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Hanna Harrell
Born (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 20)
Russellville, Arkansas
HometownPlano, Texas
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachAlexei Letov, Olga Ganicheva
Skating clubDallas FSC

Hanna Harrell (born 26 September 2003) is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 U.S. juvenile silver medalist, the 2018 U.S. junior pewter (fourth-place) medalist and the 2019 U.S. senior pewter medalist. In 2019, she represented her country at the World Junior Championships, finishing 7th.

Career

Early years

Harrell began learning to skate as a three-year-old, at the Diamond Edge Figure Skating Club in Little Rock, Arkansas.[2] At age seven, she relocated for training to Dallas, Texas, where she was coached by Natalia Mishkutionok for one year before joining Olga Ganicheva and Aleksey Letov.[2]

2015–2016 season

At the 2016 U.S. Championships, Harrell won the juvenile silver medal (behind Stephanie Ciarochi).

2017–2018 season

In the 2017–2018 season, she debuted in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

At the 2018 U.S. Championships, she won the junior pewter (fourth-place) medal (behind Alysa Liu, Pooja Kalyan and Ting Cui).

2018–2019 season

Harrell was diagnosed with a foot injury in late August 2018. She wore a protective boot for more than a month and was off the ice completely for two to three weeks.[3] She stated, "I had a bad injury on my foot and I had two stress reactions, and they were almost fractured".[3]

In October, Harrell placed 7th at her JGP assignment in Yerevan, Armenia. In January, at the 2019 U.S. Championships, she won the senior pewter medal (behind Alysa Liu, Bradie Tennell and Mariah Bell).[4] In March, she (along with Ting Cui) represented the United States at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Ranked 5th in the short, she competed in the final group during the free skate. She finished 7th overall after placing 9th in the free skate.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
2018–2019
[5]
  • Bla Bla Bla Cha Cha Cha
    by Petty Booka
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva
  • Tango
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva
2017–2018
[6]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
CS Asian Open WD
CS Golden Spin WD
CS U.S. Classic WD
Philadelphia 3rd
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 7th
Youth Olympics WD
JGP Armenia 7th
JGP France 7th
JGP Italy 7th WD
Asian Open 5th
Egna Trophy 2nd
National[8][7]
U.S. Champ. 2nd V 6th N 4th J 4th WD
Levels: V = Juvenile, N = Novice, J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Capellazzi, Gina (February 26, 2019). "Hanna Harrell ready to make her 'debut to the world' at the 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships". figureskatersonline.com.
  3. ^ a b Rutherford, Lynn (March 7, 2019). "Ambitious Harrell Will Reach for the Stars in Zagreb". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Lutz, Rachel (March 7, 2019). "Hanna Harrell talks taking on Russians at world junior championships". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Hanna HARRELL: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019.
  6. ^ "Hanna HARRELL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Hanna HARRELL". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Hanna Harrell". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019.
    "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.