Full Name: Timothy Richard Goebel

Born: Sept. 10, 1980

Height: 5’7”

Weight: 130 lbs

Hometown: Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Training Town: El Seguendo, California

Coach: Frank Carroll

Choreographer: Lori Nichol

Hobbies: Movies, Shopping, Friends, and the Internet

Role Models: Michael Jordan and Scott Hamilton

Competitive History

Timothy has had a remarkable rise to victory and success. His rise began in 2000 when he placed 2nd at the U.S. National Championships. The 2001 season also proved sucessful for Timothy by finishing 1st at Nationals, 4th at the World Championships, 3rd at the Grand Prix Finals, 2nd at the Sparkassen (National) Cup, and 1st at Skate America for the second year in a row. 2002 was a whirlwind of success for Tim. Tim proved that American men are back with force in the skating world by winning the bronze medal at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. This was a remarkable feat because Tim was the first American male figure skater to place at the Olympics since Paul Wylie in 1992. Tim rounded out the season by capturing the silver medal at Worlds. Timothy has been dubbed "The Quad King" because of his amazing ability to complete quad jumps. In fact, he's completed 62! That's easily more than any other man in the world. According to Tim, he's done approximately 700 in practice!