Leah Keiser

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Leah Keiser
2012-12 Final Grand Prix 3d 017 Leah Keiser.JPG
Keiser in December 2013
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1997-09-13) September 13, 1997 (age 25)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Home town Irvine, California
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Coach Tammy Gambill
Former coach John Nicks, Frank Carroll, Christa Fassi
Choreographer Lori Nichol, Justin Dillon
Former choreographerPhillip Mills
Skating clubAll Year FSC Ontario
Training locations Riverside, California
Aliso Viejo, California
Began skating2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total156.33
2012 JGP Turkey
Short program55.14
2012 JGP Germany
Free skate105.63
2012 JGP Turkey

Leah Keiser (born September 13, 1997) is an American former figure skater. She is the 2012 JGP Turkey gold medalist.

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Personal life

Leah Keiser was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has a sister, Emily, a half-sister, Stephanie, and two half-brothers, Alex and Thomas, who play in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers. [1] Leah now attends Northwestern University studying chemical engineering with plans to graduate in the spring of 2020.

Career

Keiser debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–13 season. She won gold in Istanbul, [2] Turkey and placed fourth in her next event, in Chemnitz, Germany. She qualified for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where she finished 6th. She withdrew from the 2013 U.S. Championships.

Keiser finished tenth at the 2014 U.S. Championships. During the 2014–15 JGP series, she won a bronze medal in Ljubljana, Slovenia and then competed in Dresden, Germany.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–2015
[3]
2013–2014
[4]
2012–2013
[5]
2011–2012
[1]
  • Intro. and Rondo Capriccioso
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
2010–2011
[1]
2009–2010
[1]

Competitive highlights

2009–present

International: Junior [6]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
JGP Final 6th
JGP Germany 4th8th
JGP Slovenia 3rd
JGP Turkey 1st
Int. Challenge Cup 1st J.
National [1]
U.S. Champ. 1st N12thWD10th12th
Pacific Coast 3rd N.6th J.1st3rd2nd
Southwest Pacific2nd N.3rd J.1st
WD = Withdrew; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

2007–2009

National [1]
Event2007–08 2008–09
U.S. Junior Championships 1st Jv.
Southwest Pacific Regionals2nd Jv.6th I.
Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate

Detailed results

2014–15 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
November 19–22, 2014 2015 Pacific Coast Senior1
59.57
2
102.77
2
162.34
October 1–4, 2014 2014 JGP Germany Junior7
49.66
9
78.97
8
128.63
August 27–30, 2014 2014 JGP Slovenia Junior8
47.66
3
101.58
3
149.24
2013–14 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 5–12, 2014 2014 U.S. Championships Senior8
57.41
9
102.92
10
160.33
November 19–23, 2013 2014 Pacific Coast Senior1
56.92
3
89.71
3
146.63
2012–13 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
December 6–9, 2012 2012-13 JGP Final Junior6
47.23
6
90.21
6
137.44
October 10–13, 2012 2012 JGP Germany Junior2
55.14
7
86.01
4
141.15
September 19–22, 2012 2012 JGP Turkey Junior3
50.70
1
105.63
1
156.33
2011–12 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
March 8–11, 2012 2012 Challenge Cup Junior1
51.64
1
93.63
1
145.27
January 22–29, 2012 2012 U.S. Championships Senior10
52.44
11
93.11
12
145.55

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References

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