Laiken Lockley

Laiken Lockley (born July 21, 2002) is an American pair skater. With her skating partner, Keenan Prochnow, she is the 2019 U.S. national junior champion. The pair placed within the top six at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Laiken Lockley
Lockley/Prochnow at the 2019 World Junior Championships
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (2002-07-21) July 21, 2002
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
PartnerKeenan Prochnow
Former partnerRyan Bedard
CoachRockne Brubaker, Stefania Berton
ChoreographerStefania Berton
Skating clubDuPage FSC
Training locationsGeneva, Illinois
Began skating2005
ISU personal best scores
Combined total159.54
2019 Junior Worlds
Short program59.96
2019 Junior Worlds
Free skate99.58
2019 Junior Worlds

Personal life

Lockley was born on July 21, 2002, in Arlington Heights, Illinois.[1] She is a part-time student at Rolling Meadows High School and takes online classes with Indiana University High School.[2]

Career

Lockley began learning to skate in 2005.[1] Her first pair skating partner was Ryan Bedard. The two placed fifth in juvenile pairs at the 2013 U.S. Championships.

Lockley teamed up with Keenan Prochnow in April 2015.[2] During their first season together, the pair competed in the novice ranks, placing fifth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

Lockley/Prochnow debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in October 2016. They took bronze in the junior pairs' category at the 2018 U.S. Championships. In April 2018, Lockley fractured a bone in her foot.[3]

Lockley/Prochnow won the junior pairs' title at the 2019 U.S. Championships.[4] They placed fifth in the short program, sixth in the free skate, and sixth overall at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

Programs

(with Prochnow)

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
  • I Can't Go On Without You
    by Kaleo
2018–2019
[1]
2017–2018
[5]
2016–2017
[6]
  • Les Retrouvailles
    by Yann Tiersen
    choreo. by Stefania Berton
2015–2016

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Prochnow
International[7]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Junior Worlds6th
JGP Austria4th
JGP Croatia5th
JGP Czech Rep.6th
JGP Germany12th
JGP Latvia5th
Bavarian Open1st
National[2]
U.S. Champ.5th N5th J3rd J1st J10th8th
Midwestern Sect.1st N2nd J2nd J1st J
Championship Series2nd
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Ladies' singles
National
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Midwestern Sectionals14th J13th J
Upper Great Lakes Regionals6th I5th N8th J4th J
Levels: I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

Pairs with Bedard
National
Event 2012–13
U.S. Championships5th V
Midwestern Sectionals3rd V
V = Juvenile level

References
  1. "Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
  2. "Laiken Lockley and Keenan Prochnow". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
    "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on July 1, 2018.
  3. Miller, Darci (January 24, 2019). "Laiken Lockley and Keenan Prochnow Win Junior Pairs Title in Detroit". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
  4. Dean, Taylor (January 30, 2019). "U.S. Junior Champions Laiken Lockley and Keenan Prochnow Look Ahead". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
  5. "Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  6. "Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017.
  7. "Competition Results: Laiken LOCKLEY / Keenan PROCHNOW". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019.
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