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Liam Kapeikis

Liam Kapeikis (born June 28, 2004)[1] is an American figure skater. He is the 2020 U.S. national junior bronze medalist.

Liam Kapeikis
Liam Kapeikis at the 2022 Skate America
Born (2004-06-28) June 28, 2004 (age 19)
Wenatchee, Washington
HometownBlaine, Washington
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachKeegan Murphy
Louise Kapeikis
Eileen Murphy
Skating clubWenatchee Figure Skating Club
Began skating2012

Personal life edit

Liam Kapeikis was born on June 28, 2004, in Wenatchee, Washington to parents, Louise and Paul.[2] Kapeikis has two sisters, Kaela and Danika. His parents and sister, Kaela, have skated with Disney on Ice.

Kapeikis holds citizenship for the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.[3][4]

Career edit

Early career edit

Kapeikis began figure skating at the age of seven. His parents coached him in Wenatchee, Washington until the age of fifteen when he relocated to Richmond, British Columbia to be coached by former Canadian figure skater Keegan Murphy.[5]

2019–2020 season edit

Competing on the 2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix, he placed eleventh at 2019 JGP Latvia. In January, he won the junior bronze medal at the 2020 U.S. Championships.[6] Kapeikis was later assigned to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he placed 10th.

2020–2021 season edit

Kapeikis finished ninth at the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships.

2021–2022 season edit

Kapeikis started the season at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup, where he finished fifth place at the junior level. In January 2022, he finished seventh at the U.S. national championships, placing eighth in the short program and sixth in the free skate. After attending the US junior camp, he was named to the US team for the 2022 World Junior Championships. At the 2022 World Junior Championships, Kapeikis placed fourth in the short program with a clean skate but placed twelfth in the free skate with several jump errors. As a result, he dropped to eighth place overall.[7]

Making his senior international debut, he took the bronze medal at the Egna Spring Trophy in April.

2022–2023 season edit

After winning gold at the Philadelphia Summer International, Kapeikis made his Challenger debut at the 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, finishing eighth. Kapeikis then went on to make his senior Grand Prix debut at 2022 Skate America, where he placed seventh after finishing eighth in both the short program and free skate segments.

He went on to win the gold medal at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge.

At the 2023 U.S. Championships, Kapeikis placed fourth in the short program and tenth in the free skate, finishing the event in sixth place overall.

Selected to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Kapeikis finished fourteenth after placing thirteenth in the short program and fourteenth in the free skate.[1]

2023–24 season edit

Kapeikis began the season with a sixth-place finish at the 2023 Cranberry Cup International. He finished thirteenth at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.

Programs edit

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023-2024
2022–2023
[1]
2021–2022
[8]
2020–2021
[8]
2019–2020
[8]

Competitive highlights edit

Competition placements at senior level 
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023-24
Four Continents Championships 14th
GP Finland 9th
GP Skate America 7th
GP Skate Canada 8th
CS Finlandia Trophy 13th
CS Ice Challenge 1st
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8th
Cranberry Cup 6th
Egna Trophy 3rd
Philadelphia Summer 1st
U.S. Championships 7th 6th 13th
Competition placements at junior level 
Season 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
World Junior Championships 8th
Winter Youth Olympics 10th
Winter Youth Olympics –
Team trophy 		8th
(4th)
JGP Latvia 11th
Cranberry Cup 5th
U.S. Championships 3rd 9th

Detailed results edit

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 223.02 2022 CS Ice Challenge
Short program TSS 79.83 2022 World Junior Championships
TES 43.55 2022 World Junior Championships
PCS 37.39 2023 Skate Canada International
Free skating TSS 148.56 2023 Skate Canada International
TES 75.36 2023 Skate Canada International
PCS 74.38 2022 World Junior Championships

Senior results edit

Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 3–9, 2022   2022 U.S. Championships 8 73.77 6 147.54 7 221.31
Apr 7–10, 2022   2022 Egna Springs Trophy 3 71.52 2 148.29 3 219.81
Results in the 2022–23 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 7, 2022   2022 Philadelphia Summer International 1 72.91 1 136.65 1 209.56
Sep 21–24, 2022   2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8 67.48 9 124.24 8 191.72
Oct 21–23, 2022   2022 Skate America 8 74.29 8 145.21 7 219.50
Nov 9–13, 2022   2022 CS Ice Challenge 1 76.46 2 146.56 1 223.02
Jan 23–29, 2023   2023 U.S. Championships 4 82.27 10 144.58 6 226.55
Feb 7–12, 2023   2023 Four Continents Championships 13 71.43 14 126.57 14 198.00
Results in the 2023–24 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 9–13, 2023   2023 Cranberry Cup International 3 74.31 9 117.68 6 193.39
Oct 4–8, 2023   2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 14 67.27 13 113.76 13 181.03
Oct 27–29, 2023   2023 Skate Canada International 10 71.59 7 148.56 8 220.15
Nov 17–19, 2023   2023 Grand Prix of Espoo 9 69.10 10 127.84 9 196.94
Jan 22-28, 2024   2024 U.S. Championships 10 72.44 15 120.05 9 192.69

Junior results edit

Results in the 2019–20 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 4–7, 2019   2019 JGP Latvia 7 64.76 16 97.57 11 162.33
Jan 10–15, 2020   2020 Winter Youth Olympics 14 49.57 9 112.02 10 161.59
Jan 10–15, 2020   2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team trophy – – 4 117.28 8 (4) –
Jan 20–26, 2020   2020 U.S. Championships (Junior) 2 68.12 4 121.03 3 189.15
Results in the 2020–21 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 11–21, 2021   2021 U.S. Championships (Junior) 10 58.37 9 104.52 9 162.89
Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 11–15, 2021   2021 Cranberry Cup International 8 51.33 5 109.03 5 160.36
Apr 13–17, 2022   2022 World Junior Championships 4 79.83 12 131.11 8 210.94

References edit

  1. ^ a b c [1]. International Skating Union.
  2. ^ Lamb, Kyle (January 10, 2022). "Wenatchee Figure Skater Takes 7th in U.S. Championships". News Radio 560 KPQ. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Liam Kapeikis". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  4. ^ "Liam Kapeikis' Grand Prix dreams to come true at Skate America". Figure Skaters Online. Figure Skaters Online. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Liam Kapeikis' Grand Prix dreams to come true at Skate America". Figure Skaters Online. Figure Skaters Online. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "First Junior Champions Crowned at U.S. Championships". ijs.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ilia Malinin Captures Men's Title at World Junior Championships". ijs.usfigureskating.org. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c [2]. U.S. Figure Skating.

External links edit

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