Alexe Gilles

Alexe Gilles
Gilles at the 2008–2009 Junior Grand Prix Final.
Personal information
Full name	Alexe Gilles
Country represented	Canada
Former country(ies) represented	United States
Born	(1992-01-16) January 16, 1992 Rockford, Illinois
Home town	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Residence	Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Coach	Yuka Sato Jason Dungjen
Former coach	David Kinser Robyn Poe Tom Zakrajsek Becky Calvin Jill Trenary
Choreographer	David Wilson Lori Nichol
Former choreographer	Catarina Lindgren
Skating club	Broadmoor SC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	151.92 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard
Short program	58.22 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard
Free skate	93.70 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard

Alexe Gilles (born January 16, 1992 in Rockford, Illinois) is an American-born Canadian figure skater. She is the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and the 2008 U.S. national junior champion. She competed for the United States until switching to Canada in 2012, following her sister Piper.

Personal life

Gilles graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School in 2010. She is the sister of Piper Gilles (twin) and Todd Gilles, both of whom are ice dancers.

Career

Gilles began skating at age 2. In 2000, she began working with Tom Zakrajsek and Becky Calvin in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Gilles competed for two seasons on the JGP circuit and won a bronze medal at the 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final. She also competed for two seasons on the senior Grand Prix series. On March 30, 2011, Gilles announced a coaching change to Yuka Sato and Jason Dungjen in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

In 2012, Gilles announced that she would compete for Canada. She finished 13th at the 2013 Canadian Championships.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2012–2013	Palm Court Encores	Pas de deux (from The Nutcracker) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky performed by Bonn Classic Philharmonic
2010–2011	Aschenbrödel by Johann Strauss II performed by National Philharmonic Orchestra	Adagio from The Queen Symphony by Tolga Kashif Nocturne from Bohemian Rhapsody by Paul Schwartz, Freddie Mercury
2009–2010	Aschenbrödel by Johann Strauss II	On the Town by Leonard Bernstein
2008–2009	The Girl with the Flaxen Hair by Claude Debussy, Nigel Hess	Selvatico Album Bongo Madness by Buddy Collette Softly As in a Morning Sunrise by Henderson and Vallee Ti Mon Bo by Tito Puente Mambo Beat Lo Mejor de Lo Mejor by Tito Puente
2007–2008	Windspirits by Rene Dupere, Elise Vett Zum Astra by Simon Carpenter	Oceanic by Vangelis

Competitive highlights

Gilles at the 2013 Canadian Championships.

Results
International
Event	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
Four Continents								9th
GP Bompard								5th
GP Skate America								10th	12th
GP Skate Canada									11th
International: Junior
JGP Final						6th	3rd
JGP Croatia						4th
JGP Mexico							2nd
JGP South Africa							1st
JGP USA						2nd
Challenge Cup					2nd J.
NACS Pittsburgh					2nd J.
National
Canadian Champ.											13th
U.S. Champ.				6th N.	5th J.	1st J.	9th	8th	14th
U.S. Junior Champ.			16th I.
Midwestern Sect.				3rd N.	1st J.
SW Regionals	16th Ju.	5th Ju.	1st I.	1st N.	1st J.
EGL Regionals										1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix Levels: Ju. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior SW = Southwestern; EGL = Eastern Great Lakes

External links

• Official site
• Alexe Gilles at the U.S. Figure Skating
• Alexe Gilles at the International Skating Union