Gordon Green (born November 26, 2001) is a retired American ice dancer. Skating with his sister

Caroline Green Caroline Green (born October 3, 2003) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Michael Parsons, she is the 2022 Four Continents champion, a four-time medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and a three-time U.S. national medalist. W ...

, he placed in the top six at the 2018 World Junior Championships and won the 2019 U.S. national junior title.

Personal life

Gordon Green was born on November 26, 2001, in

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His mother, Mary, is a forensic scientist and his father, Richard, is a periodontist. He is the older brother of

. He attended Julius West Middle School before enrolling at Richard Montgomery High School in

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Career

Early years

Green began learning to skate in 2009 because he was interested in playing ice hockey. He teamed up with his sister in August 2009 and joined the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy in September. The siblings took gold in the juvenile category at the 2013 U.S. Championships and won the intermediate title at the 2014 edition. At the

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and 2016 U.S. Championships, the Greens took gold in the novice category. They then moved up to the junior level domestically and placed fifth at the 2017 U.S. Championships.

2017–2018 season

Having become age-eligible for junior international events, the Greens made their ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, winning bronze in

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, Latvia, and

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, Poland. They finished as third alternates for the JGP Final. In January, they took silver at the 2018 U.S. Championships, scoring 12.46 points less than champions Christina Carreira /

Anthony Ponomarenko Anthony Ponomarenko (born January 5, 2001) is an American ice dancer. With his skating partner, Christina Carreira, he is the 2022 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2018 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist, a six-time medalist on the ISU Challenge ...

, and were assigned to the 2018 World Junior Championships in

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. In Bulgaria, the siblings ranked fifth in the short dance, seventh in the free dance, and sixth overall.

2018–2019 season

The Greens withdrew from their JGP assignments due to Caroline's illness. Returning to competition, they won junior gold medals at the

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in December and at the Toruń Cup in early January. At the 2019 U.S. Championships, they outscored Avonley Nguyen / Vadym Kolesnik by 1.48 points to become national junior champions. The Greens concluded the season at the 2019 World Junior Championships. In the rhythm dance, Caroline stumbled during the tango pattern dance segment, leading to an eighth-place finish. They improved in the free dance, moving up to seventh place. Following the end of the competitive season, Gordon opted to retire from competitive ice dance to focus on academics. Caroline subsequently formed a new partnership with Michael Parsons.

Programs

(with Caroline Green)

Competitive highlights

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Gordon 2001 births American male ice dancers Living people Figure skaters from Washington, D.C.