Olivia Flores
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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 U.S. junior national champion, the 2024 World Junior Championship silver medalist, the 2023 JGP Austria silver medalist, and the 2023 JGP Turkey silver medalist.
| Olivia Flores | ||||||
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| Born | August 12, 2007 (age 17) Chesterfield, Virginia | |||||
| Hometown | Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||
| Discipline | Pair skating Women's singles | |||||
| Partner | Luke Wang | |||||
| Coach | Drew Meekins Natalia Mishkutenok | |||||
| Skating club | Thunderbirds Figure Skating Club | |||||
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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]
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
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]
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]
Pair skating with Luke Wang
| Season | Short program | Free skate | Exhibition | Ref. |
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| 2022–23 |
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| 2023–24 |
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| 2024–25 |
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Competitive highlights
Pair skating with Luke Wang
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
Pair skating with Luke Wang
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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| 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.
- ^ "Olivia Flores and Luke Wang - Figure Skating". usfigureskatingfanzone.com.
- ^ a b c d "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024.
- ^ "Olivia FLORES / Luke WANG: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Olivia Flores & Luke Wang". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Couple Records – Olivia Flores & Luke Wang". International Skating Union. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- Olivia Flores & Luke Wang at the International Skating Union
- Olivia Flores & Luke Wang at SkatingScores.com
- Olivia Flores (singles skating) at SkatingScores.com