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Grant Hochstein
Hochstein in 2018
Born (1990-07-16) July 16, 1990 (age 34)
Detroit, Michigan
HometownAnaheim, California
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
Began skating1999
RetiredAugust 3, 2018

Grant Hochstein (born July 16, 1990) is an American former figure skater. He is the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist and a two-time U.S. national pewter medalist (2016, 2017). He has finished in the top ten at three ISU Championships, including the 2016 World Championships.

Personal life

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Hochstein was born on July 16, 1990, in Warren, Michigan.[1] After high school, he began studying history at Wayne State University in Detroit, but paused his studies in 2012 when he moved to California.[2] He works as a coach in addition to competing.[3][2]

On April 5, 2016, he announced his engagement to fellow figure skater Caroline Zhang.[4] They were married on August 18, 2018.

On April 19, 2021, Zhang gave birth to a daughter, Charlotte Grace Hochstein.[5]

Career

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Hochstein won the pewter medal (fourth place) on the junior level at the 2009 U.S. Championships.

His ISU Junior Grand Prix debut came in the 2009–2010 season. Hochstein won silver in Budapest and placed fourth in Dresden, earning qualification to the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed 5th. After finishing 7th on the senior level at the 2010 U.S. Championships, he was assigned to the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. He placed first in the short program, 7th in the free skate, and 5th overall.

In 2010–2011, Hochstein was invited to the 2010 Skate Canada International and finished 10th in his first Grand Prix appearance. He was 12th at the 2011 and 2012 U.S. Championships. Peter Oppegard and Karen Kwan-Oppegard became his coaches in 2012, after Hochstein's move to California.[2] He placed 15th at the 2013 U.S. Championships, 11th in 2014, and 9th in 2015.

In the 2015–2016 season, Hochstein was invited to two Grand Prix events, the 2015 Cup of China and 2015 NHK Trophy, and finished fourth at both. At the 2016 U.S. Championships, he was awarded the pewter medal after placing 6th in the short program, 4th in the free skate, and 4th overall. After the event, he was named in the U.S. team to the 2016 Four Continents,[6] and a week later, he was added to the World Championships, replacing the injured Nathan Chen.[7] Ranked 6th in the short and 10th in the free, Hochstein finished 8th overall at Four Continents in Taipei. At Worlds in Boston, he placed 16th in the short, 9th in the free, and 10th overall.

On August 3, 2018, U.S. Figure Skating announced Hochstein's retirement from competitive skating.[8][9]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
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2016–2017
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2015–2016
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2014–2015
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2013–2014
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2012–2013
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  • La califfa
    by Ennio Morricone
2011–2012
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2010–2011
[15][17]
2009–2010
[18]
2008–2009
[15]
2007–2008
[15]
  • Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
    by Sergei Rachmaninoff
2006–2007
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Competitive highlights

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Competition placements at senior level [19]
Season 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
World Championships 10th
Four Continents Championships 8th 9h 11th
U.S. Championships 7th 12th 12th 15th 11th 9th 4th 4th 5th
GP Cup of China 4th 9th
GP NHK Trophy 4th 11th
GP Rostelecom Cup 11th
GP Skate Canada 10th 11th
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 4th
CS Lombardia Trophy 4th 5th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7th 3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 5th 4th
Finlandia Trophy 4th
U.S. Classic 4th
Competition placements at junior level [20][19]
Season 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
World Junior Championships 5th
Junior Grand Prix Final 5th
U.S. Championships 12th 11th 4th
JGP Germany 4th
JGP Hungary 2nd
Gardena Spring Trophy 1st

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 237.25 2016 World Championships
Short program TSS 81.94 2017 Four Continents Championships
TES 42.93 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy
PCS 39.60 2017 Four Continents Championships
Free skating TSS 162.44 2016 World Championships
TES 85.81 2015 NHK Trophy
PCS 79.02 2017 Four Continents Championships
  • At national events in the United States, pewter medals are awarded for fourth place.

Senior level

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Results in the 2009–10 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 14–24, 2010 United States 2010 U.S. Championships 8 65.55 7 127.18 7 192.73
Results in the 2010–11 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 8–10, 2010 Finland 2010 Finlandia Trophy 6 56.90 2 126.61 4 183.51
Oct 28–31, 2010 Canada 2010 Skate Canada International 12 56.98 10 124.67 10 181.65
Jan 22–30, 2011 United States 2011 U.S. Championships 10 65.76 13 117.61 12 183.37
Results in the 2011–12 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 28 – Oct 3, 2011 Slovakia 2011 Ondrej Nepela Memorial 2 69.77 7 119.81 5 189.58
Jan 22–29, 2012 United States 2012 U.S. Championships 10 67.89 11 138.74 12 206.23
Results in the 2012–13 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 19–27, 2013 United States 2013 U.S. Championships 11 65.68 17 122.89 18 188.57
Results in the 2013–14 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 12–14, 2013 United States 2013 U.S. International Classic 4 63.29 4 128.62 4 191.91
Jan 5–12, 2014 United States 2014 U.S. Championships 10 64.62 12 133.88 11 198.50
Results in the 2014–15 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 18–21, 2014 Italy 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy 3 72.92 6 131.45 4 204.37
Dec 4–7, 2014 Croatia 2014 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 6 69.69 3 150.13 4 219.82
Jan 18–25, 2015 United States 2015 U.S. Championships 9 75.70 9 184.58 9 230.28
Results in the 2015–16 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 24–26, 2015 Germany 2015 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8 69.60 8 125.28 7 194.88
Nov 6–8, 2015 China 2015 Cup of China 5 74.27 4 148.47 4 222.74
Nov 27–29, 2015 Japan 2015 NHK Trophy 5 74.30 4 161.33 4 235.63
Jan 16–24, 2016 United States 2016 U.S. Championships 6 79.26 4 173.58 4 252.84
Feb 16–21, 2016 Taiwan 2016 Four Continents Championships 6 75.79 10 140.55 8 216.34
Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2016 United States 2016 World Championships 16 74.81 9 162.44 10 237.25
Results in the 2016–17 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 8–11, 2016 Italy 2016 CS Lombardia Trophy 5 64.95 3 133.82 5 198.77
Sep 22–24, 2016 Germany 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2 75.00 3 142.25 3 217.25
Oct 28–30, 2016 Canada 2016 Skate Canada International 12 60.20 8 144.49 11 204.69
Nov 25–27, 2016 Japan 2016 NHK Trophy 11 68.31 10 123.09 11 191.40
Jan 14–22, 2017 United States 2017 U.S. Championships 5 79.10 4 169.21 4 248.31
Feb 14–19, 2017 South Korea 2017 Four Continents Championships 7 81.94 9 153.78 9 235.72
Results in the 2017–18 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 21–23, 2017 Slovakia 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 2 79.98 6 137.54 4 217.52
Oct 20–22, 2017 Russia 2017 Rostelecom Cup 11 67.56 10 138.53 11 206.39
Nov 3–5, 2017 China 2017 Cup of China 7 80.55 9 135.89 9 216.44
Dec 29, 2017 –
Jan 8, 2018
United States 2018 U.S. Championships 4 92.18 5 163.13 5 255.31
Jan 22–28, 2018 Taiwan 2018 Four Continents Championships 15 70.80 9 155.59 11 226.39

Junior level

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Results in the 2006–07 season [19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 21–28, 2007 United States 2007 U.S. Championships (Junior) 11 46.26 11 94.25 12 140.51
Results in the 2007–08 season [19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 20–27, 2008 United States 2008 U.S. Championships (Junior) 8 53.84 11 108.28 11 162.12
Mar 27–31, 2008 Italy 2008 Gardena Spring Trophy 1 56.27 2 95.38 1 151.65
Results in the 2008–09 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 18–25, 2009 United States 2009 U.S. Championships (Junior) 9 51.24 4 110.91 4 162.15
Results in the 2009–10 season[19]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 26–29, 2009 Hungary 2009 JGP Hungary 1 63.38 2 115.65 2 179.03
Sep 30 – Oct 3, 2009 Germany 2009 JGP Germany 2 60.64 5 109.21 4 169.85
Dec 2–6, 2009 Japan 2009–10 JGP Final 4 66.45 5 121.47 5 187.92
Mar 9–13, 2010 Netherlands 2010 World Junior Championships 1 71.35 7 122.95 5 194.30

References

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  1. ^ a b "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Cohen, Rachel (March 29, 2016). "Hochstein of US reaches 1st world championships at age 25". Associated Press.
  3. ^ Lewis, Amber (September 28, 2011). "Hochstein aims for flu shot, consistent triple Axel". Figure Skaters Online. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  4. ^ Grant Hochstein [@Grant_Hochstein] (5 April 2016). "I cannot wait to treasure this beautiful woman for the rest of my life! My best friend, my soulmate, my everything!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Pleased to Announce". Instagram. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Announces ISU Championship Event Selections". U.S. Figure Skating. January 24, 2016. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  7. ^ "Nathan Chen undergoes left hip surgery". U.S. Figure Skating. January 28, 2016. Archived from the original on December 17, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  8. ^ "Grant Hochstein retires from competitive figure skating" (Press release). U.S. Figure Skating. August 3, 2018.
  9. ^ Capellazzi, Gina (August 3, 2018). "Grant Hochstein: "Skating has been more than just a sport; it has shaped me into who I am as a person."". figureskatersonline.com.
  10. ^ "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (August 26, 2016). "Chen hopes to put injury bug behind him in 2016-17". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. ^ "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Grant Hochstein". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012.
  17. ^ "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  18. ^ "Grant HOCHSTEIN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "USA–Grant Hochstein". SkatingScores.com.
  20. ^ "Competition Results: Grant HOCHSTEIN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017.
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