Meryl Davis
Synopsis
Meryl Davis is an American ice dancer, known for being the winner of the 2014 Olympic champion, the 2010 silver medalist and a two-time World champion, five time Grand Prix Final champion and six times the U.S national champion.
Early Life and education
The proficient dancer was born on January 1, 1987, in Michigan, U.S. She holds an American nationality and belongs to White American ethnicity. She is of English, Irish, German and Scottish descent.When she was at the age of five, she began skating on a local lake in the winter.
Davis started as a single skater but then began doing ice dance at the age of eight. She attended the University of Michigan.
Career
The rea s suring ice dancer started her career when she was just five. She started her journey alone but later teamed up with Charlie White by her coach. At their first season together, they won the silver medal at the Junior Olympics championship.
Davis and White together won their sectional championship and won the junior silver medal at Nationals. In the next season, they again won the two bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. They were too strong and their dancing chemistry was enough for them to win any of the game. Again they were able to win the national title at the 2006 U.S. championships and then won the bronze medal at the 2006 Junior worlds.
Davis and white together made their debut, both nationally and internationally as seniors. They were the first team to earn all levels on their elements. Again at the 2007 U.S Championships, they won the bronze medal at the senior level at senior levels. They stood at the 4th position at the 2007 Skate America and went onto win their first Grand Prix Medal at the 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard.
They together continued their performance in every season. In the year 2017, they confirmed that they would now never return back to the competition.
Personal Life
Meryl Davis, who is the daughter of Cheryl and Paul D.Davis has one younger brother named Clayton. She is an active member of the sorority Delta Delta Delta and plays flute. Moreover, Davis joined UNICEF Kid Power as a brand amba s sador in March 2016.
Meryl was diagnosed with dyslexia in her third standard and struggled while reading until 11th grade. She was in a long lasting relationship with a figure skater.
In the year 2017, she was engaged to the former figure skater Fedor Andreev to whom she dated for six years.
Net Worth
The famous ice dancer has appeared on numerous seasons with White where she has won all most all of the games. She is living a luxurious life as her net worth is reported to be $2 million.