Gordon Green (born November 26, 2001) is a retired American ice dancer. Skating with his sister Caroline Green, he placed in the top six at the 2018 World Junior Championships and won the 2019 U.S. national junior title.

Personal life Gordon Green was born on November 26, 2001, in Washington, D.C. His mother, Mary, is a forensic scientist and his father, Richard, is a periodontist. He is the older brother of Caroline Green. He attended Julius West Middle School before enrolling at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland.

Career Early years Green began learning to skate in 2009 because he was interested in playing ice hockey. He teamed up with his sister in August 2009 and joined the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in September. The siblings took gold in the juvenile category at the 2013 U.S. Championships and won the intermediate title at the 2014 edition.

At the 2015 and 2016 U.S. Championships, the Greens took gold in the novice category. They then moved up to the junior level domestically and placed fifth at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

2017–2018 season Having become age-eligible for junior international events, the Greens made their ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, winning bronze in Riga, Latvia, and Gdańsk, Poland. They finished as third alternates for the JGP Final.

In January, they took silver at the 2018 U.S. Championships, scoring 12.46 points less than champions Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomarenko, and were assigned to the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia. In Bulgaria, the siblings ranked fifth in the short dance, seventh in the free dance, and sixth overall.

2018–2019 season The Greens withdrew from their JGP assignments due to Caroline's illness. Returning to competition, they won junior gold medals at the 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb in December and at the Toruń Cup in early January. At the 2019 U.S. Championships, they outscored Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik by 1.48 points to become national junior champions.

The Greens concluded the season at the 2019 World Junior Championships. In the rhythm dance, Caroline stumbled during the tango pattern dance segment, leading to an eighth-place finish. They improved in the free dance, moving up to seventh place. Following the end of the competitive season, Gordon opted to retire from competitive ice dance to focus on academics. Caroline subsequently formed a new partnership with Michael Parsons.

Programs (with Caroline Green)

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition 2018–2019 Essa The Devil's Violinist Kick the Dust Up Short dance 2017–2018 Chilled Mambo Donde esta tu amor Samba Latina (soundtrack) Polovtsian Dances Stranger in Paradise Polovtsian Dances 2016–2017 Burnitup! Let's Wait Awhile Pulp Fiction 2015–2016 The Barber of Seville: Overture 2014–2015 The Addams Family 2013–2014 Samba Pa Ti Mambo!

Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 Junior Worlds 6th 7th Latvia 3rd Poland 3rd Golden Spin 1st Lake Placid IDI 2nd Toruń Cup 1st International: Advanced novice Bavarian Open 2nd 1st NRW Trophy 1st National U.S. Championships 1st V 1st I 1st N 1st N 5th J 2nd J 1st J U.S. Junior Champ. 7th V Eastern Sectionals 4th V 1st V 1st I 1st N 1st N 1st J 1st J 1st J Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

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