# Todd Gilles

Todd Gilles (born April 14, 1986) is an American former ice dancer. With Trina Pratt, he won four ISU Junior Grand Prix medals and the 2005 U.S. national junior title, and placed sixth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. With Jane Summersett, he is the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. He also skated with Emily Samuelson for one season.

## Personal life

Todd Gilles was born in Rockford, Illinois. He has three younger sisters: Piper, who competes for Canada in ice dancing; Alexe, a single skater; and Shelby Gilles, who is not in the ice dancing scene. He also has a younger brother, Kemper Gilles. All five of the Gilles children attended Cheyenne Mountain High School. He enjoys mountaineering.

## Career

Gilles teamed up with Trina Pratt at the 2002 Lake Placid, New York, dance competition. They won the 2003 US National Novice title, as well as, the 2005 US National Junior title. After a promising start on the senior international circuit, they announced the ending of their partnership on December 13, 2006, with Pratt deciding to take a break from competitive skating.
Gilles teamed up with Jane Summersett in April 2007. Their best result was a bronze medal at the 2008 Nebelhorn Trophy. After Summersett retired from competitive skating in 2010, he worked as a skating coach in Lake Placid.
On August 22, 2011, Gilles and Emily Samuelson announced their newly formed partnership. In September, they revealed they would train in Ann Arbor, Michigan, coached by Nechaeva and Chesnichenko with choreography by Tom Dickson and Christopher Dean. In November 2011, they competed in their first event together, the 2011 Cup of China, where they finished 8th. At the time, they had been skating together for approximately two months, and had had their programs choreographed one month earlier. Samuelson and Gilles confirmed the end of their partnership in June 2012.

## Programs
### With Samuelson

| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
| 2011–2012 | Como Golondrinas by Angela Carrasco Goldfinger by Perez Prado and his Orchestra choreo. by Tom Dickson | Stairway to Heaven by Mary J. Blige choreo. by Christopher Dean |

### With Summersett

| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
| 2009–2010 | Incantation (Peruvian panpipe music) | Whole Lotta Love performed by Tina Turner Whole Lotta Love performed by Led Zeppelin Babe I Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin |
| 2008–2009 | I'd Rather Be Blue (from the Funny Girl soundtrack) performed by Fanny Brice | La Strada by Nino Rota |
| 2007–2008 | O Brother, Where Art Thou (soundtrack) | La Valtz by Maurice Ravel |

### With Pratt

| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
| 2006–2007 | La Yumba Whatever Lola Wants | Dream On by Aerosmith |
| 2005–2006 | Mas Que Nada by Brazilian 66 Meditation by Brazilian 66 | House of Flying Daggers Kodo Drums |
| 2004–2005 | Won't You Charleston With Me? Let There Be Love by Nat King Cole Let Yourself Go | Romeo + Juliet |
| 2003–2004 | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Goldfrapp |

## Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### With Samuelson

International :
| Event | 2011–12 |
| GP Cup of China | 8th |
| National ||
| U.S. Championships | 8th |

### With Summersett

International :
| Event | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 |
| Four Continents Champ. | | | 7th |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | 10th |
| GP Skate America | | 7th | |
| Finlandia Trophy | | | 5th |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | 3rd | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 6th | | |
| National ||||
| U.S. Championships | 6th | 6th | 7th |

### With Pratt

International :
| Event | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| GP NHK Trophy | | | | 7th |
| GP Skate Canada | | | | 9th |
| International: Junior |||||
| Junior Worlds | | 8th | 6th | |
| JGP Final | | | 8th | |
| JGP Bulgaria | 7th | | | |
| JGP China | | 3rd | | |
| JGP Croatia | | | 2nd | |
| JGP Hungary | | 3rd | | |
| JGP Slovakia | | | 3rd | |
| National |||||
| U.S. Champ. | 3rd J | 1st J | 8th | |
| J = Junior |||||