Taylor Firth is an American

United States

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 figure skater

Figure skating

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Personal life

Firth was born on Grand Island, New York

Grand Island, New York

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. Her sister, Chelsea Firth, is also a competitive skater.

Career

She won the pewter medal on the Intermediate level at the 2004 U.S. Junior Championships. After failing to qualify for the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the novice level, she moved up to the Senior level the following season, skipping the Junior level. She qualified for the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on the Senior level and placed 14th. She was 15 years old at the 2007 U.S. Championships and was the second-youngest senior lady to compete there, after Rachael Flatt

Rachael Flatt

Rachael Elizabeth Flatt is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. national champion, 2008, 2009 and 2011 national silver medalist, and 2008 World Junior Champion....

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In the 2007-2008 season, she made her international debut at the 2007 Finlandia Trophy

2007 Finlandia Trophy

The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, and pair skating....

, where she placed 7th. At the 2008 Eastern Sectional Championships, she placed 9th and did not qualify for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

In the 2008-2009 season, she qualified for the 2009 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 13th.

In April 2009 she began filming a remake of the movie Ice Castles

Ice Castles

Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson.It is the story of Alexis, a young figure skater, and her rise and fall from super stardom. Tragedy strikes when, following a freak accident, Lexie loses her sight, leaving her to hide away in the privacy of...

in Nova Scotia. She is the star of the film planned for release in time for the 2010 Olympics.

After competing on the 2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix and placing 5th at the event in Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York

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, Firth withdrew from the 2010 North Atlantic Regional Championships, the first qualifying competition for the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2009-2010	Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...	Love the Magician by Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu was a Spanish Andalusian composer of classical music. With Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Joaquín Turina he is one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century....
2008-2009	Prayer for Taylor by Michael W. Smith Michael W. Smith Michael Whitaker Smith is a Billboard top ten Billboard Hot 100 recording artist and Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in Contemporary Christian music. Smith also has achieved a considerable amount of...	Casa de Pablo by Bach Bạch Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
2007-2008
2006-2007	The Road to my Heart & Capone	The Mission by Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...

Competitive highlights

Event	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
U.S. Championships			14th		13th
Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year...				7th
Junior Grand Prix, USA						5th
Eastern Sectionals Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938....	5th N.	6th N.	2nd	9th	4th
North Atlantic Regionals	2nd N.	3rd N.	2nd		2nd	WD

• N = Novice level; WD = Withdrawn