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CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*2010 U.S. novice champion
*2008 U.S. juvenile champion

Started skating at age 4 after watching it on TV ... Participated in the Basic Skills Program.

PERSONAL NOTES

Sister, Emily, is a novice-level skater; half-brother, Thomas, plays football for the NFL's Carolina Pathers; half-brother, Alex, is on the crew team at Boston University; half-sister, Stephanie, played tennis at Penn State ... Parents are Tony and Betty ... Has two dogs, Tinkerbell and Annie ... Is a member of National Honor Society and is a recipient of Presidential Award of Academic Excellence.

CONNECT WITH ME

Twitter.com: @LeahKeiser
Official site

IN MY WORDS

If I wasn't a figure skater ... I would be a gymnast.

I look up to ... Michelle Kwan, Yu-Na Kim (Korea), Mao Asada (Japan)

Something most people don't know about me is that ... I come from an athletic family. My older brother Thomas plays for the NFL after playing at Stanford for four years. My older brother Alex is a national crew medalist and is a member of the Boston University Crew team. My older sister Stephenie played tennis. My younger sister Emily is a figure skater and competed at U.S. Junior Championships. She will compete at the novice level this year.

After I'm done skating, I want to ... become an archeologist.

The best moment of my figure skating career thus far was ... competing internationally at the 2012 Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. It a completely different and great experience, and I look forward to doing it again.

My hobbies are ... reading, riding my bike.

I manage my pre-skate jitters by ... playing games on an iPad.

MY FAVORITES

Jump: Triple Lutz

Sports team: Carolina Panthers

Things to do on a day off: Go swimming

Snack: Coconuts

Beverage: Boba green tea

TV genre: Sitcom

Books: The Hunger Games series, The Inheritance Cycle

I PREFER

Gloves or No Gloves

Short Program or Free Skate

Homecooking or Restaurant

Spin or Jump

E-Reader or Book

Rental or Theater

Trail or Treadmill

PAST SEASON NOTES

• 2013 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Intro and Rondo Capriciosso” by Camille Saint-Saens
  FS Music: ”The Seasons” by Alexander Glazunov
  
  Costumes designed by Elena Pollack (SP) and Brad Griffies (FS)
• 2012 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Intro and Rondo Capriciosso" by Saint-Saens"
  FS Music: Music from the Dr. Zhivago soundtrack by by Maurice Jarre
  
  Costumes designed by Elena Pollack
• 2011 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Asturias" by Isaac Albeniz
  FS Music: Music from the Alexander soundtrack by Vangelis
  
  Costumes designed by Betty Keiser
• 2010 Season Notes
  SP Music: "Art on Ice" by Edvin Marton
  FS Music: Selections from Carmen performed by the British Symphony Orchestra
  
  Won the novice title at the U.S. Championships
• 2008 Season Notes
  Won the juvenile title at the U.S. Junior Championships

2012 - Junior Grand Prix Final - 6th
2012 - Junior Grand Prix (Germany) - 4th
2012 - Junior Grand Prix (Turkey) - 1st
2012 - International Challenge Cup - 1st
2012 - U.S. Championships - 12th
2012 - Pacific Coast Sectional - 1st
2012 - Southwest Pacific Regional - 1st
2011 - Pacific Coast Sectional, Junior - 6th
2011 - Southwest Pacific Regional, Junior - 3rd
2010 - U.S. Championships, Novice - 1st
2010 - Pacific Coast Sectional Championships, Novice - 3rd
2010 - Southwest Pacific Regional Championships, Novice - 2nd
2009 - Southwest Pacific Regional Championships, Intermediate - 6th
2008 - U.S. Junior Championships, Juvenile - 1st
2008 - Southwest Pacific Regional Championships, Juvenile - 2nd

IJS Personal Bests

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
SP - 55.14 (2012 Junior Grand Prix, Germany)
FS - 105.63 (2012 Junior Grand Prix, Turkey)
Final Score - 156.33 (2012 Junior Grand Prix, Turkey)

U.S. QUALIFYING COMPETITION
SP - 56.94 (2012 Pacific Coast Sectional)
FS - 115.28 (2012 Pacific Coast Sectional)
Final Score - 172.22 (2012 Pacific Coast Sectional)