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 has won three senior international medals, including silver at the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup, and three Australian national titles.
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] She graduated from St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton in 2016.
Career
Craine started skating at the age of eight.[3] Tiffany Chin became her coach in 2010.[4]
2013–14 season
Craine debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and won her second junior national title. In March 2014, she made her first ISU Championship appearance, at the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria; she was eliminated after placing 35th in the short program.
2014–15 season
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 16th at the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.
2015–16 season
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.
2016–17 season
After taking bronze at the Volvo Open Cup, Craine stepped on her first ISU Challenger Series podium. She received the silver medal at the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup, finishing 2.54 points behind Germany's Nicole Schott. In December, she outscored Brooklee Han by 6.94 points to win her third senior national title.
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2015–16 [1][3] |
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| 2014–15 [7] |
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| 2013–14 [8] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[9] | |||||||
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| Event | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 |
| Worlds | 27th | ||||||
| Four Continents | 12th | 13th | |||||
| CS Ice Challenge | 7th | ||||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 8th | ||||||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| MNNT Cup | 2nd | ||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 3rd | ||||||
| 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 Trophy | 2nd J | 1st J | |||||
| Skate Down Under | 1st J | ||||||
| National | |||||||
| Australian | 1st | 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 28 May 2016.
{{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 21 May 2015.
{{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.