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Alexa Paige Scimeca Knierim and Christopher "Chris" Knierim are husband-and-wife pair skaters representing the USA.
Alexa was born on 10 June 1991 in Addison, Illinois, USA and Chris was born on 5 December 1987 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
They teamed up in April 2012. Both had previously skated with other partners: Alexa with Ivan Dimitrov and Chris with Andrea Poapst, Carolyn Ann-Alba, Brynn Carman and Shawnee Smith.
They got married in June 2016. They missed the first half of the 2016/2017 season due to Alexa's health problem (she underwent surgery).
They are the 2018 Olympic bronze medalists in the figure skating team event, the 2016 Four Continents silver medalists and the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalists. They are also three-time U.S. national champions (2015, 2018, and 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.
Until the end of 2017/2018 season they were trained by Dalilah Sappenfield, their lifelong coach. However, in summer 2018 they announced they would be coached by Aljona Savchenko, 2018 Olympic Champion in Pairs with Bruno Massot. During GP Skate America they announced a split with Savchenko. They were coached by Jenni Meno and Todd Sand during the 2019-2020 season.
Chris Knierim retired at the end of their 2019-2020 season. Alexa has formed a new partnership with Brandon Frazier.
How Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim pronounce their names (video by sabinfire)
Last Updated 4 June 2020 by dorispulaski
Previously updated on 30 January 2019 by Mohacz
ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00034201.htm
USFS Fan Zone Bio
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=45
Icenetwork Bio (Archived)
https://web.archive.org/web/20180701190543/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/scimeca_knierim
Tracings.net entry
http://www.tracings.net/scim-knie.html
Wikipedia
Alexa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Scimeca
Chris - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Knierim
Rinkresults
Alexa - http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=17066
Chris - http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=32389
Social Media
Alexa's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexa_knierim/
Alexa's Twitter - https://twitter.com/lexxapaige
Chris's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chris_knierim/
Chris's Twitter - http://twitter.com/chrisknierim
Team's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Scimeca_Knierim
Team's official webpage - http://figureskatersonline.com/scimeca-knierim
Team's Twitter - @Scimeca_Knierim
Facebook fan page: - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexa-Scimeca/132702550212277?fref=ts
Programs and Videos2019/2020
SP: "At Last" covered by Beyoncé, arrangement by Maxime Rodriguez Perso; choreo by Benoit Richaud
FS: “Drop of Fragrance” composed by Maxime Rodriguez Perso, paired with “Experience” by Ludovico Einaudi, choreo by Benoit Richaud
2020 Four Continents2020 US Nationals
2018/2019
SP: "Castle" by Halsey
FS: "Wicked Game" by James Vincent McMorrow
Ex: "Good Bye My Lover" by James Blunt
2019 US Nationals
2017/2018
SP1: "Come What May" (from Moulin Rouge!) by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
SP2: "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones performed by Ciara and the London Symphony Orchestra
FS1: "Ghost the Musical" (including Unchained Melody) by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard
FS2: Charlie Chaplin Medley
Ex1: Rush Medley
Ex2: "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica
2018 World Championships
2016/2017
SP: "Come What May" (from Moulin Rouge!) by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
FS: "Ghost the Musical" (including Unchained Melody) by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard
2017 World Championships2017 Four Continents Championships
2015/2016
SP: "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica, choreo. by Julie Marcotte
FS: "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" soundtrack by A.R. Rahman and Craig Armstrong, choreo. by Julie Marcotte
Ex1: "Rise Up" by Andra Day
Ex2: "The Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes performed by Florentine Opera
2016 Team Challenge FS (no SP in this competition)
2014/2015
SP: "El Tango de Roxanne" from "Moulin Rouge", choreo. by Julie Marcotte
FS: "An American in Paris" by George Gershwin, orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein, choreo. by Julie Marcotte
Ex1: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and "Macho Man" by Village People
Ex2: "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker
2015 World Team Trophy
2013/2014
SP: "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (from "Yentl") by Michel Legrand, choreo. by Catarina Lindgren
FS: "Ever After" soundtrack by George Fenton, choreo. by Igor Shpilband
Ex: "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" (from "Grease")
2014 Four Continents Championships
2012/2013
SP: "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
FS1: "Life Is Beautiful" (soundtrack) by Nicola Piovani
FS2: "Last of the Mohicans" by Randy Edelman / "500 Nations" by Peter Buffett
Ex: "Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum
2013 World Championships
http://www.goldenskate.com/2013/02/2013-4cc-pairs-short/
2013 US Nationals2012 GP NHK
Alexa was born on 10 June 1991 in Addison, Illinois, USA and Chris was born on 5 December 1987 in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
They teamed up in April 2012. Both had previously skated with other partners: Alexa with Ivan Dimitrov and Chris with Andrea Poapst, Carolyn Ann-Alba, Brynn Carman and Shawnee Smith.
They got married in June 2016. They missed the first half of the 2016/2017 season due to Alexa's health problem (she underwent surgery).
They are the 2018 Olympic bronze medalists in the figure skating team event, the 2016 Four Continents silver medalists and the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalists. They are also three-time U.S. national champions (2015, 2018, and 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.
Until the end of 2017/2018 season they were trained by Dalilah Sappenfield, their lifelong coach. However, in summer 2018 they announced they would be coached by Aljona Savchenko, 2018 Olympic Champion in Pairs with Bruno Massot. During GP Skate America they announced a split with Savchenko. They were coached by Jenni Meno and Todd Sand during the 2019-2020 season.
Chris Knierim retired at the end of their 2019-2020 season. Alexa has formed a new partnership with Brandon Frazier.
How Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim pronounce their names (video by sabinfire)
Last Updated 4 June 2020 by dorispulaski
Previously updated on 30 January 2019 by Mohacz
ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00034201.htm
USFS Fan Zone Bio
https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=45
Icenetwork Bio (Archived)
https://web.archive.org/web/20180701190543/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/scimeca_knierim
Tracings.net entry
http://www.tracings.net/scim-knie.html
Wikipedia
Alexa - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Scimeca
Chris - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Knierim
Rinkresults
Alexa - http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=17066
Chris - http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=32389
Social Media
Alexa's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alexa_knierim/
Alexa's Twitter - https://twitter.com/lexxapaige
Chris's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chris_knierim/
Chris's Twitter - http://twitter.com/chrisknierim
Team's Twitter - https://twitter.com/Scimeca_Knierim
Team's official webpage - http://figureskatersonline.com/scimeca-knierim
Team's Twitter - @Scimeca_Knierim
Facebook fan page: - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexa-Scimeca/132702550212277?fref=ts
Type | Score | Competition |
Personal Best Total Score | 202.41 | ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2019 |
Personal Best Score Short Program | 71.28 | ISU GP Skate Canada International 2019 |
Personal Best Score Free Skating | 131.58 | ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2019 |
Type | Score | Competition |
Personal Best Total Score | 207.96 | ISU Four Continents Championships 2016 |
Personal Best Score Short Program | 72.12 | ISU World Championships 2017 |
Personal Best Score Free Skating | 140.35 | ISU Four Continents Championships 2016 |
Programs and Videos
SP: "At Last" covered by Beyoncé, arrangement by Maxime Rodriguez Perso; choreo by Benoit Richaud
FS: “Drop of Fragrance” composed by Maxime Rodriguez Perso, paired with “Experience” by Ludovico Einaudi, choreo by Benoit Richaud
2020 Four Continents2020 US Nationals
SP Reaction only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KasRQRSISI
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xalB-504vKI
2019 Skate Canada2019 Nebelhorn Trophy2019 Mid AtlanticsFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xalB-504vKI
2018/2019
SP: "Castle" by Halsey
FS: "Wicked Game" by James Vincent McMorrow
Ex: "Good Bye My Lover" by James Blunt
2019 US Nationals
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQky-qBozFM blocked in USA
2018 CS Golden Spin of ZagrebFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQky-qBozFM blocked in USA
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4BWg2C_SD4
2018 GP NHK TrophyFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4BWg2C_SD4
no video found
2018 GP Skate AmericaSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azrl-eWGc7E
FS: no video found
2018 CS Nebelhorn TrophyFS: no video found
2017/2018
SP1: "Come What May" (from Moulin Rouge!) by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
SP2: "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones performed by Ciara and the London Symphony Orchestra
FS1: "Ghost the Musical" (including Unchained Melody) by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard
FS2: Charlie Chaplin Medley
Ex1: Rush Medley
Ex2: "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica
2018 World Championships
SP: no video found
FS: no video found
2018 Olympics2018 US National ChampionshipsFS: no video found
SP: No video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQky-qBozFM (blocked in USA)
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiApTvDSpUs (Blocked in USA)
2017 GP Skate America2017 GP NHK Trophy2017 US International FS ClassicFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQky-qBozFM (blocked in USA)
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiApTvDSpUs (Blocked in USA)
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY5PhofI290
FS: no video found
FS: no video found
2016/2017
SP: "Come What May" (from Moulin Rouge!) by Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor
FS: "Ghost the Musical" (including Unchained Melody) by Bruce Joel Rubin, Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard
2017 World Championships2017 Four Continents Championships
no video found
2015/2016
SP: "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica, choreo. by Julie Marcotte
FS: "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" soundtrack by A.R. Rahman and Craig Armstrong, choreo. by Julie Marcotte
Ex1: "Rise Up" by Andra Day
Ex2: "The Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes performed by Florentine Opera
2016 Team Challenge FS (no SP in this competition)
No video found
2016 World ChampionshipsSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1QjtoJwH4U
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3UeyhUZ62Q
Ex: no video found
2016 Four Continents ChampionshipsFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3UeyhUZ62Q
Ex: no video found
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RRpaAiyaiQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYuIesvNuBw
2016 US NationalsFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RRpaAiyaiQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYuIesvNuBw
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lugnknjFSE
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LetFaBEAJSI
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM1YADO1HUc
2015-16 GPF2015 GP NHK TrophyFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LetFaBEAJSI
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM1YADO1HUc
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqL1-sP2sXU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfjl_Z7HK-E
Ex: no video found
2015 GP Skate AmericaFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfjl_Z7HK-E
Ex: no video found
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAicUyB8Pjs
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Al94PVsr0
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzxn-K5L2Z8 (Flower Duet)
2015 Nebelhorn TrophyFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Al94PVsr0
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzxn-K5L2Z8 (Flower Duet)
SP: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3...irs-short-program-nebelhorn-trophy-2015_sport
FS: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3...airs-free-skating-nebelhorn-trophy-2015_sport
FS: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3...airs-free-skating-nebelhorn-trophy-2015_sport
2014/2015
SP: "El Tango de Roxanne" from "Moulin Rouge", choreo. by Julie Marcotte
FS: "An American in Paris" by George Gershwin, orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein, choreo. by Julie Marcotte
Ex1: "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and "Macho Man" by Village People
Ex2: "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker
2015 World Team Trophy
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZIkkiRBo4
2015 World Championships2015 Four Continents ChampionshipsFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZIkkiRBo4
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_mT73rkYMk
FS: no video found
2015 US NationalsFS: no video found
SP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buycqcJOD9g
FS: no video found
2014 GP TEBFS: no video found
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X-3YfDQzRk
FS: no video found
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Z8IOVBxm8
2014 GP Skate AmericaFS: no video found
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Z8IOVBxm8
SP: no video found
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e9mHc2iB1M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vrJytIY8lI
2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy2014 CS US International Figure Skating ClassicFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e9mHc2iB1M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vrJytIY8lI
SP: no video found
FS: no video found
K&C SP: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HTbdsJ1vyxY
K&C FS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md6zSbXYC6c
Some brief shots of Alexa and Chris in this highlight reelFS: no video found
K&C SP: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HTbdsJ1vyxY
K&C FS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md6zSbXYC6c
2013/2014
SP: "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" (from "Yentl") by Michel Legrand, choreo. by Catarina Lindgren
FS: "Ever After" soundtrack by George Fenton, choreo. by Igor Shpilband
Ex: "Hopelessly Devoted to You", "You're the One That I Want" and "Summer Nights" (from "Grease")
2014 Four Continents Championships
No videos found
2014 US NationalsNo video found
2013 GP Cup of ChinaSP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B6wUR3qzrE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B6wUR3qzrE
FS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW0tL5MZrIc
2013 GP Rostelecom Cup2013 CS Nepela Trophyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B6wUR3qzrE
FS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW0tL5MZrIc
no video found
2012/2013
SP: "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
FS1: "Life Is Beautiful" (soundtrack) by Nicola Piovani
FS2: "Last of the Mohicans" by Randy Edelman / "500 Nations" by Peter Buffett
Ex: "Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum
2013 World Championships
SP:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxQYGFq0wf8
FS: No video found
Alexa and Chris withdrew from 2013 Four Continents, citing an injury to Alexa's footFS: No video found
http://www.goldenskate.com/2013/02/2013-4cc-pairs-short/
2013 US Nationals2012 GP NHK
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iuTCIrDMwMyD8HZxnyM
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVyD8HZxnyM
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bwJLpiR0QI
2012 Skate DetroitFS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVyD8HZxnyM
Ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bwJLpiR0QI
Competitive History
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total Score |
2019/2020 |