Alexa Scimeca Knierim

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alexa Scimeca Knierim
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Jun 10, 1991(1991-06-10)
Age	33
Birthplace	Addison
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Gemini

Alexa Scimeca Knierim Biography

Alexa Scimeca Knierim is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on June 10, 1991 in Addison, Texas, United States. Alexa Scimeca was born June 10, 1991, in Addison, Illinois. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister. She and Chris Knierim became skating partners in April 2012, and began dating about a month later. They became engaged on April 8, 2014, and married on June 26, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The couple currently lives and trains in Irvine, California.

Sappenfield suggested that Scimeca skate with Chris Knierim. They teamed up in April 2012. They began training with Sappenfield, Larry Ibarra, and various other coaches at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Scimeca/Knierim won the gold medal in their first ISU Challenger series event, the 2014 U.S. International Classic, and won the bronze medal at 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy. They were assigned two Grand Prix events, placing fourth at both 2014 Skate America and 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard.

Scimeca/Knierim experienced a setback that hampered their season when Knierim broke his left fibula in July. He underwent surgery that placed a metal plate and nine screws in his ankle. While Knierim was able to heal relatively quickly, the team believed they rushed back to competition a bit too soon. In January, they won the pewter medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships and were named second alternates to the 2014 Winter Olympic team. They then won the bronze medal at the 2014 Four Continents Championships. Their second place short program score of 66.04 set a new record for the highest score ever achieved by a U.S. pair team. Knierim had additional surgery in March to remove the metal hardware in his leg, which had been causing discomfort.

Scimeca/Knierim won the gold medal in their first international event, the 2012 Coupe Internationale de Nice in October. After a number of withdrawals by other teams, they received a Grand Prix assignment, the 2012 NHK Trophy in November, where they placed fourth.

Alexa Scimeca Knierim Net Worth

Alexa Scimeca Knierim is one of the richest Figure Skater from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexa Scimeca Knierim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Alexa Paige Scimeca Knierim (born June 10, 1991) is an American pair skater. With her husband and former partner, Chris Knierim, she is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, the 2016 Four Continents silver medalist, the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a three-time Grand Prix medalist, and a three-time U.S. national champion (2015, 2018, 2020). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympics.

Scimeca began skating in 1998. She was coached by Trish Cazeau Brown and Sergei Telenkov from 1998 to 2008, by Maria Jeżak-Athey in 2008–2009, and by Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova from 2010 to 2011. In the 2011–2012 season, Scimeca began pair skating with Ivan Dimitrov, with whom she trained in Connecticut. In 2012, she moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and began being coached by Dalilah Sappenfield.

The pair won the silver medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships in January. They were assigned to the 2013 Four Continents Championships but withdrew just before the event when Scimeca injured her right foot in practice. Scimeca/Knierim were named to the U.S. team for the 2013 World Championships after Caydee Denney / John Coughlin withdrew. They placed ninth in their World Championships debut in March.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alexa Scimeca Knierim height 5 ft 2 in Alexandra weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Alexa Scimeca Knierim Dating?

According to our records, Alexa Scimeca Knierim married to Chris Knierim. As of December 1, 2023, Alexa Scimeca Knierim’s is not dating anyone.

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Scimeca Knierim’s illness involved regular episodes of vomiting, debilitating pain, difficulties with sleeping, eating or drinking, as well as significant weight loss. Already small, she lost 20 pounds and shrunk to just over 80 pounds. Knierim stated that when his wife initially returned to the ice following surgery, she had to hold his hands just to skate a lap around the rink and could only skate for 10 minutes before having to go home for a nap because it was so physically draining on her body. The pair withdrew from both of their Grand Prix events, the 2016 Rostelecom Cup and 2016 Cup of China, and the 2017 U.S. Championships. They resumed full training in January and were named to the U.S. team for both the 2017 Four Continents Championships and the 2017 World Championships.

Facts & Trivia

Alexandra Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Alexa Scimeca Knierim celebrates birthday on June 10 of every year.

At the 2016 Four Continents Championships, Scimeca/Knierim won the silver medal in their best competitive outing to date. They earned new personal best scores of 140.35 in the free skate and 207.96 total, which are the highest scores ever recorded by a U.S. pair team in international competition. A subsequent injury to Knierim limited the team’s training before the 2016 World Championships, where they placed 9th. They were 7th in the short program with a personal best score of 71.37, which set a new record for the highest score ever achieved by a U.S. pair team in international competition. The pair then competed for Team North America at the inaugural 2016 Team Challenge Cup, where the team won the gold medal.

Is Alexa Knierim still married?

She and Chris Knierim became skating partners in April 2012, and began dating about a month later. They became engaged on April 8, 2014, and married on June 26, 2016 , in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their skating partnership ended in February 2020.

Are Knierim and Frazier a couple?

The duo, which first paired in 2020 , placed third in their short program during the team event. Frazier is making his Olympic debut in Beijing and Knierim earned bronze in the event at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics while competing with her husband and former skating partner, Chris Knierim.

Who is Alexa Knierim husband?

Chris Knierim

Who are Alexa Knierim parents?

Alexa started skating at age 7… Earned an associate degree in general studies from College of DuPage (Glen Ellyn, Illinois) in 2014 … Parents are Tom and Tina …

Are Alexa and Brandon dating?

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier of skate during the pair skating part of the team event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier are definitely not dating ; Knierim is married to Chris Knierim, who she competed with until 2020.