Thita Lamsam

Thita Lamsam
Personal information
Born (2000-01-17) January 17, 2000
Bangkok, Thailand
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country Thailand
CoachKirsten Miller-Zisholz, Rui Pang
Skating clubImperial World Ice Skating
Began skating2007

Palmy (Thita) Lamsam (born 17 January 2000)[1] is a Thai former figure skater. She is a five-time Thai national champion (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020) and a 2016 FBMA Trophy bronze medalist. She competed in the final segment of two ISU Championships – the 2016 Four Continents, finishing 22nd, and the 2018 Four Continents, finishing 23rd.

Biography

Lamsam became interested in figure skating after watching the movie Ice Princess. As there were no rinks in Thailand at the time, she and her sister would pretend to skate in their socks.[2] She was able to begin skating at age 7 and often trained in the United States during holiday breaks.[3]

She was the first Thai skater to qualify for the World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[3]

Lamsam studied at Michigan State University in the United States, then took a gap year to focus on figure skating before beginning the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Northwestern University.[2][4] In 2021, she appeared on The Iron Butterfly, a podcast hosted by fellow figure skater Polina Edmunds, where she discussed mental health struggles she went through as a competitor, including an eating disorder.[5]

She retired from competition in February 2023.[4] She is now a licensed therapist.[6]

Programs

Season Short Program Free Skating
2021–2022
[7]
2017–2018
[8]
2016–2017
[9]
2015–2016
[10]
2014–2015
[11]
2013–2014
[12]
2009–2010

Results

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[1]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Four Continents22nd23rd
CS Alpen Trophy29th
CS Finlandia25th
CS Golden Spin14thWD
CS Nebelhorn28thWD36th
Asian Games17th
Asian Open5th8thWD
FBMA Trophy3rd14th5th
Hellmut Seibt14th
NRW Trophy10th
Skate Helena12th
SEA Games6th4th
Winter Universiade27th
International: Junior[1]
Junior Worlds38th43rd43rd
JGP Canada20th
JGP Croatia23rd21st
JGP Czech Republic13th17th
JGP France17th
JGP Latvia32nd
JGP Poland27th
Asian Open6th11th
Dragon Trophy7th22nd
Dubai Golden Cup1st
Skate Celje12th
Triglav Trophy21st
National[1]
Thai Champ.3rd1st2nd1st2nd1st[13]1st[14]1st
Thai Junior Champ.1st

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Biography". www.isuresults.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Balao, Neia (5 March 2025). "Michelle Trachtenberg's fans are mourning their 'Ice Princess.' How figure skaters are paying tribute to the late actress". Yahoo Entertainment. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Bohwongprasert, Yvonne (2 March 2017). "Thai teen lives out her childhood dream". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 Hostetler, Evan (2025). "From Blades to Breakthroughs". Northwestern Undergraduate Research Journal. 20: 84–88.
  5. ↑ Edmunds, Polina (18 May 2021). "The Iron Butterfly: Mental Health Story from Thai Champion (Thita Lamsam)". The Iron Butterfly. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Palmy (Thita) Lamsam, Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, Chicago, IL, 60602". Psychology Today. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Biography". 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Biography". 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Biography". 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Biography". 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "Biography". 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Biography". 6 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ Archived 2018-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Archived 2019-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
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