Emily Chan (born August 11, 1997) is an American

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. With her skating partner, Spencer Howe, she is a two-time

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silver medalist (

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and

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) silver medalist, a two-time

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silver medalist (

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;

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), and a two-time

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medalist (silver in

; pewter in

). Earlier in her career, she competed in women's singles, becoming the 2016 U.S. national junior champion and 2015 U.S. national novice champion.

Personal life

Chan was born in

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. She attended Fairmont Elementary School and Fairmont Junior High in Pasadena, and high school in

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. In addition to skating, she has also trained in Chinese modern dance and ballet.

Career

Single skating

Chan competed at the novice level until the 2014–15 season. At the U.S. Championships, she finished sixth in 2013 and ninth in 2014 before winning the gold medal in 2015. In 2015–16, Chan moved up to the junior level. She made her

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(JGP) debut in

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, finishing sixth. She won the gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships. She trained in

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, coached by Aleksey Letov.

Pair skating

Early years

Chan competed for three seasons in juvenile pairs with J. Daniel Vallecilla. In December 2008, the two won the juvenile title at the 2009 U.S. Junior Championships. Nicole Sciarrotta Nichols coached the pair in Texas. Skating with Misha Mitrofanov, Chan placed eighth in novice pairs at the 2015 U.S. Championships She teamed up with Spencer Howe in 2019, and the two decided to train at the

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, coached by Aleksey Letov and Olga Ganicheva. In their second season together, Chan/Howe placed seventh at the

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and fifth at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

2021–22 season

Chan/Howe finished ninth at the

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. In January, they won pewter for fourth place at the 2022 U.S. Championships and were sent to the 2022 Four Continents Championships in

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, Estonia. Ranked third in the short and second in the free, they moved ahead of Canada's Walsh/ Michaud to take the silver medal behind fellow Americans Lu/ Mitrofanov.

2022–23 season

The international pairs scene going into the 2022–23 season was greatly altered by the

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banning all Russian skaters in response to their country's

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. With more podium opportunities for pairs outside of Russia, Chan/Howe began with a silver medal win at the 2022 CS U.S. Classic. Howe said that they were pleased with the outcome in light of injury troubles that had hindered their preparations. Given two

assignments for the first time, they won the silver medal at the 2022 Skate Canada International. They won a second silver medal weeks later at the

, qualifying for the

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. Despite a jump error in the free skate, Chan said they were "very happy with our skate." Chan/Howe struggled at the Final, finishing sixth of six teams. Chan/Howe won the silver medal at the 2023 U.S. Championships, a new best podium placement at the national championships. Chan said they were both "really grateful" for the result. With national champions Knierim/

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declining to attend the 2023 Four Continents Championships in favour of a paid appearance at Art on Ice, Chan/Howe became the highest-ranked American team in attendance at a home ISU championship. In the short program, Howe fell on his triple toe attempt, but they still placed third in the segment. In the free skate, they overtook Canadians Stellato/

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for the silver medal, their second. Chan called it "a special moment for both of us."

Programs

With Howe

Single skating

Competitive highlights

''GP:

; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix. Pewter medals (fourth place) awarded only at U.S. national and subnational events.''

Pairs with Howe

Pairs with Mitrofanov

Pairs with Vallecilla

Ladies singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Emily 1997 births Living people American female single skaters People from Pasadena, Texas American female pair skaters 21st-century American women Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists