Keenan Prochnow

Keenan Prochnow (born December 31, 1997) is an American pair skater. With his skating partner, Laiken Lockley, he is the 2019 U.S. national junior champion. The pair placed within the top six at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Keenan Prochnow
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1997-12-31) December 31, 1997
Highland Park, Illinois
Home townLake Zurich, Illinois
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PartnerLaiken Lockley
Former partnerSophia Pearson
CoachRockne Brubaker, Stefania Berton
ChoreographerStefania Berton
Skating clubDuPage FSC
Training locationsGeneva, Illinois
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total159.54
2019 Junior Worlds
Short program59.96
2019 Junior Worlds
Free skate99.58
2019 Junior Worlds

Personal life

Prochnow was born on December 31, 1997, in Highland Park, Illinois.[1] He graduated from Indiana University High School in 2016.[2]

Career

Prochnow began learning to skate in 2004.[1] He competed with Sophia Pearson for three seasons. The two won bronze in intermediate pairs at the 2014 U.S. Championships.

Prochnow teamed up with Laiken Lockley in April 2015.[2] During their first season together, the pair competed in the novice ranks, placing fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

Lockley/Prochnow debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in October 2016. They took bronze in the junior pairs' category at the 2018 U.S. Championships. In April 2018, Lockley fractured a bone in her foot.[3]

Lockley/Prochnow won the junior pairs' title at the 2019 U.S. Championships.[4] They placed fifth in the short program, sixth in the free skate, and sixth overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Programs

(with Lockley)

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[5]
2016–2017
[6]
  • Les Retrouvailles
    by Yann Tiersen
    choreo. by Stefania Berton

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Lockley
International[7]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Junior Worlds6th
JGP Austria4th
JGP Croatia5th
JGP Czech Rep.6th
JGP Germany12th
JGP Latvia5th
Bavarian Open1st
National[2]
U.S. Champ.5th N5th J3rd J1st J10th
Midwestern Sect.1st N2nd J2nd J1st J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Pairs with Pearson
National
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
U.S. Championships3rd I
U.S. Junior Champ.14th V
Midwestern Sectionals7th V5th V1st I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate

Men's singles
National
Event 2010–11 2013–14
Midwestern Sectionals12th I
Upper Great Lakes Regionals8th V3rd I
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate
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References
  1. "Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
  2. "Laiken Lockley and Keenan Prochnow". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
    "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  3. Miller, Darci (January 24, 2019). "Laiken Lockley and Keenan Prochnow Win Junior Pairs Title in Detroit". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
  4. Dean, Taylor (January 30, 2019). "U.S. Junior Champions Laiken Lockley and Keenan Prochnow Look Ahead". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
  5. "Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  6. "Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  7. "Competition Results: Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
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