{{Short description|American ice dancer (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Eve Chalom |image= |caption= |fullname= |altname= |country= United States |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1979|10|22|mf=yes}} |birth_place= Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |hometown= |height= {{cvt|1.57|m|order=flip}} |skating club= Lone Star FSC |beganskating= 1987 |retired= 1999 }}
'''Eve Chalom''' (born October 22, 1979) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With Mathew Gates, she is the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and a two-time (1997, 1999) U.S. national silver medalist.
== Personal life == Chalom was born October 22, 1979, in Detroit, Michigan.<ref name=ISU-ECMG/> She is profoundly hearing impaired, having lost a significant portion of her hearing in both ears in a car accident when she was four years old.<ref name=PDN980107/> After studying elementary education and American sign language at Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan,<ref name=PDN980107/> she went on to receive bachelor's degrees from the University of Michigan<ref name=IN100318/> in English and Philosophy. She received a master’s degree in Dance Movement Therapy, and was certified as a brain injury specialist and yoga teacher. She also has been a skating coach and performed with the Ice Theater of New York and Ice Semble Chicago. She has a private dance movement therapy practice.
== Career == Chalom teamed up with British skater Mathew Gates in 1992, following a tryout in Boston arranged by Elizabeth Coates.<ref name=PDN980107/> They decided to represent the United States. After winning national titles on the novice level in 1993 and on the junior level in 1995, the duo took bronze at the 1996 U.S. Championships in their first season as seniors.<ref name=ISU-ECMG/><ref name=ISInt1996USN/>
In the 1996–97 season, Chalom/Gates were awarded silver at the 1996 Nebelhorn Trophy and debuted on the Champions Series (later known as the Grand Prix series). They also won silver at the 1997 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, where they placed 17th.
Chalom/Gates were ineligible for the 1998 Winter Olympics because he was not yet an American citizen.<ref name=PDN980107/> They finished fourth at the 1998 U.S. Championships. They were coached by Coates and Igor Shpilband until the end of the 1997–98 season and then switched to Warren Maxwell and Christopher Dean in Plano, Texas.<ref name=ISU-ECMG/><ref name=SG140505/> In their final season together, Chalom/Gates won their second national silver medal and finished 17th at the 1999 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.
Chalom teaches figure skating and is a dance movement therapist in Chicago.
== Programs == (with Gates)
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Original dance ! Free dance |- ! 1998–99 <br> <ref name=ISU-ECMG/> | * | * Symphony No. 25 * Lacrimosa <br>{{small| (from Requiem) <br> by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart }} |}
== Results == ''GP: Champions Series / Grand Prix''
(with Gates) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-ECMG/> |- ! Event ! {{tooltip|92–93|1992–93}} ! 93–94 ! 94–95 ! 95–96 ! 96–97 ! 97–98 ! 98–99 |- | align=left | Worlds || || || || || 17th || || 17th |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of Russia || || || || || 8th || 5th || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Nations Cup || || || || || 9th || 9th || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy || || || || || || || 7th |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America || || || || || || || 7th |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada || || || || || 7th || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy || || || || 12th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || |- | align=left | St. Gervais || || || 10th || 8th || || || |- | align=left | Basler Cup || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-ECMG/> |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || || 14th || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=8 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-ECMG/> |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st N || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- | colspan=8 align=center | <small> Levels – N: Novice; J: Junior </small> |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=ISU-ECMG>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/46 |title= CHALOM Eve / GATES Mathew |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160716225645/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/USA/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/46 |archivedate= July 16, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISInt1996USN>{{cite web |url= http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results_nationals/usnats96.htm |title= 1996 U. S. Nationals |work= iceskatingintnl.com |accessdate= October 13, 2010 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713002208/http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/archive/results_nationals/usnats96.htm |archivedate= July 13, 2011 }}</ref>
<ref name=PDN980107>{{cite news |url= http://articles.philly.com/1998-01-07/sports/25749482_1_eve-chalom-disability-mathew-gates |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160717011230/http://articles.philly.com/1998-01-07/sports/25749482_1_eve-chalom-disability-mathew-gates |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 17, 2016 |title= She Answers To Challenge; Chalom Overcomes Disability To Dance With The Best On Ice |first= Edward |last= Moran |work= Philadelphia Daily News |date= January 7, 1998 }}</ref>
<ref name=IN100318>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100318&content_id=8827384&vkey=ice_news |title= Chalom discovers renewed passion for performing |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= Icenetwork.com |date= March 18, 2010}}</ref>
<ref name=SG140505>{{cite news |url= https://skateguard1.blogspot.ca/2014/05/interview-with-eve-chalom.html |title= Interview With Eve Chalom |first= Ryan |last= Stevens |work= Skate Guard |date= May 5, 2014 }}</ref>
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