Emily Chan

Emily Chan
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1997-08-11) August 11, 1997
Pasadena, Texas, U.S.
Residence McKinney, Texas, U.S.
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Coach Aleksey Letov
Choreographer Olga Ganicheva
Skating club Dallas FSC
Training locations Plano, Texas
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 138.88
2015 JGP Slovakia
Short program 49.60
2015 JGP Slovakia
Free skate 89.28
2015 JGP Slovakia

Emily Chan (born August 11, 1997) is an American competitive figure skater. She is the 2016 U.S. Junior champion and the 2015 U.S. Novice champion.

Early life

Chan was born in Pasadena, Texas, and began skating at the age of four.[1]

Career

Chan competed at the novice level until the 2014–15 season. At the U.S. Championships, she finished sixth in 2013 and ninth in 2014 before winning the gold medal in 2015.[1]

In 2015–16, Chan moved up to the junior level. She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in Bratislava, Slovakia, finishing sixth.[1] She won the gold medal at the 2016 U.S. Championships.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2016–17
[1]
2015–16
[3]
  • Chopin
    by Edvin Martin
    choreo. by Olga Ganicheva

    Competitive highlights

    CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[4]
    Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
    CS U.S. Classic TBD
    JGP Slovakia 6th
    Gardena 2nd J
    National[1]
    U.S. Champ. 6th N 9th N 1st N 1st J
    Midwestern 4th N 2nd N 1st N 2nd J
    Southwestern 5th V 6th I 1st I 5th N 3rd N 3rd N 1st N 1st J
    TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew
    Levels – V: Juvenile; I: Intermediate; N: Novice; J: Junior

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Emily Chan". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
    2. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 21, 2016). "Late-bloomer Chan topples ladies field in Saint Paul". IceNetwork.com.
    3. ↑ "Emily CHAN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
    4. ↑ "Competition Results: Emily CHAN". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
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