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Began skating at age 5 after taking lessons at the local mall with a friend ... Goals for this season are to work hard and skate her best ... Identifies her long program at the 2009 U.S. Championships as her career defining moment ... Enjoys cooking, reading and all sports ... After her skating career, would like to pursue sports broadcasting ... Member of the principal's high honor roll and the Japanese National Honor Society ... Received the Kiwanis Club Hope of America Award ... Member of the California Scholarship Federation ... Volunteers once a month with Ronald McDonald House because she "likes putting a smile on the kids' faces and baking for the families." ... Supports UCLA Dribble for the Cure, which fights pediatric cancer ... Formed Spirals4Smiles, which helps disadvantaged children and spreads cheer during the holidays ... If she could be on a reality television show, she'd choose The Next Food Network Star because she'd like to meet Ina Garten and Bobby Flay ... Loves to go to basketball games with her family ... Favorite city that she has skated in is Vancouver ... Hobbies include cooking, reading and arts and crafts.

LANEY'S FAVORITES
Favorite sports figures: Tiger Woods, James Loney, Darren Collison
Favorite sports teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder
Favorite city: San Francisco
Favorite season: Winter
Favorite author: Sue Monk Kidd
Favorite magazines: Sports Illustrated, Taste of Home
Favorite gadget: Ice cream scooper
Favorite vacation: Whitefish, Mont.
Favorite performer: Elton John
Favorite reality show: Throwdown with Bobby Flay
Favorite drink: Milk
Favorite quote: "No matter how good you get, you can always get better, and that's the exciting part." - Tiger Woods

LANEY'S 'THREE THINGS'
Three things people would be surprised to find out about me: I am three-quarters Japanese and one-quarter mix of Norwegian, Swedish and British, my real name is Melanie, and I have an orange belt in karate.
Three people I'd like to have dinner with: Paula Deen, Josh Shipp and Darren Collison
Three things I hate doing: Homework, bringing in the garbage cans (we have an uphill driveway) and wasting time
Three things I love doing: Cooking, skating and watching sports
Three television characters I wish were real so I could hang out with them: Nancy Drew, Snoopy and the Gang, and the Brady Bunch
Three celebrity crushes: Andre Ethier, Russell Westbrook and Russell Martin
Three favorite movies: Father of the Bride, A League of Their Own and Akeelah and the Bee
Three things I must have when I leave the house: My glasses, my bear and my iPod
Three favorite bands: Rascal Flatts, The Beach Boys and No Doubt
Three people I would like to meet: James Loney, Darren Collison and Shawn Johnson
Three favorite TV shows: Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, SportsCenter, and Throwdown with Bobby Flay
Three favorite books: The Secret Life of Bees, Tuesday's with Morrie and To Kill a Mockingbird
Three favorite web sites: DisneyChannel.com, FoodNetwork.com and YahooSports.com
Three favorite foods: Sushi, ice cream and mochi (Japanese rice cake)
Three favorite drinks: Milk, iced tea and smoothies

• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: Riccardo Drigo's "Pas de Trois" performed by the London Symphony Orchestra
  FS Music: "Un Sospiro" by Franz Liszt and "Spellbound Concerto" by Miklos Rozsa
  
  Costumes designed by Alex Chang and Mare Talbot
• 2009 Season Notes
  SP Music: Excerpt from "Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor" by E. von Sauer
  FS Music: Selections from the Les Miserables soundtrack performed by Tony Britten and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• 2006 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Waka Ala Balh" by Amir Diab
  FS Music: "Mishima" by Philip Glass and "Bamboo Oralion" by Violaine Corradi

2013 - U.S. Championships - 20th
2013 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 5th
2012 - U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships - 7th
2010 - AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 15th
2010 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 3rd
2010 - Southwest Pacific Regional - 2nd
2009 - Junior Grand Prix (Belarus) - 13th
2009 - AEGON Challenge Cup - 6th
2009 - AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 10th
2009 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 2nd
2008 - U.S. Figure Skating Championships - 20th
2008 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 2nd
2008 - Southwest Pacific Regional - 1st
2007 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 5th
2007 - Southwest Pacific Regional - 2nd
2006 - North American Challenge Skate - 5th
2006 - State Farm U.S. Championships - 9th
2006 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 4th