Ellie Kawamura

Ellie Kawamura
Ellie Kawamura at the 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final
Full name	Ellie Kawamura
Born	(1993-11-27) November 27, 1993 Monterey Park, California
Hometown	Hacienda Heights, California
Height	1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Coach	Frank Carroll Sondra Holmes
Skating club	All Year FSC
Began skating	1997

Ellie Kawamura (born November 27, 1993) is an American ladies' figure skater. She is the 2009 U.S. junior national silver medalist and qualified once for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

Career

Kawamura's parents introduced her to skating at age four, considering it good exercise and balance training.

She won the junior silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. Kawamura was then sent to the 2009 International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands where she won silver on the junior level.

Kawamura made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut in the following season. She was assigned to a JGP event in Hungary, where she placed 4th, and then to a second event in Croatia, where she won the bronze. This qualified her for the JGP Final in Tokyo, Japan where she placed 8th.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–2011	Mishima by Philip Glass	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Mariano Mores Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb performed by Vanessa-Mae
2009–2010	Somewhere Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz)	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) by Mariano Mores Tango de los Exilados by Walter Taieb performed by Vanessa-Mae
2008–2009	Libertango by Ástor Piazzolla	101 Dalmatians by Michael Kamen

Competitive highlights

Results
International
Event	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
JGP Final			8th
JGP Croatia			3rd
JGP Hungary			4th
Challenge Cup		2nd J.
National
U.S. Champ.	8th J.	2nd J.	21st	16th

External links

• Ellie Kawamura at the International Skating Union