Timothy Goebel

Timothy Richard Goebel (born September 10, 1980) is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 2002 Olympic bronze medalist. He was the first person to land a quadruple salchow jump in competition[1] and the first person to land three quadruple jumps in one program. He landed 76 career quadruple jumps before his retirement in 2006.[2]

Not to be confused with Tim Göbel.
Timothy Goebel
Goebel competes his long program at the 2001 Grand Prix Final in Kitchener, Ontario.
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Richard Goebel
Country representedUnited States
Born (1980-09-10) September 10, 1980
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Former coachDonna Dickinson, Audrey Weisiger, Frank Carroll, Carol Heiss Jenkins, Glyn Watts
Former choreographerLori Nichol, Tatiana Tarasova
Skating clubWinterhurst FSC
RetiredApril 25, 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total208.28
2004 NHK Trophy
Short program73.65
2003 NHK Trophy
Free skate137.60
2003 Cup of China
Medal record
Figure skating: Men's singles
Representing  United States
Winter Olympics
2002 Salt Lake City Men's singles
World Championships
2003 Washington, D.C Men's singles
2002 Nagano Men's singles
Grand Prix Final
2001–02 KitchenerMen's singles
1999–2000 LyonMen's singles
World Junior Championships
1997 SeoulMen's singles
Junior Series Final
1997–98 LausanneMen's singles

Personal life

Goebel was born on September 10, 1980, in Evanston, Illinois.[3] He was adopted through Catholic Charities by Ginny and Richard Goebel as an infant.

Goebel initially attended Loyola Marymount University. Beginning in the fall of 2006, he studied at Columbia University's School of General Studies,[4] graduating in May 2010 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. After working for the Nielsen ratings company, he joined an ad agency, MEC, as a consumer analyst.[5] As of April 2016, he was pursuing a master's degree in data science from New York University Stern School of Business.[6] In January 2017, he began working as a data analyst for Google.[7]

In April 2016, Goebel became engaged to his boyfriend of three years, Thomas Luciano.[6] They married on April 29, 2017, in Newport, Rhode Island.[7]

Career

Early in his career, Goebel was coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and Glyn Watts near his Illinois home and then moved to California to work with Frank Carroll.[8]

Goebel was sometimes referred to as the "Quad King"[9][10] because of his ability to land quadruple jumps. On March 7, 1998, in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the Junior Grand Prix Final, 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.[11] International Skating Union officials ratified the jump at the end of the month after watching a video provided by the parents of Tiffany Stiegler / Johnnie Stiegler.[1]

On October 31, 1999, at the 1999 Skate America in Colorado Springs, Goebel became the first skater to land three quads in one program. In the free skate, he landed a quad salchow in combination, a quad toe loop, and a quad salchow as a solo jump.[12]

Goebel also made history at the 2002 Olympics by becoming the first skater to successfully land a quad salchow jump in combination in Olympic competition. Goebel's repertoire of quadruple jumps made him one of the most competitive skaters in the world during the peak of his career. He would land a total of 76 quads in competition.[2] 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.

Goebel increasingly struggled with his jumps after 2003 due to injuries. At the 2006 U.S. Championships, in what he had previously announced would be his last competitive season, he was unable to land either a quadruple jump or triple Axel cleanly, and dropped to a seventh-place finish which left him far short of qualifying for the 2006 Winter Olympics.[13][14]

Goebel represented the Winterhurst Figure Skating Club. He was coached by Audrey Weisiger in Fairfax, Virginia, after having been previously coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins, Glyn Watts and Frank Carroll.

On April 25, 2006, Goebel announced his retirement from competitive skating.[2] He 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. He worked as a technical specialist at the Aviator Figure Skating Academy in New York.

He attended Columbia University, graduating in 2010 with a degree in mathematics.[15] In 2016 he received a Master of Science in Business Analytics degree from New York University Stern School of Business, and currently works for Google as a Marketing Mix Modeling Partner Program Manager.[16]

Programs
Goebel performs a hydroblading maneuver, one of his signature moves, in 2003.
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2005–2006
[3]
2004–2005
[17]
  • The Queen Symphony
    by Tolga Kashif,
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2003–2004
[18]
  • The Queen Symphony
    by Tolga Kashif,
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2002–2003
[19]
  • Rapsodia Espanola, Tango Op. 65 N. 2
    by Espanola
  • Fantasticas
    by J. Turina
2001–2002
[20]
2000–2001
[21]

Second free at Grand Prix Final:
1999–2000

Competitive highlights

GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Series (Junior Grand Prix)

International[22]
Event 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06
Olympics3rd
Worlds12th11th4th2nd2nd10th
Four Continents13th
GP Final3rd5th3rd
GP Bompard4th
GP Cup of China1st
GP NHK Trophy2nd2nd2nd
GP Skate America2nd1st1st6th
GP Sparkassen2nd2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy1st
International: Junior[22]
Junior Worlds14th7th2ndWD
JGP Final1st
JGP France1st
JGP Ukraine1st
St. Gervais2nd
Blue Swords4th2nd
National[23]
U.S. Champ.1st N5th J1st J6thWD3rd2nd1st2nd2ndWD2nd7th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior. WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Goebel made history". Associated Press. canoe.ca. March 31, 1998.
  2. "Timothy Goebel Announces Retirement from Competitive Skating". US Skating Union. April 25, 2006. Archived from the original on May 25, 2006.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Timothy GOEBEL: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 1, 2006.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. Halberg, Morgan (November 21, 2016). "Olympic Medalist Timothy Goebel Skates Over to Upper West Side". observer.com.
  5. Zaccardi, Nick (April 8, 2014). "Catching up with Tim Goebel". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on May 17, 2016.
  6. McCarvel, Nick (April 13, 2016). "Davis, White still undecided on competitive return". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  7. Brannen, Sarah S. (May 11, 2017). "The Inside Edge: Edmunds returns following layoff". IceNetwork.com.
  8. Mittan, J. Barry (2000) [1997]. "King of Quads; Goebel Sets U. S. Quad Records". Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  9. Mihoces, Gary (February 23, 2003). "Quadruple jump can throw you for a loop". USA Today.
  10. Radnofsky, Louise (February 2007), New Heights, Skating Magazine, pp. 10–11
  11. Rosewater, Amy (September 27, 2011). "Mroz attempting to push boundaries of sport". Icenetwork. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  12. "The quad: Skating's evolution is for more revolution". CBS Sports. December 2, 1999. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  13. Macur, Juliet (January 15, 2006). "Weir Captures Third Straight Men's Singles Title". The New York Times.
  14. Bondy, Filip (February 13, 2006). "Weir Makes U.S. Officials Weary With His Mouth". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/06/09/235191860/goebel-ties-the-knot-in-breathtaking-ceremony
  16. http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/ms-business-analytics/global-network/alumni-profiles/timothy-goebel-msba-16
  17. "Timothy GOEBEL: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. "Timothy GOEBEL: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. "Timothy GOEBEL: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 3, 2003.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. "Timothy GOEBEL: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 18, 2001.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. "Timothy GOEBEL: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 17, 2001.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  22. "Timothy GOEBEL". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  23. "Timothy Goebel". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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