Yasmin Siraj
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Yasmin Siraj | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts | July 30, 1996
Hometown | Brookline, Massachusetts |
Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United States |
Coach | Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson |
Skating club | Skating Club of Boston |
Began skating | 1998 |
Yasmin Siraj (born July 30, 1996) is an American former figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. junior silver medalist and competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships.
Career
Siraj began skating at the age of two, following her sister Layla.[1] After taking Basic Skills classes at the Skating Club of Boston, she had private lessons with Sheryl Franks and Bobby and Barbie Martin until the age of eight when she joined coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.[2]
In 2010, Siraj won the junior silver medal at the
Siraj was 15th at the
In 2013, Siraj placed sixth at the Junior Grand Prix of Latvia, her only JGP assignment of the season.[3] She won gold for the third consecutive year at the New England Regionals, winning the competition by over 16 points.[4]
In 2014, Siraj placed 16th at the
Personal life
Yasmin Siraj was born in Boston and grew up in Brookline. Her mother Aban Makarechian, is an architect of
In addition to skating, Siraj has also been a competitive pianist.[7][8] She won awards at the American Fine Arts Festival and performed three times at Carnegie Hall.[2]
Siraj attended Brookline High School, graduating in 2014.[9] She subsequently attended Harvard College, where The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper, named her one of the fifteen most interesting seniors of 2017-18.[10]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2013–2014 [11] |
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2012–2013 [12] |
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2011–2012 [13] |
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2010–2011 [14] |
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2009–2010 [1] |
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2008–2009 [1] |
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2007–2008 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
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Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 |
Junior Worlds | 11th | |||||
JGP Final | 7th | |||||
JGP France | 2nd | |||||
JGP Latvia | 5th | 6th | ||||
JGP U.K. |
2nd | |||||
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U.S. Champ. | 2nd J. | 8th | 15th | 6th | 16th | |
U.S. Collegiate Champ. | 3rd |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Yasmin Siraj". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- Earlier versions: 2010 to 2013 at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- ^ a b c d Brannen, Sarah S. (October 3, 2013). "Yasmin Siraj – Born in Boston". boston2014.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014.
- ^ "ISU JGP Riga Cup 2013 - Junior Ladies". ISU.
- ^ "2014 New England Regionals". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ "Meet the Haydenettes: Yasmin Siraj". Hayden Synchronized Skating. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Baron, Jeff (February 25, 2010). "A Fine Balance on the Ice". America.gov. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
- ^ Ainsworth, Alexa (January 18, 2011). "From Salchows to Chopin: Get to know Yasmin Siraj". UniversalSports.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013.
- ^ "Five favorite things with Yasmin Siraj". IceNetwork.com. July 2, 2013.
- ^ "Brookline High School Class of 2014". Wicked Local Brookline. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Goldsmith, Annie M. (30 November 2017). "Yasmin Siraj". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Yasmin SIRAJ: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
- ^ "Yasmin SIRAJ: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Yasmin SIRAJ: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Yasmin SIRAJ: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011.
- ^ "Competition Results: Yasmin SIRAJ". International Skating Union.