Cheltzie Lee

Cheltzie Lee

Lee at the 2011 Four Continents
Personal information
Country represented Australia
Born (1993-04-21) 21 April 1993
Campbelltown, New South Wales
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Former coach Kylie Fennell, Gloria Pracey, Melina Simjanovic, Andre Fillipov, Sergei Shakhrai, Samantha Lind, Kathy Casey
Former choreographer Robin Cousins, Cameron Medhurst, Catarina Lindgren
Skating club Sydney FSC
Former training locations Sydney, Australia
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Began skating 1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 138.16
2010 Winter Olympics
Short program 52.16
2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate 86.42
2010 World Figure Skating Championships

Cheltzie Lee (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 national champion and represented Australia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. She also competed at seven ISU Championships, achieving her best result, tenth, at the 2011 Four Continents.

Personal life

Cheltzie Lee was born 21 April 1993 in St Andrews, New South Wales.[1] Her African American mother is from Louisiana[2] and her Chinese father was born in Bangladesh.[3] She practiced gymnastics from age six to twelve.[4]

Career

Lee began skating at the age of five.[4] She debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2007 and placed 23rd at the 2008 World Championships.[5]

Lee began the 2009–10 season at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, competing to earn a spot for Australia in the ladies' event at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She finished as the first alternate. After Israel decided not to send Tamar Katz, Lee was named to the Australian Olympic team.[6] At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, she placed 18th in the short program with a score of 52.16 points (a personal best) to qualify for the free skate. She finished 20th overall at the Olympics and 17th at the 2010 World Championships. Kylie Fennell, Gloria Pracey, and Andrei Filippov coached her at the Sydney Figure Skating Club.[7]

During the 2010–11 season, Lee placed tenth at the 2011 Four Continents Championships and 21st at the 2011 World Championships.

Lee decided to take a year off to concentrate on her university studies and to 'live a little'. She returned to competition in June 2012, winning the Hollins Trophy at her home rink of Canterbury and the 2012 WinterSun in Boondall, Queensland.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2010–2011
[8]
  • Chez Lez Ye Ye
    by Boogalox
2009–2010
[9]		 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
by Craig Armstrong and A. R. Rahman:
  • Opening
  • Horseriding
  • Immensities
  • Closing
2008–2009
[1]
  • Capone
    by Ronan Hardiman
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
by Craig Armstrong and A. R. Rahman:
  • Opening
  • Horseriding
  • Immensities
  • Closing
2007–2008
[4]
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
  • Summertime Blues
    Jazz Blues and Boogie
    by Mike Strickland
    choreo. by Cameron Medhurst
Madagascar
by Hans Zimmer:
  • Zoosters Breakout
  • Born Free
  • Found Our Roar
    choreo. by Cameron Medhurst

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Olympics 20th
Worlds 33rd 17th 21st
Four Continents 13th 14th 10th
Nebelhorn Trophy 15th
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds 23rd
JGP Austria 5th
JGP Germany 7th
JGP United Kingdom 14th
AYOF 6th
National[5]
Australian Champ. 4th N. 2nd J. 1st J. WD 1st WD
Levels: N. = Novice, J. = Junior; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "Cheltzie LEE: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Massoud, Josh (4 February 2010). "Cheltzie's on her way to Games". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  3. ↑ Silkstone, Dan (12 February 2010). "Lee is making all the right moves". Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. 1 2 3 Mittan, Barry (22 December 2008). "Australia’s Lee Wins Inaugural ISU Scholarship". SkateToday.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Competition Results: Cheltzie LEE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Lee's Vancouver spot confirmed". Australian Olympic Committee. 3 February 2010. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Athlete: Cheltzie Lee". Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Cheltzie LEE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Cheltzie LEE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010.

External links

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