American pairs skater
Olivia Flores (born August 12, 2007) is an American figure skater and competes in both single skating and pair skating. With her partner Luke Wang, she is the 2024 World Junior silver medalist, the 2024–25 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2023 JGP Austria silver medalist, and the 2023 JGP Turkey silver medalist and the 2024 U.S. junior national champion.
Personal life
She began skating at four years old. Her older sister, Isabella Flores, also skates competitively in the ice dance discipline. She is coached by Drew Meekins and Natalia Mishkutenok and trains in Colorado Springs.[1]
Career
Flores began skating when she was five after her sister Isabella Flores began skating. In addition to pair skating, she competes in women's singles.
Partnership with Wang
2022–23 season: Junior international debut
Flores partnered with Wang in June 2022. During their first season together, they won the Cup of Colorado, placed fourth at the USA Midwestern sectionals, and went to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where they also finished in fourth place. They won their first international competition, the International Challenge Cup, during their debut season as well.[2]
2023–24 season: World Junior silver
Flores and Wang competed at the Glacier Falls Summer Classic, where they placed second. They made their Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2023 JGP Austria, where they finished in second place. They also placed second at their second Junior Grand Prix assignment, the 2023 JGP Turkey, which qualified them for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where they placed fifth.[2]
At their second nationals, they won both the short program and free skate segments and won the gold medal by 24.47 points. They were selected for the World Junior team, where they won the silver medal.[2]
2024–25 Season: Junior Grand Prix Final silver
Flores/Wang competed in the Junior Grand Prix series in Riga and Ankara where they placed third and second respectively, earning a berth at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France. At the Final, they would win the silver medal behind Zhang/Huang of China.[3]
Programs
Pair skating with Luke Wang
Competitive highlights
Pair skating with Luke Wang
Detailed results
Pair skating with Luke Wang
ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [6]
| Segment
|
Type
|
Score
|
Event
|
| Total
|
TSS |
166.89 |
2024 World Junior Championships
|
| Short program
|
TSS |
62.33 |
2024 World Junior Championships
|
| TES |
35.79 |
2024 World Junior Championships
|
| PCS |
26.54 |
2024 World Junior Championships
|
| Free skating
|
TSS |
105.00 |
2023 JGP Turkey
|
| TES |
52.34 |
2023 JGP Turkey
|
| PCS |
54.16 |
2024 World Junior Championships
|
- Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships.
- At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.
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