Sarah Tamura

Sarah Tamura
Sarah Tamura in 2016
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (2001-01-21) January 21, 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Residence Burnaby, British Columbia
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Coach Joanne McLeod
Former coach Kevin Bursey
Choreographer Joanne McLeod, Megan Wing
Former choreographer Jill-Marie Harvey
Skating club Champs International Skating Center
Training locations Burnaby
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 149.40
2016 JGP Dresden
Short program 52.71
2016 JGP Dresden
Free skate 96.69
2016 JGP Dresden

Sarah Tamura (born January 21, 2001) is a Canadian figure skater. She is the 2016 Canadian national junior champion and has qualified to the free skate at two World Junior Championships.

Career

Tamura began learning to skate in 2005.[1] She is coached by Joanne McLeod at Champs International Skating Center in Burnaby, British Columbia.[2]

After winning the 2016 Canadian national junior title, she was sent to the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Ranked 16th after the short program, she qualified to the free skate and went on to finish 13th overall.

Tamura advanced to the free skate at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[3]
  • Asturias
    by Isaac Albeniz
2014–2015
[4]
  • Farandole
    (from L'Arlésienne)
    performed by Klazz Brothers
    and Cuba Percussion
  • Paganini Rhapsody on Caprice No. 24
    performed by David Garrett

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
CS Autumn Classic11th
International: Junior[5]
Event 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Junior Worlds13th17th
JGP Croatia13th
JGP Germany6th
JGP Japan14th
JGP Latvia13th
JGP Slovenia8th
Bavarian Open1st J
National[6]
Canadian Champ.1st N6th J1st J5th9th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 "Sarah TAMURA: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Burnaby teen marks birthday with gold skate". Burnaby Now. January 26, 2016. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sarah TAMURA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sarah TAMURA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Competition Results: Sarah TAMURA". International Skating Union.
  6. ↑ "Sarah Tamura". Skate Canada.
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