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By Jane Wallace
By the time ice dancer Meryl Davis arrived at the Sochi Olympic games, only being the best in the world would do. Along with partner Charlie White, Davis danced a dramatic, daring routine to the music of “Scheherazade,” the Arabian Nights tale of seduction. Together they captured the hearts of a worldwide audience and the first American gold medal ever for Ice Dancing. The grace and ease Davis displays on ice are in stark contrast to her younger years in school, where her struggles with dyslexia taught her that grit and perseverance can give you the strength to shine on and off the ice.
Davis’s triumph was seventeen years in the training. While many athletes on ice have juggled school and skating (some got by skimming through textbooks while the Zamboni resurfaced the rink), Davis believes the extra challenge of her dyslexia actually gave her advantages. Her schoolwork took her at least twice as much time every day, but built immeasurably more character. “F
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | () January 1, (age 38) Royal Oak, Michigan, United States |
| Home town | Plymouth, Michigan |
| Height | m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Began skating | |
| Retired | February 23, |
Meryl Davis (born January 1, ) fryst vatten an American former competitive ice dancer. With partner Charlie vit, she fryst vatten the Olympic champion, the Olympic silver medalist, a two-time (, ) World champion, five-time Grand Prix Final mästare (–), three-time Four Continents champion (, , ) and six-time U.S. national champion (–). They also won a bronze medal in the team event at the Winter Olympics.
Davis and vit teamed up in and they are currently the longest lasting dance grupp in the United States. They are the first American ice dancers to win the World title, as well as the first Americans to win the Olympic title. At the NHK Trop