Vivian Le

Vivian Le
Vivian Le
Personal information
Country represented	United States
Born	July 30, 2000 (age 21); 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

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]

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
2016–17 ^[3]^[1]	Four Seasons: Summer by Antonio Vivaldi Hero by Mariah Carey	Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
2015–16 ^[2]	Le Vent, Le Cri (from Le Professionnel) by Ennio Morricone choreo. by Olga Ganicheva	Nuages... En Montagnes by Pierre Porte choreo. by Olga Ganicheva	Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera
2014–15 ^[1]	East of Eden by Lee Holdridge choreo. by Olga Ganicheva	On Golden Pond by Dave Grusin choreo. by Olga Ganicheva
2013–14 ^[4]		Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven choreo. by Olga Ganicheva

Competitive highlights[]

The JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Junior^[5]
Event	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17
JGP Slovakia					3rd
JGP Slovenia						WD
JGP United States					3rd
National^[1]
U.S. Champ.			1st N	3rd J	2nd J	19th
Midwestern Sect.			1st N	1st J	1st J
Southwestern Reg.	11th V	3rd V	1st N
TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew Levels – V: Juvenile; N: Novice; J: Junior

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Vivian Le". IceNetwork.
^ ^a ^b "Vivian LE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016.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.

[USFS-VL-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Vivian Le". IceNetwork.

[ISU-1516-2] "Vivian LE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[JW160424-3] Wong, Jackie (April 24, 2016). "Off-season news 2016: Retirements, coaching changes, music selections". Rocker Skating. Retrieved September 15, 2016.

[IN140106-4] Rutherford, Lynn (January 6, 2014). "Le Lutzes her way to novice ladies gold". IceNetwork.

[ISU-VL-5] "Competition Results: Vivian LE". International Skating Union. Retrieved August 27, 2015.

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