30 Facts About Rachael Flatt

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Rachael Elizabeth Flatt was born on July 21,1992 and is an American former competitive figure skater.

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Rachael Flatt is the 2008 World Junior champion, a winner of four silver medals on the Grand Prix series, and the 2010 US national champion.

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Rachael Flatt was nominated to represent the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics and placed 7th.

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Rachael Flatt's father is a biochemical engineer and her mother a molecular biologist.

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Rachael Flatt's grandfather competed on the national level in fencing.

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Rachael Flatt is a 2010 graduate of Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Rachael Flatt was the junior class president and a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.

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In June 2019, Rachael Flatt got engaged to travel writer Eric Iwashita.

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While, under other circumstances, this would have earned her an event on the Junior Grand Prix for the following season, Rachael Flatt was three weeks too young to compete internationally as a junior.

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Rachael Flatt was invited to compete at the 2005 Triglav Trophy event in Slovenia, where she won the Novice competition.

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Later in 2005, Rachael Flatt was invited to compete at the 2005 North American Challenge competition as a junior lady, where she won the bronze medal.

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Rachael Flatt won the silver medal at US Nationals at the junior level in 2006.

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Rachael Flatt made her international debut as a junior in March 2007 at the International Challenge Cup, which she won.

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Too young to be eligible for the senior World Championships, Rachael Flatt was placed on the team to the 2008 World Junior Championships.

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Rachael Flatt began her season at the 2008 Skate America, where she placed fourth overall.

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Rachael Flatt competed at 2008 Cup of Russia, winning the silver medal behind Carolina Kostner of Italy.

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Rachael Flatt won the silver medal at the 2009 US Championships.

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Rachael Flatt placed 5th at the 2009 World Championships after Mao Asada.

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Rachael Flatt won silver at the 2009 Skate America and finished 4th at 2009 Cup of China.

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Rachael Flatt placed ahead of later Olympic champion Yuna Kim in the long program at Skate America.

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Rachael Flatt won gold at the 2010 US Championships and was named in the US Olympic team.

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At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Rachael Flatt placed 7th with 182.49 points.

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Rachael Flatt won a silver medal at the 2011 US Championships.

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In May 2011, Rachael Flatt confirmed that she was leaving Colorado Springs in order to study chemical engineering at Stanford University and would look for a new coach in the Bay Area.

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Rachael Flatt spent some time training with Sergei Ponomarenko in San Jose and Charlie Tickner in Redwood City.

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Rachael Flatt said she would spend her holiday break in Colorado Springs working with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin.

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Rachael Flatt competed at the 2012 US Championships and placed sixth.

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On October 30,2012, Rachael Flatt said she would miss the rest of the season due to the recurrence of an injury in her right lower leg and ankle.

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Rachael Flatt completed the first step in qualifying for nationals by winning the 2014 Central Pacific Regionals.

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Rachael Flatt placed first in both the short and the long with an overall score of 139.48.