Ice Dance |
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| Date of birth: | 07.12.2005 | Leah NESET |
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| Place of birth: | Minot, North Dakota | ||||||||||
| Height: | 160 cm | USA |
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| Home town: | Minot | ||||||||||
| Profession: | university student (educational studies) | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | hiking, playing the piano, skiing, spending time with her family, paddle-boarding, mini golfing | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | / Magic City Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Instagram: leahneset |
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| Internet / Social Media contact (Couple): | Facebook: leahartem.nesetmarkelov/ Instagram: neset_markelov.team/ OfficialWebpage: https://nesetmarkelov.com/ |
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| Former Partners: | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | 10.07.2003 | Artem MARKELOV |
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| Place of birth: | Volzhski RUS | ||||||||||
| Height: | cm | USA |
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| Home town: | Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||||||
| Profession: | student (cybersecurity and information assurance) | ||||||||||
| Hobbies: | programming, skiing, biking, running, playing soccer and volleyball, hanging out with friends, water & jet skiing, tubing, wake surfing | ||||||||||
| Start sk. / Club: | / Magic City Figure Skating Club | ||||||||||
| Internet / Social Media contact: | Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100027430445130 Instagram: artem_markellov |
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| Internet / Social Media contact (Couple): | Facebook: leahartem.nesetmarkelov/ Instagram: neset_markelov.team/ OfficialWebpage: https://nesetmarkelov.com/ |
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| Former Partners: | |||||||||||
| Coach: | Elena Dostatni | ||||||||||
| Choreographer: | Elena Dostatni, Randi Strong | ||||||||||
| Practice low season: | 20 h/week Colorado Springs | ||||||||||
| Practice high season: | 20 h/week Colorado Springs | ||||||||||
| Music Rhythm Dance as of season 2026/2027 | |||||||||||
| The Zoo by Scorpions Maybe I, Maybe You by Scorpions |
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| Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2026/2027 | |||||||||||
| Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber |
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| Personal Best Total Score | 179.38 | 20.10.2024 | ISU GP Skate America 2024 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Rhythm Dance | 72.48 | 08.12.2023 | ISU Grand Prix Final 2023/24 | ||||||||
| Personal Best Score Free Dance | 109.70 | 20.10.2024 | ISU GP Skate America 2024 | ||||||||
| 19/20 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 26/27 | ||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| World Champ. | |||||||||||
| European Champ. | |||||||||||
| Four Continents | |||||||||||
| World Juniors | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| National Champ. | 1.J | 1.J | 1.J | 9.S | 8.S | ||||||
| S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice | |||||||||||
| International Competition | Year | Place | International Competition | Year | Place | ||||||
| ISU GP Skate America 2024, Allen, TX | 2024 | 5. | ISU CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2025, Almaty | 2025 | 5. | ||||||
| ISU GP Grand Prix de France 2024, Angers | 2024 | 6. | ISU GP Skate Canada International 2025, Saskatoon | 2025 | 10. | ||||||
| ISU CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2024, Zagreb | 2024 | 4. | ISU CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2025, Zagreb | 2025 | 5. | ||||||
| ISU CS Kinoshita Group Cup 2025, Osaka | 2025 | 3. | Lake Placid Ice Dance International 2026, Lake Placid, NY | 2026 | 3. | ||||||
| Neset/Markelov got married to each other in June 2024. Neset previously competed in gymnastics. Her sister Kylie competes in show jumping. Markelov moved from Russia to the USA in 2020 to skate with Neset. Coach Elena Dostatni (neé Khaliavina) is the 2001 World Junior bronze and the 2002 World Junior silver medalist in Ice Dance, competing for Russia. |
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