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Hannah Miller

For the Canadian ice hockey player, seeHannah Miller (ice hockey).

Hannah Miller(born October 29, 1996) is an Americanfigure skater.She is the 2014Ice Challengechampion, 2014Lombardia Trophysilver medalist, and 2012JGP Finalsilver medalist.[1]

Hannah Miller
Miller in 2012
Born(1996-10-29)October 29, 1996(age 28)
Chicago,Illinois
HometownWilliamston,Michigan
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
CoachTammy Gambill
Skating clubEast West Ice Palace
Began skating2000
Medal record
RepresentingUnited States
Figure skating:Ladies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 Sochi Ladies' singles

Personal life

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Miller was born inChicago,Illinois,while her father was a member of theNational Hockey League'sChicago Blackhawks.[2]She is the daughter of Cheryl Hudgens Miller andKevin Miller,a former ice hockey player who was a member of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team and played in theNHL.[3][4]She has three younger sisters, Neysa and twins Braedyn and Giselle.[4]In June 2015, Miller graduated from Williamston High School, having earned a GPA of 4.0 and served asvaledictorianat her graduation.[5][4][6]She decided to studykinesiologyatMichigan State University.[2]

Career

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Miller began learning to skate as a four-year-old.[7]She also trained in gymnastics before deciding to focus on skating.[8]She was coached mainly by her paternal aunt, Kirsten Miller-Zisholz,[4]inLansing, Michigan,until June 2015.[9]

Miller won the2011 U.S. novice title.[10]The next season, she won a bronze medal in herJunior Grand Prixdebut and theU.S. junior national bronze medal.

In 2012–13, Miller won a pair of silver medals atJGPevents in Austria and Croatia and qualified for the2012–13 Junior Grand Prix FinalinSochi,Russia. She won the silver medal after placing second in the short program and fourth in the long. She made her senior national debut at the2013 U.S. Championships,finishing 10th.[11]

In September 2014, making her senior international debut, Miller took the silver medal at theLombardia Trophy,anISU Challenger Series(CS) event inSesto San Giovanni,Italy. In November, she won gold at the CSIce ChallengeinGraz,Austria.

In June 2015, Miller relocated toArtesia, California,to train underRafael Arutyunyan.[5][9]Miller-Zisholz, who encouraged her to move to a more competitive training environment, continues to work with Miller as an adviser and technical consultant.[5]In August 2016, Miller announced a coaching change toTammy Gambill.[12]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[13]
2017–2018
[14][2]
2016–2017
[13]
2015–2016
[15][16]
  • Arabesque
    by Roni Benise
    choreo. by Tom Dickson
 Puccini's opera arias:
2014–2015
[17]
2013–2014
[2]
  • The Firebird
    by Igor Stravinsky
2012–2013
[18]
  • Tanguera
    by Sexteto Mayor
2011–2012
[19]
2010–2011
[2]

Competitive highlights

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

International[1]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
GPCup of China 10th
GPRostelecom 11th
CSFinlandia 6th
CSGolden Spin 8th
CSIce Challenge 1st
CSLombardia 2nd
International: Junior[1]
JGPFinal 2nd
JGPAustria 2nd
JGPCroatia 2nd
JGPEstonia 12th
JGPItaly 3rd
National[2]
U.S. Champ. 3rd J 10th 9th 9th 7th 18th 13th 15th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

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  1. ^abc"Competition Results: Hannah MILLER".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on January 20, 2019.
  2. ^abcdef"Hannah Miller".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon July 1, 2018.
  3. ^Edmonds, Jamie (February 19, 2010)."Local Skater Has Olympic Dreams, Family Roots".WILX.Archivedfrom the original on November 26, 2012.
  4. ^abcdWalker, Elvin (January 9, 2013)."Hannah Miller: A silver-lined season".Golden Skate.
  5. ^abcSolari, Chris (June 16, 2015)."Olympics on mind, ice skater Hannah Miller off to California".Lansing State Journal.Lansing State Journal.
  6. ^"U.S. Figure Skating Honors 10 Scholar Athletes at 2014 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships".U.S. Figure Skating.January 10, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon January 16, 2014.
  7. ^Seidel, Jeff (January 20, 2019)."Hannah Miller on figure skating and the struggle to be thin enough".Detroit Free Press.Archivedfrom the original on January 20, 2019.
  8. ^Lavey, Kathleen (December 4, 2012)."On the edge of glory: Williamston's Hannah Miller pursuing world's attention".Lansing State Journal.Archived fromthe originalon December 7, 2012.RetrievedDecember 7,2012.
  9. ^abRutherford, Lynn (July 27, 2015)."Skaters gear up for new season at Skate Detroit".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon June 30, 2018.
  10. ^Barnas, Jo-Ann (January 24, 2011)."Lansing's Hannah Miller wins novice title at U.S. Figure Skating Championships".Detroit Free Press.Archivedfrom the original on November 26, 2012.
  11. ^Seidel, Jeff (January 28, 2013)."Hannah Miller comes from an icy MSU tradition".Detroit Free Press.Archivedfrom the original on October 25, 2013.
  12. ^Miller, Hannah (August 23, 2016)."Summer changes".Official website of Hannah Miller. Archived fromthe originalon September 6, 2016.RetrievedAugust 25,2016.
  13. ^ab"On the ice".Official website of Hannah Miller.Archivedfrom the original on July 20, 2016.
  14. ^Miller, Hannah (June 6, 2017)."Surgery, new programs, and summer plans".Official website of Hannah Miller.
  15. ^Brannen, Sarah S. (August 25, 2015)."The Inside Edge: Move to Cali gets Miller motivated".IceNetwork.com.Archived fromthe originalon April 18, 2018.
  16. ^"Hannah MILLER: 2015/2016".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon May 28, 2016.
  17. ^"Hannah MILLER: 2014/2015".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon May 22, 2015.
  18. ^"Hannah MILLER: 2012/2013".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon February 26, 2013.
  19. ^"Hannah MILLER: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon January 21, 2012.
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