Rachael Flatt
silver medalist.
Personal life
Rachael Flatt was born in Del Mar, California. Her grandfather competed on the national level in fencing.
She attends Cheyenne Mountain High School.
Career
Flatt began skating at age 4.
She originally competed in both singles and pairs on the national level. As a pair skater, she won the silver medal at Nationals on the juvenile level in 2003 and the intermediate title in 2004, both with Andrew Speroff.
Competing in ladies' singles, Flatt won the US Novice national title in 2005 at age 12.
While, under other circumstances, this would have earned her an event on the Junior Grand Prix for the following season, Flatt was too young to compete internationally as a junior. Flatt made her international debut as a junior in March, 2007 at the International Challenge Cup, which she won.
The ladies medalists at the 2008 World Junior Championships display the United States flag during the medals ceremony.
She competed on the Junior Grand Prix for the first time in the 2007-2008 season, winning the gold medal at her first JGP in Vienna, Austria, and a silver medal at her second JGP in Chemnitz, Germany.
She qualified for the Junior Grand Prix Final where she won the silver medal. At the 2008 Nationals in St Paul, Minnesota, she won the silver medal on the senior level after winning the free skate.
Too young to be eligible for the senior Worlds Championships, Flatt was placed on the team to the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. After placing third in the short program, she won the free skate and won the title overall.
Flatt began the 2008-2009 season at the 2008 Skate America, where she placed fourth overall.
She also competed at 2008 Cup of Russia, winning the silver medal behind Carolina Kostner of Italy.
She won the silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Endorsements and public life
Flatt has signed an endorsement deal with MAC Cosmetics, and she is a spokesperson for Reading Is Fundamental.
Programs
Flatt performs her One Day I'll Fly Away exhibition at the 2009 World Team Trophy.
Competitive highlights
Flatt (far left) on the podium at the 2008 U.S.
"Kitsell on the Road to Her "Dreams" at State Farm U.S.