Priscilla Hill is an American

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 retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. She was a two-time medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed twice at the World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

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. She was the first American woman to land the triple loop

Loop jump

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 in competition.

Competitive career

Priscilla Hill passed her eighth figure test

Compulsory figures

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 and gold freestyle test at the age of nine, possibly the youngest person ever to do so. In 1972, at age 11, she was the youngest senior lady ever to compete at the United States Figure Skating Championships

United States Figure Skating Championships

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In her early career Hill was coached by Howard Nicholson in Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid, New York

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. Because of the distance from her hometown of Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington, Massachusetts

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, during the school year she only got occasional lessons and otherwise had to practice on her own at a local rink.

She won the bronze medal at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships in 1978 and the silver in 1981. In 1975 she landed a triple loop in competition, at the Prague Skate in Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

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. She finished 9th at the 1978 World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

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 and 7th in 1981. She missed the 1980 Olympic season due to injury and was not able to challenge for a spot on the Olympic team.

Professional and coaching career

Hill skated in the Ice Capades

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 in 1984 and 1985. She worked as a coach at the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club

University of Delaware Figure Skating Club

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 before moving to coach at The Pond Ice Arena in Newark, Delaware

Newark, Delaware

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 in 2003. In 2007, she moved again, this time to the Skating Club of Wilmington Ice Rink in Wilmington, Delaware

Wilmington, Delaware

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Hill's most decorated former student is Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir

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, whom she coached to the gold medal at the 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

World Junior Figure Skating Championships

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 and three U.S. National Championships (2004, 2005 and 2006). She was named the 2004 U.S. Figure Skating Association Coach of the Year for her work with Weir.
Among her other current and former students are Ashley Wagner

Ashley Wagner

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, Melissa Gregory

Melissa Gregory

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 & Denis Petukhov

Denis Petukhov

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, Jenna Syken

Jenna Syken

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, Katherine Hadford

Katherine Hadford

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, Vanessa James

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, Blake Rosenthal

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, Christine Zukowski

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, Andrea Varraux

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 & David Pelletier

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, Christopher Berneck and Viktor Pfeifer

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Competitive highlights

Event	1973-74	1974-75	1975-76	1976-77	1977-78	1978-79	1980-81
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...					9th		7th
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...					3rd		2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....		1st
Richmond Trophy Richmond Trophy The Richmond Trophy was an international figure skating competition for ladies held annually from 1949 to 1980 at the Richmond ice rink near London. It was the only invitational international competition held on a regular basis in the post-war years...					1st
Eastern Sectionals Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating which has been held since 1938....	1st		1st	1st	1st	1st