Lee Harris (figure skater)
Lee Harris | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | United States |
Born |
Windsor, Ontario, Canada | October 16, 1981
Former partner | Colette Appel |
Former coach | Johnny Johns, Mitch Moyer, Bob Young, Kathy Collings |
Former choreographer | Zuzanna Szwed, Julie Marcotte |
Skating club | Detroit SC |
Former training locations | Newington, Connecticut |
Began skating | 1984 |
Retired | 2006 |
Lee Harris (born October 16, 1981) is a former pair skater who competed internationally for the United States. With partner Colette Appel, he is the 2002 U.S. national junior champion and placed 12th at the 2002 World Junior Championships. They were fourth at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events and on the senior level at the 2003 Finlandia Trophy.
In 2006, Harris began his professional skating career while on tour with Royal Caribbean Cruise ships. He retired from professional skating in 2011 and he currently coaches at the Chiller Skating Rinks in Columbus, Ohio.
In 2012 and 2013 Harris became a National Level Figure Skating Coach when his Novice pair team competed at the U.S. National figure skating championships.
Harris also played Jr. Hockey for the Belle River Canadians and Kingsville Comets in the GLJCHL from 1996-1999.
In 2014, Harris was hired by the Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL) as their skating coach. Harris works with both the Columbus Blue Jackets players and their AHL affiliate team. [1]
Programs
(with Colette Appel)
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2005–2006 [2] |
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2001–2002 [3] |
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Results
(pairs with Colette Appel)
Results[3] | |||||
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International | |||||
Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
Finlandia Trophy | 4th | ||||
International: Junior | |||||
World Junior Championships | 12th | ||||
JGP Serbia | 4th | ||||
JGP Slovakia | 4th | ||||
National | |||||
U.S. Championships | 1st J. | 3rd J. | 15th | 11th | 12th |
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix |
References
- ↑ http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2015/07/03/Blue-Jackets-0703.html
- ↑ "2006 U.S. Championships: Colette Appel & Lee Harris" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011.
- 1 2 "Colette APPEL / Lee HARRIS: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 22, 2006.
External links
- Colette Appel / Lee Harris at the International Skating Union
- Colette Appel / Lee Harris at Tracings.net
- Chiller Staff Page
- (http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2015/07/03/Blue-Jackets-0703.html)