Ava Ziegler

Ava Marie Ziegler (born February 28, 2006) is an American figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy champion.

Ava Ziegler
Full nameAva Marie Ziegler
Born (2006-02-28) February 28, 2006
Morristown, New Jersey
HometownDover, New Jersey
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachSteven Rice
Skating clubSkating Club of New York

Personal life

Ziegler was born on February 28, 2006, in Morristown, New Jersey, to parents Ron and Patricia. Her mother is a former competitive figure skater as well as a figure skating coach. She has a younger brother, Ronny. A resident of Dover, New Jersey,[1] Ziegler homeschools through Bridgeway Academy.

Ziegler has Shepard-Rottweiler named Duke and a rabbit named Cocoa.[2]

Career

Early Career

As a juvenile, Ziegler won the pewter medal at the 2019 U.S. Championships.[2]

2020–21 season

On the junior level, Ziegler won the bronze medal at the 2021 U. S. Championship Series. She then went on to win the pewter medal at the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships behind Isabeau Levito, Kanon Smith, and Clare Seo.[2]

2021–22 season

Ziegler opened her season with a gold medal at the 2021 Cranberry Cup on the junior level.

Debuting on the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix series, Ziegler placed sixth at the 2021 JGP Slovakia and seventh at the 2021 JGP Slovenia.

She finished her season by winning the silver medal at the 2022 U.S. Junior Championships behind Clare Seo.[3]

2022–23 season

Debuting as a senior, Ziegler started her season with a fourth-place finish at the 2022 Philadelphia Summer International.

She then went on to compete at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy, which she won, scoring a new personal best free skate score.

Additionally, Ziegler was called up to compete at 2022 Skate Canada International following the withdrawal of fellow U.S. skater, Kate Wang. Ziegler placed third in the short program, scoring a new personal best score in the process but dropped fourth place overall after finishing seventh in the free skate. Nonetheless, she scored a new personal best combined total score as well.

Ziegler then went on to compete at the U.S. Eastern Sectional Championships, where she won the gold medal.

At the 2023 U.S. Championships, Ziegler finished ninth after placing eighth in the short program and tenth in the free skate.

She closed her season by winning the bronze medal at the 2023 Coupe du Printemps.[4]

2023–24 season

Ziegler began the season by winning the silver medal at the 2023 Cranberry Cup International behind Lindsay Thorngren. Appearing on the Challenger circuit at the 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy, she came sixth, before finishing fifth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[5]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[6]
  • Jazz Man
    by Beth Hart
    choreo. by Jamie Isley
2022–2023
[4]
2021–2022
[3]
2020–2021
[2]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix.

International [5]
Event 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
GP Skate Canada4th
CS Budapest Trophy1st
CS Finlandia Trophy5th
CS Golden SpinWD
CS Lombardia Trophy6th
Philadelphia Int'l4th
Printemps3rd
Cranberry Cup2nd
International: Junior [5]
JGP Slovakia6th
JGP Slovenia7th
Cranberry Cup1st
National [5]
U.S. Championships4th V4th J2nd J9th
Eastern Sectionals1st V2nd I1st
North Atlantic Regionals6th V1st V
Championship Series3rd J
USCS Massachusetts1st J[lower-alpha 1]
USCS Virginia1st J[lower-alpha 2]
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; J = Junior

Detailed results

Senior level

ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
October 4–8, 2023 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
65.07		 6
108.53		 5
173.60
September 8–10, 2023 2023 CS Lombardia Trophy 5
60.26		 10
97.13		 6
157.39
August 9–13, 2023 2023 Cranberry Cup International 1
68.12		 2
115.67		 2
183.79
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 17–19, 2023 2023 Coupe du Printemps 3
57.10		 2
116.74		 3
173.84
January 23–29, 2023 2023 U.S. Championships 8
61.09		 10
106.61		 9
167.70
October 28–30, 2022 2022 Skate Canada International 3
66.49		 7
120.27		 4
186.76
October 13–16, 2022 2022 CS Budapest Trophy 4
55.59		 1
130.24		 1
185.83
August 3–7, 2022 2022 Philadelphia Summer International 6
46.66		 4
99.60		 4
146.26

Junior level
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
3–9 January 2022 2022 U.S. Junior Championships Junior 4
60.24		 3
115.26		 2
175.50
11–15 October 2021 2021 Cranberry Cup International Junior 3
49.46		 1
107.97		 1
157.43
22–25 September 2021 2021 JGP Slovenia Junior 6
59.62		 7
115.25		 7
174.87
1–4 September 2021 2021 JGP Slovakia Junior 6
60.03		 6
116.26		 6
176.29

References
  1. Group B
  2. Group A
  1. "Ava Ziegler of Dover wins skating sectional", Daily Record, January 12, 2019. Accessed October 20, 2022. "Ava Ziegler, a 12-year-old from Dover, won U.S. Figure Skating's Eastern Sectional"
  2. "2022–23 Figure Skating Roster: Ava Ziegler". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. "Ava Marie ZIEGLER: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022.
  4. "Ava Marie ZIEGLER: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. "Ava Marie ZIEGLER: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. "Ava Marie ZIEGLER: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023.
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