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Timothy Richard Goebel was born on September 10, 1980 in Evanston, Illinois, son of Ginny and Rick Goebel. He is best known for winning the Olympic bronze medal in men's figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

Goebel was known as the "Quad King" because of his ability to land quadruple jumps. On March 7, 1998, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Goebel became the first skater in the world to land a quadruple salchow, and the first American skater to land a quadruple jump of any kind in competition. At Skate America (an International Skating Union Grand Prix competition) in Colorado Springs on Oct. 31, 1999, he became the first skater to land three quadruple jumps in one program. Goebel also made history at the 2002 Olympics by becoming the first skater to successfully land a quad salchow jump in combination in Olympic competition.

Goebel’s repertoire of quadruple jumps made him one of the most competitive skaters in the world during the peak of his career. However, after 2002, Goebel began increasingly to struggle with his jumps. At the 2006 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, in what he had previously announced would be his last competitive season, he was unable to land either a quadruple jump or triple axel cleanly, and dropped to a 7th-place finish which left him far short of qualifying for the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Goebel was heavily criticized early in his career for focusing exclusively on jumping to the detriment of choreography and presentation, but in later years he improved in those areas.

Timothy represents the Winterhurst FSC. His is currently coached by Audrey Weisiger in Fairfax, Virginia, after having been previously coached by Carol Heiss Jenkins and Frank Carroll.

Competitive highlights

2006 - U.S. Nationals, 7th
2005 - U.S. Nationals, 2nd
2004 - NHK Trophy, 2nd; Marshalls World Skating Challenge, 6th; U.S. Nationals, withdrew
2003 - International Figure Skating Challenge, 4th; NHK Trophy (Grand Prix), 2nd; Cup of China (Grand Prix), 1st; Campbell's International Figure Skating Classic, 2nd; International Figure Skating Challenge, 2nd; World Championships, 2nd; U.S. Nationals, 2nd
2002 - Crest Whitestrips International Challenge, 3rd; Campbell International Figure Skating Championship, 6th; World Championships, Silver Medalist; Winter Olympics, Bronze Medalist; U.S. National Championships, Silver Medalist
2001 - Grand Prix Final, 3rd; Hershey's Figure Skating Challenge (team), 2nd; Sparkassen (Nation) Cup, 2nd; Skate America, 1st; World Championships, 4th; U.S. National Championships, 1st; ISU Grand Prix Final, 3rd
2000 - Skate America, 1st; U.S. National Championships, 2nd; Nations Cup, 2nd; ISU Grand Prix Final, 3rd; World Championships, 11th
1999 - NHK Trophy Grand Prix, 2nd; Skate America, 2nd; U.S. National Championships, 3rd; World Championships, 12th
1998 - National Senior, withdrew World Junior Championships, withdrew-injury; World Junior Selection Competition, 1st; Goodwill Games, 5th; Grand Prix St. Gervais, 1st
1997 - Ukrainian Souvenir, 1st; Nebelhorn Trophy, 1st; National Senior, 6th; World Junior Selection Competition, 1st
1996 - Pokal der Blauen Schwerter, 2nd; Grand Prix St. Gervais, 2nd; Gardena Spring Trophy, 2nd; National Junior, 1st; Eastern Great Lakes Junior, 1st; World Junior Championships, 7th; World Junior Selection Competition, 2nd
1995 - U.S. Olympic Festival, 2nd; World Junior, 5thWorld Junior Championships, 14th
1994 - Pokal der Blauen Schwerter, 4th; U.S. Olympic Festival, 2nd; National Novice, 1st; Midwestern Novice, 1st; Eastern Great Lakes Novice, 1st
1993 - Eastern Great Lakes Novice, 1st

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