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Ashley Wagner Biography, Age, Boyfriend, Career, Net Worth, Marriage, News….
Ashley Wagner (full name Ashley Elisabeth Wagner) is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 World silver medalist, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, the 2012 Four Continents Champion,
three-time Grand Prix Final medalist, winner of five Grand Prix events (2012 and 2016 Skate America; 2012 and 2013 Eric Bompard Trophy; 2015 Skate Canada), and three-time US National Champion (2012, 2013 and 2015).
ASHLEY WAGNER AGE | HOW OLD IS ASHLEY WAGNER
Ashley Elisabeth Wagner is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 World silver medalist, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, 2012 Four Continents champion, three-time Grand Prix Final medalist, winner of five Grand Prix events and three times US national champion.
Ashley is 28 years old in 2019. She was born on May 16, 1991 in Heidelberg, Germany.
ASHLEY WAGNER NET WORTH
Even though her exact salary or net worth isn’t known, however, she is endorsed by sports brands like Nike, was an ambassador for Pandora Jewelry, and featured on the cover of Covergirl.
Besides, it is also sponsored by several other companies like Bridgestone, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, Toyota, and Zico.
Although they failed to secure a spot on the U.S. Olympic team for Pyeongchang, her sponsors promised to continue the deal with her. Such endorsement adds to his overall net worth which is estimated to be around one million dollars. As of 2019, Ashley Wagner had an estimated net worth of $4 million.
PRIVATE LIFE
Ashley Wagner was the first child and only daughter of US Army Lt. Col. Eric Wagner (retired) and Melissa James, a former schoolteacher. Wagner was born in 1991 on a US Army base in Heidelberg, Germany, where her father was stationed at the time. Her younger brother was a skater and competed nationally.
Because Wagner’s father was in the military, she was a military brat when her family moved nine times during her childhood; they moved to northern Virginia when she was ten. Besides Germany, she has lived in Delaware, California, Alaska, Kansas, Washington State and Virginia. Wagner currently lives in Southern California, but calls Seabeck, Washington home.
Wagner was homeschooled by her mother for seven months. She then attended West Potomac High School during the 2007/2008 school year. After studying at Northern Virginia Community College through its online Extended Learning Institute, she enrolled at Saddleback College in California but did not graduate. She speaks a little German in addition to English.
In an interview, Wagner said she had suffered multiple concussions and believed these incidents affected her cognitive abilities.
Wagner has his own YouTube channel. She is also an avid user of Twitter, Myspace, Instagram and Facebook. She is embarking on a new adventure as an influencer on social networks.
In July 2019, Wagner came forward and revealed she was sexually assaulted at age 17 by fellow figure skater John Coughlin, who took his own life last January after being charged with multiple sex crimes.
BOYFRIEND ASHLEY WAGNER
There were reports that had a connection here with Adam Rippon being rumored to be dating, she even admitted she was close with him and the information went viral.
It is unconfirmed whether the couple are just friends, boyfriend or girlfriend is neither specific. There is also no concrete proof of his marriage. They often refer to themselves as BFFs. Wagner was also seen attending the Olympic Closing Ceremony with fellow figure skater Charlie White.
Fans speculated about the start of the romance as White chose Wagner over his former girlfriend and Olympic partner Meryl Davis.
ASHLEY WAGNER HEIGHT
Ashley Elisabeth Wagner is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 World silver medalist, 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, 2012 Four Continents champion, three-time Grand Prix Final medalist, winner of five Grand Prix events and three times US national champion.
5 feet 2½ inches or 159 cm and a weight of 50 kg or 110 pounds
ASHLEY WAGNER’S CAREER
Wagner started skating at the age of five in Eagle River, Alaska. She says her mother told her she could choose between ballet or figure skating, but she was “not going to do anything with pink shoes.” According to her mother, Wagner started showing promise at an early age and won a gold medal at her first competition.
In 1998, Wagner watched Tara Lipinski win the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan on television. From that moment, she decided that she also wanted to participate in the Olympics.
Wagner then trained in Kansas City and Tacoma, Washington until her family moved to Portland, Oregon, where she was taught by Tonya Harding’s former trainer, Dody Teachman. In January 2002, Wagner began training with Shirley Hughes in Alexandria, Virginia. Jill Shipstad-Thomas choreographed her competitive programs.
During the 2002-2003 season, Wagner qualified for the United States Junior Figure Skating Championships, which are the United States national championships for figure skaters at the juvenile and intermediate levels. Wagner placed 17th at the intermediate level.
The following season she tested up to the novice level. She won silver at her regional meet, the first step to qualifying for nationals, but placed 10th at her section meet and did not qualify for the 2004 nationals.
Wagner qualified for her first U.S. Championships in the 2004–05 season after placing first at the Pacific Northwest Regionals and Pacific Coast Sections. Competing at the novice level, she placed seventh at nationals.
2005–06 season: Junior international debut
For the 2005–06 season, Wagner moved up to junior level. She again won the Pacific Northwest Regional and Pacific Coast Section competitions to qualify for the Nationals. At the 2006 US Nationals in St. Louis, Missouri, Wagner finished fourth at the junior level, winning the pewter medal.
After the event, Wagner was named to Team USA for the Triglav Trophy in Slovenia, her first major international competition and where she made her international junior debut. There she landed six triple jumps, including a triple toe-triple toe combination, in her long program to move from third place in the short program to first place overall.
2006-07 season: Bronze medal at the Junior Worlds
During the 2006-07 season, Wagner made his Junior Grand Prix debut. She won both the Junior Grand Prix in Courchevel, France, and the event in The Hague, Netherlands.
Her wins qualified her for the Junior Grand Prix Final in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she won the silver medal behind compatriot Caroline Zhang, with a final score of 142.01. At the 2007 U.S. Nationals in Spokane, Washington, Wagner placed third behind Mirai Nagasu and Caroline Zhang, earning herself a spot on the World Junior Championships team.
Her bronze medal at the 2007 Nationals was the first time she placed in the top three at the Nationals. At the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, she landed seven triple jumps in her long program. She finished with the bronze medal behind Zhang and Nagasu, completing the first-ever American sweep of the world junior podium.
2007–08 season: senior debut
Wagner moved up to senior level both domestically and internationally for the 2007–08 season. She made her senior international debut at 2007 Skate Canada International in Quebec City, Quebec, where she placed fifth overall. Two weeks later, Wagner won his first senior international medal at the 2007 Eric Bompard Trophy in Paris, France.
She placed third behind defending silver medalist Mao Asada and defending US national champion Kimmie Meissner. She finished second in the long program to Meissner and only lost to Meissner in the final standings by 0.11 points.
In his fall Grand Prix events, Wagner attempted the triple Lutz-triple loop combination for the first time in the competition, but was downgraded by technical callers because his attempts were not fully turned.
Of his first year in Grand Prix, Wagner said: “Competing in Grand Prix forced my skating to mature. I’m an older woman now, and I have to play like one. ‘
In January 2008, Wagner competed at the senior level for the first time at the 2008 US Nationals in St. Paul, Minnesota. She placed second in the short program behind Mirai Nagasu after landing a triple Lutz-triple loop combination. In the free skate, she placed second, this time behind Rachael Flatt, after landing seven triples including another triple Lutz-triple loop combination.
She finished with the overall bronze medal behind Nagasu and Flatt. As Nagasu, Flatt, and tin medalist Caroline Zhang were too young to compete in an ISU Senior Championship, Wagner was the only medalist to be named to the Four Continents and World Championship teams. Due to his third-place finish at the 2008 Nationals, Wagner earned a bye at the 2009 U.S. Nationals.
At the 2008 Four Continents in Goyang, South Korea, Wagner finished twelfth in the short program, fifth in the free skate and eighth overall. At the 2008 World Championships in Goteburg, Sweden, she finished 16th after finishing 11th in the short program and 15th in the long program. She fell once in her free skate.
In June 2008, Wagner announced that she would be leaving her longtime trainer Shirley Hughes to begin working with Priscilla Hill in Wilmington, Delaware.
2008-09 season: Second bronze at the Junior Worlds
For the 2008–09 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Wagner was assigned to compete in the 2008 Cup of China where she finished fourth. Her next event was the 2008 NHK Trophy, where she again finished fourth. In the process, she set new personal bests in the short program and her combined score.
She won the pewter medal at the 2009 USA Nationals and represented the USA at the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria where she placed third, earning her second World Junior medal.
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2009–10
season For the 2009–10 Grand Prix season, Wagner was assigned to compete in the 2009 Rostelecom Cup, at this event she won the silver medal. In the process, she established new personal scores in her long program and combined score.
After winning the bronze medal at the 2009 NHK Trophy, she qualified for the Grand Prix Final. In the final, Wagner placed last in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and fourth overall.
At the 2010 US Nationals, Wagner won his second bronze medal. She was placed on the team at the 2010 World Junior Championships, but pulled out of the team before the event.
2010-11 season
The heartbeats that had long bothered Wagner became more frequent during the summer leading up to the 2010-11 season. She also began to suffer violent full-body muscle spasms which, according to her trainer Priscilla Hill, were “some of the most horrible things I have ever seen”.
She saw a number of doctors unable to determine the cause. Finally, chiropractor and muscle specialist Steve Mathews revealed that the tension in his neck muscles caused one of his vertebrae to move out of place, squeezing various nerves; a physiotherapy program reduced the problems.
Wagner had practiced her new long program only about six times before competing in the 2010 NHK Trophy where she finished 5th. At the 2010 Russian Cup, she won the bronze medal.
In June 2011, Wagner announced that she would be moving to Aliso Viejo, California to train with John Nicks and Phillip Mills at the Aliso Viejo Ice Palace. She quit her part-time job at a jeans store and used some of the money she had saved for college to move around the country.
2011–12 season: First national title, Four Continents title
Wagner started the 2011-12 season at the 2011 Skate Canada International. She placed second in the short program and third in the free skate to win the overall bronze medal.
At the 2011 NHK Trophy, Wagner placed fifth in the short program and third in the free skate to finish 4th overall. At the 2012 US Nationals, she placed third in the short program. She was the first in the free program and won her first national title.
Following her victory at the U.S. Championship, Wagner was assigned to the 2012 Four Continents Championships and 2012 World Championships. At Four Continents, she placed second in the short program after riding a planned triple flip combination on two feet -triple toe and successfully completed his triple loop and double axel.
She placed first in a free program that included six triples and won the gold medal ahead of two-time world champion Mao Asada. Her scores in the Four Continents event were the highest overall for a woman in the world all season and her free skate score was the second highest of the season behind Carolina Kostner’s gold medal-winning free skate at the 2012 World Championships.
At the World Championships, Wagner finished eighth in the short program after exiting his triple flip. She placed third in the free skate with a program of seven triples and 4th overall, securing two spots for the American women at the 2013 Worlds.
2012–13 season: Skate America title, first Grand Prix Final medal
In her first Grand Prix assignment of the season, the 2012 Skate America, Wagner placed first in both programs and won her first medal gold in the GP series.
At the 2012 Eric Bompard Trophy she finished second in the short and first in the long and won her second GP title, qualifying for the 2012 Grand Prix Final. In a November 2012 interview, Wagner said: “Nicks has a changed my technique a bit, but not a ton. The mental aspect of my training is where it really helped me because confidence leads to consistency under pressure.
At the Grand Prix Final in December, Wagner placed second in Short Film. A pair of hard falls during the free skate injured her left hip (hip pointer) and injured her right knee, but she managed to complete the program and finished fourth in the segment. In the general classification, she finished with the silver medal, just ahead of the Japanese Akiko Suzuki.
At the 2013 U.S. Championships, Wagner placed first in the short program, second in the free skate after falling twice and landing her salchow jump, and was able to beat Gracie Gold to win her second consecutive national title. She was the first American single skater to win back-to-back national titles since Michelle Kwan in 2005.
Wagner’s luggage that contained his skates was lost on the way to the 2013 World Championships, but arrived before evening practice on March 12. She finished fifth at the World Championships, while her teammate, Gracie Gold, was sixth. Thanks to these placements, they gained three places for the Olympic Games and the world championships.
Wagner placed second at the 2013 World Team Trophy and the United States won the event. A week later, Phillip Mills, her choreographer, announced that he had tendered his resignation to Wagner.
On April 24, John Nicks said he would no longer travel but would still train Wagner at the Aliso Viejo Ice Palace. On June 25, Wagner announced that she would also be training in Lake Arrowhead, California with Rafael Arutyunyan, who would accompany her to competitions.
2013-14 Season: Sochi Olympics
During the 2013-14 ISU Grand Prix season, Wagner won silver at his first event, the 2013 Skate America. His next assignment was the 2013 Eric Bompard Trophy where she won gold and qualified for the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan.
Wagner won bronze in the final behind Yulia Lipnitskaya after placing third in both segments. After a short program where she finished 4th, falling twice and only four triples in the free skate, Wagner finished fourth at the 2014 U.S. Championships.
She was named to the U.S. team for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, although she finished behind 3rd place finisher Mirai Nagasu, due to her strong international record, which is seen as making part of the selection criteria.
After the US Championships, she also announced her return to her free program Samson and Delilah. She won a team bronze medal at the Olympics.
She went on to compete at the 2014 World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, Japan, where she placed seventh in the short program, fourth in the free skate, and finished seventh overall.
2014-15 season: third national title
For the 2014-2015 season, Wagner was assigned to the 2014 Skate Canada and the 2014 Éric Bompard Trophy. After winning silver at Skate Canada behind Russian Anna Pogorilaya and bronze at the Bompard Trophy behind Russians Elena Radionova and Yulia Lipnitskaya, she qualified in last place for the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona.
Wagner is the first American since Michelle Kwan to qualify for three consecutive Grand Prix Finals. In the Grand Prix Final, Wagner finished sixth in the short program and third in the long program to win the bronze medal behind Russians Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Radionova.
The bronze medal is Wagner’s third consecutive Grand Prix medal. At the 2015 U.S. Championships, Wagner won both the short program and the free skate, setting a new U.S. record score of 221.02. Since Michelle Kwan in 1999, Wagner is the first American senior figure skater to win three national championships.
At the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, Wagner placed 11th in the short program, third in the free skate and 5th overall. At the 2015 World Team Trophy, she placed fourth in both segments and Team USA won the event.
2015-16 Season: World Medal
Wagner’s two Grand Prix assignments for the 2015-16 season were the 2015 Skate Canada International and the 2015 NHK Trophy. She started her season by winning gold at Skate Canada. She then placed 4th in the NHK Trophy. These results qualified her for the 2015–16 Grand Prix Final.
In the final, she placed 6th in the short program, third in the free skate and 4th overall. At the 2016 US Championships, Wagner received the bronze medal behind Gracie Gold and Polina Edmunds.
Wagner competed at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. She placed fourth in short with a personal best of 73.16. She then competed as the last skater in the free skate, placing second in scoring another personal best of 142.23, the highest free skate score ever recorded by an American.
Her performances earned her the silver medal, becoming the first American to medal at the World Championships in a decade.
Wagner ended his season competing for Team North America in the first edition of the 2016 KOSÉ Team Challenge Cup. His performances were a big part of the team winning the gold medal.
2016-17 Season: Second Skate America Title
In August 2016, Wagner spent three days working with Charyl Brusch on her spins, saying, “She just stripped it all down and got me back to basics. I plan to go back later this season and build on that. ‘
Wagner began her Grand Prix season at Skate America 2016, where she became the first American woman since Michelle Kwan to regain a Skate America title.
At the 2016 Cup of China, poor free skating led Wagner to her worst Grand Prix of her career as she finished just outside the top 5, placing 5th in the short program, 7th in the free program and 6th overall.
Although she didn’t qualify for the 2016-17 Grand Prix Final afterwards, Wagner bounced back quickly with her first silver medal at the 2017 US Championships behind Karen Chen. She placed third in the short program and second in the free skate to finish second overall.
At the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Wagner scored a 69.04 in the short program, placing seventh. In a somewhat lackluster free skate, she scored a 124.50, placing tenth in the free skate and seventh overall with a score of 193.54. Wagner’s finish, combined with a fourth-place finish from American Karen Chen, qualified Team USA three spots into the 2018 Olympics and 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.
Wagner ended his season at the 2017 World Team Trophy, where his performances were a big part of Team USA winning the bronze medal.
2017-18 Season
Wagner revealed his music picks early for the 2017-18 Olympic season, announcing La La Land for his free skate. However, she returned to her Moulin Rouge! program in the summer before a competition.
Wagner began her Grand Prix season at the 2017 Skate Canada International, where she won the bronze medal after placing 7th in the short program and 4th in the free skate.
Wagner withdrew from her second Grand Prix at Skate America 2017 midway through her free skate due to an ankle infection. A few days later, she revealed that she would return to her long La La Land program.
After placing 4th at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, Wagner was named the first alternate to the 2018 Winter Olympics Team and the 2018 World Figure Skating Championship Team.
She was selected to compete in the 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, but opted out, giving her place to Angela Wang.
Wagner was eventually invited to compete in the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships due to Karen Chen’s withdrawal, but declined. Mariah Bell was chosen as the replacement.
As of January 2019, Wagner is taking a break from figure skating and relocating to Boston, Massachusetts. However, she has not officially announced her retirement.