Danielle Kahle
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Danielle "Dani" Kahle is an American
figure skater
.
In 2002, Danielle Kahle was the United States National Champion
at the novice level.
Kahle is coached by Frank Carroll
and Cindy Bortz-Gould
. She trains in El Segundo, California
and Simi Valley, California
.
On the world stage, Kahle has earned a top-three spot in four ISU Junior Grand Prix
competitions, including 1st place at the 2003–2004 ISU JGP Croatia Cup. At the 2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial
senior-level competition, Kahle placed 2nd.
Regional accomplishments include four senior-level 1st places; Kahle is a two-time (2006, 2007) Pacific Coast Senior Ladies Sectional Champion and two-time (2006, 2011) Southwest Pacific Senior Ladies Regional Champion.
, and was one of four skaters featured on the 2006 TLC
show, Ice Diaries
.
As of 2011, Kahle is attending Cal State Northridge
. Besides focusing on her career and college, she is also a coach. Her dream is to make the U.S. Olympic team.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
figure skater
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
.
In 2002, Danielle Kahle was the United States National Champion
United States Figure Skating Championships
The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...
at the novice level.
Kahle is coached by Frank Carroll
Frank Carroll
Francis M. "Frank" Carroll is an American figure skating coach and former competitive skater. He has coached three skaters to win the World Figure Skating Championships: Linda Fratianne, Michelle Kwan, and Evan Lysacek...
and Cindy Bortz-Gould
Cindy Bortz
Cindy Bortz is a former American figure skater. She is the 1987 World Junior champion.She is now married...
. She trains in El Segundo, California
El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located on the Santa Monica Bay, it was incorporated on January 18, 1917, and is one of the Beach Cities of Los Angeles County and part of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments...
and Simi Valley, California
Simi Valley, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Simi Valley had a population of 124,237. The population density was 2,940.8 people per square mile...
.
Career
After winning the national title at the novice level in 2002, Kahle placed 3rd at the junior level at the 2003 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Since beginning senior level competition in 2004, Kahle has made six U.S. Championships appearances, her most recent being in 2011.On the world stage, Kahle has earned a top-three spot in four ISU Junior Grand Prix
ISU Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing...
competitions, including 1st place at the 2003–2004 ISU JGP Croatia Cup. At the 2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial
2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial
The 2006 Karl Schäfer Memorial was the Karl Schäfer Memorial figure skating competition of the 2006–2007 figure skating season. The competition is also known as the Vienna Cup...
senior-level competition, Kahle placed 2nd.
Regional accomplishments include four senior-level 1st places; Kahle is a two-time (2006, 2007) Pacific Coast Senior Ladies Sectional Champion and two-time (2006, 2011) Southwest Pacific Senior Ladies Regional Champion.
Personal life
In 2004, Kahle made skating sequences for the Disney feature film, Ice PrincessIce Princess
Ice Princess is a 2005 American figure-skating film directed by Tim Fywell, Starring Michelle Trachtenberg, Joan Cusack, Kim Cattrall, Hayden Panettiere, Trevor Blumas, and Kirsten Olson...
, and was one of four skaters featured on the 2006 TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
show, Ice Diaries
Ice Diaries
Ice Diaries was a show on the TLC network that followed four up-and-coming American figure skaters through the 2005/2006 Olympic season as each tried to make the 2006 Olympic team. The four skaters were Beatrisa "Bebe" Liang, Alissa Czisny, Danielle Kahle, and Sandra Rucker...
.
As of 2011, Kahle is attending Cal State Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
. Besides focusing on her career and college, she is also a coach. Her dream is to make the U.S. Olympic team.
Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2010-11 | Kill Bill Vol. 2 Soundtrack | La Strada La Strada La Strada is a 1954 Italian neorealist drama directed by Federico Fellini in which a naïve young woman is sold to a brutish man and goes on the road as a part of his itinerant show.... soundtrack by Nino Rota Nino Rota Nino Rota was an Italian composer and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti... |
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| 2007-08 | Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900... by Rachmaninoff |
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| 2006-07 | Kill Bill Vol. 1 Soundtrack | Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The thirtieth film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third film of the Disney Renaissance period... soundtrack |
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| 2005-06 | Romeo and Juliet | ||
| 2004-05 | "Hernando's Hideaway Hernando's Hideaway "Hernando's Hideaway" is a tango show tune from the musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and published in 1954. The lyrics describe a dark and secretive nightclub.... " by Richard Adler Richard Adler Richard Adler is an American lyricist, composer and producer of several Broadway shows.-Biography:Born in New York City, Adler had a musical upbringing, his father being a concert pianist. After serving in the Navy he began his career as a lyricist, teaming up with Jerry Ross in 1950... and Jerry Ross Jerry Ross (composer) Jerry Ross was an American lyricist and composer whose works with Richard Adler for the musical theater include The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees, winners of Tony Awards in 1955 and 1956 respectively in both the "Best Musical" and "Best Composer and Lyricist" categories.-Biography:Ross was born... |
Mack & Mabel Mack & Mabel Mack & Mabel is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand , who became one of his biggest stars... by Jerry Herman Jerry Herman Jerry Herman is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for Hello, Dolly! and La Cage... |
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| 2003-04 | "Hot Honey Rag" from Chicago Chicago (musical) Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"... by John Kander John Kander John Harold Kander is the American composer of a number of musicals as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb.-Life and career:Kander was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Bernice and Harold S. Kander... |
Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing (film) Much Ado About Nothing is a 1993 British/American romantic comedy film based on William Shakespeare's play. It was adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also played the role of Benedick.... & Sense and Sensibility soundtracks by Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle Patrick Doyle is a Scottish musician and film score composer. A longtime collaborator of actor/director Kenneth Branagh, Doyle is known for his work scoring such critically acclaimed films as Henry V , Sense and Sensibility , Hamlet , and Gosford Park , as well as noteworthy blockbusters as Harry... Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I... medley |
"All That Jazz" All That Jazz (song) "All That Jazz" is a song from the 1975 musical Chicago. It has lyrics by Fred Ebb and music by John Kander, and is the opening song of the musical... from Chicago Chicago (musical) Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"... by John Kander John Kander John Harold Kander is the American composer of a number of musicals as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb.-Life and career:Kander was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Bernice and Harold S. Kander... |
Competitive Highlights
| Event | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
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| 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... |
11th | ||||||||||
| U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters... |
1st N. | 3rd J. | 10th | 11th | 12th | 6th | 12th | 18th | |||
| Finlandia Trophy Finlandia Trophy The Finlandia Trophy is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition, held in Finland. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been included in every year... |
11th | ||||||||||
| 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.... |
13th | ||||||||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial Karl Schäfer Memorial The Karl Schäfer Memorial is an annual elite senior-level figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Skaters compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition is named for figure skater Karl Schäfer. The competition is usually held in... |
2nd | ||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 6th | 9th | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Estonia 2005-2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the ninth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters.... |
5th | ||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2004-2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2004–2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the eighth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters... |
2nd | ||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, USA ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating is a series of international invitational junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Junior figure skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing... |
5th | 3rd | |||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 2003-2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the seventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters... |
2nd | ||||||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Croatia 2003-2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the seventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters... |
1st | ||||||||||
| Pacific Coast Sectionals | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 5th | ||
| Southwest Pacific Regionals | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 1st | 1st | 3rd | ||||||
- N = Novice level; J = Junior level