Chris Knierim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Christopher Knierim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tucson, Arizona | November 5, 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Irvine, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Pair skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Partner | Alexa Scimeca Knierim (2012–20) Andrea Poapst (2010–12) Carolyn-Ann Alba (2009–10) Brynn Carman (2008–09) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | February 26, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Knierim (born November 5, 1987) is an American former pair skater. With his wife, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, he is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, a two-time Four Continents medalist (2016 silver, 2014 bronze), a three-time Grand Prix medalist (1 silver, 2 bronze), and a three-time U.S. National Champion (2015, 2018, 2020). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympic Games.