Amy Alisara Arirachakaran
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| Amy Alisara Arirachakaran at Skate Asia 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand, August 2002. |
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| Personal Info | ||
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| Country: |  Thailand |
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| Residence: | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Height: | 163 cm (5' 4") | |
| Coach: | Wei Zhang | |
| Skating Club: | WISC | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 41.44 | Skate Long Beach 2004 |
| Short Program: | 16.69 | Skate Long Beach 2004 |
| Free Skate: | 24.75 | Skate Long Beach 2004[1] |
Amy Alisara Arirachakaran (born May 1, 1986, Thai: อลิศรา อารีราชการัณย์) is a Thai figure skater. She represented Thailand in the 2003 Asian Winter Games, the Junior Grand Prix, Skate Asia[2], and the 1st Hong Kong Bauhinia Cup Figure Skating Invitational.
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[edit] Biography
Arirachakaran was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Srihasak and Pratanporn Arirachakaran, both Thai nationals. The Arirachakarans returned to Bangkok when Amy was 8, where she was enrolled at the International School Bangkok. She graduated from the International School Bangkok in 2004, and then commenced pre-medicine university studies at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
[edit] Career
Arirachakaran began figure skating at the age of 4 while still in Tulsa. Upon returning to Thailand, she continued skating at the World Ice Skating Center inside the World Trade Center shopping complex, which is now Central World Plaza. At the age of 16, she was the first Thai skater to pass the ISI Freestyle 8 and went on to represent Thailand at the senior level. Arirachakaran's last event was the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating at Long Beach, California before beginning university studies at the University of Michigan.
Her coach while representing Thailand was Wei Zhang, who had represented China in the 1999 Asian Winter Games. She was the first champion of the Thai Nationals in 2004.
[edit] Programs
2002/2003 season
Short: Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns — choreographed by Alisara Arirachakaran
Long: Vamo' Alla Flamenco by Nobuo Uematsu, Zorro's Theme by James Horner — choreographed by Alisara Arirachakaran
Exhibition: Across the Stars (Love Theme) by John Williams
2004/2005 season
Short: Muskrat Ramble by Ray Gilbert and Edward Kid, Grant Avenue by Richard Rogers, and Down the Alley by Mark Isham — choreographed by Wei Zhang
Long: Concerto for Cello in B-Minor op. 104 by Antonin Dvorak — choreographed by Wei Zhang
Exhibition: All That Jazz as sung by Catherine Zeta-Jones
[edit] Additional Notes
- Arirachakaran is the grandchild of Thai Olympic Secretary General, "Big Ja" Major General Charouck Arirachakaran
