Bradie Tennell
Bradie Tennell (born January 31, 1998) is an American figure skater. She is a 2018 Olympic team event bronze medalist, the 2020 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2018 CS Autumn Classic champion, the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2018, 2021).
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| Born | January 31, 1998 Winfield, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Carpentersville, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Benoit Richaud Cedric Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Skokie Valley FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest WS | 4th (2019–20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tennell began skating when she was two years old, even though she learned to walk late and had to wear orthotics in her shoes to correct a pronation problem in her feet. Her first rink was in Crystal Lake, Illinois. She began working with coach Denise Myers when she was nine, up until August 2020. Tennell won her first competition at age ten as a juvenile and rose up the ranks, becoming a senior-level skater in November 2016. She spent the 2015–2016 and 2016–2017 seasons recovering from a back injury but came back in 2017, winning the gold medal at the 2018 U.S. Nationals and competing at the 2018 Olympics.