Vivian Le
Vivian Le (born July 30, 2000) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time bronze medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, the 2016 U.S Junior silver medalist, and the 2014 U.S Novice champion.[1]
| Vivian Le | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | United States |
| Born | July 30, 2000 Mesquite, Texas, U.S. |
| Residence | Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 1.46 m (4 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Coach | Rafael Arutunian |
| Former coach | Aleksey Letov Chris Browne |
| Choreographer | Nadia Kanaeva Adam Rippon |
| Former choreographer | Olga Ganicheva |
| Skating club | Dallas FSC |
| Training locations | Plano, Texas |
| Began skating | 2005 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 176.30 2015 JGP Slovakia |
| Short program | 61.45 2015 JGP Slovakia |
| Free skate | 114.85 2015 JGP Slovakia |
Personal life
Le was born in Mesquite, Texas.[2] She has an older brother named John and a younger sister named Diana, who swims competitively. She attends Spring Creek Academy.[1]
Career
Early years
Le began skating at the age of five.[1] During the 2013–14 season, she won the novice ladies' title at the 2014 U.S. Championships. In 2014–15, she moved up to the junior ranks and took bronze on that level at the 2015 U.S. Championships.
2015–16 season
Le made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut during the 2015–16 season. She won bronze at both of her assigned JGP events, in Bratislava, Slovakia and Colorado Springs, Colorado, and finished as the third alternate for the JGP Final. At the 2016 Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships, Le won the gold medal on the junior level. She then closed her season at the 2016 U.S. Championships by winning the silver medal after placing second in both segments of the junior ladies' event.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2016–17 [3][1] |
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| 2015–16 [2] |
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| 2014–15 [1] |
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| 2013–14 [4] | |
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Competitive highlights
The JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International: Junior[5] | ||||||||
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| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| JGP Slovakia | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Slovenia | WD | |||||||
| JGP United States | 3rd | |||||||
| GP Bratislava | 1st | |||||||
| National[1] | ||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 1st N | 3rd J | 2nd J | 19th | ||||
| Midwestern Sect. | 8th I | 1st N | 1st J | 1st J | 5th | |||
| Pacific Sect. | 3rd | |||||||
| Southwestern Reg. | 11th V | 3rd V | 1st N | 1st J | 3rd | |||
| Southwest Pacific Reg. | 4th | 1st | ||||||
| TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew Levels – V: Juvenile; I: Intermediate; N: Novice; J: Junior | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Vivian Le". IceNetwork.
- ^ a b . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Wong, Jackie (April 24, 2016). "Off-season news 2016: Retirements, coaching changes, music selections". Rocker Skating. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 6, 2014). "Le Lutzes her way to novice ladies gold". IceNetwork.
- ^ "Competition Results: Vivian LE". International Skating Union. Retrieved August 27, 2015.