Angela Nikodinov
 Nikodinov completes her short program at the 2004 Four Continents Championships in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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| Country represented |  United States |
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| Born | May 9, 1980 Spartanburg, South Carolina |
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| Residence | San Pedro, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 163 cm (5.35 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Igor Pashkevich Frank Carroll Elena Tcherkasskaia Richard Callaghan |
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| Skating club | All Year FSC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||||||||
| Combined total | 149.50 2004 Skate America |
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| Short program | 53.62 2004 Skate America |
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| Free skate | 95.88 2004 Skate America |
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Angela Nikodinov (born May 9, 1980 in Spartanburg, South Carolina), is an American figure skater. She is the 2000 Four Continents Champion.
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[edit] Biography
Nikodinov is the daughter of Bulgarian immigrants and speaks Bulgarian fluently.[1][2] She was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina but her family moved to southern California when she was a toddler.[2]
Raised in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, she trained at Lake Arrowhead, California. She also trained in Detroit for one season (1999-2000) but moved back to California in fall 2000 due to homesickness.[1] Her coaches included John Nicks, Peter Oppegard, Frank Carroll, Elena Tcherkasskaia, Richard Callaghan, Igor Pashkevich. Her coach Tcherkasskaia, with whom she was very close, died of cancer in November 2001.[3]
Nikodinov missed the entire 2002-2003 season. She dislocated her shoulder in February 2002 and again in September, and then had a virus which sapped her strength.[3] She withdrew from the U.S. Championships after the short program.[3] She had shoulder surgery in February 2003 and was off the ice for seven months.[1] After missing two Grand Prix seasons, Nikodinov returned to win the 2004 Skate America.[4]
While in Portland, Oregon, for the 2005 U.S. National Championships, she and her family were involved in a car accident that killed her mother.[2][5] Nikodinov did not return to competition following the accident.
Nikodinov coached Bulgarian figure skater Ivan Dinev in the 2005-2006 season, and they currently coach together in the Los Angeles area. Nikodinov and Dinev were married in July 2008.[6] Along with her coaching duties, she occasionally skates in shows and was a guest skater on the Stars on Ice tour. The pairs team of Bianca Butler & Joseph Jacobsen and Tenile Victorsen are among her and Dinev's former students that have qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Senior level.
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | Exhibition |
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| 2004-2005 | Moonlight Sonata by L. v. Beethoven |
Romeo and Juliet Overture by P. I. Tchaikovski |
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| 2003-2004 | Just for You by Giovanni |
Giselle by Adolph Adam |
Her Gypsy Heart |
| 2002-2003 | Just For You | Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun |
[edit] Results
| Event | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
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| World Championships | 12th | 9th | 5th | |||||||
| Four Continents Championships | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 7th | ||||||
| World Junior Championships | 11th | |||||||||
| U.S. Championships | 8th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | WD | 5th | WD |
| Skate America | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 5th | 1st | |||||
| Cup of China | 8th | |||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 4th | 3rd | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | WD | 4th | 4th | |||||||
| Sparkassen Cup | 3rd | |||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 11th | |||||||||
| Goodwill Games | 4th | |||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela Memorial | 3rd | |||||||||
| Pokal Der Blauen Schwerter | 2nd |
- WD = Withdrew
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Angela Nikodinov at the International Skating Union
- ^ a b c Elliott, Helene (January 13, 2005). "Nikodinov's Mother Is Killed in Auto Accident". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2005/jan/13/sports/sp-skate13. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Skater's mother killed in car accident". Associated Press (usatoday). January 13, 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2005-01-13-nikodinov-accident_x.htm. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Klimovich Harrop, JoAnne (October 24, 2004). "Skater injured at Skate America". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_265308.html. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
- ^ "Angela Nikodinov's Mother Dies in Car Accident". U.S. Figure Skating. January 12, 2005. http://www.usfsa.org/event_story.asp?id=28486. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ Skating April 2010, page 8
[edit] External links
- Figure-Skating.com - Official Site
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