Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 ⁄2 in) Home town Brookline | Began skating 1998 Choreographer Catarina Lindgren Name Yasmin Siraj | |
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Born July 30, 1996 (age 28) ( 1996-07-30 ) Boston, Massachusetts Former coach Sheryl Franks, Bobby Martin Combined total 161.752010 JGP Great Britain Short program 55.662010 JGP Great Britain Coach | ||
Skating club Skating Club of Boston | ||
Yasmin Siraj Long at the 2010 US Nationals
Yasmin Siraj (born July 30, 1996) is an American figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. junior silver medalist and competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships.
Contents
- Yasmin Siraj Long at the 2010 US Nationals
- Yasmin siraj short program at 2010 us nationals
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Yasmin siraj short program at 2010 us nationals
Career
Siraj began skating at the age of two, following her sister Layla. After taking Basic Skills classes at the Skating Club of Boston, she had private lessons with Sheryl Franks and Bobby and Barbie Martin until the age of eight when she joined coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.
In 2010, Siraj won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships. The following season, she made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, winning two silver medals and qualifying for the JGP Final where she finished seventh. She placed eighth in her senior national debut at the 2011 U.S. Championships.
Siraj was 15th at the 2012 U.S. Nationals but rebounded the following year, finishing 6th at the 2013 U.S. Championships. She was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships where she finished 11th.
In 2013, Siraj placed sixth at the Junior Grand Prix of Latvia, her only JGP assignment of the season. She won gold for the third consecutive year at the New England Regionals, winning the competition by over 16 points.
Personal life
Yasmin Siraj was born in Boston and grew up in Brookline. Her mother Aban Makarechian, is an architect of Iranian descent, and her father Ra'ad Siraj, is managing director of The Bank of New York Mellon of Saudi Arabian background. She has an elder sister, Layla, and younger brother, Amir.
In addition to skating, Siraj has also been a competitive pianist. She won awards at the American Fine Arts Festival and performed three times at Carnegie Hall. She is a senior at Brookline High School.