Starr Andrews

Starr Andrews
Personal information
Country represented United States United States
Born (2001-06-23) June 23, 2001
Los Angeles, California
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Coach Derrick Delmore, Peter Kongkasem
Former coach Peter Betts
Choreographer Derrick Delmore
Skating club Los Angeles FSC
Training locations Lakewood, California
Torrance, California
Began skating 2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 172.65
2018 Four Continents
Short program 62.60
2018 CS Asian Open Trophy
Free skate 112.04
2018 Four Continents

Starr Andrews (born June 23, 2001) is an American figure skater. She is the 2017 U.S. national junior silver medalist and placed 12th at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Starr Andrews was born on June 23, 2001, in Los Angeles, California.[1] She is home-schooled.[2] She has a brother and two sisters — Skylar, a gymnast, and Ashton, a baseball player.[3][4] Their mother, Toshawa Andrews, has cardiac microvascular disease, which has led to a dozen heart attacks.[4][5]

Career

Early years

Andrews began learning to skate in 2005.[1] A video of nine-year-old Andrews skating to Whip My Hair went viral after appearing on Youtube in December 2010.[6] By March 2018, it had reached 53 million views.[4]

Andrews placed 6th on the novice level at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

2016–2017 season

Andrews decided to move up to the junior level, coached by Derrick Delmore and Peter Kongkasem in Lakewood, California and Riverside, California.[1] Making her international debut, she won the junior ladies' title at the Golden Bear of Zagreb in October 2016. In January, she received the junior silver medal at the 2017 U.S. Championships.[7] After Amber Glenn withdrew, Andrews was added to the U.S. team to the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[8] At the event, held in March, she qualified to the final segment by placing 9th in the short program and went on to finish 12th overall.

2017–2018 season

Andrews began her season on the junior level, placing fifth at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Austria. In December, making her senior international debut, she placed 6th at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where she also obtained the minimum technical scores for both senior-level ISU Championships.

In January, Andrews finished 6th in the senior ladies' category at the 2018 U.S. Championships, having placed 8th in the short program and 5th in the free skate. She was assigned to the 2018 Four Continents, where she placed 7th, and the 2018 World Junior Championships, from which she withdrew. She was replaced by Emmy Ma.

2018–2019 season

In early August, Andrews competed at the 2018 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy; she placed second in the short program with a personal best score but dropped to fifth after the free skate.In September she participated in the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International, got the 5th place in the short, but dropped to the 7th place in the free program. In the free program she attempted the triple axel but two footed the landing and had the jump downgraded due to lack of rotation. She will make her Grand Prix debut in October, at the 2018 Skate America.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
  • African Tribal Xotica
    • "Desert Spirit"
      by John Herberman
    • "Under African Sky"
      by John Herberman
    • "Tribal Gathering"
      by Vanessa Mae
    • "Xotica: Journey of the Heart"
      by Renee Dupree
    • "Minus One"
      by Greg Ellis
2017–2018
[9][10]
  • Fever
    performed by Beyoncé
    choreo. by Derrick Delmore
2016–2017
[1]

Competitive highlights

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

International[11]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Four Continents7th
GP Skate AmericaTBD
CS Autumn Classic7th
CS Asian Open5th
CS Golden Spin6th
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds12thWD
JGP Austria5th
Golden Bear1st J
National[12][13]
U.S. Champ.4th V6th N2nd J6th
Pacific Coast1st V5th I2nd N2nd J
Southwest Pacific3rd V2nd I1st N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior level

ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.

2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
October 19–21, 2018 2018 Skate America
TBD
TBD
TBD
September 20–22, 2018 2018 CS Autumn Classic 5
56.70		 7
102.93		 7
159.63
August 1–5, 2018 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy 2
62.60		 5
97.16		 5
159.76
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 22–27, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 7
60.61		 7
112.04		 7
172.65
December 29, 2017 – January 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 8
62.55		 5
127.36		 6
189.91
December 6–9, 2017 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 4
60.80		 7
102.69		 6
163.49

Junior level

Andrews at the 2017 World Junior Championships
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
August 31 – September 2, 2017 2017 JGP Austria Junior 4
59.93		 5
99.35		 5
159.28
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 9
55.83		 12
93.22		 12
149.05
January 14–22, 2017 2017 U.S. Championships Junior 2
57.83		 2
97.31		 2
155.14
October 27–30, 2016 2016 Golden Bear of Zagreb Junior 1
63.27		 1
108.75		 1
172.02
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 15–24, 2016 2016 U.S. Championships Novice 4
42.77		 6
80.00		 6
122.77

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Starr ANDREWS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Lutz, Rachel (December 27, 2017). "Rising Starr: Andrews shooting for a place among figure skating's best". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Lewis, Amber (January 10, 2017). "Andrews ready to shine in Kansas City". icemusings.com.
  4. 1 2 3 Elfman, Lois (January 12, 2017). "Starr Andrews aims to shine on the ice". New York Amsterdam News. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "After 11 heart attacks – yes, 11 – former skater savors life". American Heart Association News. June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Starr Andrews, 12-Year-Old Figure Skater, Will Blow Your Mind". Huffington Post. February 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ McKinnis, Mimi (January 20, 2017). "Nguyen rallies from third to win junior ladies title". IceNetwork.com.
  8. ↑ "Andrews to Represent Team USA at World Junior Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. March 3, 2017. Archived from the original on March 4, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Starr ANDREWS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ Capellazzi, Gina (June 23, 2017). "U.S. junior silver medalist Starr Andrews sets her sights high for next season". figureskatersonline.com.
  11. 1 2 "Competition Results: Starr ANDREWS". International Skating Union.
  12. ↑ "Starr Andrews". U.S. Figure Skating.
    "Earlier versions". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Starr Andrews". statsonice.com.
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