Todd Gilles (born April 14, 1986) is an American former ice dancer. With Trina Pratt, he won four ISU Junior Grand Prix medals and the 2005 U.S. national junior title, and placed sixth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. With Jane Summersett, he is the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. He also skated with Emily Samuelson for one season.
Personal life Todd Gilles was born in Rockford, Illinois. He has three younger sisters: Piper, who competes for Canada in ice dancing; Alexe, a single skater; and Shelby Gilles, who is not in the ice dancing scene. He also has a younger brother, Kemper Gilles. All five of the Gilles children attended Cheyenne Mountain High School. He enjoys mountaineering.
Career Gilles teamed up with Trina Pratt at the 2002 Lake Placid, New York, dance competition. They won the 2003 US National Novice title, as well as, the 2005 US National Junior title. After a promising start on the senior international circuit, they announced the ending of their partnership on December 13, 2006, with Pratt deciding to take a break from competitive skating.
Gilles teamed up with Jane Summersett in April 2007. Their best result was a bronze medal at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy. After Summersett retired from competitive skating in 2010, he worked as a skating coach in Lake Placid.
On August 22, 2011, Gilles and Emily Samuelson announced their newly formed partnership. In September, they revealed they would train in Ann Arbor, Michigan, coached by Nechaeva and Chesnichenko with choreography by Tom Dickson and Christopher Dean. In November 2011, they competed in their first event together, the 2011 Cup of China, where they finished 8th. At the time, they had been skating together for approximately two months, and had had their programs choreographed one month earlier. Samuelson and Gilles confirmed the end of their partnership in June 2012.
Programs With Samuelson
Season Short dance Free dance 2011–2012 Como Golondrinas by Angela Carrasco Goldfinger by Perez Prado and his Orchestra choreo. by Tom Dickson Stairway to Heaven by Mary J. Blige choreo. by Christopher Dean
With Summersett Season Original dance Free dance 2009–2010 Incantation (Peruvian panpipe music) Whole Lotta Love performed by Tina Turner Whole Lotta Love performed by Led Zeppelin Babe I Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin 2008–2009 I'd Rather Be Blue (from the Funny Girl soundtrack) performed by Barbra Streisand La Strada by Nino Rota 2007–2008 O Brother, Where Art Thou (soundtrack) La Valtz by Maurice Ravel
With Pratt Season Original dance Free dance 2006–2007 La Yumba Whatever Lola Wants Dream On by Aerosmith 2005–2006 Mas Que Nada Meditation by Brazilian 66 House of Flying Daggers Kodo Drums 2004–2005 Won't You Charleston With Me? Let There Be Love by Nat King Cole Let Yourself Go Romeo + Juliet 2003–2004 Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Goldfrapp
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix With Samuelson International Event 2011–12 Cup of China 8th National U.S. Championships 8th
With Summersett International Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 Four Continents Champ. 7th NHK Trophy 10th Skate America 7th Finlandia Trophy 5th Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd Golden Spin of Zagreb 6th National U.S. Championships 6th 6th 7th
With Pratt International Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 NHK Trophy 7th Skate Canada 9th International: Junior Junior Worlds 8th 6th Final 8th Bulgaria 7th China 3rd Croatia 2nd Hungary 3rd Slovakia 3rd National U.S. Champ. 3rd J 1st J 8th J = Junior
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