Danielle Kahle

Danielle Kahle

Danielle Kahle, pictured in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Danielle Kahle
Alternative names	Dani
Country represented	United States
Born	April 9, 1989 (1989-04-09) (age 22) Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Home town	Simi Valley, California
Residence	Simi Valley, California
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Coach	Frank Carroll Cindy Bortz-Gould
Former coach	Ken Congemi Aimee Kravette
Choreographer	Frank Carroll H. McLaughliun Henrik Walentin
Former choreographer	Alex Chang Cindy Stuart
Skating club	All Year FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	125.49 2005 JGP Estonia
Short program	48.79 2005 JGP Estonia
Free skate	78.4 2004 JGP USA

Danielle "Dani" Kahle (born April 9, 1989 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) is an American figure skater.

In 2002, Danielle Kahle was the United States National Champion at the novice level.

Kahle is coached by Frank Carroll and Cindy Bortz-Gould. She trains in El Segundo, California and Simi Valley, California.

Career

After winning the national title at the novice level in 2002, Kahle placed 3rd at the junior level at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Since beginning senior level competition in 2004, Kahle has made six U.S. Championships appearances, her most recent being in 2011.

On the world stage, Kahle has earned a top-three spot in four ISU Junior Grand Prix competitions, including 1st place at the 2003–2004 ISU JGP Croatia Cup. At the 2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial senior-level competition, Kahle placed 2nd.

Regional accomplishments include four senior-level 1st places; Kahle is a two-time (2006, 2007) Pacific Coast Senior Ladies Sectional Champion and two-time (2006, 2011) Southwest Pacific Senior Ladies Regional Champion.

Personal life

In 2004, Kahle made skating sequences for the Disney feature film, Ice Princess, and was one of four skaters featured on the 2006 TLC show, Ice Diaries.

As of 2011, Kahle is attending Cal State Northridge. Besides focusing on her career and college, she is also a coach.^[1] Her dream is to make the U.S. Olympic team.^[2]

Programs

Season	Short Program	Free skating	Exhibition
2010-11	Kill Bill Vol. 2 Soundtrack	La Strada soundtrack by Nino Rota
2007-08	Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor by Rachmaninoff
2006-07	Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack	Beauty and the Beast soundtrack
2005-06	Romeo and Juliet
2004-05	"Hernando's Hideaway" by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross	Mack & Mabel by Jerry Herman
2003-04	"Hot Honey Rag" from Chicago by John Kander	Much Ado About Nothing & Sense and Sensibility soundtracks by Patrick Doyle Charlie Chaplin medley	"All That Jazz" from Chicago by John Kander

Competitive Highlights

Event	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12
World Junior Championships			11th
U.S. Championships	1st N.	3rd J.	10th	11th	12th	6th	12th			18th
Finlandia Trophy								11th
Nebelhorn Trophy							13th
Karl Schäfer Memorial						2nd
Junior Grand Prix Final			6th	9th
Junior Grand Prix, Estonia					5th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany				2nd
Junior Grand Prix, USA		5th		3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico			2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia			1st
Pacific Coast Sectionals	1st N.	2nd J.			1st	1st	3rd	7th	6th	2nd
Southwest Pacific Regionals	1st N.	2nd J.			1st					1st	3rd

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

1. ^ http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/jan/23/kahle-brings-a-new-fire-to-the-ice-since-injury/
2. ^ http://www.simivalleyacorn.com/news/2011-03-04/Neighbors/Simi_skater_shows_fire_on_ice.html

External links

• Danielle Kahle at IceNetwork.com
• Danielle Kahle at International Skating Union

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Name	Kahle, Danielle
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Date of birth	April 9, 1989
Place of birth	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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