Kailani Craine
| Kailani Craine | |
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 Craine at the 2015 Junior Worlds | |
| Born | 13 August 1998 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Hometown | Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Australia |
| Coach | Tiffany Chin, Kylie Fennell, Galina Pachin |
| Skating club | Hunter ISC |
| Began skating | 2007 |
Kailani Craine (born 13 August 1998) is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2015 MNNT Cup silver medalist and a two-time Australian national champion.
Personal life
Kailani Craine was born on 13 August 1998 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.[1] She is the daughter of Katrina and Stephen Craine.[2]
Career
Craine started skating at the age of eight.[3] Tiffany Chin became her coach in 2010.[4]
In the 2013–14 season, Craine competed in her first ISU Junior Grand Prix event and won her second junior national title. In March 2014, she made her ISU Championship debut at the World Junior Championships in Sofia but was eliminated after placing 35th in the short program.
In December 2014, Craine won her third junior and first senior national title at the Australian Championships.[5] Ranked second in the short program and first in the free skate, she outscored the defending senior champion, Brooklee Han, by 2.18 points overall.[6] Making her senior international debut, she took the silver medal at the MNNT Cup in January 2015. Craine placed 12th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul, South Korea and qualified for the free skate at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
In December 2015, Craine repeated as Australia's junior and senior national champion. At the 2016 Four Continents Championships she placed 9th in the free skate and 13th overall. At the 2016 World Championships she did not qualify to the free skate.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2015–2016 [1][3] |
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| 2014–2015 [7] |
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| 2013–2014 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[9] | ||||||
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| Event | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
| Worlds | 27th | |||||
| Four Continents | 12th | 13th | ||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 7th | |||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 8th | |||||
| MNNT Cup | 2nd | |||||
| International: Junior[9] | ||||||
| Junior Worlds | 35th | 16th | ||||
| JGP Estonia | 12th | |||||
| JGP Slovakia | 21st | |||||
| JGP Spain | 8th | |||||
| JGP United States | 12th | |||||
| Cup of Nice | 23rd J. | |||||
| Ice Challenge | 17th J. | |||||
| Lombardia | 2nd J. | 1st J. | ||||
| Down Under | 1st J. | |||||
| National | ||||||
| Australian | 1st | 1st | ||||
| Australian | 1st N. | 4th J. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st J. |
| Levels: N. = Novice, J. = Junior | ||||||
References
- ^ a b "Kailani CRAINE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ O'Connor, Michael (November 2014). "Hunter's Grace on Ice". Catholic Diocese of Maitland - Newcastle.
- ^ a b Remmel, Ia (6 October 2015). "Kailani Craine - the starry-eyed girl from Australia". Absolute Skating.
- ^ Yoshida, Hiro (17 March 2015). "Kailani Craine: Aussie Teen On The Rise". IFS Magazine.
- ^ "Australian Figure Skating Championships". Ice Skating Queensland. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kerry & Craine crowned Australian Figure Skating Champions". Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Kailani CRAINE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kailani CRAINE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Kailani CRAINE". International Skating Union.
External links
Media related to Kailani Craine at Wikimedia Commons