Ellie Kawamura
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| Ellie Kawamura | |
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 Ellie Kawamura at the 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final | |
| Full name | Ellie Kawamura |
| Born | November 27, 1993 Monterey Park, California |
| Hometown | Hacienda Heights, California |
| Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Coach | Frank Carroll Sondra Holmes |
| Skating club | All Year FSC |
| Began skating | 1997 |
Ellie Kawamura (born November 27, 1993) is an American ladies'
2009 U.S. junior national silver medalist and qualified once for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final
.
Career
Kawamura's parents introduced her to skating at age four, considering it good exercise and balance training.[1]
She won the junior silver medal at the
2009 International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands
where she won silver on the junior level.
Kawamura made her
ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the following season. She was assigned to a JGP event in Hungary, where she placed 4th, and then to a second event in Croatia, where she won the bronze. This qualified her for the JGP Final in Tokyo, Japan
where she placed 8th.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 |
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| 2009–2010 [1] |
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| 2008–2009 |
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Competitive highlights
| Results[2] | ||||||||
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| International | ||||||||
| Event | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
| JGP Final | 8th | |||||||
| JGP Croatia | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Hungary | 4th | |||||||
| Challenge Cup | 2nd J. | |||||||
| NACS, Canada | 3rd N. | |||||||
| National | ||||||||
U.S. Champ. |
5th N. | 8th J. | 2nd J. | 21st | 16th | |||
| U.S. Jr. Champ. | 3rd Jv. | 3rd I. | ||||||
| Pacific Coast | 3rd N. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 4th | ||||
| SW Pacific Reg. | 1st Jv. | 6th I. | 1st I. | 1st N. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 4th | |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix Levels: Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Ellie KAWAMURA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Competition Results: Ellie KAWAMURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.