13 Facts About Timothy Goebel

Timothy Goebel was the first person to land a quadruple salchow jump in competition and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program.

Timothy Goebel landed 76 career quadruple jumps before his retirement in 2006.

Timothy Goebel was adopted through Catholic Charities by Ginny and Richard Goebel as an infant.

Early in his career, Timothy Goebel was coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts near his Illinois home and then moved to California to work with Frank Carroll.

On March 7,1998, in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the Junior Grand Prix Final, Timothy Goebel became the first skater in the world to land a quadruple Salchow, and the first American skater to land a quadruple jump of any kind in competition.

On October 31,1999, at the 1999 Skate America in Colorado Springs, Timothy Goebel became the first skater to land three quads in one program.

Timothy Goebel made history at the 2002 Olympics by becoming the first skater to successfully land a quad Salchow in combination in Olympic competition.

Timothy Goebel was heavily criticized early in his career for focusing exclusively on jumping to the detriment of choreography and presentation, but in later years he improved in those areas.

Timothy Goebel increasingly struggled with his jumps after 2003 due to injuries.

Timothy Goebel was coached by Audrey Weisiger in Fairfax, Virginia, after having been previously coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins, Glyn Watts and Frank Carroll.

Timothy Goebel planned to continue to contribute to the sport as a technical specialist, having received certification for competitions sanctioned by the United States Figure Skating Association.

Timothy Goebel worked as a technical specialist at the Aviator Figure Skating Academy in New York.

Timothy Goebel attended Columbia University, graduating in 2010 with a degree in mathematics.