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Leah Keiser

{{Short description|American figure skater}}

{{BLP sources|date=September 2012}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Leah Keiser

|image=2012-12 Final Grand Prix 3d 017 Leah Keiser.JPG

|caption= Keiser in December 2013

|fullname=

|altname=

|country= United States

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1997|9|13}}

|birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

|hometown= Irvine, California

|residence=

|height= {{height|m=1.72}}

|coach= Tammy Gambill

|formercoach= John Nicks, Frank Carroll, Christa Fassi

|choreographer= Lori Nichol, Justin Dillon

|formerchoreographer= Phillip Mills

|skating club= All Year FSC Ontario

|former skating club =

|currenttraininglocations = Riverside, California
Aliso Viejo, California

|formertraininglocations =

|beganskating = 2001

|retired =

|worldranking=

|pbrankings =

|combined total= 156.33

|combined date= 2012 JGP Turkey

|SP score= 55.14

|SP date= 2012 JGP Germany

|FS score= 105.63

|FS date= 2012 JGP Turkey

}}

Leah Keiser (born September 13, 1997) is an American former figure skater. She is the 2012 JGP Turkey gold medalist.

Personal life

Leah Keiser was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has a sister, Emily, a half-sister, Stephanie, and two half-brothers, Alex and Thomas, who play in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers. Leah now attends Northwestern University studying chemical engineering with plans to graduate in the spring of 2020.

Career

Keiser debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–13 season. She won gold in Istanbul,{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=ISU JGP Bosphorus Istanbul 2012, JUNIOR LADIES FREE SKATING |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/jgptur2012/jgptur2012_JuniorLadies_FS_Scores.pdf |access-date=26 January 2023 |website=isuresults.com}} Turkey and placed fourth in her next event, in Chemnitz, Germany. She qualified for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where she finished 6th. She withdrew from the 2013 U.S. Championships.

Keiser finished tenth at the 2014 U.S. Championships. During the 2014–15 JGP series, she won a bronze medal in Ljubljana, Slovenia and then competed in Dresden, Germany.

Programs

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! Season

! Short program

! Free skating

! Exhibition

2014–2015

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2013–2014

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2012–2013

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2011–2012

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2010–2011

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2009–2010

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Competitive highlights

= 2009–present =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International: Junior
Event

! 09–10

! 10–11

! 11–12

! 12–13

! 13–14

! 14–15

align=left | {{tooltip|JGP|Junior Grand Prix}} Final6th
align=left | JGP Germany4th8th
align=left | JGP Sloveniabgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | JGP Turkeybgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | Int. Challenge Cupbgcolor=gold | 1st J.
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National
align=left | U.S. Champ.bgcolor=gold | 1st N12thWD10th12th
align=left | Pacific Coastbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd N.6th J.bgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | {{tooltip|Southwest Pacific|Southwest Pacific Regionals}}bgcolor=silver | 2nd N.bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd J.bgcolor=gold | 1st
colspan=7 align=center | WD = Withdrew; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

= 2007–2009 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | National
Event

! 2007–08

! 2008–09

align=left | U.S. Junior Championshipsbgcolor=gold | 1st Jv.
align=left | Southwest Pacific Regionalsbgcolor=silver | 2nd Jv.6th I.
colspan=3 align=center | Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate

Detailed results

class="wikitable"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | 2014–15 season
Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

November 19–22, 2014

| 2015 Pacific Coast

| Senior

| align=center | 1
59.57

| align=center | 2
102.77

| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2
162.34

October 1–4, 2014

| 2014 JGP Germany

| Junior

| align=center | 7
49.66

| align=center | 9
78.97

| align=center | 8
128.63

August 27–30, 2014

| 2014 JGP Slovenia

| Junior

| align=center | 8
47.66

| align=center | 3
101.58

| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3
149.24

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | 2013–14 season
Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

January 5–12, 2014

| 2014 U.S. Championships

| Senior

| align=center | 8
57.41

| align=center | 9
102.92

| align=center | 10
160.33

November 19–23, 2013

| 2014 Pacific Coast

| Senior

| align=center | 1
56.92

| align=center | 3
89.71

| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3
146.63

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | 2012–13 season
Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

December 6–9, 2012

| 2012-13 JGP Final

| Junior

| align=center | 6
47.23

| align=center | 6
90.21

| align=center | 6
137.44

October 10–13, 2012

| 2012 JGP Germany

| Junior

| align=center | 2
55.14

| align=center | 7
86.01

| align=center | 4
141.15

September 19–22, 2012

| 2012 JGP Turkey

| Junior

| align=center | 3
50.70

| align=center | 1
105.63

| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
156.33

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | 2011–12 season
Date

! Event

! Level

! SP

! FS

! Total

March 8–11, 2012

| 2012 Challenge Cup

| Junior

| align=center | 1
51.64

| align=center | 1
93.63

| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1
145.27

January 22–29, 2012

| 2012 U.S. Championships

| Senior

| align=center | 10
52.44

| align=center | 11
93.11

| align=center | 12
145.55

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013681.htm |title= Competition Results: Leah KEISER |publisher= International Skating Union }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |title= Leah KEISER: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130216091309/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |archivedate= February 16, 2013 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |title= Leah KEISER: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140324113737/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |archivedate= March 24, 2014 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |title= Leah KEISER: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140827135517/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |archivedate= August 27, 2014 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/leah_keiser |title= Leah Keiser |publisher= IceNetwork }}

  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101024&mode=I |date=* |title=Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013 }}

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External links

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  • {{isu name | id= 00013681 | name= Leah Keiser }}
  • [http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/leah_keiser Leah Keiser] at IceNetwork

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Category:1997 births

Category:American female single skaters

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh

Category:21st-century American sportswomen