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Chris Knierim
Christopher Knierim (born November 5, 1987) is an American former pair skater. With his wife, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, he is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, a two-time Four Continents medalist (2016 silver, 2014 bronze), a three-time Grand Prix medalist (1 silver, 2 bronze), and a three-time U.S. National Champion (2015, 2018, 2020). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympic Games.
Christopher Knierim was born November 5, 1987, in Tucson, Arizona. When he was six months old, his mother DeeDee began dating her future husband, Jeffrey Knierim, who adopted Chris. His family lived in Ramona, California, before moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2006 to focus on Knierim's skating career.
In addition to skating, Knierim worked as an auto mechanic. Knierim and Alexa Scimeca became skating partners in April 2012, and began dating about a month later. They became engaged on April 8, 2014, and married on June 26, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their skating partnership ended in February 2020. They are expecting their first child, a boy, in summer 2025.
Following his retirement, Knierim worked as a figure skating coach in Irvine, California, before he and his wife moved to Chicago, Illinois in 2023 after he took a job as a skating director at the Oakton Edge Skating Academy. The pair also coach there.
In July 2025, the Knierim's welcomed a son, Braxton Jeffery Knierim.
Knierim started skating at age 12. He began a partnership with Brynn Carman in February 2006. They were coached by Dalilah Sappenfield in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The pair won the novice national title at the 2008 U.S. Championships and the junior silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on April 9, 2009.
Knierim began skating with Carolyn-Ann Alba in 2009. They won the junior pairs title at the 2010 Midwestern Sectional Championships and the junior pewter medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships, after which they parted ways.
Knierim began a partnership with Andrea Poapst in July 2010. They won the junior title at the 2011 Midwestern Sectional Championships and the junior silver medal at the 2011 U.S. Championships. Poapst/Knierim won the gold medal at the 2011 Ice Challenge, their first senior international together. They parted ways at the end of the 2011–2012 season.
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Chris Knierim
Christopher Knierim (born November 5, 1987) is an American former pair skater. With his wife, Alexa Scimeca Knierim, he is a 2018 Olympic bronze medalist in the figure skating team event, a two-time Four Continents medalist (2016 silver, 2014 bronze), a three-time Grand Prix medalist (1 silver, 2 bronze), and a three-time U.S. National Champion (2015, 2018, 2020). At the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Knierims became the first American pair, and the second pair ever in history, to perform a quad twist at the Olympic Games.
Christopher Knierim was born November 5, 1987, in Tucson, Arizona. When he was six months old, his mother DeeDee began dating her future husband, Jeffrey Knierim, who adopted Chris. His family lived in Ramona, California, before moving to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2006 to focus on Knierim's skating career.
In addition to skating, Knierim worked as an auto mechanic. Knierim and Alexa Scimeca became skating partners in April 2012, and began dating about a month later. They became engaged on April 8, 2014, and married on June 26, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their skating partnership ended in February 2020. They are expecting their first child, a boy, in summer 2025.
Following his retirement, Knierim worked as a figure skating coach in Irvine, California, before he and his wife moved to Chicago, Illinois in 2023 after he took a job as a skating director at the Oakton Edge Skating Academy. The pair also coach there.
In July 2025, the Knierim's welcomed a son, Braxton Jeffery Knierim.
Knierim started skating at age 12. He began a partnership with Brynn Carman in February 2006. They were coached by Dalilah Sappenfield in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The pair won the novice national title at the 2008 U.S. Championships and the junior silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on April 9, 2009.
Knierim began skating with Carolyn-Ann Alba in 2009. They won the junior pairs title at the 2010 Midwestern Sectional Championships and the junior pewter medal at the 2010 U.S. Championships, after which they parted ways.
Knierim began a partnership with Andrea Poapst in July 2010. They won the junior title at the 2011 Midwestern Sectional Championships and the junior silver medal at the 2011 U.S. Championships. Poapst/Knierim won the gold medal at the 2011 Ice Challenge, their first senior international together. They parted ways at the end of the 2011–2012 season.