Lea Ann Miller
| Lea Ann Miller | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lea Ann Miller |
| Born | January 22, 1961 Kirkwood, Missouri, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  United States |
| Skating club | Wilmington Skating Club |
| Retired | 1992 |
Lea Ann Miller (born January 22, 1961) is an American retired pair skater. With partner William Fauver, she is a three-time (1981, 1983–1984) U.S. silver medalist and the 1982 U.S. bronze medalist. They represented the United States at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where they placed 10th.
They turned professional following the Olympic season and toured professionally with Stars on Ice and Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean's world tour.[1]
Miller works as a choreographer and producer for skating shows, including Stars on Ice and many shows for television. Among the skaters she has choreographed for are Katarina Witt, Yuka Sato, Rosalynn Sumners, Caryn Kadavy, Shen Xue / Zhao Hongbo, Kimena Brog-Meier,[2] Tamar Katz,[3] and Katy Taylor.[4]
Competitive highlights
[edit](with Fauver)
| International | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1979–80 | 1980–81 | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 |
| Winter Olympic Games | 10th | ||||
| World Championships | 10th | 8th | 7th | 10th | |
| Skate America | 4th | 2nd | |||
| National | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd |
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ a b Baer, Jim (December 2005). "Sports - Lee Ann Miller, Skating Choreographer". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Kimena Brog-Meier". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Tamar Katz". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- ^ "Katy Taylor". International Skating Union. Retrieved November 6, 2009.
- Sources
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lea Ann Miller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- "Skate Canada Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Kirkwood, Missouri
- Sportspeople from St. Louis County, Missouri
- American female pair skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters for the United States
- Figure skating choreographers
- 20th-century American sportswomen
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