Ellie Kawamura

Ellie Kawamura
Ellie Kawamura
	Ellie Kawamura at the 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final
Personal information
Full name	Ellie Kawamura
Country represented	United States
Born	November 27, 1993 (age 28); Monterey Park, California
Home town	Hacienda Heights, California
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Coach	Frank Carroll ; Sondra Holmes
Former coach	Tammy Gambill
Choreographer	Phillip Mills ; Braden Overett
Former choreographer	Cindy Stuart
Skating club	All Year FSC
Began skating	1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	131.33; 2009 JGP Croatia Cup
Short program	52.93; 2009 JGP Croatia Cup
Free skate	78.40; 2009 JGP Croatia Cup

Ellie Kawamura (born November 27, 1993) is an American ladies' figure skater. She is the 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 U.S. Championships. Kawamura was then sent to 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	Mishima by Philip Glass	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Mariano Mores Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb performed by Vanessa-Mae
2009–2010 ^[1]	Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Mariano Mores Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb performed by Vanessa-Mae
2008–2009	Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla	101 Dalmatians by Michael Kamen

Competitive highlights[]

Results^[2]
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.

External links[]

Ellie Kawamura at the International Skating Union

[bio0910-1] "Ellie KAWAMURA: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011.

[isucr-2] "Competition Results: Ellie KAWAMURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.

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