Hanna Harrell

Hanna Harrell (born 26 September 2003) is an American figure skater. She is the 2016 U.S. juvenile silver medalist, the 2018 U.S. junior pewter (fourth-place) medalist and the 2019 U.S. senior pewter medalist. In 2019, she represented her country at the World Junior Championships, finishing 7th.

Early years

Harrell began learning to skate as a three-year-old, at theDiamond Edge Figure Skating Club in Little Rock, Arkansas. At age seven, she relocated for training to Dallas, Texas, where she was coached by Natalia Mishkutionok for one year before joining Olga Ganicheva and Aleksey Letov.

2015–2016 season

At the 2016 U.S. Championships, Harrell won the juvenile silver medal (behind Stephanie Ciarochi).

2017–2018 season

In the 2017–2018 season, she debuted in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series.

At the 2018 U.S. Championships, she won the junior pewter (fourth-place) medal (behind Alysa Liu, Pooja Kalyan and Ting Cui).

2018–2019 season

Harrell was diagnosed with a foot injury in late August 2018. She wore a protective boot for more than a month and was off the ice completely for two to three weeks. She stated, "I had a bad injury on my foot and I had two stress reactions, and they were almost fractured".

In October, Harrell placed 7th at her JGP assignment in Yerevan, Armenia. In January, at the 2019 U.S. Championships, she won the senior pewter medal (behind Alysa Liu, Bradie Tennell and Mariah Bell). In March, she (along with Ting Cui) represented the United States at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. Ranked 5th in the short, she competed in the final group during the free skate. She finished 7th overall after placing 9th in the free skate.

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix