Yasmin Siraj (born July 30, 1996) is an American former figure skater. She is the 2010 U.S. junior silver medalist and competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships.
Career Siraj began skating at the age of two, following her sister Layla. After taking Basic Skills classes at the Skating Club of Boston, she had private lessons with Sheryl Franks and Bobby and Barbie Martin until the age of eight when she joined coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.
In 2010, Siraj won the junior silver medal at the U.S. Championships. The following season, she made her ISU Junior Grand Prix debut, winning two silver medals and qualifying for the JGP Final where she finished seventh. She placed eighth in her senior national debut at the 2011 U.S. Championships.
Siraj was 15th at the 2012 U.S. Nationals but rebounded the following year, finishing 6th at the 2013 U.S. Championships. She was sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships where she finished 11th.
In 2013, Siraj placed sixth at the Junior Grand Prix of Latvia, her only JGP assignment of the season. She won gold for the third consecutive year at the New England Regionals, winning the competition by over 16 points.
In 2014, Siraj placed 16th at the 2014 U.S. Nationals, after which she retired. In 2017, she began skating with the award-winning synchronized skating team, the Haydenettes.
Personal life Yasmin Siraj was born in Boston and grew up in Brookline. Her mother Aban Makarechian, is an architect of Iranian descent, and her father Ra'ad Siraj, is managing director of The Bank of New York Mellon of Saudi Arabian background. She has an elder sister, Layla, and younger brother, Amir Siraj.
In addition to skating, Siraj has also been a competitive pianist. She won awards at the American Fine Arts Festival and performed three times at Carnegie Hall.
Siraj attended Brookline High School, graduating in 2014. She subsequently attended Harvard College, where The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper, named her one of the fifteen most interesting seniors of 2017-18.
Competitive highlights International Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 Junior Worlds 11th JGP Final 7th JGP France 2nd JGP Latvia 5th 6th JGP U.K. 2nd National U.S. Champ. 2nd J. 8th 15th 6th 16th U.S. Collegiate Champ. 3rd
Programs Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2013–2014 Flower Duet (from the opera Lakmé) by Léo Delibes Seven Years in Tibet by John Williams 2012–2013 Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel 2011–2012 Misa Tango by Luis Bacalov 2010–2011 Czardas by Vittorio Monti 2009–2010 Fantaisie-Impromptu by Frédéric Chopin Song of India by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 2008–2009 Slumdog Millionaire 2007–2008 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by Jimmy Kennedy and Nat Simon
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