Cheltzie Lee is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2010 Australian national champion

Australian Figure Skating Championships

The Australian Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Australia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...

 and 2007-2008 junior national champion.

Career

Lee placed 23rd at the 2008 World Championships

2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were the World Junior Figure Skating Championships for the 2007/2008 season. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior...

. At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy

2009 Nebelhorn Trophy

The 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy was the Nebelhorn Trophy figure skating competition of the 2009-2010 figure skating season. It served as the final Olympic qualifier to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.The event...

, Lee qualified an alternate berth for Australia for the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

. Following the withdrawal of Israeli skater Tamar Katz

Tamar Katz

Tamar Katz is an Israeli figure skater. She is the 2005, 2007, and 2008 Israeli national champion.- Career :...

, Lee was named to the Australian Olympic team

Australia at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Australia participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A team of forty athletes was selected to compete in eleven sports...

. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, she qualified 18th in the short program, scoring 52.16 (a personal best), and finished in 20th place overall. She placed 17th at the 2010 World Championships

2010 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

.

Personal life

Lee's father is Chinese and was born in Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

 and her mother was born and raised in Louisiana and is African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

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Lee also did gymnastics from age six to twelve.
It has been confirmed that Cheltzie will continue to skate, but she has decided to take a year off to concentrate on her university studies and to 'live a little'

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–2011	Chez Lez Ye Ye by Boogalox	Yentl Yentl (film) Yentl is a 1983 romantic musical drama film from United Artists, and directed, co-written, co-produced, and starring Barbra Streisand based on the play of the same name by Leah Napolin and Isaac Bashevis Singer, itself based on Singer's short story, "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy".The dramatic story...
2009–2010	Feeling Good Feeling Good "Feeling Good" is a song written by English singer-songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd starring Cy Grant, who sang the original version of the song...   by Michael Bublé Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...	Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2008–2009
2007–2008	Sing, Sing, Sing Sing, Sing, Sing "Sing, Sing, Sing " is a 1936 song, written by Louis Prima and first recorded by him with the New Orleans Gang and released in March 1936 as a 78 as Brunswick 7628 . It is strongly identified with the big band and swing eras. It was covered by Fletcher Henderson and most famously Benny Goodman...   Summertime Blues – Jazz Blues and Boogie by Mike Strickland	Madagascar Madagascar (2005 film) Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked... : Zoosters Breakout Born Free Found Our Roar by Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...

Competitive highlights

Event	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...					20th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...				33rd	17th	21st
Four Continents Championships Four Continents Figure Skating Championships The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance...				13th	14th	10th
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...			23rd
Australian Championships Australian Figure Skating Championships The Australian Figure Skating Championships are the figure skating national championships held annually to crown the national champions of Australia. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...	4th N.	2nd J.	1st J.	WD	1st	WD
Nebelhorn Trophy Nebelhorn Trophy The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain....					15th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany					7th
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain				14th
Junior Grand Prix, Austria			5th
Australian Youth Olympic Festival Figure skating at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival Figure skating has been contested at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, an international multi-sport event organised by the Australian Olympic Committee-Men:-Ladies:-References:*...		6th

• N = Novice level, J = Junior level, WD = withdrawn