Micah Kai Lynette
Micah Kai Lynette is a Thai-American figure skater. He is the 2019 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist and has competed in the final segment at three ISU Championships – 2018 Junior Worlds, 2019 Four Continents, and 2020 Four Continents.
Personal life
Lynette was born March 17, 2001, in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the son of Fai, originally from Thailand, and Ethan Lynette, and has two siblings – twin brother Shane and younger sister Sasha. In 2019, he graduated from Sehome High School in Bellingham, Washington.Career
Early years
Lynette started skating as a seven-year-old, in 2008. As a child, he skated at Bellingham Sportsplex in Bellingham, Washington. Around 2012, he began training at the Connaught Skating Club in Richmond, British Columbia,travelling across the border as often as five days a week.
2017–18 season
In August 2017, making his senior international debut, Lynette placed 12th at the Asian Open Trophy in Hong Kong and fourth at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia. The following month, he appeared at his first ISU Junior Grand Prix event.In January, he competed at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. Ranked 25th in the short program, he just missed the cutoff for the free skate. He was more successful in March at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where he qualified to the final segment and finished 23rd overall.