Charlotte Lichtman | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan | March 26, 1993
Hometown | Northville, Michigan |
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Coach | Igor Shpilband Marina Zueva |
Skating club | Arctic FSC |
Began skating | 1999 |
Charlotte Lichtman (born March 26, 1993, in Detroit) is an American former competitive ice dancer. With former partner Dean Copely, she is the 2011 World Junior bronze medalist and U.S. Junior champion.
Charlotte Lichtman began skating in 1999. [1] She was a singles skater until the age of 14 and competed up to the novice level. [2] She teamed up with Dean Copely after the 2008 Lake Placid Ice Dancing Championships. [3] They trained in Canton, Michigan with Igor Shpilband and Marina Zueva. They began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series during the 2009–10 season.
Lichtman and Copely won gold and bronze medals on the 2010–2011 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and qualified for the JGP Final where they finished 5th. They won the U.S. Junior Championships. [4] At Junior Worlds they won a bronze medal. [5]
Lichtman and Copely announced the end of their partnership on April 27, 2012. [6]
(with Copely)
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2011–2012 [1] |
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2010–2011 [7] |
| Beetlejuice:
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Original dance | ||
2009–2010 [8] | Georgian folk:
| Limelight by Charlie Chaplin |
2008–2009 [9] | Crazy for You by George Gershwin: |
(with Copely)
Results [10] | ||||
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International | ||||
Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
GP Cup of China | 7th | |||
International: Junior | ||||
Junior Worlds | 3rd | |||
JGP Final | 5th | |||
JGP Austria | 1st | |||
JGP Croatia | 4th | |||
JGP Germany | 3rd | |||
JGP Hungary | 8th | |||
National | ||||
U.S. Championships | 9th J. | 8th J. | 1st J. | 10th |
Pacific Coast Sectionals | 2nd J. | 1st J. | ||
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level |
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