Chris Knierim

Chris Knierim

nation

United States

birthday

5th November 1987

place of birth

Tucson, United States

size

187 cm

Career

Former partner

Alexa Scimeca Knierim

Trainer

Todd Sand
Jenni Meno
Rafael Harutjunjan

Former trainers

Dalilah Sappenfield
Aljona Savchenko

choreographer

Benoît Richaud

status

resigned

End of career

2020

Medal table

winter Olympics
bronze	Pyeongchang 2018	team
Four continents championships
bronze	Taipei 2014	Pair skating
silver	Taipei 2016	Pair skating

Placements in the figure skating Grand Prix

Podium placements	1.	2.	3.
Grand Prix competitions	0	1	2

last change: February 27, 2020

Chris Knierim (born November 5, 1987 in Tucson , Arizona ) is a retired American figure skater who competed in pair skating competitions . Together with Alexa Scimeca Knierim he won a bronze medal in the figure skating team competition at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang . At the Four Continents Championships , the couple won two medals, bronze in 2014 and silver in 2016.

Personal

In 2016, Knierim married his partner Alexa Scimeca, who then took the name Alexa Scimeca Knierim.

Together with Alexa Scimeca Knierim in pair skating:

Championship / year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
winter Olympics						15th
World championships	9.		7th	9.	10.	15th
Four continents championships		3.	5.	2.	6th
American championships	2.	4th	1.	2.		1.	7th	1.
Team competition / year	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
winter Olympics						3.
World Team Trophy			1.
Team Challenge Cup				1.
Grand Prix competition / season	12/13	13/14	14/15	15/16	16/17	17/18	18/19	19/20
Grand Prix Final				7th
NHK Trophy	4th			3.		5.	3.	7th
Cup of China		5.
Cup of Russia		6th
Skate America			4th	2.		5.	4th
Eric Bompard Trophy			4th
Skate Canada								4th

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