An Olympic champion, Meryl Davis had won the ice dancing event at the 2014 Winter Games with skating partner, Charlie White. In addition to their accomplishments at the Olympics, the pair had also won the World Champion title twice in 2011 and 2013.
Hailing from Michigan, Meryl Davis began skating at the age of five, after being taken to a local lake in the winter by her parents. After a few years of skating singles, she switched the ice dance at the age of eight. By 1997, it was decided that she would be ice dancing with Charlie White, by her coach Seth Chafetz.
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How Meryl Davis Became Famous
With White, she had gained a significant amount of attention after winning a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. A year later, the pair won their first World Championship title in Moscow.
Over the next few years, the duo earned several gold medals at the Grand Prix Final, and Four Continents Championships; they even won a second gold at the 2013 World Championships.
Still, it wasn’t until 2014, that their popularity exploded after they finished first for an Olympic gold in ice dancing at the Winter Games in Sochi. In addition to that, they had also won a bronze medal in the team event.
Early last year, the duo announced that they would be retiring from competition.
Meryl Davis’ Other Activities
Like many other athletes, Davis has appeared on television a number of times over the past several years. For instance, she had taken part in the 11th season of Dancing with the Stars. After many high scores, she was named as the season’s champion (alongside professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy).
That same year, she and white were also featured in the one-hour television special, How to Raise an Olympian, which aired on NBC.
Meryl Davis’ Snapchat Name – Mavis
Wondering what the ice dancer is up to nowadays? How about following her on Snapchat? You can do so by clicking here.
Meryl Davis’ Other Social Media Accounts
What is Meryl Davis’ Personal Facebook?
You can check out Meryl Davis and Charlie White’s Facebook fan page by clicking here
What is Meryl Davis’ Twitter?
Want to know what she’s up to? Follow the ice dancer on Twitter here
What is Meryl Davis’ Instagram?
If you’re interested in her photo feed, head on over to her Instagram account here
What is Meryl Davis’ Youtube?
As far as we can tell, Meryl Davis does not have her own YouTube channel.
