Keauna McLaughlin
Figure Skating - Pairs
2010 Olympic hopefuls
Personal Specs
Height: 4'11"
Coach: Dalilah Sappenfield, Lei'Ina McLaughlin
Choreographer: Lea Ann Miller
Club: Broadmoor FSC
Partner: Rockne Brubaker
Short List Performance
- 2009 World Championships - 11th
- 2007 World Junior Champions
- Two-time U.S. Champions (2008, 2009)
- 2007 U.S. Junior Champions
- Ranked No. 13 in ISU World Standings as of May 2009
Vancouver Watch
McLaughlin and Brubaker are the top-ranked American pairs team and the two-time defending U.S. Champions. Their international experience has been limited by McLaughlin's age (six years younger than Brubaker). As a result, their World Championships debut in March (11th place) proved that they are still working toward making the medal discussion. No U.S. pair has won an Olympic medal since 1988.
Personal
McLaughlin started skating at age 3 after watching her mother, Lei'Ina, skate in shows. She previously skated with Ethan Burgess before joining Brubaker. Her family is of Japanese, Mayan Mexican, French, Spanish and Austrian descent. Her father left the family when she was a toddler, but the two have recently built a relationship.
Did You Know...?
- McLaughlin once received 21 stitches for her left eyebrow after a fall on the ice
- McLaughlin's first name is based on Hawaiian words that mean "feminine wind running through the forest"
More about Keauna: Has one sibling, a younger sister ... Previously skated with Ethan Burgess ... Previously coached by Jordan Bell ... Biggest life-defining moment was getting her first medal at the U.S. Championships ... Her most prized possessions are the four medals she has won at the U.S. Championships and U.S. Junior Championships ... Believes her intensity is what sets her apart from others ... Would like to have her own line of skating apparel when her skating career is over ... Would like to meet Angeline Jolie - "I admire her support and efforts toward humanitarian causes." ... Listens to The Fray, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, The Beatles, Dashboard Confessional and Mariah Carey.
Favorite TV show: Friends
Favorite movie: Juno
Favorite celebrity: Zac Efron
Favorite book: Mind Gym
Favorite web site: http://www.facebook.com/
Favorite food: Warheads
Favorite drink: Fruit Punch PowerAde
2008 Season Notes
- SP Music: "Malaguena" by Ernesto Lecuona
- FS Music: Selections from West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim
- Costumes by Joey Santos
- Goals are to win the gold medal at the U.S. Championships and medal at the Grand Prix Final and World Championships.
2007 Season Notes
- SP Music: "Moonlight Sonata" by Beethoven
- FS Music: "Romeo & Juliet" by Prokofiev and Rota
- Costume designer is Kay Evans.
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Captured the 2008 U.S. Championships title.
2006 Season Notes
- Finished first in every event they skated during the 2006-2007 season, including the 2007 World Junior Championships.
- SP Music: Music from the "Somewhere in Time" soundtrack by John Barry
- FS Music: "Romeo and Juliet" by Prokofiev and Rota
- Goals are to make the Junior Grand Prix Final and be the U.S. junior pairs champions.