36 Facts About Nicole Bobek

Nicole Bobek was born on August 23,1977 and is a retired American figure skater.

Nicole Bobek is the 1995 US national champion and 1995 World bronze medalist.

On January 24,2017, Nicole Bobek married circus performer Pedro Santos Leal in Florida.

At age 11, Nicole Bobek won the novice silver medal at the 1989 US Championships.

Nicole Bobek was known as an athletic jumper and a charismatic performer, but an erratic competitor and undisciplined student, often arriving late to training and skipping school.

Nicole Bobek placed 4th at the 1991 World Junior Championships, but the next year dropped to 16th at the same event.

Nicole Bobek made her first appearance at the senior World Championships in 1994, as an alternate, but failed to advance out of the qualifying round.

Nicole Bobek was coached by Evy Scotvold until the summer of 1994.

In late August 1994, Nicole Bobek joined Richard Callaghan at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Nicole Bobek changed coaches in the summer of 1996, joining Carlo Fassi at the Ice Castle International Training Center in Lake Arrowhead, California.

Nicole Bobek was coached for a time by his widow, Christa Fassi, in Lake Arrowhead, California.

Nicole Bobek withdrew from the subsequent World Championships due to a hip injury.

Nicole Bobek finished 4th at the 1998 Skate America and won silver at the 1998 Trophee Lalique.

Nicole Bobek did not compete at the 1999 US Championships.

Nicole Bobek withdrew from her two Grand Prix assignments, the 1999 Sparkassen Cup on Ice and 1999 Trophee Lalique, after falling ill in early November with an internal infection and a reaction to prescription drugs.

Nicole Bobek missed the qualifying events for the 2000 US Championships and her application for a medical bye was declined.

Nicole Bobek toured with Champions on Ice for several years until 2004.

Nicole Bobek appeared in numerous other shows and professional competitions.

At her peak, Nicole Bobek was a strong jumper although some of her jumps did not have the best technique; for instance, she had a very marked flutz.

Nicole Bobek had a lasting impact on ladies' figure skating because of her signature move, a spiral with the free leg extended very high.

Nicole Bobek was noted for her poor training discipline, for occasionally smoking cigarettes, for wearing a lot of jewelry while performing on the ice, and for changing coaches at least 11 times during her competitive skating career.

Nicole Bobek trained in California, Michigan, Colorado, Florida and Virginia.

In 2006, Nicole Bobek added acting to her resume: she appeared in the film All the King's Men, starring Sean Penn and adapted by Steven Zaillian from Robert Penn Warren's same-titled novel.

Nicole Bobek was typecast as a skater who fascinates Governor Willy Stark, in a scene directly from the book.

In November 1994, Nicole Bobek was charged with first degree home invasion after she used an access code to enter a friend's garage and home in Michigan.

Nicole Bobek allegedly took cash from a purse, but was caught when the home owner arrived, at which point she returned the money.

Nicole Bobek claimed that she was given permission by another member of the household to enter the house and retrieve the cash.

At that time, Nicole Bobek was 17 years old and legally an adult under Michigan criminal law, but she was eligible for probation with a record of the offense sealed from the public record under a special law for youthful first offenders.

Nicole Bobek pleaded guilty under that law, the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, and in January 1995 was given two years' probation and a choice between 50 hours of community service and 30 days in jail.

In late 2006, Nicole Bobek's mother made and dropped a petition to have her sent to rehab, worrying her daughter would break off contact.

On July 6,2009, Nicole Bobek was charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and was alleged to be a member of a drug ring.

Nicole Bobek admitted that she is a former drug addict, and said on NBC's Today Show that she wants to help other addicts beat their addictions and would like to do ice show charity benefits.

Nicole Bobek began taking classes toward a high school equivalency diploma, and working at Palm Beach Skate Zone in Lake Worth, Florida, after having been away from skating for about six years.

Nicole Bobek did various jobs around the rink, initially unpaid but later officially hired, with the manager saying she was very professional.

Nicole Bobek has appeared in the Caesars Palace Tribute II: A Salute to the Ladies of the Ice and other skating shows.

Nicole Bobek has performed with the Rainbow Circus in Miami.