Leah Keiser

{{Short description|American figure skater}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2012}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Leah Keiser |image=2012-12 Final Grand Prix 3d 017 Leah Keiser.JPG |caption= Keiser in December 2013 |fullname= |altname= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1997|9|13}} |birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |hometown= Irvine, California, U.S. |height= {{cvt|1.72|m|order=flip}} |country= United States |coach= Tammy Gambill |skating club= All Year FSC Ontario |beganskating = 2001 |retired = }}

'''Leah Keiser''' (born September 13, 1997) is an American former figure skater. She is the 2012 JGP Turkey gold medalist.

== Personal life == Leah Keiser was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has a sister, Emily, a half-sister, Stephanie, and two half-brothers, Alex and Thomas, who play in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers.<ref name=USFS-LK/> Leah now attends Northwestern University studying chemical engineering with plans to graduate in the spring of 2020.

== Career == Keiser debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in the 2012–13 season. She won gold in Istanbul,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012 |title=ISU JGP Bosphorus Istanbul 2012, JUNIOR LADIES FREE SKATING |url=https://www.isuresults.com/results/jgptur2012/jgptur2012_JuniorLadies_FS_Scores.pdf |access-date=26 January 2023 |website=isuresults.com}}</ref> Turkey and placed fourth in her next event, in Chemnitz, Germany. She qualified for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where she finished 6th. She withdrew from the 2013 U.S. Championships.

Keiser finished tenth at the 2014 U.S. Championships. During the 2014–15 JGP series, she won a bronze medal in Ljubljana, Slovenia and then competed in Dresden, Germany.

== Programs == {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating ! Exhibition |- ! 2014–2015 <ref name=ISU-1415/> | * Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy | * Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms | |- ! 2013–2014 <ref name=ISU-1314/> | * Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo | * Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | |- ! 2012–2013 <ref name=ISU-1213/> | rowspan=2 | * Intro. and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns | * Seasons by Alexander Glazunov | |- ! 2011–2012 <ref name=USFS-LK/> | * Dr. Zhivago by Maurice Jarre | |- ! 2010–2011 <ref name=USFS-LK/> | * Asturias by Isaac Albéniz | * Alexander by Vangelis | |- ! 2009–2010 <ref name=USFS-LK/> | * Art On Ice by Edvin Marton | * Carmen performed by the British Symphony Orchestra | |}

== Competitive highlights ==

=== 2009–present === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''International: Junior'''<ref name=ISU-LK/> |- ! Event ! 09–10 ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 |- | align=left | {{tooltip|JGP|Junior Grand Prix}} Final || || || || 6th || || |- | align=left | JGP Germany || || || || 4th || || 8th |- | align=left | JGP Slovenia || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |- | align=left | JGP Turkey || || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || |- | align=left | Int. Challenge Cup || || || bgcolor=gold | 1st J. || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''National'''<ref name=USFS-LK/> |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || bgcolor=gold | 1st N || || 12th || WD || 10th || 12th |- | align=left | Pacific Coast || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd N. || 6th J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd |- | align=left | {{tooltip|Southwest Pacific|Southwest Pacific Regionals}} || bgcolor=silver | 2nd N. || bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd J. || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || |- | colspan=7 align=center | WD = Withdrew; Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |}

=== 2007–2009 ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=3 align=center | '''National'''<ref name=USFS-LK/> |- ! Event ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 |- | align=left | U.S. Junior Championships || bgcolor=gold | 1st Jv. || |- | align=left | Southwest Pacific Regionals || bgcolor=silver | 2nd Jv. || 6th I. |- | colspan=3 align=center | Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate |}

== Detailed results == {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''2014–15 season''' |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | November 19–22, 2014 | 2015 Pacific Coast | Senior | align=center | 1 59.57 | align=center | 2 102.77 | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2 162.34 |- | October 1–4, 2014 | 2014 JGP Germany | Junior | align=center | 7 49.66 | align=center | 9 78.97 | align=center | 8 128.63 |- | August 27–30, 2014 | 2014 JGP Slovenia | Junior | align=center | 8 47.66 | align=center | 3 101.58 | align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 149.24 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''2013–14 season''' |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | January 5–12, 2014 | 2014 U.S. Championships | Senior | align=center | 8 57.41 | align=center | 9 102.92 | align=center | 10 160.33 |- | November 19–23, 2013 | 2014 Pacific Coast | Senior | align=center | 1 56.92 | align=center | 3 89.71 | align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 146.63 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''2012–13 season''' |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | December 6–9, 2012 | 2012-13 JGP Final | Junior | align=center | 6 47.23 | align=center | 6 90.21 | align=center | 6 137.44 |- | October 10–13, 2012 | 2012 JGP Germany | Junior | align=center | 2 55.14 | align=center | 7 86.01 | align=center | 4 141.15 |- | September 19–22, 2012 | 2012 JGP Turkey | Junior | align=center | 3 50.70 | align=center | 1 105.63 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 156.33 |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | '''2011–12 season''' |- ! Date ! Event ! Level ! SP ! FS ! Total |- | March 8–11, 2012 | 2012 Challenge Cup | Junior | align=center | 1 51.64 | align=center | 1 93.63 | align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 145.27 |- | January 22–29, 2012 | 2012 U.S. Championships | Senior | align=center | 10 52.44 | align=center | 11 93.11 | align=center | 12 145.55 |}

== References == {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name=ISU-LK>{{cite web |url= https://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00013681.htm |title= Competition Results: Leah KEISER |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |title= Leah KEISER: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130216091309/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |archivedate= February 16, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |title= Leah KEISER: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140324113737/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |archivedate= March 24, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1415>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |title= Leah KEISER: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140827135517/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00013681.htm |archivedate= August 27, 2014 |url-status= live }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS-LK>{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/leah_keiser |title= Leah Keiser |publisher= IceNetwork }} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101024&mode=I |date=* |title=Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013 }}</ref>

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== External links == {{commons category-inline|Leah Keiser}} * {{ISU figure skater|00013681}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112095253/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/profile/leah_keiser |title=Leah Keiser at U.S. Figure Skating IceNetwork |date=January 12, 2014}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keiser, Leah}} Category:1997 births Category:American female single skaters Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Pittsburgh Category:21st-century American sportswomen