Kailani Craine

Kailani Craine
Craine at the 2015 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Country represented Australia
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Home town Newcastle, New South Wales
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach Tiffany Chin, Kylie Fennell, Galina Pachina
Choreographer Alex Chang
Former choreographer Jamie Isley, Scott Brown
Skating club Hunter ISC
Training locations Los Angeles, California; Newcastle, New South Wales; Macquarie Park, New South Wales
Began skating 2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 168.61
2018 Winter Olympics
Short program 58.02
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
Free skate 111.84
2018 Winter Olympics

Kailani Craine (born 13 August 1998) is an Australian figure skater. She has won six senior international medals[1], including gold at the 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy, and four Australian national titles. She has competed in the final segment at six ISU Championships.

Personal life

Kailani Craine was born on 13 August 1998 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.[2] She is the daughter of Katrina and Stephen Craine.[3] She graduated from St Francis Xavier's College, Hamilton in 2016.

Career

Early career

Craine started skating at the age of eight.[4] Tiffany Chin became her coach in 2010.[5] She began appearing internationally on the junior level in 2012.

2013–2014 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.

2014–2015 season

In December 2014, Craine won her third junior and first senior national title at the Australian Championships.[6] 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.[7] 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.

2015–2016 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.

2016–2017 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.

In December 2016, Craine was named to Australia's team for the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.[8] She placed 5th at the Asian Games and 16th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships. In March, she qualified to the free skate at the 2017 World Championships and went on to finish 24th overall.

2017–2018 season

Craine won bronze at the Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy in August 2017 and silver at the Slovenia Open the following month. Later in September, she competed at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics; she won the gold medal and earned a spot for Australia in the ladies' singles event at the Olympics.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2017–2018
[9]
  • Moulin Rouge
2016–2017
[10]
  • Hallelujah
2015–2016
[2][4]
  • Flamenco Fire
    by Didulia
    choreo. by Alex Chang
2014–2015
[11]
  • Broken Sorrow
    by Nuttin' But Stringz
2013–2014
[12]
  • Broken Sorrow
    by Nuttin' But Stringz
  • Bolero
    by Steve Charles

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics17th
Worlds27th24th17th
Four Continents12th13th16th16th
GP Skate Canada10th
CS Autumn Classic4th
CS Ice Challenge7th
CS Inge SolarTBD
CS Nebelhorn8th1st
CS Ondrej Nepela8th
CS Warsaw Cup2nd
Asian Games5th
Asian Open3rd
MNNT Cup2nd
Shanghai Trophy5th
Slovenia Open2nd
Volvo Open Cup3rd
Warsaw CupTBD
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds35th16th
JGP Estonia12th
JGP Slovakia21st
JGP Spain8th
JGP U.S.12th
Cup of Nice23rd
Ice Challenge17th
Lombardia Trophy2nd1st
Skate Down Under1st
National
Australian Champ.1st1st1st1st
Australian Junior Champ.1st N4th1st1st1st1st
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Kailani CRAINE". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 "Kailani CRAINE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  3. ↑ O'Connor, Michael (November 2014). "Hunter's Grace on Ice". Catholic Diocese of Maitland - Newcastle.
  4. 1 2 Remmel, Ia (6 October 2015). "Kailani Craine - the starry-eyed girl from Australia". Absolute Skating.
  5. ↑ Yoshida, Hiro (17 March 2015). "Kailani Craine: Aussie Teen On The Rise". IFS Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Australian Figure Skating Championships". Ice Skating Queensland. 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kerry & Craine crowned Australian Figure Skating Champions". Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. 5 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Thirty Australians selected for Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.corporate.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kailani CRAINE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
  10. ↑ "Kailani CRAINE: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Kailani CRAINE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
  12. ↑ "Kailani CRAINE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
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