Ashley Foy

Ashley Heather Foy (born January 7, 1990)[1] is an American former competitive ice dancer. Competing for Germany with Benjamin Blum, she placed 13th at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

Ashley Foy
Personal information
Full nameAshley Heather Foy
Country representedGermany
Born (1990-01-07) January 7, 1990
Hartford, Connecticut
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Former partnerBenjamin Blum
Nathan Jarmuth
Jonathan Harris
Dean Copely
Craig Ratterree (pairs)
Former coachMatthew Gates
Rene Lohse
Former choreographerPaola Mezzadri
Former skating clubTSC Eintracht Dortmund

Career

Early in her career, Foy competed with Dean Copely.[2]

Foy moved to Dortmund, Germany in July 2005 to train with partner Benjamin Blum.[3][4][5] She was a member of the German national team 2006-2009. Representing TSC Eintracht Dortmund together with Blum, she was the 2008 German national champion in junior ice dancing and finished 13th overall at the 2008 World Junior Championships. Foy and Blum stopped competing in 2008.[6]

Foy is currently coaching in Simsbury & Cromwell, Connecticut. She is the Director of Figure Skating at Norwich Arena. She has been a member of the Yale FSC in New Haven, Connecticut, since 2008 and remains a member of the TSC Eintracht in Dortmund, Germany.

Personal life

Foy graduated magna cum laude as the 2011 Modern Language Department Honoree at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, in May 2011 with a BA in German language and literature and minors in European Union/West European studies and psychology. Foy currently attends Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts, where she is pursuing a master's degree. She got married on August 10, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Competition history

Representing Germany with Benjamin Blum:

Results[7]
International
Event 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008
World Junior Championships13th
JGP Estonia8th
JGP Germany16th
JGP Norway10th
NRW Trophy3rd J.
Pavel Roman Memorial6th J.
National
German Championships3rd J.4th J.1st J.
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level
  • Bavarian Open (Oberstdorf - German Team Junior World Qualifier) 2008: 1st
  • Berlin Open Championships 2006 Junior: 1st

References
  1. "Ashley FOY / Benjamin BLUM: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012.
  2. "INTERVIEWS: Katie Copely and Dean Copely". ice-dance.com. January 7, 2003. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
  3. Mittan, Barry (September 15, 2008). "Foy Finds Success with Blum in Berlin". Skate Today.
  4. Dobor, Helga (2006). "Ashley Foy and Benjamin Blum". Absolute Skating.
  5. Hylla, Frederike (2006). "Notes of German Nationals 2006; Part 1". Absolute Skating.
  6. Foy, Ashley (2010). "OG 2010 Extra - retired ice dancer Ashley Foy comments on ice dance". Absolute Skating.
  7. "Competition Results: Ashley FOY / Benjamin BLUM". International Skating Union.
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