Brooklee Han

Brooklee Han (born July 6, 1995) is an American-Australian retired figure skater who represented Australia in ladies' singles. She is the 2018 CS Alpen Trophy bronze medalist, the 2013 Volvo Open Cup champion, the 2013 Australian national champion, and a five-time Australian national silver medalist (2012, 2014–2018).

Brooklee Han
Brooklee Han at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
Personal information
Country representedAustralia
Born (1995-07-06) July 6, 1995
Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
Home townRedding, Connecticut, United States
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
CoachPeter Cain, Darlene Cain
Former coachSerhii Vaypan
ChoreographerSerhii Vaypan, Rohene Ward
Skating clubStars FSC of Texas
Ice House FSC
Melbourne IFSC
Training locationsEuless, Texas
Former training locationsConnecticut
Melbourne
Began skating2000
Retired2019
ISU personal best scores
Combined total161.11
2017 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short program62.14
2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial – Alpen Trophy
Free skate105.71
2017 CS Finlandia Trophy

She placed 20th at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Brooklee Han was born in Beverly, Massachusetts.[1][2] In 2013, she graduated from Joel Barlow High School in Redding, Connecticut.[2][3] Later that year, she became a part-time student at Wesleyan University.[4] She studied international relations and German before taking a leave of absence in 2016 in order to train in Texas.[5] Her father is Australian.[6]

Born to parents who were both equestrians, Han has also competed in dressage and eventing.[7] She began playing the violin at age five.[7] She started a community orchestra in her town and volunteers teaching violin to grade school students.

Skating career

Brooklee Han began skating at age five in Brewster, New York.[6] Serhii Vaypan became her coach in 2007.[6] Han has trained at the Newington Arena in Newington, Connecticut, the International Skating Center of Connecticut in Simsbury, Connecticut, and Medibank Icehouse in Melbourne, Victoria.[7]

The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy was the qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympics for countries which had not qualified an entry in a figure skating discipline at the 2013 Worlds. In August 2013, Australian skater Chantelle Kerry argued before the Australian Court of Arbitration for Sport that Han should not compete at Nebelhorn Trophy because she did not compete at the inaugural Skate Down Under competition, which was used as the Australian qualification event to select skaters for the Nebelhorn Trophy. That claim was rejected and Han was selected to compete.[8][9] Han finished fifth at the Nebelhorn Trophy and, as a result of her placement, Australia received one of the six remaining ladies' spots to the Olympics.[10]

The dispute over the Olympic berth continued with claims that Han became ineligible after competing at a club event in America without the approval of the national federation. The Court of Arbitration for Sport heard the case in December 2013.[8][9] Despite the court ruling that Han's participation could have led to her becoming ineligible, previous communications between the skater and Ice Skating Australia (ISA) showed that ISA had no objections to her competing in the event. The claim was ultimately rejected and Han was confirmed as Australia's ladies' representative at the Olympics.[11] Han later finished 20th at the Olympics and 19th at the 2014 World Championships.

On June 27, 2014, Han was selected to compete at the 2014 Skate America, the first of six competitions in the 2014–15 Grand Prix series. After another skater withdrew, she was given a spot to the 2014 Skate Canada International. Han finished in 10th and 8th place, respectively.

In August 2016, Han relocated to Euless, Texas, to be coached by Peter Cain and Darlene Cain.[5]

She announced her retirement from competitive skating on July 1, 2019.[12][13][14]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[15]
2017–2018
[16][5]
  • I Dreamed a Dream
    (from Les Misérables)
    by Claude-Michel Schönberg
    performed by Susan Boyle
2016–2017
[1][5]
  • Por una Cabeza
    by Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera
    choreo. by Evgeni Nemirovski
  • Day of Wrath
    by Bogdan Ota
2015–2016
[17][18]
  • Dans la maison
    by Philippe Rombi
    choreo. by Serhii Vaypan
2014–2015
[19]
2013–2014
[20][21]
  • Secret
    by Jay Chou
2012–2013
[22]
  • Freedom
    by Michael Smith
  • Titanic Symphony
    by Richard Clayderman
2011–2012
[23]
2010–2011
[24]
  • Take Five
    by Dave Brubeck
  • Unsquare Dance
    by Dave Brubeck
  • When My Mother Sings
    by Richard Clayderman, James Last

Competitive highlights

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

International[25]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics20th
Worlds21st19th35th
Four Continents12th14th17th17th14th14thWD
GP France10th
GP Skate Canada8th
GP Skate America10th
CS Alpen Trophy3rd
CS Autumn Classic7th10th
CS Denkova-Staviski6th
CS Finlandia8th
CS Nebelhorn4th7th11th9th
CS U.S. Classic6th10th7th
Bavarian OpenWD
Merano Cup3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy8th5th
Triglav Trophy6th
Volvo Open Cup1st
International: Junior[25]
Junior Worlds21st30th16th
JGP Australia8th
JGP Czech Republic11th
JGP Germany17th
JGP Italy13th
JGP Mexico8th
JGP Turkey12th
JGP U.K.10th
JGP U.S.8th
Bavarian Open2nd
National[25]
Australian Champ.2nd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd
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References
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  2. "Brooklee Han". Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014.
  3. "Redding's Brooklee Han Skates Closer To Olympic Dream". Daily Voice. September 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013.
  4. Renner, Tom (November 29, 2013). "Redding Skater Awaits Word On Olympic Bid From Australia". Daily Voice. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013.
  5. Capellazzi, Gina (May 17, 2017). "Brooklee Han and Aimee Buchanan settle in Texas with the Cains as coaches". Figure Skaters Online.
  6. Renner, Tom (February 4, 2013). "Redding's Brooklee Han Aims To Skate In Sochi Olympics". The Daily Voice. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  7. Han, Brooklee (April 17, 2013). "Brooklee Han takes flight: Blog". Olympics.com.au. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013.
  8. Cullen, Glenn (December 3, 2013). "Aust figure skating Olympic berth appeal". Australian Associated Press. Yahoo. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013.
  9. Jeffery, Nicole (December 5, 2013). "Bittersweet result for Sochi skate selection". The Australian.
  10. Wheeler, Alice (September 28, 2013). "Brooklee Han secures Olympic quota place". Official Site of the 2014 Australian Olympic Team. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
  11. Cullen, Glenn (19 December 2013). "Australian skater loses Olympic appeal". NineMsn. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  12. Capellazzi, Gina (July 6, 2019). "Brooklee Han looks back on her figure skating career (part 1 of 2)". figureskatersonline.com.
  13. Capellazzi, Gina (July 17, 2019). "Brooklee Han looks back on her figure skating career (part 2 of 2)". figureskatersonline.com.
  14. "In Conversation with Brooklee Han". edgesofglory.com. August 19, 2019.
  15. "Brooklee HAN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019.
  16. "Brooklee HAN: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  17. Polansky, Jay (August 25, 2015). "Redding Figure Skater Keeps Sights Set On College, Olympics". Daily Voice. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015.
  18. "Brooklee HAN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  19. "Brooklee HAN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015.
  20. "Brooklee HAN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014.
  21. "Brooklee HAN". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014.
  22. "Brooklee HAN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2013.
  23. "Brooklee HAN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012.
  24. "Brooklee HAN: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  25. "Competition Results: Brooklee HAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019.
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