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Keauna McLaughlin

Keauna McLaughlin
McLaughlin Brubaker Death Spiral.jpg
McLaughlin / Brubaker in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Keauna Inaba McLaughlin
Country represented United States
Born (1992-09-25) September 25, 1992 (age 24)
Tarzana, California
Home town Los Angeles, California
Residence Colorado Springs, Colorado
Height 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
Former partner Rockne Brubaker
Ethan Burgess
Coach John Nicks
Former coach Dalilah Sappenfield
Lei Ina McLaughlin
Tom Zakrajsek
Choreographer Sarah Kawahara
Former choreographer Dalilah Sappenfield
Lea Ann Miller
Skating club Los Angeles FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 172.69
2008 Skate America
Short program 64.56
2010 Four Continents
Free skate 115.67
2008 Skate America

Keauna Inaba McLaughlin (born September 25, 1992) is an American pair skater. With former partner Rockne Brubaker, she is the 2008 & 2009 U.S. National Champion, the 2010 Four Continents silver medalist, and the 2007 World Junior Champion.

Keauna McLaughlin was born in Tarzana, California. She moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to train and attends Cheyenne Mountain High School. Her name is based on a Hawaiian word for "feminine wind running through the forest".

Her mother, Lei Ina, was a senior-level pair skater and skated professionally as a show skater with Disney on Ice. Her father left the family when she was a toddler.

McLaughlin began skating at the age of four. She originally competed in single skating. As a singles skater, she is the 2006 U.S. Juvenile silver medalist. She began pair skating at age 10 and focused entirely on pair skating when she teamed up with Brubaker.

With partner Ethan Burgess, McLaughlin won two consecutive medals at the U.S. Championships: the bronze medal at the novice level at the 2004 U.S. Championships and the pewter medal at the junior level at the 2005 U.S. Championships. Her partner was too old for the Junior Grand Prix circuit so they split and she skated on her own for a while.


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