Thai High
August 23, 2008

Article by J. Barry Mittan

Thailand's Charissa Tansomboon was a surprise pick to give the skaters' remarks at the closing ceremonies for last year's Four Continents Championships. Traditionally, that honor has gone to a current or past medallist from a much larger country.

She finished 23rd at Four Continents. In 2006-07, Tansomboon had placed 40th at the World Championships and 30th at the World Junior Championships. This year, she finished 47th at Worlds.

Although Tansomboon was born in the United States, her parents are originally from Thailand and moved to the U.S. just before she was born. She lived in Thailand for a year when she was in second grade and still goes and skates there every year.

Tansomboon started skating when she was eight. "My best friend was a skater and I went to a public session with her," Tansomboon recalled. "She does synchro now." The 18-year-old had learned all the jumps up to the double axel and is now working on her triple loop.  "I did my first double axel about three years ago," she said. "I was doing the triple salchow, but now I'm focusing on the triple loop. The loop is my best jump. The toe is just scary. I'm definitely an edge jumper."

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