Lejeanne Marais (born 25 October 1989) is a South African former competitive figure skater. She is a five-time (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) South African national champion and competed in the free skate at six Four Continents Championships. She was coached by her mother, Susan Marais, and Laurent Depouilly, in Cape Town. She studied architecture at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa.

Lejeanne Marais
Marais in 2011
Full nameLejeanne Marais
Born (1989-10-25) 25 October 1989 (age 34)
Benoni, Gauteng
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySouth Africa
CoachLaurent Depouilly
Skating clubWestern Province FSC[1]
Began skating1996

Programs edit

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[2]
  • The Symphony Sessions
    by David Foster
2012–2013
[3]
  • Aria de Syrna
2011–2012
[4]
  • Burn the Floor
    by Charlie Hull
  • The Holiday
    by Hans Zimmer
2010–2011
[5]
  • The Holiday
    by Hans Zimmer
2009–2010
[6]
  • Todes
    by Alla Dukhova, Mikael Tariverdiev
2008–2009
[7]
  • Sex and the City
  • Candle Will Rock
    by David Robbins
  • You Can't Stop the Beat
    (from Hairspray)
    by Marc Shaiman
  • Dreamer
    by John Debney
2007–2008
[8]
  • Casanova
2004–2005
[9]

Results edit

International[10]
Event 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Worlds 51st 44th 36th 30th
Four Continents 20th 28th 16th 15th 22nd 18th 21st
Crystal Skate 7th
Golden Spin 7th
Nebelhorn Trophy 26th 21st 31st
NRW Trophy 26th
Triglav Trophy 5th
Universiade 20th 22nd
International: Junior[10]
JGP France 22nd
JGP Mexico 20th
JGP South Africa 18th
National[10]
South African 3rd J 2nd J 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References edit

  1. ^ "2013 SA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Senior Ladies". SAFSA.
  2. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ "Lejeanne MARAIS: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2005.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Lejeanne MARAIS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.

External links edit