Keiffer Hubbell
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| The Hubbells in 2006. | ||
| Personal Info | ||
| Country: |  United States |
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| Date of birth: | January 15, 1989 | |
| Residence: | Sylvania, Ohio | |
| Height: | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Partner: | Madison Hubbell | |
| Coach: | Iaroslava Netchaeva, Iouri Tchesnitchenko | |
| Choreographer: | Iaroslava Netchaeva, Iouri Tchesnitchenko | |
| Skating Club: | Ann Arbor FSC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Ice Dance Total: | 155.18 | 2006 JGP Courchevel |
| Comp. Dance: | 32.67 | 2006 JGP Courchevel |
| Original Dance: | 50.61 | 2006 JGP Final |
| Free Dance: | 73.10 | 2006 JGP Courchevel |
| Most Recent Results: | |||
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| Event | Points | Finish | Year |
| National Championships | 167.48 | 2nd | 2007 |
Keiffer Hubbell (born January 15, 1989 in Lansing, Michigan), is an American ice dancer. He competes with his sister Madison Hubbell. They are the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix Final champions.
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[edit] Career
Keiffer Hubbell started skating at age 9.
He skates with his sister Madison Hubbell. They won the National silver medal on the novice level in 2006 behind sibling team Cathy Reed & Chris Reed. Making their junior international debut in the 2006-2007 season, they won a gold and a silver medal on the Junior Grand Prix, which qualified them for the Junior Grand Prix Final. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, they won the gold medal over training mates and rivals Emily Samuelson & Evan Bates. At the 2007 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, they won the silver medal, qualifying them for the 2007 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. At Junior Worlds, they placed sixth. However, due to the medical withdrawal of Samuelson & Bates, the United States dropped from three spots to the 2008 Junior Worlds down to two.
The Hubbells stayed Junior for the 2007-2008 season. However, they were forced to miss the 2007-2008 Junior Grand Prix season due to injury. They won their sectional competition to qualify for the 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships, where they won the gold medal on the Junior level. This qualified them for the 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, their first international competition of the season, where they moved up a spot and placed fifth.
[edit] Programs
| Season | Original Dance | Free Dance |
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| 2007-2008 | German Polka and Yodel | "Hope" by Apocalyptica Cult |
| 2006-2007 | Tango | Canto Alla Vita by Josh Groban |
| 2005-2006 | Modern Tango | |
| 2004-2005 | Music by Josh Groban |
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| 2003-2004 | Espinado by Santana |
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| 2002-2003 | Alegria Cirque Du Soleil |
[edit] Competitive highlights
(with Hubbell)
| Event | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 |
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| World Junior Championships | 6th | 5th | ||
| U.S. Championships | 5th N. | 2nd N. | 2nd J. | 1st J. |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Courcheval | 2nd | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands | 1st | |||
| Estonian Ice Dance Invitational | 1st N. | |||
| Midwestern Sectionals | 2nd N. | 1st N. | 1st J. | |
| Eastern Great Lakes Regionals | 1st N. |
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Keiffer Hubbell at the International Skating Union biography page
- Keiffer Hubbell at the United States Figure Skating Association
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