Larkyn Austman facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Larkyn Austman |
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Austman at 2017 Skate Canada International
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born | February 22, 1998 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Home town | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Former coach | Zdeněk Pazdírek, Liz Putnam, Heather Austman, Eileen Murphy, Kevin Bursey |
| Former choreographer | Mark Pillay |
| Skating club | Coquitlam SC |
| Training locations | Coquitlam, B.C. |
| Began skating | 2000 |
| Retired | May 10, 2019 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 165.21 2019 Four Continents Championships |
| Short program | 54.99 2019 Four Continents Championships |
| Free skate | 110.22 2019 Four Continents Championships |
Larkyn Austman is a former competitive figure skater from Canada. She was born on February 22, 1998. Larkyn won a bronze medal at the International Challenge Cup in 2017. She also earned a bronze medal at the Canadian National Championships in 2018.
As a junior skater, Larkyn was very successful. She became the Canadian junior national champion in 2013. The year before, in 2012, she won a silver medal at the Canadian junior national championships. Larkyn also competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where she placed 25th.
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About Larkyn Austman
Larkyn Austman was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Her birthday is February 22, 1998. Skating runs in her family! Both of her parents, Heather and Leonard, were figure skaters. Her mom, Heather Anderson, even won a national title in 1974. Larkyn's older brother, Connor, played ice hockey.
Larkyn went to Hillcrest Middle School and Dr. Charles Best Secondary School. She finished high school in June 2016. In June 2015, she decided to become a vegan.
Larkyn's Skating Journey
Starting Out
Larkyn Austman began learning to skate in the year 2000. When the 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, she helped out. She was a "flower retriever," picking up flowers thrown onto the ice after performances.
Larkyn quickly became a strong skater. In 2012, she won a silver medal at the Canadian Championships at the novice level. The next year, in 2013, she won a gold medal as a junior at the Canadian Championships.
Challenges and Comebacks
In 2013, Larkyn faced a tough challenge. She had problems with her skating boots, which led to tendinitis in both of her Achilles tendons. This injury meant she missed part of the 2013–2014 skating season.
Despite her injury, she made her debut in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in October 2013. She finished eighth in Estonia. In January 2014, she competed at the senior level for the first time at the Canadian Championships, placing tenth. Later that year, she competed at the World Junior Championships in Bulgaria. She finished sixteenth overall.
In 2014, Larkyn trained in Colorado for three months. She then competed in the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix in France, finishing tenth. In December 2014, she decided to stop skating for a while. However, by March 2015, she started thinking about skating again.
Larkyn rejoined her skating club and began training once more. She worked hard and finished sixth at the Canadian Championships in 2016.
Reaching New Heights
In the 2016–2017 season, Larkyn started competing internationally at the senior level. She placed 12th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International. At the Canadian Championships that year, she finished fourth, which helped her join the national team. In February 2017, she won her first international medal, a bronze, at the International Challenge Cup in the Netherlands.
The 2017–2018 season was a big one for Larkyn. She trained in British Columbia, Edmonton, and Colorado. To help with her training costs, she raised money through crowdfunding. In January, she won a bronze medal at the Canadian Championships. This win helped her get chosen for Canada's Olympic and World teams!
In February 2018, Larkyn competed at the Winter Olympics in South Korea. She placed twenty-fifth in the short program, just missing out on qualifying for the final part of the competition. She had a similar result at the World Championships in Italy.
Final Season and Retirement
In September 2018, Larkyn sprained her left foot. This injury caused her to withdraw from the 2018 Skate Canada International competition.
She returned to compete at the Canadian Championships in 2019. She skated a clean short program and placed second. Even though she dropped to fourth place overall after the free skate, she felt good about her performance. Larkyn then competed at the Four Continents Championships, where she finished tenth and set new personal best scores.
On May 10, 2019, Larkyn Austman announced that she was retiring from competitive skating.
Images for kids
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Larkyn Austman at the 2017 Skate Canada International
See also
In Spanish: Larkyn Austman para niños
