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At the [[2019 World Figure Skating Championships]], Bell was accused of deliberately causing an on-ice incident in which the blade of her free leg hit South Korean skater [[Lim Eun-soo]] during a practice session causing a gash on Lim's calf.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/21/an-american-figure-skater-is-accused-deliberately-cutting-south-korean-competitor/?utm_term=.b7934c255aef|title='No evidence' American figure-skater Mariah Bell deliberately slashed Lim Eun-soo of South Korea|last=|first=|date=|website=The Washington Post|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> Lim's agency, All That Sports, stated to Agence-France Presse that the incident had been intentional and part of a pattern of bullying by Bell including a verbal outburst prior to competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics/mariah-bell-lim-eun-soo-figure-skating-blade-usa-south-korea-a8833661.html|title=US figure skater accused of deliberately ‘stabbing’ Korean rival|date=2019-03-21|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref><ref name=slash>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/21/u-s-figure-skater-accused-of-slashing-korean-rival/|title=Officials Say 'No Evidence' U.S. Figure Skater Intentionally Slashed Korean Rival|website=TMZ|language=en|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref> [[Rafael Arutyunyan]], who coaches both Bell and Lim, dismissed the allegations as "complete nonsense"<ref name="TASS 6243480">{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/6243480|title=Тренер фигуристки Белл уверен, что спортсменка не могла специально нанести травму|publisher=[[TASS]]|date=2019-03-21|accessdate=2019-03-25|quote=These reports are complete nonsense. Have you seen this girl [Bell]? She could have never done what the media are writing about her.}}</ref> and said that there had never been any confrontations between the skaters during training.<ref name="RT 454396" /> He explained: "The thing is that Mariah's program includes an element where she lays her leg back and stretches it. This is how it happened that she touched Lim's leg with her blade. Of course it was not deliberately!"<ref name="RT 454396">{{cite web|url=https://www.rt.com/sport/454396-us-figure-skating-stab-korean-rival-coach/|title=‘Look at her, could she ever hurt anyone?’ Coach defends US skater accused of slashing rival|publisher=[[Russia Today|RT]]|date=2019-03-21|accessdate=2019-03-25}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://rsport.ria.ru/20190321/1551992490.html|title=Арутюнян: Белл не могла намеренно нанести травму Ынсу Лим|website=[[RIA Novosti]]|date=2019-03-21|accessdate=2019-03-25}}</ref> Upon request from the Korean Skating Federation, the International Skating Union conducted an investigation. On March 21, the ISU stated that it found no evidence that Bell had sought to intentionally injure Lim, and urged both parties to resolve the matter amicably.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/figureskating/figure-skating-worlds-mariah-bell-lim-eunsoo-1.5066001|title=ISU finds 'no evidence' that American skater deliberately injured Korean rival|date=March 21, 2019|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]}}</ref>
At the [[2019 World Figure Skating Championships]], Bell was accused of deliberately causing an on-ice incident in which the blade of her free leg hit South Korean skater [[Lim Eun-soo]] during a practice session causing a gash on Lim's calf.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/21/an-american-figure-skater-is-accused-deliberately-cutting-south-korean-competitor/?utm_term=.b7934c255aef|title='No evidence' American figure-skater Mariah Bell deliberately slashed Lim Eun-soo of South Korea|last=|first=|date=|website=The Washington Post|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> Lim's agency, All That Sports, stated to Agence-France Presse that the incident had been intentional and part of a pattern of bullying by Bell including a verbal outburst prior to competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/winter-olympics/mariah-bell-lim-eun-soo-figure-skating-blade-usa-south-korea-a8833661.html|title=US figure skater accused of deliberately ‘stabbing’ Korean rival|date=2019-03-21|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref><ref name=slash>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2019/03/21/u-s-figure-skater-accused-of-slashing-korean-rival/|title=Officials Say 'No Evidence' U.S. Figure Skater Intentionally Slashed Korean Rival|website=TMZ|language=en|access-date=2019-03-22}}</ref> [[Rafael Arutyunyan]], who coaches both Bell and Lim, dismissed the allegations as "complete nonsense"<ref name="TASS 6243480">{{cite web|url=https://tass.ru/sport/6243480|title=Тренер фигуристки Белл уверен, что спортсменка не могла специально нанести травму|publisher=[[TASS]]|date=2019-03-21|accessdate=2019-03-25|quote=These reports are complete nonsense. Have you seen this girl [Bell]? She could have never done what the media are writing about her.}}</ref> and said that there had never been any confrontations between the skaters during training.<ref name="RT 454396" /> He explained: "The thing is that Mariah's program includes an element where she lays her leg back and stretches it. This is how it happened that she touched Lim's leg with her blade. Of course it was not deliberately!"<ref name="RT 454396">{{cite web|url=https://www.rt.com/sport/454396-us-figure-skating-stab-korean-rival-coach/|title=‘Look at her, could she ever hurt anyone?’ Coach defends US skater accused of slashing rival|publisher=[[Russia Today|RT]]|date=2019-03-21|accessdate=2019-03-25}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://rsport.ria.ru/20190321/1551992490.html|title=Арутюнян: Белл не могла намеренно нанести травму Ынсу Лим|website=[[RIA Novosti]]|date=2019-03-21|accessdate=2019-03-25}}</ref> Upon request from the Korean Skating Federation, the International Skating Union conducted an investigation. On March 21, the ISU stated that it found no evidence that Bell had sought to intentionally injure Lim, and urged both parties to resolve the matter amicably.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/figureskating/figure-skating-worlds-mariah-bell-lim-eunsoo-1.5066001|title=ISU finds 'no evidence' that American skater deliberately injured Korean rival|date=March 21, 2019|publisher=[[CBC.ca]]}}</ref>

It is not known whether Bell apologized to Lim for the injury after the World Championships competition.


== Programs ==
== Programs ==

Revision as of 06:35, 26 March 2019

Mariah Bell
Bell at the 2016 Skate America
Full nameMariah Cheyenne Bell
Born (1996-04-18) April 18, 1996 (age 28)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
HometownWestminster, Colorado
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States United States
CoachRafael Arutyunyan
Skating clubRocky Mountain FSC
Began skating2000

Mariah Cheyenne[2] Bell (born April 18, 1996) is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 Skate America silver medalist, 2016 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist, 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national bronze medalist (2017 and 2019).

Personal life

Mariah Bell was born on April 18, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[3] She is the second child of Kendra and Andy Bell.[4] Her older sister, Morgan, has skated with Disney on Ice.[5][6]

At age 12, Bell moved with her mother and sister from Houston to Westminster, Colorado.[7] She graduated from Ralston Valley High School in 2014,[7] and was named the school's Super Senior.[4]

Career

Early years

Bell began skating at the age of four because of her sister.[5] Early in her career, she was coached by Megan Faulkner, Billy Schneider, and Candy Brown.[8][4] At age 12, she joined Cindy Sullivan in Westminster, Colorado.[7]

At the 2012 U.S. Championships, Bell finished fifth in the junior division.[9] She was assigned to the 2012 Gardena Spring Trophy and won the junior silver medal.[10]

Bell won the silver medal in the junior division of the 2013 U.S. Championships, behind Polina Edmunds.[11]

2013–14 season

During the 2013–14 season, Bell was coached by Cindy Sullivan in Westminster, Colorado.[8] Making her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, she won a bronze medal in Mexico[12] and finished seventh in Poland.[13] At the 2014 U.S. Championships, Bell finished thirteenth.[14] Soon after her high school graduation in 2014, she moved to Monument, Colorado, so that she could train under Kori Ade.[6]

2014–15 season

Bell's senior international debut came in the 2014–15 season. She competed at two ISU Challenger Series events, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy where she finished fifth,[15] and the 2014 Golden Spin of Zagreb where she placed eighth.[16] She finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. Championships, having ranked twelfth in the short program and 6th in the free skate.

2015–16 season: Grand Prix debut

In 2015–16, Bell started her season on the ISU Challenger Series (CS), placing sixth at the 2015 U.S. International Classic and 13th at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy.

Making her Grand Prix debut, Bell finished 8th at 2015 Skate America, scoring personal bests in the free skate and combined total score. She placed eleventh at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–17 season

Bell changed coaches in August 2016, joining Rafael Arutyunyan in Lakewood, California.[17][18] She landed on the podium at two of her 2016–17 ISU Challenger Series assignments. Ranked second in both segments, she took silver at the 2016 CS U.S. International Classic, behind Satoko Miyahara. At the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial, she placed fifth in the short, fourth in the free, and third overall behind Maria Sotskova and Yulia Lipnitskaya. She was invited to the 2016 Skate America to replace the injured Angela Wang.[19] She won the silver medal behind Ashley Wagner after placing sixth in the short program and first in the free skate.

In January 2017, Bell received the bronze medal at the U.S. Championships, earning her a spot on the Four Continents and World teams. In February, she placed sixth at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. She later placed twelfth at her first trip to the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

2017–18 season

Bell began her season placing fifth at the US International Figure Skating Classic behind teammates Mirai Nagasu and Karen Chen, and was assigned to the Rostelecom Cup and the NHK Trophy on the 2017–18 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating circuit.

After a sixth-place finish at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup, Bell placed ninth at the 2017 NHK Trophy.

Bell was named as the second alternate to the 2018 Winter Olympics team after placing fifth at the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose. On the withdrawal of Karen Chen she was named to the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships team, and placed twelfth.

2018–19 season

Bell began the season at 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she placed fourth overall with a score of 188.97. She was invited to 2018 Skate Canada International, where she placed fourth with a score of 190.25. In November, at 2018 NHK Trophy, she placed fifth overall with a score of 198.96, the highest in her career. She won the bronze medal at the 2018 CS Golden Spin, after placing fourth in the short program and third in the free program, earning 196.60 points.

At the 2019 U.S. Championships, Bell underrotated the second part of her combination and placed third in the short program, behind Bradie Tennell and Alysa Liu.[20] She placed second in the free skate, behind Liu, winning the bronze medal overall, the second of her career. Because the 13-year-old Liu was ineligible for senior (or even junior) international competition, Bell joined silver medalist Tennell on the American team for the 2019 World Championships, as well as the 2019 Four Continents Championships.[21]

Bell placed third in the short program at Four Continents, setting a new personal best and winning a bronze small medal.[22] The free skate proved less success, with a fall on a triple loop jump and a doubled Lutz, and she fell to sixth overall. Bell commented "there were silly mistakes today. My mind kind of got away from me. I was surprised by the fall on the loop and then I kind of had a hard time re-focusing after that. You live and learn and Worlds will be better."[23]

At the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, Bell finished 9th with a career-best total score of 208.07.[24]

Controversy

At the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships, Bell was accused of deliberately causing an on-ice incident in which the blade of her free leg hit South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo during a practice session causing a gash on Lim's calf.[25] Lim's agency, All That Sports, stated to Agence-France Presse that the incident had been intentional and part of a pattern of bullying by Bell including a verbal outburst prior to competition.[26][27] Rafael Arutyunyan, who coaches both Bell and Lim, dismissed the allegations as "complete nonsense"[28] and said that there had never been any confrontations between the skaters during training.[29] He explained: "The thing is that Mariah's program includes an element where she lays her leg back and stretches it. This is how it happened that she touched Lim's leg with her blade. Of course it was not deliberately!"[29] Upon request from the Korean Skating Federation, the International Skating Union conducted an investigation. On March 21, the ISU stated that it found no evidence that Bell had sought to intentionally injure Lim, and urged both parties to resolve the matter amicably.[30]

It is not known whether Bell apologized to Lim for the injury after the World Championships competition.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[4][31][32]
2017–2018
[35]
2016–2017
[3]
2015–2016
[6][37]
2014–2015
[38]
2013–2014
[8]
  • Titanic
    by James Horner
    choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2012–2013
[4]
2011–2012
[4]
2010–2011
[4]

Competitive highlights

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

International[39]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Worlds 12th 12th 9th
Four Continents 6th 5th 6th
GP NHK Trophy 9th 5th
GP Rostelecom 6th
GP Skate America 8th 2nd
GP Skate Canada 4th
CS Golden Spin 8th 3rd
CS Nebelhorn 5th 4th
CS Ondrej Nepela 13th 3rd
CS Tallinn Trophy 4th
CS U.S. Classic 6th 2nd 5th
International: Junior
JGP Mexico 3rd
JGP Poland 7th
Gardena 2nd
National[4]
U.S. Champ. 5th J 2nd J 13th 6th 11th 3rd 5th 3rd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. ISU personal best scores highlighted in bold.

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 18-24, 2019 2019 World Championships 6
71.26 		9
136.81 		9
208.07
February 7-10, 2019 2019 Four Continents Championships 3
70.02 		6
123.92 		6
193.94
January 18–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Figure Skating Championships 3
70.30 		2
142.10 		3
212.40
December 5–8, 2018 2018 CS Golden Spin 4
67.82 		3
128.78 		3
196.60
November 9-11, 2018 2018 NHK Trophy 7
62.97 		4
135.99 		5
198.96
October 26-28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 5
63.35 		4
126.90 		4
190.25
September 26-29, 2018 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4
70.02 		6
118.95 		4
188.97
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 21–23, 2018 2018 World Championships 17
59.15 		12
115.25 		12
174.40
January 22–28, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 4
62.90 		5
122.94 		5
185.84
January 3–5, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 6
65.18 		6
127.16 		5
192.34
November 10–12, 2017 2017 NHK Trophy 9
57.75 		10
108.79 		9
166.04
October 20–22, 2017 2017 Rostelecom Cup 7
63.85 		6
124.71 		6
188.56
September 13–17, 2017 2017 U.S. Classic 4
60.68 		5
107.98 		5
168.66
2016–17 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 29 – April 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 13
61.02 		9
126.21 		12
187.23
February 15–19, 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 7
61.21 		7
115.89 		6
177.10
January 14–22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships 6
63.33 		3
134.59 		3
197.92
November 20–27, 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 6
55.92 		4
111.77 		4
167.69
October 21–23, 2016 2016 Skate America 6
60.92 		1
130.67 		2
191.59
September 28 – October 2, 2016 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 5
56.58 		4
105.14 		3
161.72
September 14–18, 2016 2016 CS U.S. Classic 2
60.64 		2
123.58 		2
184.22

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