Jordan Moeller

{{Short description|American figure skater (born 1995)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Jordan Moeller | image = 2014 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Jordan Moeller jsw dwc12901.jpg | caption = Moeller at the 2014 World Junior Championships | full_name = | altname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|24|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | hometown = Oak Lawn, Illinois, U.S. | height = {{cvt|1.79|m|order=flip}} | country = United States | coach = Kori Ade | skating club = Northern ISC Woodridge | beganskating = 1999 | retired = }}

'''Jordan Moeller''' (born April 24, 1995) is an American figure skater. He is the 2017 International Challenge Cup silver medalist and finished in the top ten at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

== Personal life == Moeller was born on April 24, 1995, in Davenport, Iowa.<ref name=ISU-1415/> After graduating from Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Illinois,<ref name=IN130117/> Moeller began taking classes at Moraine Valley Community College.<ref name=GS140728/> He later enrolled at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, studying psychology and criminal justice.<ref name=FSO160503/><ref name=IN170303/>

== Career == Moeller won the junior gold medal at the Gardena Spring Trophy in April 2013 and was one of the recipients of U.S. Figure Skating's Athlete Alumni Ambassador (3A) award the following month.<ref name=IN130516/> After winning silver on the junior level at the 2014 U.S. Championships, he was selected for the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he placed ninth in both segments and overall.<ref name=WJC2014/>

While practicing a quad toe loop on December 22, 2015, Moeller fractured his fibula and tore a ligament in his right ankle; as a result, he withdrew from the 2016 U.S. Championships.<ref name=FSO160503/> He finished tenth at the 2017 U.S. Championships. In February 2017, he won his first senior international medal, silver at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands.

== Programs == {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2016–2017 <ref name=programs/> | * We're So Far Away {{small| (from The Everglow) by Mae }} | * Romeo + Juliet {{small| by Craig Armstrong }} ** O Verona ** Kissing You |- ! 2015–2016 <ref name=IN150317/><ref name=USFS-JM/> | * The Allure {{small| by Beats Antique choreo. by Rohene Ward }} | rowspan=2 | * Peer Gynt {{small| by Edvard Grieg choreo. by Rohene Ward }} |- ! 2014–2015 <ref name=GS140728/><ref name=ISU-1415/> | * Wakare no Kyoku {{small| by Michiru Ōshima (based on Étude Op. 10, No. 3 (Chopin)) choreo. by Katherine Hill }} |- ! 2013–2014 <ref name=ISU-1314/> | * Crystallize {{small| by Lindsey Stirling }} | * Milonga del Angel {{small| by Astor Piazzolla }} * Tanguera {{small| by Luis Bravo }} |- ! 2012–2013 <ref name=USFS-JM/> | * A Day in the Life {{small| by The Beatles }} | * Exogenesis: Symphony: Part 3 (Redemption) {{small| by Matt Bellamy }} |- ! 2011–2012 <ref name=USFS-JM/> | * Singin' in the Rain {{small| by various artists }} | * The Exogenesis Symphonies {{small| by Muse }} |- ! 2010–2011 <ref name=USFS-JM/> | * Little Wing {{small| by Stevie Ray Vaughan }} | * Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 {{small| by Sergei Rachmaninoff }} |}

== Competitive highlights == ''CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix''

=== 2012–present === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="10" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International<ref name=ISU-JM/> |- ! Event ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 ! 15–16 ! 16–17 ! 17–18 ! 18–19 ! 19–20 ! 20–21 |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Ice Challenge || || || || 7th || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} Lombardia || || || || || || 10th || || || |- | align=left | {{small|CS}} U.S. Classic || || || 7th || || || || || || |- | align=left | Int. Challenge Cup || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || |- | align=left | Philadelphia Int. || || || || || || 10th || || || |- ! colspan="10" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-JM/> |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || || 9th || || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Latvia || || 9th || || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Poland || || 6th || || || || || || || |- | align=left | Gardena Trophy || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || |- ! colspan="10" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National<ref name=USFS-JM/> |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || 5th J || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J || 13th || WD || 10th || 15th || 13th || 14th || 15th |- | colspan="10" align="center" | J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew |}

==Detailed results== ''Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.''

===Senior career=== {| class="wikitable" ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align="center"| 2020–21 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 11–21, 2021 | 2021 U.S. Championships | align=center | 12 71.09 | align=center | 15 120.24 | align=center | 15 191.33 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align="center"| 2019–20 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 20–26, 2020 | 2020 U.S. Championships | align=center | 10 71.87 | align=center | 14 119.38 | align=center | 14 191.25 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align="center"| 2018–19 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 19–27, 2019 | 2019 U.S. Championships | align=center | 14 66.15 | align=center | 12 131.67 | align=center | 13 197.82 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align="center"| 2017–18 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | Dec. 29 – Jan. 8, 2018 | 2018 U.S. Championships | align=center | 20 55.35 | align=center | 15 124.86 | align=center | 15 180.21 |- | September 14–17, 2017 | 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy | align=center | 7 70.75 | align=center | 13 120.98 | align=center | 10 191.73 |- | August 3–5, 2017 | 2017 Philadelphia Summer International | align=center | 9 61.63 | align=center | 10 116.48 | align="center| 10 178.11 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align="center"| 2016–17 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | 23–26 February 2017 | 2017 Challenge Cup | align=center | 2 67.78 | align=center | 2 131.42 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 199.20 |- | January 14–22, 2017 | 2017 U.S. Championships | align=center | 8 76.24 | align=center | 10 149.61 | align=center | 10 225.85 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align="center"| 2015–16 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 15–24, 2016 | 2016 U.S. Championships | align=center | WD | align=center | WD | align=center | WD |- | October 27–31, 2015 | 2015 Ice Challenge | align=center | 7 63.50 | align=center | 9 114.71 | align=center | 7 178.21 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead;" colspan=5 align="center"| 2014–15 season |- ! Date ! Event ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 18–25, 2015 | 2015 U.S. Championships | align=center | 14 67.81 | align=center | 13 138.19 | align="center| 13 206.00 |- | September 11–14, 2014 | 2014 U.S. Classic | align=center | 7 64.21 | align=center | 7 125.60 | align=center | 7 189.81 |}

=== Junior level ===

{| class="wikitable" | style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | '''2013–14 season''' |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | 12–16 March 2014 | 2014 World Junior Championships | Junior | align=center | 9 66.38 | align=center | 9 121.76 | align=center | 9 188.14 |- | 20–22 September 2013 | 2013 JGP Poland | Junior | align=center | 9 51.06 | align=center | 4 114.69 | align=center | 6 165.75 |- | 29–30 August 2013 | 2013 JGP Latvia | Junior | align=center | 12 52.98 | align=center | 8 105.76 | align=center | 9 158.74 |}

== References == {{Reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name=ISU-JM>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013643.htm |title= Competition Results: Jordan MOELLER |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013643.htm |title= Jordan MOELLER: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140315064910/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013643.htm |archivedate= March 15, 2014 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1415>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013643.htm |title= Jordan MOELLER: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150516201857/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013643.htm |archivedate= May 16, 2015 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS-JM>{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/jordan_moeller |title= Jordan Moeller |publisher= IceNetwork.com |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170226161725/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/jordan_moeller |archivedate= February 26, 2017 |url-status= live }} * {{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101335&mode=I |title=Earlier versions: 2011 to 2013 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130421134423/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101335&mode=I |archivedate= April 21, 2013 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>

<ref name=programs>{{cite web |url= http://figureskatersonline.com/jordanmoeller/programs/ |title= Programs |publisher= Official website of Jordan Moeller |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170226162019/http://figureskatersonline.com/jordanmoeller/programs/ |archivedate= February 26, 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=IN130117>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130117&content_id=41002408&vkey=ice_news |title= The Inside Edge: Championships send-offs for all |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |first2= Drew |last2= Meekins |work= IceNetwork.com |date= January 17, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN130516>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130516&content_id=47713584&vkey=ice_pressrelease |title= Moeller heads list of 3A award recipients |work= IceNetwork.com |date= May 16, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=WJC2014>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/results/wjc2014/CAT001RS.HTM |title= ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014: Junior Men Result |publisher= International Skating Union |date= March 13, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=GS140728>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2014/07/jordan-moeller/ |title= Jordan Moeller aims for strong senior season |first= Paula |last= Slater |work=Golden Skate |date= July 28, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN150317>{{cite news |last=Brannen |first=Sarah S. |title=The Inside Edge: Emotional Baldé meets grandpa |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/03/17/113021566/the-inside-edge-emotional-balde-meets-grandpa |work=IceNetwork.com |date=March 17, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=FSO160503>{{cite news |url= http://figureskatersonline.com/news/2016/05/03/jordan-moeller-returns-to-ice-and-prepares-for-annual-show/ |title= Jordan Moeller returns to ice and prepares for annual show |first= Gina |last= Capellazzi |work= Figure Skaters Online |date= May 3, 2016 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN170303>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/03/03/217803142 |title= The Inside Edge: Skaters balance training, studies |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |work= IceNetwork.com |date= March 3, 2017 |access-date= March 8, 2017 |archive-date= July 3, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180703033958/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/03/03/217803142/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>

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== External links == {{Commons category|Jordan Moeller}} * {{ISU figure skater|00013643}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226161725/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/jordan_moeller |title=Jordan Moeller at U.S. Figure Skating IceNetwork |date=February 26, 2017}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moeller, Jordan}} Category:1995 births Category:American male single skaters Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Davenport, Iowa Category:21st-century American sportsmen