Caitlin Yankowskas
| Caitlin Yankowskas | |
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Yankowskas in 2010 with former partner John Coughlin.
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United Kingdom |
| Former country(ies) represented | United States |
| Born |
May 6, 1990 Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Home town | Pelham, New Hampshire |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Partner | Hamish Gaman |
| Former partner |
Joshua Reagan John Coughlin (2007–2011) Daniyel Cohen |
| Former coach | Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier, Bobby Martin, Carrie Wall, Johnny Johns, David Kirby, Marina Zueva, Dalilah Sappenfield, Larry Ibarra, Lei'Ina McLaughlin, Alexander Vlassov, Laura Amelina |
| Former choreographer | Julie Marcotte, Marina Zueva, Damon Allen, Zuzanna Szwed, Dalilah Sappenfield |
| Skating club | Guildford IFSC Surrey |
| Former skating club | Skating Club of Boston Colonial FSC |
| Former training locations |
Montreal Boston Canton, Michigan Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Began skating | 1994 |
| Retired | September 10, 2015 |
Caitlin Yankowskas (born May 6, 1990) is an American pair skater. She competed for the United States with John Coughlin from 2007 to 2011. They are the 2010 Cup of China bronze medalists and 2011 U.S. national champions. With partner Hamish Gaman, Yankowskas skated for the United Kingdom. They are the 2015 Challenge Cup silver medalists and 2015 British national champions.
Caitlin Yankowskas was born May 6, 1990 in Nashua, New Hampshire. Raised in Pelham, New Hampshire, she was homeschooled and took ballet lessons in addition to skating. She was a member of the Methuen Ballet Ensemble in Salem, New Hampshire for five years before moving to Colorado Springs. Her father has a dental practice in Massachusetts. She has an older sister, Erica.
Yankowskas began skating at the age of six. She skated with Daniyel Cohen in pairs at the novice level while competing as a single skater at the same time and at the same level. She and Cohen were the 2007 U.S. novice silver medalists. She did not make it out of sectionals as a single skater. Yankowskas and Cohen were coached by Alexander Vlassov and Laura Amelina.
In June 2007, Yankowskas had a tryout with new coach Dalilah Sappenfield in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Sappenfield suggested John Coughlin as a potential partner and they had a tryout in early August 2007. They placed 6th at the 2008 U.S. Championships and made their Grand Prix debut at the 2008 Skate America.
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