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Ashley Elizabeth Cain-Gribble (born July 22, 1995) is an American pair skater. With her skating partner, Timothy LeDuc, she is a two time U.S. national champion (2019, 2022), the 2018 Four Continents silver medalist, and a two-time Grand Prix medalist. Earlier in her career, she also competed in single skating, becoming the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and the 2012 U.S. Junior silver medalist.[2]

Ashley Cain-Gribble
Cain (top) and LeDuc (bottom) at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup
Personal information
Full name	Ashley Elizabeth Cain-Gribble
Country represented	United States
Born	Ashley Elizabeth Cain (1995-07-22) July 22, 1995 (age 26) Carrollton, Texas
Home town	Coppell, Texas
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Partner	Timothy LeDuc
Former partner	Joshua Reagan Sergei Sidorov
Coach	Peter Cain, Darlene Cain, Nina Mozer, Vladislav Zhovnirski
Former coach	David Kirby
Choreographer	Serge Onik, G. and S. Arena, Cordero Zuckerman
Former choreographer	Jeremy Abbott, Scott Brown
Skating club	SC of New York
Former skating club	Stars FSC of Texas
Training locations	Euless, Texas
Began skating	1999
World standing	Pairs with LeDuc 14 (As of 24 January 2019[update])[1] 23 (2017–18) 44 (2016–17) Ladies' singles 236 (2017–18) 115 (2016–17) 81 (2015–16) 84 (2014–15) 89 (2013–14) 98 (2012–13) 121 (2011–12) Pairs with Reagan 27 (2011–12) 35 (2010–11)
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	205.58 2019 U.S. Classic
Short program	76.23 2019 U.S. Classic
Free skate	132.04 2021 NHK Trophy
Medal record Representing  United States Figure skating: Pairs Four Continents Championships 2018 Taipei Pairs World Team Trophy 2019 Fukuoka Team 2017 Tokyo Team

Personal life

Ashley Cain was born July 22, 1995, in Carrollton, Texas.[3] She is the daughter of Peter Cain, an Australian former pair skater who competed at the 1980 Olympics, and Darlene Wendt, a Canadian former ice dancer.[4][5] She is also the niece of Elizabeth Cain and the cousin of Sean Carlow who competed for Australia in pair skating and men's singles, respectively. She became engaged to Dalton Gribble in March 2018, and they married on June 1, 2019.[6]

Cain studied online at Texas Tech University Independent School.[7]

Career

Cain began learning to skate in 1999.[8] Her father introduced her to pairs when she was seven or eight years old.[9] She is a member of U.S. Figure Skating's DREAM (Determination, Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Motivation) Team, which is involved in mentoring developing skaters.[10]

Early partnerships

Competing in novice pairs, Cain finished 8th with Sergei Sidorov at the 2008 U.S. Championships. She teamed up with Joshua Reagan in April 2009.[11] The pair was coached by David Kirby and Peter Cain at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Euless, Texas.[4]

In the 2010–11 season, Cain/Reagan received two Junior Grand Prix assignments, placing sixth in England and taking silver in the Czech Republic. In January 2011, they won the U.S. national junior title, becoming the only pair to ever win U.S. novice and junior titles in consecutive years.[12] They ranked eighth in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall at the 2011 World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea.

The following season, Cain/Reagan moved up to the senior level. They ranked fourth at the 2011 International Cup of Nice and sixth at their sole Grand Prix assignment, the 2011 Cup of Russia, before placing sixth at the 2012 U.S. Championships. On February 24, 2012, they announced the end of their partnership.[12]

Single skating

As a single skater, Cain began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011 and won silver on the junior level at the 2012 U.S. Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, her first senior international. The following season, she took bronze at the 2014 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and was invited to two Grand Prix events, the 2014 Cup of China and 2014 Rostelecom Cup.[13][14]

Due to fatigue, Cain decided to retire from singles skating in September 2016.[15][16]

Partnership with LeDuc

Following a suggestion from U.S. Figure Skating's Mitch Moyer, Cain tried out with Timothy LeDuc in May 2016.[17][9] On May 23, 2016, they confirmed their intention to compete together.[18][19] Peter Cain coaches the pair in Euless, Texas.[8]

2016–17 season

Cain/LeDuc received three Challenger Series assignments. After placing fourth at the 2016 Nebelhorn Trophy and 2016 Finlandia Trophy, they were awarded the bronze medal at the 2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they upgraded their twist from a double to a triple. Cain stated, "We just started rotating it days before we left for that competition."[17] She had never performed it in competition during her earlier partnerships.[17] They placed third at the 2017 US Figure Skating Championships. At the 2017 Four Continents Championships, they placed ninth.

2017–18 season

Cain/LeDuc started the season at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy, where they placed fourth. Cain/LeDuc placed seventh at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. At the 2017 Cup of China, they placed sixth. Cain and LeDuc placed fourth overall at the 2018 US Figure Skating Championships.[20] They placed second at the 2018 Four Continents Championships, winning their first medal at an ISU championship event.

2018–19 season

At the 2018 US International Figure Skating Classic, Cain/LeDuc placed first overall with a score of 173.05. At the 2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, they placed first overall with a score of 181.56. At their first Grand Prix event of the season, 2018 Skate America, they placed 4th in the short program and 3rd overall with a score of 175.05. At the 2018 Rostelecom Cup, they placed 7th in the short program and 6th overall with a score of 170.29.

Cain/LeDuc then competed in a third Challenger event, the 2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb. Second after the short program, they placed fifth overall following two falls in the free skate. The second fall involved Cain being dropped on her head in the process of exiting a lift, seemingly being knocked unconscious briefly, before getting up and completing the program. She was subsequently taken to the hospital. There was considerable controversy amongst commentators that the referee had not halted the performance.[21][22] She was subsequently diagnosed with a concussion.

At the 2019 U.S. Championships, she and LeDuc won their first US pairs title after placing second in the short program and first in the free skate. Speaking afterward, Cain said "I was in the hospital in Croatia staring at the ceiling thinking I need to remember this moment because a month from now, I want to be on top of the podium. It shows that with hard work, you can get to this moment. My team never gave up on me, even when I was at my lowest of lows. I have been lucky, even with the concussion."[23] As national champions, Cain/LeDuc were assigned to compete at the 2019 Four Continents Championships in early February and as America's sole pairs team at the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Japan.

Cain/LeDuc finished fourth at the Four Continents Championships, the highest placement for an American team, after finishing fourth in both segments. Cain had struggled in the practice sessions beforehand and felt dehydrated, but recovered and said she was satisfied with how they had performed.[24]

At the World Championships, their first, Cain/LeDuc placed ninth. LeDuc described the season as a "rollercoaster", given the issues with injuries, while Cain expressed pleasure at having earned a second pairs spot for the United States at the following year's World Championships.[25][26] Cain/LeDuc concluded their season as part of the gold medal-winning Team USA at the 2019 World Team Trophy.[27]

2019–20 season

Cain-Gribble/LeDuc began the season at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic, where they won gold, defeating reigning World silver medalists Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov. They were considered one of the favourites for the gold medal at their first Grand Prix assignment of the year, the 2019 Skate America.[28] They placed third in the short program after Cain-Gribble fell on their throw triple Lutz.[29] In the free skate, they had a second throw Lutz fall, as well as a popped side-by-side jump attempt and an aborted lift, which dropped them to fifth place overall.[30] At their second Grand Prix, the 2019 Internationaux de France, Cain-Gribble again fell on their throw Lutz in the short program, putting them fourth after that segment.[31] They finally landed the throw Lutz in the free skate, but remained in fourth place overall after Cain-Gribble fell on their side-by-side triple Salchow attempt.[32]

Competing at the 2020 U.S. Championships, Cain-Gribble/LeDuc were fourth in the short program after she two-footed the landing of their throw Lutz and an error resulted in their death spiral element being completely invalidated.[33] Struggling with the quality of elements in the free skate, they remained in fourth place overall, winning the pewter medal. LeDuc remarked "it just wasn't in the cards for us today.[34]

Despite their fourth-place at the national championships, Cain/LeDuc were assigned to compete at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[35]

2020–21 season

Cain-Gribble/LeDuc were assigned to begin the season at the 2020 Skate America in Las Vegas, which, due to the ISU's desire to minimize international travel during the pandemic, was attended only by skaters training in the United States.[36] They placed fourth in the short program after both underrotated their jumps and Cain-Gribble two-footed the land of their throw Lutz.[37] They were third in the free skate, but remained in fourth place overall.[38]

Competing next at the 2021 U.S. Championships, also held in Las Vegas, they placed fourth in the short program after Cain-Gribble fell on her jump attempt and again two-footed the throw Lutz landing.[39] Second in the free skate, they rose to the bronze medal position overall.[40] They were named as first alternates to the 2021 World team, and were later called up after the withdrawal of silver medalists Calalang/Johnson.[41] They placed ninth at the World Championships.[42]

2021–22 season

The duo's preparations for the Olympic season were hampered by Cain-Gribble contracting COVID-19 in late summer, as a result of which they withdrew from their planned debut at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup. Instead they first appeared on the Challenger series at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, where they won the bronze medal.[43] At their second Challenger event, the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, they won a second bronze medal, defeating Calalang/Johnson narrowly.[44]

On the Grand Prix at 2021 Skate Canada International, Cain-Gribble/LeDuc were sixth in the short program, but a second-place free skate took them to the bronze medal. Cain-Gribble said "there were a lot of levels we didn’t get which kept our score under the 130-mark, but we are going to focus on consistency" looking forward.[45] They placed fourth at their second event, the 2021 NHK Trophy, finishing with a new personal best in the free skate.[46]

With defending national champions Knierim/Frazier forced to withdraw from the 2022 U.S. Championships but still anticipated to be named to the U.S. Olympic team, the contest for the second American berth was widely seen to be between Cain-Gribble/LeDuc and Calalang/Johnson. Cain-Gribble/LeDuc placed first both segments of the competition, with the only error being Cain-Gribble doubling out on a planned triple Salchow jump, while Calalang/Johnson made several errors and finished in second.[47] They were named to the U.S. Olympic team the following day.[48] LeDuc called the prospect "something we've dreamed about for a long time. We have worked so extremely hard and have visualized this so many times."[47] In a February 2022 interview, LeDuc said that rather than a "romantic" approach to pair skating, they and Cain-Gribble "[have] always been about equality and showing two amazing athletes coming together to create something beautiful."[49] Commenting on the partnership, their coach, Peter Cain, stated: "They don't ever point fingers or blame each other. One person can make a mistake and it’s the team, not the individual."[50]

At the 2022 Winter Olympics in the pairs event, Cain-Gribble/LeDuc placed eighth. They skated a strong short program to finish seventh in the segment. Cain-Gribble had injured her right ankle in practice days earlier, but said that "in the last two years what we've learned the most is how to adapt to what has come our way, and this was just another thing that we needed to adapt to."[51] In the free skate, Cain-Gribble had multiple jump errors that dropped them to ninth in that segment and eighth overall.[52]

Days after the Olympics concluded, Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, as a result of which the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian skaters from competing at the 2022 World Championships. As well, the Chinese Skating Association opted not to send athletes to compete in Montpellier. As those countries’ athletes comprised the entirety of the top five pairs at the Olympics, this had a huge impact on the field. Cain-Gribble/LeDuc entered the event as medal favorites.[53] They placed second in the short program with a mostly clean program.[54] Cain-Gribble struggled in the free skate, falling on her triple loop jump and a throw triple Lutz, before a third fall on a triple Salchow caused her to hit her head on the ice. The program was stopped, and Cain-Gribble was taken off the ice by medics on a stretcher for evaluation.[55]

Programs

With LeDuc

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2021–2022 [56]	The White Crow by Ilan Eshkeri performed by Lisa Batiashvili	W.E. by Abel Korzeniowski
2020–2021 [57]	Never Tear Us Apart by Bishop Briggs	Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
2019–2020 [58]	A Storm is Coming by Tommee Profitt, Liv Ash	The Middle of the World (from Moonlight) by Nicholas Britell Experience by Ludovico Einaudi
2018–2019 [59]	Bella Belle by The Electric Swing Circus	W.E. (soundtrack) by Abel Korzeniowski choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo	Get Up by Leah LeDuc
2017–2018 [60]	I'll Take Care of You by Joe Bonamassa	The Great Gatsby (soundtrack) Bang Bang Young and Beautiful A Little Party Never Killed Nobody	Get Up by Leah LeDuc
2016–2017 [8]	I Put a Spell on You by Jay Hawkins performed by Annie Lennox	The Prayer performed by Andrea Boccelli, Celine Dion

Ladies' singles

Season	Short program	Free skating
2015–2016 [61][62]	Skinny Love by Birdy choreo. by Jeremy Abbott	Boléro for Violin and Orchestra by Vanessa-Mae choreo. by Scott Brown
2014–2015 [62][63]	Mission: Impossible performed by The Piano Guys and Lindsey Stirling choreo. by Scott Brown	Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreo. by Scott Brown
2013–2014 [64]	Flamenco Fire by Didulya	Ave Maria by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by William Joseph
2012–2013 [65]	Montserrat by Orquesta del Plata performed by Bajofondo	Ave Maria performed by William Joseph
2011–2012 [62]	Montserrat by Orquesta del Plata performed by Bajofondo	Who Wants to Live Forever by David Garrett
2010–2011 [62]	Love in Venice by Edvin Marton	The Music of the Night (from The Phantom of the Opera) performed by André Rieu
2009–2010 [62]	Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy	Ratatouille by Michael Giacchino performed by Tim Simonec

With Reagan

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2011–2012 [66]	Moon River by Henry Mancini	Doctor Zhivago by Maurice Jarre
2010–2011 [67]	Clubbed to Death (from The Matrix) by Rob Dougan	Romeo and Juliet Ouverture by Pyotr Tchaikovsky	Love Story by Taylor Swift
2009–2010 [11]	One by Three Dog Night performed by the London Symphony	Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Competitive highlights

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

Pairs with LeDuc

International[68]
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20	20–21	21–22
Olympics						8th
Worlds			9th	C	9th	WD
Four Continents	9th	2nd	4th
GP Cup of China		6th
GP France				4th
GP NHK Trophy						4th
GP Rostelecom			6th
GP Skate America			3rd	5th	4th
GP Skate Canada						3rd
CS Autumn Classic						3rd
CS Finlandia	4th					3rd
CS Golden Spin	3rd		5th	1st
CS Lombardia		4th
CS Nebelhorn	4th	7th
CS Ondrej Nepela			1st
CS U.S. Classic			1st	1st
National[69]
U.S. Champ.	3rd	4th	1st	4th	3rd	1st
ISP Points Chall.					3rd
Team events
World Team Trophy	3rd T 5th P		1st T 5th P
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

Ladies' singles

International[2]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
GP Cup of China					10th
GP Rostelecom Cup					8th
CS Nepela Trophy					3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy				3rd
International: Junior[2]
JGP France			5th
JGP Latvia		6th
JGP Romania		5th
National[62]
U.S. Champ.	6th J	2nd J	12th	12th	14th	14th
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Reagan

International[70]
Event	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
GP Cup of Russia			6th
Cup of Nice			4th
International: Junior[70]
World Junior Champ.		4th
JGP Final		5th
JGP Czech Republic		2nd
JGP United Kingdom		6th
National[11]
U.S. Championships	1st N	1st J	6th
Midwestern Sectionals	1st N
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Pairs with Sidorov

National
Event	2007–08
U.S. Championships	8th N
N = Novice level

Detailed results

Pairs with LeDuc

ISU personal best scores highlighted in bold. Historical personal bests highlighted in bold and italicized.

2021–22 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 21–27, 2022	2022 World Championships	2 75.85	WD	WD
February 18–19, 2022	2022 Winter Olympics	7 74.13	9 123.92	8 198.05
January 3–9, 2022	2022 U.S. Championships	1 79.39	1 145.84	1 225.23
November 12–14, 2021	2021 NHK Trophy	4 70.75	4 132.04	4 202.79
October 29–31, 2021	2021 Skate Canada International	6 61.68	2 128.22	3 189.90
October 7–10, 2021	2021 CS Finlandia Trophy	6 64.92	3 128.02	3 193.00
September 16–18, 2021	2021 CS Autumn Classic International	3 59.58	5 111.06	3 170.64
2020–21 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
March 22–28, 2021	2021 World Championships	6 64.94	9 120.37	9 185.31
January 11–21, 2020	2021 U.S. Championships	4 65.81	2 134.71	3 200.52
October 23–24, 2020	2020 Skate America	4 64.21	3 125.02	4 189.23
2019–20 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
January 20–26, 2020	2020 U.S. Championships	4 67.56	4 128.26	4 197.12
November 1–3, 2019	2019 Internationaux de France	4 66.12	4 129.66	4 195.78
October 18–20, 2019	2019 Skate America	3 68.20	5 109.34	5 177.54
September 17–22, 2019	2019 CS U.S. Classic	1 76.23	1 129.35	1 205.58
2018–19 season
Date	Event	SP	FS	Total
April 11–14, 2019	2019 World Team Trophy	5 66.91	5 125.24	1T/5P 192.15
March 18–24, 2019	2019 World Championships	9 66.93	9 126.88	9 193.81
February 4–10, 2019	2019 Four Continents Championships	4 67.49	4 129.33	4 196.82
January 19–27, 2019	2019 U.S. Championships	2 70.47	1 141.89	1 212.36
December 5–8, 2018	2018 Golden Spin of Zagreb	2 64.34	5 105.33	5 169.67
November 16–18, 2018	2018 Rostelecom Cup	7 58.79	6 112.50	6 170.29
October 19–21, 2018	2018 Skate America	4 57.72	2 117.34	3 176.06
September 19–22, 2018	2018 Ondrej Nepela Trophy	1 65.68	1 115.88	1 181.56
September 12–16, 2018	2018 CS U.S. Classic	1 59.10	1 113.95	1 173.05
2017–18 season
January 22–28, 2018	2018 Four Continents Championships	1 66.76	2 123.85	2 190.61
Dec. 29, 2017–Jan. 8, 2018	2018 US Championships	8 60.03	4 127.11	4 187.14
November 3–5, 2017	2017 Cup of China	7 53.15	6 101.21	6 154.36
September 27–30, 2017	2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	10 55.47	5 120.88	7 176.35
September 14–17, 2017	2017 CS Lombardia Trophy	4 60.56	5 105.76	4 166.32
2016–17 season
April 20–23, 2017	2017 World Team Trophy	5 59.57	5 104.23	5 P 163.80 3 T
February 15–19, 2017	2017 Four Continents Championships	9 62.58	10 106.27	9 168.87
January 14–22, 2017	2017 US Championships	1 69.33	3 115.08	3 184.41
December 7–10, 2016	2016 Golden Spin	4 56.60	2 115.58	3 172.18
October 6–10, 2016	2016 CS Finlandia Trophy	6 54.26	4 104.37	4 158.63
September 22–24, 2016	2016 Nebelhorn Trophy	5 52.40	4 98.00	4 150.40

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ashley Cain (figure skater).

• Official website of Cain/LeDuc at FigureSkatersOnline.com
• Ashley Cain / Timothy LeDuc at the International Skating Union
• Official website of Ashley Cain
• Ashley Cain (@icegirlash) on Twitter

На других языках

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[ru] Кейн, Эшли

Э́шли Кейн (после замужества Гриббл, англ. Ashley Elizabeth Cain-Gribble; род. 22 июля 1995, Даллас, Техас) — американская фигуристка, выступающая в парном катании с Тимоти Ледюком. Они — серебряные призёры чемпионата четырёх континентов (2018), бронзовые призёры этапа Гран-при Skate America (2018), победители турниров серии «Челленджер»: U.S. Classic (2018, 2019) и Мемориал Непелы (2018), чемпионы США (2019, 2022), чемпионы мира в составе команды США (2019).

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