Cheltzie Lee

Cheltzie Lee

Personal information
Full name	Cheltzie Lee
Country represented	Australia
Born	21 April 1993 (1993-04-21) (age 18) Campbelltown, New South Wales
Home town	St Andrews, New South Wales
Height	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Coach	Kylie Fennell Gloria Pracey Melina Simjanovic
Former coach	Andre Fillipov Sergei Shakhrai Samantha Lind Kathy Casey
Choreographer	Robin Cousins
Former choreographer	Cameron Medhurst, Catarina Lindgren
Skating club	Sydney FSC
Began skating	1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	138.16 2010 Winter Olympics
Short program	52.16 2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate	86.42 2010 World Championships

Cheltzie Lee (born 21 April 1993 in Campbelltown, New South Wales) is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2010 Australian national champion and 2007-2008 junior national champion.

Career

Lee placed 23rd at the 2008 World Championships. At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, Lee qualified an alternate berth for Australia for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Following the withdrawal of Israeli skater Tamar Katz, Lee was named to the Australian Olympic team.^[1] At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, she qualified 18th in the short program, scoring 52.16 (a personal best), and finished in 20th place overall. She placed 17th at the 2010 World Championships.

Personal life

Lee's father is Chinese and was born in Bangladesh^[2] and her mother was born and raised in Louisiana and is African American.^[3]

Lee also did gymnastics from age six to twelve.^[4] It has been confirmed that Cheltzie will continue to skate, but she has decided to take a year off to concentrate on her university studies and to 'live a little'

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–2011	Chez Lez Ye Ye by Boogalox	Yentl
2009–2010	Feeling Good by Michael Bublé	Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2008–2009
2007–2008	Sing, Sing, Sing Summertime Blues – Jazz Blues and Boogie by Mike Strickland	Madagascar: Zoosters Breakout Born Free Found Our Roar by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

Event	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Winter Olympic Games					20th
World Championships				33rd	17th	21st
Four Continents Championships				13th	14th	10th
World Junior Championships			23rd
Australian Championships	4th N.	2nd J.	1st J.	WD	1st	WD
Nebelhorn Trophy					15th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany					7th
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain				14th
Junior Grand Prix, Austria			5th
Australian Youth Olympic Festival		6th

• N = Novice level, J = Junior level, WD = withdrawn

References

1. ^ "Lee's Vancouver spot confirmed". Australian Olympic Committee. 3 February 2010. http://olympics.com.au/news/lee-s-vancouver-spot-confirmed. Retrieved 3 February 2010. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Silkstone, Dan (12 February 2010). "Lee is making all the right moves". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/winter-olympics/lee-is-making-all-the-right-moves-20100211-nv3i.html. Retrieved 13 February 2010. 
3. ^ Massoud, Josh (4 February 2010). "Cheltzie's on her way to Games". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/more-sports/cheltzies-on-her-way-to-games/story-e6frey6i-1225826526477. Retrieved 7 February 2010. 
4. ^ Mittan, Barry (22 December 2008). "Australia’s Lee Wins Inaugural ISU Scholarship". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2008/12/22/australias-lee-wins-inaugural-isu-scholarship/. Retrieved 30 July 2011. 

• Cheltzie Lee at the International Skating Union
• Olympic Winter Institute of Australia bio

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Name	Lee, Cheltzie
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Date of birth	21 April 1993
Place of birth	Campbelltown, New South Wales
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