Courtney Hicks

Background

Courtney Hicks was born on December 15, 1995 in Placentia, California. The eldest of three girls, she is of Russian descent through her mother who has three Russian grandparents.

Career

She took gold at two other senior internationals, the 2013 Ice Challenge and United States. Classic. Hicks began skating at age 5. She placed 5th in the novice event at the 2010 United States. 2010-2011 to 2012-2013 She was selected to compete at the 2011 World Junior Championships, where she placed sixth in her international debut.

In the 2011-2012 season, Hicks debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, winning a gold medal at her first event in Brisbane, Australia.

She sustained a season-ending injury while competing at her second JGP event, on October 8, 2011 in Milan, Italy. On the opening jump in the long program, a piece of bone detached from the tibia in her right legal

She underwent surgery on October 12. Hicks returned to the ice in December 2011 and resumed jumping in February 2012.

She was coached mainly by John Nicks in Aliso Viejo, California until April 2012 when her primary coach became Ken Congemi at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California.

2013-2014 season to present Hicks made her senior international debut in the 2013-2014 season, winning gold at the 2013 United States. International Figure Skating Classic ahead of Gracie Gold. After finishing 6th at the 2014 United States. Championships, she was sent to the 2014 Four Continents, where she placed 5th. She finished fourth at both of her General Practice assignments, the 2014 Skate Canada International and 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard, and 8th at the 2015 United States. In 2015-2016, Hicks started her season with a bronze medal at the CS Nebelhorn Trophy.

Competing on the General Practice series, she placed 6th at the 2015 Cup of China before winning her first General Practice medal, silver, at the 2015 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy.

Achievements

• She has won one medal on the Grand Prix series, silver at the 2015 Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Trophy, and two medals on the International Skating Union Challenger Series. Hicks won the junior title at the 2011 United States. Championships. Coached by Jere Michael and Alex Chang, Hicks won the pewter medal at the 2013 United States. Championships and placed 5th at the 2013 World Junior Championships. Replacing 2010 Olympic champion Kim Yuna, she placed 6th at her first senior Grand Prix (General Practice) event, the 2013 Skate Canada International. Hicks won the 2013 Ice Challenge ahead of Miki Ando. In 2014-2015, Hicks won silver at the United States. Classic, a part of the newly-inaugurated International Skating Union Challenger Series (CS).