Alexander Gamelin
American-Korean ice dancer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexander Gamelin (born February 22, 1993) is an American-born South Korean ice dancer.[1] He competed from the 2004–05 through the 2014–15 season with his twin sister, Danielle Gamelin.[2] The two won the gold medal in senior dance at the 2015 U.S. Eastern Sectionals[3] and placed seventh at the 2015 U.S. Championships.[4] After his sister's retirement from competitive figure skating in April 2015, he teamed up with Yura Min to represent Republic of Korea.[5] Min was born in the United States and maintains dual citizenship from the United States and the Republic of Korea. They are the 2017 and 2018 South Korean National Ice Dance Champions. Representing the Republic of Korea, Alexander and Yura competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics where they finished in 18th place. The ice dance partnership between Alexander Gamelin and Yura Min ended in June 2018.
Alexander Gamelin | |
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Born | (1993-02-22) February 22, 1993 (age 31) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Republic of Korea |
Coach | Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda |
Skating club | Skating Club of New York |
Began skating | 2000 |