After falling short of Olympic selection at the international qualifying event in Europe, but being highly placed on the reserve list, Cheltzie Lee has qualified after withdrawals from other countries opened up a place for her.
Cheltzie, of Chinese and African American heritage has become the third 15-yr old (i think this means she was 15 when she was qualifying cos she is 16 now going on 17) to join the Australian team due to compete at the Vancouver Games which starts in February. The announcement was made yesterday and her event starts on the 23rd so she has a few weeks (not that much time!) to warm up.
She is the 2010 Australian National Champion in figure skating.
Go Cheltzie!