Draft:Sarah Everhardt

Sarah Elizabeth Everhardt (born 12 November, 2006) is an American figure skater. She is the 2024 U.S. national pewter medalist, 2024 Boston Open champion, 2024 Cheasapeake Open champion and 2023 Glacier Falls silver medalist.

Personal life
Sarah Elizabeth Everhardt. was born on 12 November 2006 to Jonathan and Ekaterina Everhardt. She had tried out multiple sports such as swimming or gymnastic before ultimately chose figure skating.

After taking the sport more serious, Everhardt opted for more online school to focus on training. She shared her favorite element in skating was jumping.

Everhardt currently attends Battlefield High School in Haymarket, Virginia. Outside of skating, she enjoys painting and drawing.

Career
Everhardt has been skating since the age of 5. She placed 11th at 2022 U.S Figure Skating Championships in junior level.

2022–2023 season
Everhardt made her international junior debut at 2022 JGP France in Courchevel, where she placed 10th overall. After winning the bronze medal at 2023 U.S. Eastern Sectional Championship, she qualified for the 2023 U.S junior Figure Skating Championships and finished 12th.

2023–2024 season
Everhardt started the season with a gold medal at 2023 Cheasapeake Open and went on to win the silver medal at 2023 Glacier Falls Summer Classic behind compatriot and training mate, Audrey Shin. Competing at her 2nd JGP assignment in Poland, she placed 4th and 5th in the short and free program, respectively, but finished 6th overall

Debuting at her first senior national championship at 2024 U.S Figure Skating Championships, Everhardt placed 6th after the short program and went on to placed 3rd in the free skate. Overall, she finished 4th behind Amber Glenn, Josephine Lee and defending champion Isabeau Levito and won the pewter medal. She shared "I've never skated in front of such an awesome crowd - great to see everyone supporting me and kind of skating with me."

Competitive highlights

 * NQS – U.S. Figure Skating Championships National qualifying series*JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
 * USCS – U.S. Figure Skating Championship Series