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The Hubbells in 2008.
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Full name | Keiffer J. Hubbell | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Lansing, Michigan |
January 15, 1989 |||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Sylvania, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Former partner | Anastasia Olson, Madison Hubbell | |||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Pasquale Camerlengo, Anjelika Krylova, Massimo Scali, Natalia Annenko-Deller, Elizabeth Punsalan, Yaroslava Nechaeva, Yuri Chesnichenko | |||||||||||||||||||||
Former choreographer | Yuri Chesnichenko, Yaroslava Nechaeva | |||||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Detroit SC | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Combined total | 167.57 2008 JGP Mexico |
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Comp. dance | 34.72 2008 JGP South Africa |
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Original dance | 53.44 2009 World Juniors |
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Free dance | 80.34 2008 JGP Mexico |
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Medal record
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Keiffer J. Hubbell (born January 15, 1989) is an American ice dancer. He competed with his sister Madison Hubbell from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010 Four Continents bronze medalists, two-time (2009, 2011) U.S. pewter medalists, and 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champions.
Keiffer Hubbell was born in Lansing, Michigan. He graduated from Laurel Springs High School and attends Owens Community College. He trained in gymnastics as a child, but quit at age 9 when he began skating.
Keiffer Hubbell started skating at age 9. After a brief early partnership with Brittany Blackshaw, he teamed up with his sister, Madison Hubbell, in early 2001. They originally represented the Lansing Skating Club in competition.
In the 2001–2002 season, Madison and Keiffer Hubbell competed for the first time on the Juvenile level, which is the lowest competition level in the U.S. Figure Skating structure. They competed at the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, the qualifying competition for the U.S. Junior Championships. They placed second in the first compulsory dance, and then won the other two compulsory dances and the free dance to win the Juvenile event. This win qualified them for the 2002 U.S. Junior Championships, where they placed 9th in the first compulsory dance, 6th in the second, and 7th in the free dance to place 7th overall.
In the 2002–2003 season, the Hubbells remained on the Juvenile level. At the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, they won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal. This win qualified them for the 2003 U.S. Junior Championships, where they won the first compulsory dance, placed second in the second compulsory dance, and won the free dance to win the gold medal overall.
The Hubbells moved up to the Intermediate level in the 2003–2004 season and began represented the Ann Arbor Figure Skating Club in competition. At the Eastern Great Lakes Regional Championships, they won all three segments of the competition to win the gold medal. This win qualified them for the 2004 U.S. Junior Championships, where they placed second in the first compulsory dance and then won both the second compulsory dance and the free dance to win the gold medal overall. This was their second consecutive national title.