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Isabeau Levito

Isabeau Levito (born March 3, 2007) is an American figure skater. She is the 2024 World silver medalist, 2022–23 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, the 2023 Grand Prix de France champion, a three-time ISU Grand Prix silver medalist (2022 and 2023 Skate America; 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy), a two-time ISU Challenger Series gold medalist, the 2023 U.S. national champion, and a two-time U.S. National bronze medalist (2022, 2024). At the junior level, Levito is the 2022 Junior World champion, the 2021 JGP France II champion, the 2021 JGP Austria silver medalist, and the 2021 U.S. junior national champion.

Isabeau Levito
Born (2007-03-03) March 3, 2007 (age 17)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HometownMount Holly, New Jersey
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachYulia Kuznetsova, Otar Japaridze, Slava Kuznetsov, Evgeni Platov, Zhanna Palagina
Skating clubSkating Club of Southern NJ
Began skating2010
Medal record

Levito's second place finish at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal marked the first medal for a U.S. woman at the World Championships since Alysa Liu in 2022 and the highest finish since Ashley Wagner in 2016.

Personal life edit

Levito was born on March 3, 2007, in Philadelphia, and currently resides in Mount Holly, New Jersey.[1] Her mother, Maria Chiara Garberi Levito, is a clinical embryologist who immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1997. Levito is named after Michelle Pfeiffer's character, Isabeau d'Anjou, in the film Ladyhawke. She speaks English, Italian, and some Russian.

Levito cites skaters Alena Kostornaia, Evgenia Medvedeva, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, and Kaori Sakamoto as being her skating inspirations and role models.[2][3]

In her spare time, Isabeau loves to read books.[4]

Career edit

Early years edit

Levito began learning how to skate in 2010 at the age of three in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Her mother, a figure skating fan, initially put her in learn-to-skate classes to improve her balance.[5] Levito began taking private lessons with her current coach Yulia Kuznetsova (née Myskina), a former pair skater, at age three. She competed at her first U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the juvenile level in 2018 taking the title; she later won the silver medal in the intermediate category in 2019, the junior silver medal in 2020, and the junior national title in 2021.

2021–22 season: Junior World champion edit

Levito made her junior international debut at the 2021 JGP France II, the second of two Junior Grand Prix events held in Courchevel, in August. She won both segments of the competition to take the title ahead of South Korean skater Kim Chae-yeon and Canadian competitor Kaiya Ruiter.[6] At her second event in October which was the 2021 JGP Austria, Levito took the silver medal; Russian skaters Sofia Muravieva placed first and Anastasia Zinina was third.[7] With her win in France, Levito qualified as the fifth-seeded skater to the junior women's event at the 2021–22 Junior Grand Prix Final in Osaka, Japan under the qualification rules established for the 2021–22 season, however she withdrew from the event in November due to injury.[8] The Final was later canceled due to concerns related to the Omicron variant.[9]

After recovering from an unspecified lower-body injury, Levito competed at her first senior level U.S. Championships in January. She placed fourth in the short program and narrowly advanced to second in the free skate to take the bronze medal overall, behind Mariah Bell and Karen Chen. Due to her age, she was ineligible to be named to the American Olympic team.[10]

Levito was supposed to finish her season at the 2022 World Junior Championships, the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the ISU championships.[11] The Russian women had dominated the women's discipline in recent years; their absence made Levito a medal favorite at Junior Worlds.[12] However, due to both the invasion and concerns related to the Omicron variant, the World Junior Championships was not held in Sofia in early March; they were moved to Tallinn, Estonia in mid-April.[13] At Junior Worlds, Levito won the short program, introducing a Lutz-loop combination into competition, with a score of 72.50, 3.12 points ahead of Shin Ji-a of South Korea.[14] She finished second in the free skate, behind Shin, but remained in first overall by 0.54 points and took the gold medal. She was the first American woman to win the World Junior Championships since Rachael Flatt in 2008.[15]

2022–23 season: First senior U.S. title, Grand Prix Final silver edit

Entering the new quadrennial, Levito said that she was looking ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics noting, "my mom is from Milano." Though she initially said that she was unsure whether she would compete as a junior or senior, she eventually moved up to the senior level.[16] Levito opened her debut senior season at the Philadelphia Summer International. She placed first in both segments of the competition to win the competition with a score of 207.67, four points ahead of second-place finisher Lindsay Thorngren.[17] In her first appearance on the Challenger circuit, she won the gold medal at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial.[18]

Levito was invited to make her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Skate America. She finished second, behind reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto. Levito afterward said she was glad to perform in her first Grand Prix "in front of a home crowd in America."[19] At her next competition which was the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy, Levito placed second in both segments of the competition, including a personal best free skate, to take the silver medal behind Japan's Mai Mihara. These results qualified her for the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final.[20][21] She was the youngest American to qualify for the Final since Caroline Zhang in 2007.[22]

 
Levito at the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final

Competing in the final in Turin, Levito finished fifth in the short program after an edge call on her triple Lutz and the triple toe loop in her jump combination being deemed a quarter underrotated.[23][24] The free skate segment of the competition was deemed "turbulent", with several higher-ranked skaters struggling.[25] Levito stepped out of her opening jump combination and fell on her triple flip; she was visibly unhappy with her performance at the conclusion, but it proved sufficient to place second in the segment elevating her to second overall. Her silver medal in the final was the first medal for an American woman in the event since Ashley Wagner in 2014.[26] She said afterward that "when I was done with my program I didn't expect to be in the placement I am now, and I am still not realizing it yet. It's so amazing, and I'm so proud."[25]

Levito entered the 2023 U.S. Championships as the heavy favourite for the gold medal, and won the short program by a 0.02-point margin over former champion Bradie Tennell, who was making a gradual return from injury.[27] She won the free skate by a wider margin of 10.19 points over Tennell, winning her first national title.[28]

Heading into a Four Continents Championships held on home soil in Colorado Springs, Levito was considered one of the favourites for the gold medal.[29] She finished second in the short program, 1.34 points behind South Korean Kim Ye-lim, winning a silver small medal. She said that "for the most part, I am satisfied" with the performance.[30] Levito withdrew just before the warmup for the free skate on the following day, citing illness.[31]

A month later, Levito was ready to compete at the 2023 World Championships, and received a new personal best score in the short program, despite the second part of her jump combination being judged a quarter underrotated. She placed fourth in the segment, 0.43 points back of Mihara in third place. In the free skate, Levito fell on her opening triple Lutz, otherwise skating cleanly. She was fifth in that segment, but remained in fourth place overall, and finished less than three points behind Belgian bronze medalist Loena Hendrickx.[32] Levito said she was "severely disappointed" by her mistake, but said that overall she felt she had "a great experience in the senior level" during the season.[33]

Levito had initially planned for her season to be over following the World Championships, being described as "really exhausted after the year." However, she was persuaded to join Team USA for the 2023 World Team Trophy by team captain Jason Brown.[34] She placed third in the short program after underrotating the second part of her jump combination.[35] She underrotated one triple jump in the free skate, but placed fourth in the segment. Assessing her own performance, Levito opined "I think I could have done slightly better here and there, but I have done worse, so I am pretty happy."[36] Team USA won the gold medal.[34]

2023–24 season: World silver medalist edit

Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Levito won the gold medal.[37] She was invited to participate in the Japan Open as part of Team North America, and finished third in the women's competition, while the team finished second overall.[38]

Levito began the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America, where she finished narrowly third in the segment, 1.38 points behind second-place Amber Glenn.[39] In the free skate she was second, and rose to second place overall, winning her second consecutive silver medal at Skate America. She professed to be "a little disappointed" with some aspects of the performance, saying "my programs have a lot more potential this season."[40] She won the short program at the 2023 Grand Prix de France, her second event, by a margin of 5.10 points over second-place Anastasiia Gubanova. She faltered in the free skate, with two difficult jump landings and a fall out of her closing spin, as a result placing third in that segment, but her short program lead was enough to keep her in first place over Belgium's Nina Pinzarrone. She won her first Grand Prix gold medal, and said that she was "proud I was able to improve result-wise from the last Grand Prix season."[41] This was the first Grand Prix victory for an American woman since Ashley Wagner in 2016, and Levito was the youngest American woman to win a Grand Prix since Sarah Hughes in 2001.[42][43] As the 2023–24 Grand Prix Final approached, Levito described herself as "a little bit sick," though claiming after a last-place short program with errors on all of her jumping passes that "in general nothing is really wrong." She rallied in the free skate, coming third in that segment, and rising to fifth overall.[44]

 
Levito finishing her short program at the 2024 World Championships

Following the disappointment at the Grand Prix Final, Levito and her coaches opted to create a new short program, set to "Nella Fantasia", later explaining that she had been disappointed with how her first snake-themed program had developed. Entering the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships as a title favorite, she won the short program with a mostly successful skate, but for a loss of balance in her final spin that cost her a level on the element.[45] The free skate proved difficult, with Levito falling three times. She came fourth in that segment, and dropped to the bronze medal position overall, behind Amber Glenn and Josephine Lee.[46] She described the evening as feeling "like a fever dream."[45] She had previously not been assigned to the Four Continents Championships.[47]

Two months later, at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Levito finished second in the short program with a personal best score of 73.73 points. She said that she was "satisfied" with the performance.[48] With a strong performance in the free skate, she came second in that segment as well, and won the silver medal. This was her first World medal, and the first World silver for an American woman since Ashley Wagner in 2016. Levito described herself as "content with this way to end the season," saying "I feel like I had a very rough season, and I was so disappointed in myself for a lot of the season. I was so confused with how I was skating, but I'm proud of myself and my team of coaches, with all the consistent training and hard training we've been doing."[49]

Honors and awards edit

  • Named "Best Newcomer" at the 2023 ISU Skating Awards.[50]

Programs edit

Competition and exhibition programs by season 
Season Short program Free skate program Exhibition program
2020-21
2021-22
[51]
"Russian Dance"
2022-23
[52]
"Una noche más"
  • Composed by Eugen Doga,Victoria Demici
  • Performed by Cătălina Cărăuș
  • Choreo. by Yulia Kuznetsova
"The Swan"
2023-24
[53][54]
"Yearning"
  • Composed by Raul Ferrando
  • Choreo. by Yulia Kuznetsova
"Nureyev"
"Love"
"Nureyev"

Competitive highlights edit

 
Levito before the women's short program at 2022 Skate America
  • ^team – Team event
  • GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
  • CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
  • C – Event cancelled
  • WD – Withdrew from event
  • Medals at team events are awarded for the team result only. The individual placement is listed in brackets.
Competition placements at senior level [37]
Season 2022-23 2023-24
World Championships 4th 2nd
Four Continents WD
GP Final 2nd 5th
GP France 1st
GP Skate America 2nd 2nd
GP Wilson Trophy 2nd
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1st
CS Nepela Memorial 1st
Philadelphia 1st
U.S. Championships 1st 3rd
World Team Trophyteam 1st
(3rd)
Japan Openteam 2nd
(3rd)
Competition placements at junior and novice level [37]
Season 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22
Junior Worlds 1st
JGP Austria 2nd
JGP France 1st
Asian Trophy 3rd N
U.S. Championships 2nd 1st 3rd S

Detailed results edit

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system [55]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 215.74 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
Short program TSS 73.73 2024 World Championships
TES 41.33 2022 World Junior Championships
PCS 34.87 2024 World Championships
Free skating TSS 143.68 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
TES 74.18 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy
PCS 70.39 2024 World Championships

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

Senior level in +5/-5 GOE system edit

Results in the 2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 4–7, 2022   2022 Philadelphia Summer International 1 70.72 1 136.95 1 207.67
Sep 29–Oct 1, 2022  2022 CS Nepela Memorial 1 65.37 1 133.62 1 198.99
Oct 21-23, 2022   2022 Skate America 2 71.30 2 135.36 2 206.66
Nov 3-5, 2022   2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 2 72.06 2 143.68 2 215.74
Dec 8-11, 2022   2022–23 Grand Prix Final 5 69.26 2 127.97 2 197.23
Jan 26-28, 2023   2023 U.S. Championships 1 73.78 1 149.55 1 223.33
Feb 7-12, 2023   2023 Four Continents Championships 2 71.50 WD WD
Mar 20-26, 2023   2023 World Championships 4 73.03 5 134.62 4 207.65
Apr 13-16, 2023   2023 World Team Trophyteam 3 71.22 4 142.65 1 (3rd) 213.87
Results in the 2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 20-23, 2023   2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1 69.30 2 129.49 1 198.79
Oct 7, 2023   2023 Japan Openteam 3 135.63 2
Oct 20-22, 2023   2023 Skate America 3 70.07 2 138.08 2 208.15
Nov 3-5, 2023   2023 Grand Prix de France 1 71.83 3 131.39 1 203.22
Dec 7-10, 2023   2023–24 Grand Prix Final 6 56.53 3 135.33 5 191.86
Jan 22-28, 2024   2023 U.S. Championships 1 75.38 4 125.30 3 200.68
Mar 18-24, 2024   2024 World Championships 2 73.73 2 138.43 2 212.16

Junior level in +5/-5 GOE system edit

Results in the 2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 9–20, 2021   2021 U.S. Championships 1 65.66 1 121.82 1 187.48
Results in the 2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 25-28, 2021   2021 JGP France II 1 71.25 1 131.10 1 202.35
Oct 7-9, 2021   2021 JGP Austria 2 71.32 2 136.99 2 208.31
Jan 2–9, 2022   2022 U.S. Championships (S) 4 71.00 2 139.75 3 210.75
Apr 13-17, 2022   2022 World Junior Championships 1 72.50 2 134.05 1 206.55

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Isabeau Levito born March 3 2007 is an American figure skater She is the 2024 World silver medalist 2022 23 Grand Prix Final silver medalist the 2023 Grand Prix de France champion a three time ISU Grand Prix silver medalist 2022 and 2023 Skate America 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy a two time ISU Challenger Series gold medalist the 2023 U S national champion and a two time U S National bronze medalist 2022 2024 At the junior level Levito is the 2022 Junior World champion the 2021 JGP France II champion the 2021 JGP Austria silver medalist and the 2021 U S junior national champion Isabeau LevitoLevito at the 2024 World ChampionshipsBorn 2007 03 03 March 3 2007 age 17 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaHometownMount Holly New JerseyHeight1 56 m 5 ft 1 1 2 in Figure skating careerCountry United StatesCoachYulia Kuznetsova Otar Japaridze Slava Kuznetsov Evgeni Platov Zhanna PalaginaSkating clubSkating Club of Southern NJBegan skating2010Medal recordEventWorld Championships 0 1 0Grand Prix Final 0 1 0World Team Trophy 1 0 0World Junior Championships 1 0 0Medal listWorld Championships2024 Montreal SinglesGrand Prix Final2022 23 Torino SinglesWorld Team Trophy2023 Tokyo TeamWorld Junior Championships2022 Talinn SinglesLevito s second place finish at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal marked the first medal for a U S woman at the World Championships since Alysa Liu in 2022 and the highest finish since Ashley Wagner in 2016 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Early years 2 2 2021 22 season Junior World champion 2 3 2022 23 season First senior U S title Grand Prix Final silver 2 4 2023 24 season World silver medalist 3 Honors and awards 4 Programs 5 Competitive highlights 6 Detailed results 6 1 Senior level in 5 5 GOE system 6 2 Junior level in 5 5 GOE system 7 References 8 External linksPersonal life editLevito was born on March 3 2007 in Philadelphia and currently resides in Mount Holly New Jersey 1 Her mother Maria Chiara Garberi Levito is a clinical embryologist who immigrated to the United States from Italy in 1997 Levito is named after Michelle Pfeiffer s character Isabeau d Anjou in the film Ladyhawke She speaks English Italian and some Russian Levito cites skaters Alena Kostornaia Evgenia Medvedeva Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Kaori Sakamoto as being her skating inspirations and role models 2 3 In her spare time Isabeau loves to read books 4 Career editEarly years edit Levito began learning how to skate in 2010 at the age of three in Mount Laurel New Jersey Her mother a figure skating fan initially put her in learn to skate classes to improve her balance 5 Levito began taking private lessons with her current coach Yulia Kuznetsova nee Myskina a former pair skater at age three She competed at her first U S Figure Skating Championships at the juvenile level in 2018 taking the title she later won the silver medal in the intermediate category in 2019 the junior silver medal in 2020 and the junior national title in 2021 2021 22 season Junior World champion edit Levito made her junior international debut at the 2021 JGP France II the second of two Junior Grand Prix events held in Courchevel in August She won both segments of the competition to take the title ahead of South Korean skater Kim Chae yeon and Canadian competitor Kaiya Ruiter 6 At her second event in October which was the 2021 JGP Austria Levito took the silver medal Russian skaters Sofia Muravieva placed first and Anastasia Zinina was third 7 With her win in France Levito qualified as the fifth seeded skater to the junior women s event at the 2021 22 Junior Grand Prix Final in Osaka Japan under the qualification rules established for the 2021 22 season however she withdrew from the event in November due to injury 8 The Final was later canceled due to concerns related to the Omicron variant 9 After recovering from an unspecified lower body injury Levito competed at her first senior level U S Championships in January She placed fourth in the short program and narrowly advanced to second in the free skate to take the bronze medal overall behind Mariah Bell and Karen Chen Due to her age she was ineligible to be named to the American Olympic team 10 Levito was supposed to finish her season at the 2022 World Junior Championships the International Skating Union banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the ISU championships 11 The Russian women had dominated the women s discipline in recent years their absence made Levito a medal favorite at Junior Worlds 12 However due to both the invasion and concerns related to the Omicron variant the World Junior Championships was not held in Sofia in early March they were moved to Tallinn Estonia in mid April 13 At Junior Worlds Levito won the short program introducing a Lutz loop combination into competition with a score of 72 50 3 12 points ahead of Shin Ji a of South Korea 14 She finished second in the free skate behind Shin but remained in first overall by 0 54 points and took the gold medal She was the first American woman to win the World Junior Championships since Rachael Flatt in 2008 15 2022 23 season First senior U S title Grand Prix Final silver edit Entering the new quadrennial Levito said that she was looking ahead to the 2026 Winter Olympics noting my mom is from Milano Though she initially said that she was unsure whether she would compete as a junior or senior she eventually moved up to the senior level 16 Levito opened her debut senior season at the Philadelphia Summer International She placed first in both segments of the competition to win the competition with a score of 207 67 four points ahead of second place finisher Lindsay Thorngren 17 In her first appearance on the Challenger circuit she won the gold medal at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 18 Levito was invited to make her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2022 Skate America She finished second behind reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto Levito afterward said she was glad to perform in her first Grand Prix in front of a home crowd in America 19 At her next competition which was the 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy Levito placed second in both segments of the competition including a personal best free skate to take the silver medal behind Japan s Mai Mihara These results qualified her for the 2022 23 Grand Prix Final 20 21 She was the youngest American to qualify for the Final since Caroline Zhang in 2007 22 nbsp Levito at the 2022 23 Grand Prix FinalCompeting in the final in Turin Levito finished fifth in the short program after an edge call on her triple Lutz and the triple toe loop in her jump combination being deemed a quarter underrotated 23 24 The free skate segment of the competition was deemed turbulent with several higher ranked skaters struggling 25 Levito stepped out of her opening jump combination and fell on her triple flip she was visibly unhappy with her performance at the conclusion but it proved sufficient to place second in the segment elevating her to second overall Her silver medal in the final was the first medal for an American woman in the event since Ashley Wagner in 2014 26 She said afterward that when I was done with my program I didn t expect to be in the placement I am now and I am still not realizing it yet It s so amazing and I m so proud 25 Levito entered the 2023 U S Championships as the heavy favourite for the gold medal and won the short program by a 0 02 point margin over former champion Bradie Tennell who was making a gradual return from injury 27 She won the free skate by a wider margin of 10 19 points over Tennell winning her first national title 28 Heading into a Four Continents Championships held on home soil in Colorado Springs Levito was considered one of the favourites for the gold medal 29 She finished second in the short program 1 34 points behind South Korean Kim Ye lim winning a silver small medal She said that for the most part I am satisfied with the performance 30 Levito withdrew just before the warmup for the free skate on the following day citing illness 31 A month later Levito was ready to compete at the 2023 World Championships and received a new personal best score in the short program despite the second part of her jump combination being judged a quarter underrotated She placed fourth in the segment 0 43 points back of Mihara in third place In the free skate Levito fell on her opening triple Lutz otherwise skating cleanly She was fifth in that segment but remained in fourth place overall and finished less than three points behind Belgian bronze medalist Loena Hendrickx 32 Levito said she was severely disappointed by her mistake but said that overall she felt she had a great experience in the senior level during the season 33 Levito had initially planned for her season to be over following the World Championships being described as really exhausted after the year However she was persuaded to join Team USA for the 2023 World Team Trophy by team captain Jason Brown 34 She placed third in the short program after underrotating the second part of her jump combination 35 She underrotated one triple jump in the free skate but placed fourth in the segment Assessing her own performance Levito opined I think I could have done slightly better here and there but I have done worse so I am pretty happy 36 Team USA won the gold medal 34 2023 24 season World silver medalist edit Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Levito won the gold medal 37 She was invited to participate in the Japan Open as part of Team North America and finished third in the women s competition while the team finished second overall 38 Levito began the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate America where she finished narrowly third in the segment 1 38 points behind second place Amber Glenn 39 In the free skate she was second and rose to second place overall winning her second consecutive silver medal at Skate America She professed to be a little disappointed with some aspects of the performance saying my programs have a lot more potential this season 40 She won the short program at the 2023 Grand Prix de France her second event by a margin of 5 10 points over second place Anastasiia Gubanova She faltered in the free skate with two difficult jump landings and a fall out of her closing spin as a result placing third in that segment but her short program lead was enough to keep her in first place over Belgium s Nina Pinzarrone She won her first Grand Prix gold medal and said that she was proud I was able to improve result wise from the last Grand Prix season 41 This was the first Grand Prix victory for an American woman since Ashley Wagner in 2016 and Levito was the youngest American woman to win a Grand Prix since Sarah Hughes in 2001 42 43 As the 2023 24 Grand Prix Final approached Levito described herself as a little bit sick though claiming after a last place short program with errors on all of her jumping passes that in general nothing is really wrong She rallied in the free skate coming third in that segment and rising to fifth overall 44 nbsp Levito finishing her short program at the 2024 World ChampionshipsFollowing the disappointment at the Grand Prix Final Levito and her coaches opted to create a new short program set to Nella Fantasia later explaining that she had been disappointed with how her first snake themed program had developed Entering the 2024 U S Figure Skating Championships as a title favorite she won the short program with a mostly successful skate but for a loss of balance in her final spin that cost her a level on the element 45 The free skate proved difficult with Levito falling three times She came fourth in that segment and dropped to the bronze medal position overall behind Amber Glenn and Josephine Lee 46 She described the evening as feeling like a fever dream 45 She had previously not been assigned to the Four Continents Championships 47 Two months later at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal Levito finished second in the short program with a personal best score of 73 73 points She said that she was satisfied with the performance 48 With a strong performance in the free skate she came second in that segment as well and won the silver medal This was her first World medal and the first World silver for an American woman since Ashley Wagner in 2016 Levito described herself as content with this way to end the season saying I feel like I had a very rough season and I was so disappointed in myself for a lot of the season I was so confused with how I was skating but I m proud of myself and my team of coaches with all the consistent training and hard training we ve been doing 49 Honors and awards editNamed Best Newcomer at the 2023 ISU Skating Awards 50 Programs editCompetition and exhibition programs by season Season Short program Free skate program Exhibition program2020 21 Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps Composed by Osvaldo Farres Performed by Doris Day Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova Malaguena Composed by Ernesto Lecuona Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova 2021 22 51 The Swan Composed by Camille Saint Saens Performed by Joshua Bell Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova Russian Dance From Swan Lake Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 2022 23 52 Una noche mas Composed by Yasmin Levy Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova Dulcea Și Tandra Mea Fiară Composed by Eugen Doga Victoria Demici Performed by Cătălina Cărăuș Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova The Swan 2023 24 53 54 Yearning Composed by Raul Ferrando Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova Nureyev From The White Crow Composed by Ilan Eshkeri Performed by Lisa Batiashvili Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova Love Performed by Lana Del Rey Nella Fantasia Composed by Ennio Morricone Choreo by Yulia Kuznetsova Nureyev Material Girl Performed by MadonnaCompetitive highlights edit nbsp Levito before the women s short program at 2022 Skate America team Team event GP Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series CS Event of the ISU Challenger Series C Event cancelled WD Withdrew from event Medals at team events are awarded for the team result only The individual placement is listed in brackets Competition placements at senior level 37 Season 2022 23 2023 24World Championships 4th 2ndFour Continents WDGP Final 2nd 5thGP France 1stGP Skate America 2nd 2ndGP Wilson Trophy 2ndCS Nebelhorn Trophy 1stCS Nepela Memorial 1stPhiladelphia 1stU S Championships 1st 3rdWorld Team Trophyteam 1st 3rd Japan Openteam 2nd 3rd JGP Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series S senior level N novice level I intermediate level V juvenile level Competition placements at junior and novice level 37 Season 2019 20 2020 21 2021 22Junior Worlds 1stJGP Austria 2ndJGP France 1stAsian Trophy 3rd NU S Championships 2nd 1st 3rd SDetailed results editISU personal best scores in the 5 5 GOE system 55 Segment Type Score EventTotal TSS 215 74 2022 MK John Wilson TrophyShort program TSS 73 73 2024 World ChampionshipsTES 41 33 2022 World Junior ChampionshipsPCS 34 87 2024 World ChampionshipsFree skating TSS 143 68 2022 MK John Wilson TrophyTES 74 18 2022 MK John Wilson TrophyPCS 70 39 2024 World ChampionshipsCurrent personal best scores are highlighted in bold Senior level in 5 5 GOE system edit team Team event Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships Medals at team events are awarded for the team result only Personal bests are highlighted in bold Results in the 2022 23 season Date Event SP FS TotalP Score P Score P ScoreAug 4 7 2022 nbsp 2022 Philadelphia Summer International 1 70 72 1 136 95 1 207 67Sep 29 Oct 1 2022 nbsp 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 1 65 37 1 133 62 1 198 99Oct 21 23 2022 nbsp 2022 Skate America 2 71 30 2 135 36 2 206 66Nov 3 5 2022 nbsp 2022 MK John Wilson Trophy 2 72 06 2 143 68 2 215 74Dec 8 11 2022 nbsp 2022 23 Grand Prix Final 5 69 26 2 127 97 2 197 23Jan 26 28 2023 nbsp 2023 U S Championships 1 73 78 1 149 55 1 223 33Feb 7 12 2023 nbsp 2023 Four Continents Championships 2 71 50 WD WD Mar 20 26 2023 nbsp 2023 World Championships 4 73 03 5 134 62 4 207 65Apr 13 16 2023 nbsp 2023 World Team Trophyteam 3 71 22 4 142 65 1 3rd 213 87Results in the 2023 24 season Date Event SP FS TotalP Score P Score P ScoreSep 20 23 2023 nbsp 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 1 69 30 2 129 49 1 198 79Oct 7 2023 nbsp 2023 Japan Openteam 3 135 63 2 Oct 20 22 2023 nbsp 2023 Skate America 3 70 07 2 138 08 2 208 15Nov 3 5 2023 nbsp 2023 Grand Prix de France 1 71 83 3 131 39 1 203 22Dec 7 10 2023 nbsp 2023 24 Grand Prix Final 6 56 53 3 135 33 5 191 86Jan 22 28 2024 nbsp 2023 U S Championships 1 75 38 4 125 30 3 200 68Mar 18 24 2024 nbsp 2024 World Championships 2 73 73 2 138 43 2 212 16Junior level in 5 5 GOE system edit S senior level Small medals for the short program and free skating are only awarded at ISU Championships Results in the 2020 21 season Date Event SP FS TotalP Score P Score P ScoreJan 9 20 2021 nbsp 2021 U S Championships 1 65 66 1 121 82 1 187 48Results in the 2021 22 season Date Event SP FS TotalP Score P Score P ScoreAug 25 28 2021 nbsp 2021 JGP France II 1 71 25 1 131 10 1 202 35Oct 7 9 2021 nbsp 2021 JGP Austria 2 71 32 2 136 99 2 208 31Jan 2 9 2022 nbsp 2022 U S Championships S 4 71 00 2 139 75 3 210 75Apr 13 17 2022 nbsp 2022 World Junior Championships 1 72 50 2 134 05 1 206 55References edit Dunkel Ellen 13 January 2022 South Jersey figure skater is on the rise but her Olympic dreams are on hold The Philadelphia Inquirer Archived from the original on 13 January 2022 Retrieved 13 January 2022 Isaac Dave February 2 2020 Meet South Jersey s phenom figure skater with high Olympic hopes Courier Post Archived from the original on February 20 2023 Retrieved January 8 2022 Flade Tatjana 2022 06 02 America s new hope Isabeau Levito Golden Skate Archived from the original on 2022 06 12 Retrieved 2022 06 16 You Can Live a Million Different Lives Isabeau Levito on Her Love for Fiction And Eight Favorite Books U S Figure Skating Fan Zone 2023 09 27 Retrieved 2024 01 28 Stigall Kama September 1 2021 A BALL OF FIRE US Figure Skating Archived from the 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