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Brooklee Han

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Brooklee Han, born July 6, 1995 at Beverly, Massachusetts (USA) is an Australian figure skater.

Brooklee says her name in an "ISU What What" video
https://youtu.be/UtjrEb9bMtc


Brooklee began skating at the age of five in Brewster, New York and is a one time Olympian, where she finished 20th. The 20 years old who is not only skilled with blades but also the violin, was able to win the Volvo cup in 2013 and studied at Wesleyan University. She represented Australia at Worlds and Four Continents, with her best placements being 19th and 12th. She was able to win nationals once in 2013 at Melbourne, while coming second in five times (2012, 2014-18). Han has a very intense skating style, with very good interpretation skills.

She announced her retirement from competitive skating on July 1, 2019

Brooklee introducing herself

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TypeScoreCompetition
Personal Best Total Score165.40ISU CS Inge Solar / Alpen Trophy 2018
Personal Best Score Short Program62.14ISU CS Inge Solar / Alpen Trophy 2018
Personal Best Score Free Skating103.26ISU CS Inge Solar / Alpen Trophy 2018

ISU Historical Personal Bests (prior to the 2018-19 season)​

TypeScoreCompetition
Personal Best Total Score161.11ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2017
Personal Best Score Short Program57.65ISU CS Autumn Classic Int'l 2017
Personal Best Score Free Skating105.71ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2017



Programs:

2018–2019
SP: I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misérables)by Claude-Michel Schönberg; performed by Susan Boyle
FS:
West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein


2018 Alpen Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvYt-6VbW7I

2018 Nebelhorn
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maotr4mTpTAX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI7mPVNM9hc

2017–2018
SP: I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misérables)by Claude-Michel Schönberg; performed by Susan Boyle
FS: P
or una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera; choreo. by Evgeni Nemirovski

2018 Four Continents
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFXd2hQ1sl0
FS: https://www.facebook.com/BrookleeHan1995


2016–2017
SP: Dans la maison by Philippe Rombi; choreo. by Serhii Vaypan
FS2: P
or una Cabeza by Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pera; choreo. by Evgeni Nemirovski
FS1: D
ay of Wrath by Bogdan Ota

2016 Golden Spin of Zagreb
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jroyJigJ3h0

2016 Nebelhorn Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfL4FQh9eZY

2015–2016
SP: Dans la maison by Philippe Rombi; choreo. by Serhii Vaypan
FS: The
Lark Ascending; by Ralph Vaughan Williams

2016 Four Continents
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4YbkodrYZ4

2015 Trophée Bompard
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsvo-mD8Y-Y


2014–2015
SP: A Single Man by Abel Korzeniowski; W.E. by Abel Korzeniowski
FS: Secret by Jay Chou

2015 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27RmNEXcLy0

2015 Four Continents
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riqqtrHKAOg

2014 Skate Canada
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSqnyEvczNw
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCeb2AfehOs

2014 Skate America
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP5yA5YshNU

2014 Nebelhorn Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEUOPpoEbdk


2013–2014
SP: Prayer for Taylor by Michael Smith; Titanic Symphony by Richard Clayderman
FS: Secret by Jay


2014 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDigf7J823U
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=equs8PE7Nk0

2013 JPG Czech Skate
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73koFCfmLg

2013 Nebelhorn Trophy
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET_aP_Z2GRw


2012–2013
SP: Freedom by Michael Smith; Titanic Symphony by Richard Clayderman
FS: Ave Maria by Vavilov

2013 World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYA0ec5Ukg4

2013 World Junior Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERNp6YE48_s
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERNp6YE48_s

2013 Four Continents
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y9jPA-ETsk

2012 JGP Istanbul
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIcChLlZ10
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww7PPqjgCzQ

2012 Nebelhorn
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KojSFKLoOaA
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pHDIQCcydw

2012 JGP Lake Placid
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOc-7jAZNpc
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97GxX8vqQ1I

2011–2012
SP: Take Five by Dave Brubeck; Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck
FS: Ave Maria by Vavilov

2012 Triglav Trophy
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyBOV5ngJe8

2012 Junior World Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iyd3rT36gE


2010–2011
SP: Take Five by Dave Brubeck; Unsquare Dance by Dave Brubeck
FS: When My Mother Sings by Richard Clayderman, James Last

2011 World Junior Championships
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEVVto7eiqw


Competitive History

CompetitionSPFSFinal
2018-2019
Four Continents Championships 201914WDWD (54.22)
Australian Championships 2018-19222 (163.60)
Inge Solar Memorial Alpen Trophy 2018273 (165.40)
Nebelhorn Trophy 2018999 (140.81)
Skate Canada Autumn Classic 201881210 (130.44)
2017-2018
Four Continents Championships 2018131414 (150.65)
Finlandia Trophy 20177108 (161.11)
Skate Canada Autumn Classic 2017477 (158.81)
U.S. International Figure Skating Classic 2017877 (131.02)
Philadelphia Summer International 20171099 (138.01)
2016-2017
2017 Triglav Trophy421 (140.90)
Four Continents Championships 2017161414 (152.05)
Reykjavík International Games 2017322 (123.77)
Golden Spin 201691211 (139.35)
Australian Championships 2016-17122 (150.72)
31st Volvo Open Cup ISU71513 (124.09)
Nebelhorn Trophy 2016121011 (121.26)
2015-2016
Four Continents Championships 2016141717 (135.75)
Mentor Nestle Nesquik Torun Cup 20161278 (129.77)
Australian Championships 2015-16322 (132.51)
Tropheé Eric Bompard 201510Can10 (47.65)
4th Denkova-Staviski Cup 2015566 (145.16)
Nebelhorn Trophy 2015677 (151.90)
U.S. International Figure Skating Classic 201510910 (140.54)
2014-2015
World Championship 201535FNRFNR (35.54)
Four Continents Championships 2015181717 (114.02)
Australian Championships 2014-15122 (152.19)
2014 Skate Canada1188 (146.80)
2014 Skate America11810 (150.37)
Nebelhorn Trophy 2014554 (149.69)
2014 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic866 (132.64)
2013-2014
2014 World Championships181919 (144.28)
2014 Olympic Winter Games221820 (143.84)
2014 Four Continents Championships141414 (150.17)
2013-14 Australian National Championships111 (161.42)
2013 Volvo Open Cup111 (151.76)
2013 JGP Czech Skate111011 (135.45)
2013 Nebelhorn Trophy1055 (147.16)
2013 JGP Mexico Cup1678 (119.98)
2012-2013
2013 World Championships202021 (141.88)
2013 World Junior Championships151716 (125.62)
2013 Four Continents Championships111212 (134.90)
2012-13 Australian National Championships252 (97.42)
2012 Merano Cup533 (128.67)
2012 Nebelhorn Trophy688 (142.02)
2012 JGP Bosphorus15912 (114.58)
2012 JGP Lake Placid788 (128.92)
2011-2012
2012 Triglav Trophy1346 (127.70)
2012 World Junior Championships30-30 (FNR)
2012 World Junior Championships -- Preliminary Round55 (PR)
2011 Trofeo Walter Lombardi [JGP]151113 (109.06)
2011 JGP Brisbane1178 (115.49)
2010-2011
2011 World Junior Championships232021 (106.98)
2011 World Junior Championships - Preliminary Round1212 (PR)
2011 Junior Bavarian Open242 (108.49)
2010-11 Australian Junior National Championships222 (110.50)
2010 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter [JGP]141817 (102.15)





Other Videos and Interviews

Brooklee introducing herself: Wesleyan Student Brooklee Han

Brooklee about 2014 Olympics

Iceskatingvictoria Interview - 2012, Andrea Nierhoff

Articles

Sep. 2016- "Olympic Figure Skater From Redding Looks To Grow With Move To Texas" by Tom Renner
http://trumbull.dailyvoice.com/spor...ding-looks-to-grow-with-move-to-texas/679895/
 
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karne

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Wow! Thankyou, Alex D!

And it comes at a great time! Only three more days until Nationals starts!
 

Princessroja

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Thank you, Alex D! I'm so glad Brooklee finally has a fan fest! I'd contemplated taking it on myself at one point, but I just didn't think I had the time or knowledge to do her justice. :)
 

Alex D

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Brooklee at Nationals, preperation

Brooklee is going to skate her short at nationals on the 3th. of December. The Seniors competition will start at 19:45 local (Penrith - New South Wales). If I am not mistaken, its just an hour drive from Sydney, maybe less - it´s been a while. :thumbsup:

She has to skate in the first group, which I hope will not be a disadvantage for her.

http://www.nswisa.com/results/live/SEG026.HTM

StN.
Name
Nation
1
Sarah CULLEN
NSW
2
Brooklee HAN
QLD
3
Kayla DOIG
QLD
4
Harmonie WONG
SA
5
Katie PASFIELD
NSW
6
Natalie SULLIVAN
QLD
7
Bailey WARR
QLD
8
Yancey CHAN
QLD
9
Amelia SADLER
NSW
10
Kailani CRAINE
NSW
11
Chantelle KERRY
NSW

One of her latest quotes,

On this day of Thanksgiving I realize how much I have to be grateful for. I am thankful for all the support of my friends and family and all of the experiences, both challenging and exciting, I have had over the past year. They have helped shape me into the person I am today. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Good Luck Brooklee!
 
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karne

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Brooklee is going to skate her short at nationals on the 3th. of December. The Seniors competition will start at 19:45 local (Penrith - New South Wales). If I am not mistaken, its just an hour drive from Sydney, maybe less - it´s been a while. :thumbsup:

She has to skate in the first group, which I hope will not be a disadvantage for her.

There are only two groups, it's not usually a problem.

Technically, Penrith is part of Sydney, but it is a fair way out from the CBD.
 

Alex D

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We had a chat earlier, she has only good words for her former coaching team and other Australian skaters and loves it here at Oberstdorf and could finally see the cows. ;)
 

Alex D

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Brooklee has moved to Texas to train wih Darlene and Peter Cain
Sep. 2016- "Olympic Figure Skater From Redding Looks To Grow With Move To Texas" by Tom Renner
http://trumbull.dailyvoice.com/spor...ding-looks-to-grow-with-move-to-texas/679895/

We had a chat earlier, she has only good words for her former coaching team and other Australian skaters and loves it here at Oberstdorf and could finally see the cows. ;)

Today I have finished the part about Brooklee in my column, I will copy paste it here, once the whole thing is finished (at the end of the week). We also spoke about the coaching change and her future plans, I am sure it will be an interesting read. She is as I said earlier, a wonderful person to talk to, very different to Kailani, but not less charming.

For now, I have two videos for you

I took them from the thread by Doris, I hope it´s ok to repost them here.

Brooklee Short at Nebelhorn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfL4FQh9eZY

Brooklee Free at Nebelhorn

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ujgy0_2016-nebelhorn-trophy-oberstdorf-germany-5_sport (around 41. minutes)


Brooklee at Nebelhorn Trophy 2016

2.1 "I have very short waist"

What surprised me though, was how open minded one lady was, about a small problem with finding nice dresses, Brooklee Han. For her, having a "very short waist", as she said, causes quite some problems and so it was, that her long program dress arrived on Saturday morning and she put it on and it worked! Han´s dresses are designed by a lady in Salt Lake City - UT, Elena Pollak and as she mentioned the goal is to make her look a bit longer and less like just one line, which can be a bit hard, as she noted, so that the dresses need to be tailored in a very specific way.
The young Australian came 11th with 121.26 points, in a just 15 skaters strong field that sadly lost two very fine Ladies with Emmi prior to the short and Isa who went on the ice Saturday morning, but sadly had to leave almost instantly again, as her back injury was to severe to continue.

To continue young Brooklee want´s of course and her big goal are the Olympics 2018 and Oberstdorf is, as she said, an event with only positive memories for her, as this is the place where she qualified last time in 2013 and also where she practiced, between the opening ceremony and competition at Sochi. To achieve this goal, Brooklee left her old coach Serhil Vaypan after about 9 years, but not with regrets, as she noted.

" I am grateful for all the things he helped me achieve, he took me as a kid when I could barely land a single Axel up to the Olympics and I know, I couldn´t have done that, without him."

Her new coaching team, consists of Darlene and Peter Cain, who also offer advice to Amber Glenn and Ashley Cain and I have to admit, that I was listening a little bit into their practice conversations and I find it super charming how he is giving her advice in a very kind and supportive way and right now, both are working on a triple toe combination and polish her double Axel - triple Toe, an element we could already witness at her LP. Said program, "a dream within a dream", shows Brooklee how she wakes up in a dream at a ball in a trancy, enchanting environment in which she is dancing and towards the end, the spell breaks and she wakes up, with a sad mood, while trying to hold on to her dream.

Han, who has always been a skater that offered a huge intensity with her programs, noted, that it would be something that she always had as a kid, but lost a little bit when she became a junior.

"When I was little, it´s something I had a lot of, while I struggled technically wise compared to the other kids and when I moved on to juniors and started adding more difficult elements like the triples, I lost the presentation skills a little bit, but now that I am more comfortable with the elements, I am more free again and it allows me sell and express the programs."

I don´t know about you guys, but I think she is doing a damn fine job there! Another fine job she does by promoting the sport for her country, while being respectful and supportive to other skaters. Brooklee, noted how Kailani Craine, pushed her and that there is a young Holly Harris, who could become the future of Australian figure skating and is having a great year already and how she would be very happy to see their new juniors pair to maybe qualify for the Olympics next year.

Brooklee, who is a German Studies Major will keep on supporting Australian Figure Skating, with her big heart and open minded personality and now that I met both of these beautiful Aussie ladies, I am also looking forward to the last one, Holly, at the Junior GP at Dresden.
 
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karne

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Wow, thanks so much for those great pictures, YesWay!
 

GF2445

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Brilliant Bronze for Brooklee.
Sadly, I can't source a video anywhere. The there is no recording of the livestream on the site that is hosting the feed.
 

GF2445

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Brooklee has announced her retirement from Competitive Skating to pursue future options in journalism or one day becoming a coach and technical specialist.
We will miss her.
 
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