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Larkyn Austman

Larkyn Austman(born February 22, 1998) is a former competitive Canadianfigure skater.She is the 2017International Challenge Cupbronze medalist and the2018 Canadian nationalbronze medalist.

Larkyn Austman
Austman at2017 Skate Canada International
Born(1998-02-22)February 22, 1998(age 26)
New Westminster,British Columbia,Canada
HometownCoquitlam,British Columbia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Skating clubCoquitlam SC
Began skating2000
RetiredMay 10, 2019

On the junior level, she is the2013 Canadian junior nationalchampion and the2012 Canadian junior nationalsilver medalist.

She placed 25th at the2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

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Larkyn Austman was born February 22, 1998, inNew Westminster,British Columbia,Canada.[1]Her parents, Heather and Leonard, both competed in figure skating, and her older brother, Connor, played ice hockey.[2]Her mother, formerly Heather Anderson, won the Canadian national novice ladies' title in 1974.[3]

Austman attended Hillcrest Middle School andDr. Charles Best Secondary SchoolinCoquitlam,[3][2]graduating in June 2016.[4]She became a vegan in June 2015.[2][5]

Career

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Early years

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Austman began learning to skate in 2000.[1]She was a flower retriever at the2010 Winter OlympicsinVancouver.[6]She won silver competing on the novice level at the2012 Canadian Championshipsand gold as a junior at the2013 Canadian Championships.

2013–2014 season

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In 2013, due to boot problems, Austman developedtendinitisin both of her Achilles tendons, causing her to miss part of the 2013–2014 season.[4]In October, she debuted on theISU Junior Grand Prix(JGP) series, finishing eighth inTallinn,Estonia. In January, making her senior debut, she placed tenth at the2014 Canadian Championships.

In March, Austman competed at the2014 World Junior ChampionshipsinSofia,Bulgaria. Ranked eighteenth in the short program, she qualified to the free skate and finished sixteenth overall. She was coached by Heather Austman and Eileen Murphy inRichmondandCoquitlam,British Columbia.[7]

2014–2015 and 2015–2016 seasons

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In 2014, Austman spent three months training inColorado Springs, ColoradounderChristy Krall.[8]In August, she placed tenth at her2014 Junior Grand Prixassignment in France. She quit skating in December but started to reconsider in March 2015.[4]

Austman rejoined Coquitlam Skating Club and resumed training, skating at the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex.[8]She finished sixth at the2016 Canadian Championships.

2016–2017 season

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Coached byZdeněk Pazdírekin Coquitlam,[9]Austman made her senior international debut in late September at the2016 CS Autumn Classic International,aChallenger Seriescompetition where she placed 12th. Ranked fifth in the short and fourth in the free, she finished fourth at the2017 Canadian Championships,thus making the national team. In February 2017, she won her first international medal, bronze at theInternational Challenge CupinThe Hague,Netherlands.

2017–2018 season

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In addition to training in British Columbia, Austman trained inEdmontonduring the summer and inColorado Springs, Coloradofor five weeks during the winter.[2][10][11]She crowdfunded to cover her expenses and received financial aid of $30,000 from Horatio Kemeny.[10][12]

In January, Austman won the bronze medal at the2018 Canadian Championships.The following day, she was named in Canada's 2018 Olympic and 2018 World teams.[13][14]In February, she competed at the2018 Winter OlympicsinPyeongChang,South Korea.[15]Ranked twenty-fifth in the short program, she missed qualifying for the final segment by one spot. She had the same result at the2018 World ChampionshipsinMilan,Italy.

2018–2019 season

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Austman sprained her left foot in September 2018, causing her to withdraw from the2018 Skate Canada International.[16]

At the2019 Canadian Championships,Austman returned to competition, and placed second in the short program, skating cleanly. She stated that her result there validated her decision to withdraw from the Grand Prix, which would otherwise have worsened her physical health and confidence.[17]She was less successful in the free skate, dropping to fourth place overall.[18]Austman was assigned to compete at the2019 Four Continents Championships,as silver medalistAurora Cotoplacked the technical minimum scores necessary to attend. She finished tenth at Four Continents, setting personal bests in the process, but failed to obtain the short program technical minimum score necessary to be eligible to attend the World Championships, missing it by 0.01 points.[19]

On May 10, Austman announced her retirement from competitive skating through a post on Instagram.[20]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[21]
2013–2015
[22][7]
2012–2013
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Competitive highlights

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

International[24]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics 25th
Worlds 25th
Four Continents 10th
GPSkate Canada 12th WD
CSAutumn Classic 12th WD
CSOndrej Nepela 12th
Cup of Tyrol 6th
Int. Challenge Cup 3rd
International: Junior[24]
Junior Worlds 16th
JGPEstonia 8th
JGPFrance 10th
National[25]
Canadian Champ. 2nd N 1st J 10th 6th 4th 3rd 4th
SC Challenge 3rd 1st
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References

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  1. ^abc"Larkyn AUSTMAN: 2018/2019".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on November 12, 2018.
  2. ^abcdBartel, Mario (January 4, 2018)."Olympic dream no lark for Coquitlam skater".Tri-City News.Archivedfrom the original on April 26, 2018.
  3. ^abPruner, Larry (February 17, 2012)."Larkyn Austman an ice chip off mom's block".Tri-City News.Archivedfrom the original on November 7, 2016.
  4. ^abc"Larkyn Austman".olympic.ca.Archivedfrom the original on November 12, 2018.
  5. ^"Larkyn Austman, vegan figure skater".Great Vegan Athletes.Archivedfrom the original on November 12, 2018.
  6. ^Barnes, Dan (February 21, 2018)."Larkyn Austman's second Olympic experience includes competing, not cleaning".The National Post.
  7. ^ab"Larkyn AUSTMAN: 2013/2014".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon March 24, 2014.
  8. ^abEwen, Steve (December 7, 2015)."Larkyn Austman figures out important lesson".The Province.Archivedfrom the original on March 21, 2016.
  9. ^"Canadian skaters headed to Montreal for Skate Canada Autumn Classic International".Skate Canada.September 27, 2016.
  10. ^abBartel, Mario (February 21, 2018)."The hidden cost of athletic glory".Tri-City News.Archivedfrom the original on April 30, 2018.
  11. ^Ewen, Steve (January 6, 2018)."Austman hopes she's destined for spot on Olympic figure skating team".theprovince.Archivedfrom the original on April 12, 2018.
  12. ^Azpiri, Jon; McArthur, Aaron (January 20, 2018)."B.C. figure skater heading to Winter Olympics thanks to total stranger".Global News.Archivedfrom the original on June 9, 2018.
  13. ^"Figure Skaters Nominated to Team Canada for Pyeongchang 2018".Canadian Olympic Team Website. January 14, 2018.
  14. ^"Skate Canada Names Teams for 2018 ISU Championships".Skate Canada. January 14, 2018.
  15. ^"Athlete Profile - Larkyn AUSTMAN".PyeongChang2018.PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.Archived fromthe originalon April 20, 2018.
  16. ^"Canadian Olympian Gabrielle Daleman taking break from figure skating".The Canadian Press.sportsnet.ca. October 12, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on November 12, 2018.
  17. ^Curley, Sean (January 18, 2019)."Gabrielle Daleman leads ladies in Saint John".Golden Skate.
  18. ^Curley, Sean (January 19, 2019)."Alaine Chartrand nabs second Canadian National title".Golden Skate.
  19. ^Bartel, Mario (February 12, 2019)."Updated: No worlds for Austman after 10th at Four Continents".Tri-City News.
  20. ^Austman, Larkyn (May 10, 2019)."Retirement Post".Instagram.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-12-25.
  21. ^"Larkyn AUSTMAN: 2017/2018".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon May 29, 2018.
  22. ^"Larkyn AUSTMAN: 2014/2015".International Skating Union. Archived fromthe originalon May 21, 2015.
  23. ^Hoyt, Melanie (January 17, 2013)."Austman wins junior ladies Canadian title".Golden Skate.
  24. ^ab"Competition Results: Larkyn AUSTMAN".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on November 12, 2018.
  25. ^"Larkyn Austman".Skate Canada.Archivedfrom the original on November 12, 2018.
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