Becky Bereswill

{{short description|American figure skater (born 1990)}} {{More footnotes needed|date=June 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Becky Bereswill Jackson | image = Becky Bereswill Spin 2008-2009 JGPF.jpg | caption = Bereswill performs a Biellmann spin at the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final. | fullname = Rebecca Bereswill Jackson | altname = Becky | country = {{USA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|2}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | hometown = | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{cvt|1.68|m|order=flip}} | retired = | discipline = Women's singles | module = {{Figure skating infobox medals |JGPF={{FS medal|g|GPF|2008–09|Gdańsk|w}} }} | beganskating = 1997 }}

'''Rebecca Ann "Becky" Bereswill''' (born October 2, 1990) is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. In 2014, she was cast as Elsa in the Disney on Ice version of Frozen.<ref name=IN140602/>

==Personal life== Rebecca Bereswill Jackson,<ref name=bio0910/> nicknamed ''Becky'', was born in 1990 in Houston, Texas. She is the elder of identical twins; her twin sister, Allison, is also a figure skater and track and field athlete.

Bereswill studied ballet with the Houston Ballet from age four to thirteen and appeared in a local production of ''The Nutcracker'' and ''Sleeping Beauty''.

She attended pre-school through middle school at The Post Oak School in Bellaire, Texas,<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.postoakschool.org/postoak/Free_the_Child%27s_Potential.asp |title=The Post Oak School, a premier Houston-area Montessori school - Free the Child's Potential |publisher=Postoakschool.org |date= |accessdate=2015-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126071949/http://www.postoakschool.org/postoak/Free_the_Child%27s_Potential.asp |archive-date=2016-01-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and then went next door to high school at the Episcopal High School in Bellaire, Texas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ehshouston.org/ehs/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=710&SnID=1873359134 |title=Episcopal High School - EHS News |accessdate=2008-12-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726021156/http://www.ehshouston.org/ehs/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=710&SnID=1873359134 |archivedate=2011-07-26 }}</ref> She graduated summa cum laude in 2009 and currently attends the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

==Figure skating career== Bereswill began skating at age seven with her sister.<ref name=gs081217/> She competed on the regional and sectional level in the United States for many years. In the 2003–04 season, competing on the novice level, she won the silver medal at her regional championships to qualify for the sectional championships, where she placed 12th. The following season, she remained on the novice level and again won the silver medal at her regional championship to advance to sectionals, where she moved up from the previous year to place 7th. She moved up to the junior level in the 2005–06 season and qualified for sectionals, where she placed 5th and missed qualifying for the national championships by one placement. In the 2006–07 season, remaining on the junior level, she again qualified for her sectional championship, where she placed 8th on the junior level.

In the 2007–08 season, having moved up to the senior level, Bereswill won her regional championship and won the silver medal at her sectional championship to qualify for the United States Figure Skating Championships for the first time in her career. At the 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships, she placed 10th on the senior level. Following the national championships, she made her senior international debut at the AEGON Challenge Cup spring competition in The Hague, Netherlands and won the bronze medal.

In the 2008–09 season, she made her junior international debut. She won the silver medal at both her events on the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Courcheval, France and Madrid, Spain. She qualified for the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in Seoul, Korea. At the Final, she won the gold medal overall by placing fourth in the short program and second in the free skate. She is the last American to win this title. At the 2009 U.S. Championships, Bereswill placed 18th and was not placed on the U.S. team to the 2009 World Junior Championships. During the 2009-10 season, she competed at the 2010 Finlandia Trophy and NHK Grand Prix in Nagano, Japan.

In May 2010, Bereswill began training in pair skating, teaming up with Trevor Young.<ref name=FSO100509/><ref name=ieoct5/> They finished 10th at the 2011 U.S. Championships and parted ways in March 2011.<ref name=DFP110310/>

During the 2012-13 season, Bereswill won the Eastern Great Lakes Championship and won silver at the 2013 Midwestern Championships to qualify for the 2013 U.S. Championships in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2014, she was cast as Elsa in the ''Disney On Ice'' version of ''Frozen''.<ref name=IN140602/>

==Programs== === Single skating === [[File:Bereswill 2008JGPFgala by Carmichael.jpg|thumb|right|Bereswill performs a layback spin during her Tiny Dancer exhibition program at the 2008 JGP Final.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating ! Exhibition |- ! 2009–2010 <ref name=bio0910/> | * The Red Violin by John Corigliano | rowspan=2 | * Nessun dorma by Puccini performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra | |- ! 2008–2009 <ref name=bio0809/> | * Carousel Waltz by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein | * Tiny Dancer by Elton John |- ! 2007–2008 | * The Umbrellas of Cherbourg by Michel Legrand | * Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev | |}

==Competitive highlights==

=== Single skating === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | '''Results'''<ref name=isucr/> |- ! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead; text-align:center;" | '''International''' |- ! Event ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2012–13 |- | align=left | GP NHK Trophy || || || 11th|| |- | AEGON Challenge Cup | bgcolor="#c96" | 3rd | | | |- | align=left | Finlandia Trophy || || || 12th || |- ! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead; text-align:center;" | '''International: Junior''' |- | align=left | JGP Final || || style="background:gold;"| 1st || || |- | align=left | JGP France || || style="background:silver;"| 2nd || || |- | align=left | JGP Spain || || style="background:silver;"| 2nd || || |- ! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead; text-align:center;" | '''National''' |- | align=left | U.S. Championships || 10th || 18th || 13th || 16th |}

===Detailed results=== right|thumb|Bereswill (center) with the other medalists at the 2008–09 Junior Grand Prix Final.

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="5" | 2009–2010 Season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 14–24, 2010 | 2010 United States Figure Skating Championships | style="text-align:center;"| 15 44.60 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 83.36 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 127.96 |- | November 5–8, 2009 | 2009 NHK Trophy | style="text-align:center;"| 12 36.26 | style="text-align:center;"| 8 82.16 | style="text-align:center;"| 11 118.42 |- | October 8–11, 2009 | 2009 Finlandia Trophy | style="text-align:center;"| 12 45.06 | style="text-align:center;"| 13 72.05 | style="text-align:center;"| 12 117.11 |} * SP = Short program; FS = Free skating

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="6" | 2008–2009 Season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 18–25, 2009 | 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships | Senior | style="text-align:center;"| 17 46.25 | style="text-align:center;"| 18 78.32 | style="text-align:center;"| 18 124.57 |- | December 11–14, 2008 | 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | style="text-align:center;"| 4 48.68 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 98.01 | style="text-align:center; background:gold;"| 1 146.69 |- | September 24–28, 2008 | 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Spain | Junior | style="text-align:center;"| 4 45.16 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 82.11 | style="text-align:center; background:silver;"| 2 127.27 |- | August 27–31, 2008 | 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, France | Junior | style="text-align:center;"| 2 51.74 | style="text-align:center;"| 2 83.24 | style="text-align:center; background:silver;"| 2 134.98 |} * SP = Short program; FS = Free skating

{| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="6" | 2007–2008 Season |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | March 6–8 | AEGON Challenge Cup | Senior | style="text-align:center;"| 2 48.00 | style="text-align:center;"| 3 79.08 | style="text-align:center; background:#c96;"| 3 127.08 |- | January 20 – 27, 2008 | 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships | Senior | style="text-align:center;"| 14 46.52 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 91.13 | style="text-align:center;"| 10 137.65 |}

==References== {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=isucr>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00011127.htm | title = Competition Results: Becky BERESWILL | work = International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0809>{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00011127.htm | title = Becky BERESWILL: 2008/2009 | work = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090522163857/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00011127.htm | archivedate = May 22, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011127.htm | title = Becky BERESWILL: 2009/2010 | work = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100323121714/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00011127.htm | archivedate = March 23, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=gs081217>{{cite news | url = http://www.goldenskate.com/2008/12/bereswill-runs-away-with-jgp-final-gold/ | title = Bereswill Runs Away with JGP Final Gold | first = Barry | last = Mittan | work = Golden Skate | date = December 17, 2008 }}</ref>

<ref name=ieoct5>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101005&content_id=15424672&vkey=ice_news | title = The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew – Oct. 5 | first1 = Sarah S. | last1 = Brannen | first2 = Drew | last2 = Meekins | work = Icenetwork.com | date = October 5, 2010 | accessdate = October 8, 2010 | archive-date = November 16, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111116230145/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101005&content_id=15424672&vkey=ice_news | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=FSO100509>{{cite news | url = http://figureskatersonline.com/news/2010/05/09/becky-bereswill-set-to-make-pairs-debut-this-summer/ | title = Becky Bereswill set to make pairs debut this summer | work = Figure Skaters Online | date = May 9, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=DFP110310>{{cite news | url = http://www.freep.com/article/20110310/SPORTS17/110310029/1048/rss03 | title = Pairs figure skaters Becky Bereswill, Trevor Young split up | first = Jo-Ann | last = Barnas | work = Detroit Free Press | date = March 10, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN140602>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014/06/02/77877500/the-inside-edge-frozen-makes-natural-move-to-ice | title = The Inside Edge: 'Frozen' makes natural move to ice | first1 = Sarah S. | last1 = Brannen | first2= Drew | last2= Meekins | work = IceNetwork | date = June 2, 2014 }}</ref>

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==Other sources== * [http://www.challenge-cup.com/upload/kunstrijden/373/uitslagen/index.htm AEGON Challenge Cup 2008] * [http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf0809/CAT002RS.HTM 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix Final] * [http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=107359 Track & Field Results Profile] * [http://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/Athlete.aspx?AID=107359 Cross Country Results Profile]

==External links== {{commons category|Becky Bereswill}} * {{ISU figure skater|00011127|Becky Bereswill}} * {{USFSA name | category=AthleteBio | id=40530 | name=Becky Bereswill}} * [https://tracings.net/bere-beck.html Becky Bereswill] at Tracings

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