Caroline Green

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Caroline Green
Green/Parsons at the 2019 Skate Canada
Born (2003-10-03) October 3, 2003 (age 20)
Washington, D.C., United States
HometownRockville, Maryland
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
PartnerMichael Parsons
CoachCharlie White, Tanith White, Greg Zuerlein
Skating clubPavilion SC Cleveland Heights
Began skating2009
Medal record
Representing  United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tallinn Ice dancing

Caroline Green (born October 3, 2003) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Michael Parsons, she is the 2022 Four Continents champion, a two-time ISU Grand Prix medalist, a four-time medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and a four-time U.S. national medalist.

With her brother and former skating partner Gordon Green, she placed in the top six at the 2018 World Junior Championships and won the 2019 U.S. national junior title.

Early life[edit]

Caroline Green was born on October 3, 2003, in Washington, D.C.[1] Her mother, Mary, is a forensic scientist and her father, Richard, is a periodontist.[2] She is the younger sister of Gordon Green. She attended Julius West Middle School before enrolling at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland.[2]

Career[edit]

Early years[edit]

Green began learning to skate when she was five years old.[3] She teamed up with her brother in August 2009[2] and joined the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in September.[4] 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.

2017–18 season: International junior debut[edit]

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 Carreira/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.

2018–19 season: National junior championship[edit]

The Greens withdrew from their JGP assignments due to Caroline's illness.[5] She subsequently commented that having been off the ice for two months and having to readjust to skating was a significant challenge, as neither sibling had had to deal with a major injury before. 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 Nguyen/Kolesnik by 1.48 points to become national junior champions.[6]

The Greens concluded the season at the 2019 World Junior Championships. Caroline stumbled during the tango pattern dance segment in the rhythm dance, leading to an eighth-place finish. They improved in the free dance, moving up to seventh place.[7]

Following the end of the competitive season, Gordon decided to retire from competitive ice dance to focus on academics, while Caroline opted to continue skating. On June 20, it was announced that she teamed up with Michael Parsons, the 2017 World Junior champion.[6][8]

2019–20 season: Debut of Green/Parsons[edit]

Moving to the senior level, Green/Parsons placed fifth at Lake Placid Ice Dance International and the 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy. Making their senior Grand Prix debut as a team, they placed seventh at 2019 Skate America. Green remarked that the transition to the senior level had "definitely been mainly adapting to longer programs and more demanding elements. I think that it is a challenge that I am ready for."[9] Competing the following week at the 2019 Skate Canada International, Green/Parsons again placed seventh.[10] They won their first international medal, a bronze, at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup behind Lauriault/Le Gac of France and Russia's Konkina/Drozd.

Competing at their first U.S. Championships, Green/Parsons placed fifth in the rhythm dance.[11] They were fifth in the free dance, despite a fall. Parsons said afterward that they were "still a very young team, but it's coming along faster than I ever expected. I couldn't be more proud; I am very happy."[12]

2020–21 season[edit]

The coronavirus pandemic and resultant lockdowns resulted in Green and Parsons not being able to see or train with each other from March to June. Caroline enlisted her brother Gordon as a training partner at home.[13] In order to limit international travel, the ISU assigned the Grand Prix based on geographic location, and Green/Parsons attended the 2020 Skate America.[14] They finished in fourth place.[15]

Green/Parsons went on to finish fourth at the 2021 U.S. Championships, taking the pewter medal.[16]

2021–22 season: Four Continents gold[edit]

For their free dance, Green, Parsons, and their choreographers opted to design a program in emulation of Martha Graham's style of modern dance, which Parsons characterized as involving "a lot of emotion into almost sparse movements."[17]

Green/Parsons made their Olympic season debut at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, winning the bronze medal.[18] Competing next on the Grand Prix at the 2021 Skate Canada International, they finished in fourth place.[19] They were initially assigned to the 2021 Cup of China as their second Grand Prix, but following its cancellation, they were reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia.[20] They placed fourth in the rhythm dance but dropped to fifth place after Green fell exiting a lift in the free dance.[21]

Entering the 2022 U.S. Championships seeking to qualify for the third berth on the American Olympic team, Green/Parsons placed third in the rhythm dance despite a twizzle error, slightly ahead of defending national bronze medalists Hawayek/Baker, who also had a twizzle error. They were fourth in the free dance and dropped behind Hawayek/Baker overall, taking the pewter medal.[22] They were named first alternates for the Olympic team and were sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, where they won the gold medal. Parsons reflected on not making the Olympic team, saying, "even while not making the team, we set ourselves up very well for the next four years, and this is a great starting point right here. Not making the team is certainly a motivation."[23]

2022–23 season[edit]

Green and Parsons left their longtime coaches at Wheaton Ice Dance Academy to train at the new Michigan Ice Dance Academy founded by retired Olympic medalists Charlie White and Tanith Belbin. Of the change, Parsons said, "these next four years are about pushing ourselves as skaters, as artists, and as people."[24]

Beginning the season at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy, Green/Parsons placed fifth.[25] In their first Grand Prix at the 2022 Skate Canada International, the team placed narrowly third in the rhythm dance but were overtaken in the free dance by Canadians Lajoie/Lagha and finished in fourth place, albeit significantly improving their scores over the Finlandia Trophy.[26] At their second Grand Prix, the 2022 NHK Trophy in Sapporo, they won the bronze medal, their first Grand Prix medal as a partnership and Green's first.[27][28]

With presumptive national silver medalists Hawayek/Baker missing the 2023 U.S. Championships for health reasons, Green/Parsons entered the event as the favourites for the silver, and finished almost ten points clear of bronze medalists Carreira/Ponomarenko.[29]

Green/Parsons entered the 2023 Four Continents Championships as contenders for the bronze medal, but after Parsons fell in the rhythm dance they placed fifth in that segment, 9.05 points back of Lajoie/Lagha in third.[30] They placed fourth in the free dance, but remained in fifth overall, and finishing behind Carreira/Ponomarenko, who came fourth. Parsons said that they were happy with their performance on the day.[31] They finished sixth in their World Championship debut.[32]

2023–24 season[edit]

Green/Parsons came sixth at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy.[33] Following advice from judges there, they opted to discard their original Paula Abdul rhythm dance, switching to a medley of music from Scorpions. Creating the latter program over a period of only a few weeks was "a great learning experience," in the team's view. In its first outing at the 2023 Skate America, they finished fifth in the rhythm dance, and rose to fourth after the free dance. Parsons called the result "a big step towards where we want to be compared to Lombardia Trophy."[34] At their second Grand Prix, the 2023 Cup of China, they placed third in the rhythm dance despite Green losing a twizzle level. Parsons commented that they had "debuted this program at Skate America and at that point it was two weeks old. So now it is four weeks' old and we are happy with progress."[35] Third in the free dance as well, they won their second Grand Prix bronze medal.[36]

In advance of the 2024 U.S. Championships, Green/Parsons were named to the American team for the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai.[37] They were third in the rhythm dance at the national championships, but multiple errors in the free dance dropped them to fourth place, taking the pewter medal. Parsons deemed it "a disappointing skate."[38] At Four Continents they came fifth in the rhythm dance, and finished sixth overall after a sixth-place free dance. Green said they were "well prepared for a sharp off-season."[39]

Programs[edit]

With Parsons[edit]

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2023–2024
[40][41]
2022–2023
[42]
2021–2022
[43]
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 "EsoConcerto"
  • Clouds, The Mind on the Wind
    by Ezio Bosso
    choreo. by Elena Novak, Alexei Kiliakov
2020–2021
[44]
2019–2020
[45]

With Green[edit]

Season Rhythm dance Free dance Exhibition
2018–2019
[2]
Short dance
2017–2018
[46]
  • Cha Cha: Chilled Mambo
    by Mambo Molly & The Five Alarms
  • Rhumba: Donde esta tu amor
    by Alejandro Jaen
    performed by Son by Four
  • Samba: Samba Latina (soundtrack)
2016–2017
[2]
2015–2016
[2]
2014–2015
[47]
2013–2014
[48]

Competitive highlights[edit]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (4th place) awarded only at U.S. national, sectional, and regional events.

With Parsons[edit]

International[33]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Worlds 6th
Four Continents 1st 5th 6th
GP Cup of China C 3rd
GP Italy 5th
GP NHK Trophy 3rd
GP Skate America 7th 4th 4th
GP Skate Canada 7th 4th 4th
CS Autumn Classic 3rd
CS Finlandia 5th
CS Golden Spin 3rd
CS Lombardia 5th WD 6th
CS Warsaw Cup 3rd 3rd
Lake Placid IDI 5th 1st
National[33]
U.S. Champ. 5th 4th 4th 2nd 4th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

With Green[edit]

International: Junior[49]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19
Junior Worlds 6th 7th
JGP Latvia 3rd
JGP Poland 3rd
Golden Spin 1st
Lake Placid IDI 2nd
Toruń Cup 1st
National[2]
U.S. Championships 5th J 2nd J 1st J

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External links[edit]

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