Kailani Craine hoping to make a mark on Winter Olympic debut

UPDATED: SHE’S the teenager living her dream by competing at the Winter Olympics. Swoop throws the spotlight on Kailani Craine.

Kailani Craine performs in the free skating in Germany last year.

SHE’S the teenager living her dream by competing at the Winter Olympics.

Today SWOOP puts the spotlight on one of the youngest members of the Australian team, Kailani Craine.

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OLYMPIC HISTORY

This is the 19-year-old skaters first Winter Olympic Games.

Kailani Craine at Eishalle Oberstdorf.

HISTORY

Craine headed to PyeongChang with a win in the Olympic qualifying event and multiple Australian titles under her belt.

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HOW SHE STARTED

Craine went to a friends birthday party at an ice-skating rink and fell in love with the sport at age eight. She has been doing it ever since.

Figure skater Kailani Craine is competing at her maiden Winter Olympics.

MOVING HOME

While her family hails from Newcastle, Craine relocated to Los Angeles to train with other international skaters.

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RESULTS

The young skater only made her made senior international debut in 2015 and tasted immediate success with a silver medal at the MNNT Cup.

She then placed 12th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships in Seoul and placed 16th in the free skate at the 2015 World Junior Championships.

Kailani Craine competing at the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter Games.

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Craine made her world championship debut in 2016 for a 27th place.

In 2017 she finished 24th.

AUSTRALIAN SUCCESS

Craine has won four senior Australian titles and a matching set of junior crowns.

Originally published as Kailani Craine hoping to make a mark on Winter Olympic debut