Meryl Davis

Meryl Davis (born January 1, 1987)[1] is an American former competitive ice dancer.

At the 2006 NHK Trophy, they became the first ice dancing team to earn level fours on all their elements.

[2] In 2014, Davis won the eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

[13][14][15] On July 13, 2017, Davis became engaged to former figure skater Fedor Andreev, whom she had been dating for over six years.

[19] She got as high as Midwestern sectionals in novice ladies before quitting singles to focus on ice dancing.

"[20] In their first season together, Davis and White won the silver medal at the Junior Olympics in the Juvenile division.

In the 2004–2005 season, Davis/White won two bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

[22] Davis/White placed 4th at the 2007 Skate America and then went on to win their first Grand Prix medal at the 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard.

[23] They recovered in the free dance, placing second in the segment and moving up to win the bronze medal, which together with the gold from Skate Canada was enough to qualify them for their first Grand Prix Final.

Davis/White won gold at the 2009 National Championships, after reigning champions Belbin/Agosto withdrew due to injury.

Though they placed third in both the original and free dance portions, they lost too much ground in the compulsory to overcome training mates Virtue and Moir for the bronze.

Davis/White won the 2009 Rostelecom Cup and the 2009 NHK Trophy, which qualified them for the 2009–2010 Grand Prix Final.

For the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix season, they were assigned to the 2010 NHK Trophy and to the 2010 Skate America.

Their results qualified them for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final where they successfully defended their title, scoring 68.64 in the short and 102.94 in the free for a total of 171.58 points.

They won their 3rd consecutive national title at the U.S. Championships held at Greensboro, North Carolina.

Overall, they won the gold medal with a score of 185.27, beating reigning Olympic and World champions Virtue/Moir by 3.48 points.

For the 2011–2012 season, Davis/White were assigned to two Grand Prix events—2011 Skate America and 2011 Cup of Russia—having declined a newly introduced option to compete in a third.

At 2011 Rostelecom Cup, the couple improved with a total score of 179.06, despite a small stumble in the short dance.

[30] For the 2012–2013 season, Davis/White were assigned to compete at 2012 Skate America and the 2012 NHK Trophy, winning gold in both events.

[31][32] In December, they set a record by becoming the first team to win four Grand Prix Final titles, when they came in first in both the short and free dances.

[33] In January 2013, they won their fifth consecutive National title, tying for the U.S. ice dance record.

They continued their undefeated season winning the gold medal at the 2013 Four Continents, despite a small bobble that left them in second in the short dance portion.

Davis & White perform their Beyond the Sea exhibition at the 2006 Skate Canada International .
Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform their free dance at the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships .