mariah Bell was assigned to the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy and won the junior silver medal.

Mariah Bell won the silver medal in the junior division of the 2013 US Championships, behind Polina Edmunds.

Mariah Bell competed at two ISU Challenger Series events, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy where she finished fifth, and the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb where she placed eighth.

Mariah Bell finished sixth at the 2015 US Championships, having ranked twelfth in the short program and 6th in the free skate.

Mariah Bell changed coaches in August 2016, joining Rafael Arutyunyan in Lakewood, California.

Mariah Bell was invited to the 2016 Skate America to replace the injured Angela Wang.

Mariah Bell won the silver medal behind Ashley Wagner after placing sixth in the short program and first in the free skate.

In January 2017, Mariah Bell received the bronze medal at the US Championships, earning her a spot on the Four Continents and World teams.

Mariah Bell later placed twelfth at her first trip to the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Mariah Bell was named as the second alternate to the 2018 Winter Olympics team after placing fifth at the 2018 US Figure Skating Championships in San Jose.

Mariah Bell began the season at 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she placed fourth overall with a score of 188.97.

Mariah Bell was invited to 2018 Skate Canada International, where she placed fourth with a score of 190.25.

Mariah Bell won the bronze medal at the 2018 CS Golden Spin after placing fourth in the short program and third in the free program, earning 196.60 points.

At the 2019 US Championships, Mariah Bell underrotated the second part of her combination and placed third in the short program, behind Bradie Tennell and Alysa Liu.

Mariah Bell placed second in the free skate, behind Liu, winning the bronze medal overall, the second of her career.

Mariah Bell placed third in the short program at Four Continents, setting a new personal best and winning a bronze small medal.

Mariah Bell finished ninth at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships with a career-best total score of 208.07.

Mariah Bell concluded her season as part of the gold medal-winning Team USA at the 2019 World Team Trophy.

Mariah Bell was third overall, behind Alena Kostornaia and Zagitova, taking her second Grand Prix medal.

Mariah Bell was third in the free skate, winning another bronze medal.

Mariah Bell placed third in the short program at the 2020 US Championships when, after landing her jumps successfully, she fell in her step sequence.

Mariah Bell was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate America event on the Grand Prix circuit, the ISU having made assignments based on training location due to the pandemic.

Mariah Bell won the short program with a clean skate, more than three points ahead of Bradie Tennell in second place.

Mariah Bell unexpectedly placed third in the short program after underrotating her triple Lutz and called it a disappointment.

Mariah Bell struggled in the free skate, falling on a triple flip and making several other jump errors; as a result, she placed fifth in that segment and dropped to fifth place overall.

Mariah Bell was tenth in the short program and fourth in the free skate.

At her second event the following week, the 2021 Rostelecom Cup, Mariah Bell was third in the short program despite not landing a triple-triple combination, dropping to fourth after the free skate.

Mariah Bell entered the 2022 US Championships as a contender for both the title and the American Olympic team.

Mariah Bell won the short program, narrowly ahead of Karen Chen, while Alysa Liu was further back in third and withdrew before the free skate due to testing positive for COVID-19.

Mariah Bell won the free skate as well, taking her first national title.

At 25, Mariah Bell became the oldest US women's champion since Beatrix Loughran in 1927, and the oldest American women's singles skater sent to the Olympics since Loughran in 1928.

Mariah Bell moved up one place in the free skate to finish tenth overall.

Mariah Bell finished third in the short program with a new personal best score of 72.55, taking a bronze small medal, the first for an American at the World Championships since Ashley Wagner in 2016.

Mariah Bell dropped from third to fourth overall, behind Liu.

On October 12,2022, Mariah Bell announced on Instagram that she was retiring from competitive figure skating and said she would continue performing at ice shows.

Mariah Bell participated in the Japan Open later that fall, finishing sixth among the six female competitors and winning silver with Team North America.