Trifun Zivanovic
| Trifun Zivanovic | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country represented | Serbia |
| Former country(ies) represented | Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia United States |
| Born | April 17, 1975 |
| Height | 165 cm (5.41 ft) |
| Coach | Gary Visconti |
| Former coach | Mingzhu Li, Hans Müller,[1] Ada Minevich |
| Choreographer | Natalia Dubova |
| Skating club | Ice Integra Belgrade |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 170.62 2003 Skate America |
| Short program | 58.75 2003 Skate America |
| Free skate | 111.87 2003 Skate America |
Trifun Zivanovic (born on April 17, 1975 in Santa Monica, CA) is an American-born Serbian figure skater. Born in the United States, Zivanovic competes internationally for Serbia.
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[edit] Career
Through 2001, he competed for the United States, twice capturing medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. After 2001, he represented Yugoslavia, his father's native country. He competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics representing Serbia and Montenegro. Following the break-up of that country, Zivanovic competed for Serbia.
To qualify for the 2006 Olympics, Zivanovic needed to place in the top 24 at the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships. After failing to do that, he had another shot at qualifying by placing in the top six at the Karl Shafer Memorial. He placed ninth, but made the Olympic team after several skaters who qualified ahead of him had to withdraw.[2]
Zivanovic has the distinction of having competed at the World Figure Skating Championships representing four countries: the United States, Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Serbia. He is also one of the few skaters to have competed at both the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and the European Figure Skating Championships. He is the first male singles skater to have competed at every senior-level ISU Championships.[3]
Zivanovic works as an ice skating instructor at Pickwick Ice Center in Burbank, California.
[edit] Competitive highlights
(for Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia)
| Event | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 26th | |||||
| World Championships | 29th | 30th | 24th | 30th | ||
| European Championships | 21st | 17th | 29th | |||
| Serbian Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 3rd | 6th | 9th | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | 6th | 8th | WD | ||
| Helena Pajovic Cup | 1st | |||||
| Skate America | 7th | |||||
| Cup of Russia | 11th |
(for the United States)
| Event | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Championships | 16th | ||||||||
| Four Continents Championships | 7th | 9th | |||||||
| U.S. Championships | 11th J. | 6th J. | 2nd J. | 7th | WD | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th |
| NHK Trophy | 11th | ||||||||
| Skate America | 8th | ||||||||
| Cup of Russia | 6th | ||||||||
| Sparkassen Cup on Ice | 5th | ||||||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | ||||||||
| Golden Spin, Zagreb | 2nd | ||||||||
| Piruetten | 3rd | ||||||||
| Finlandia Trophy | 4th |
- J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew
[edit] References
- ^ http://pagesperso-orange.fr/planetepatinage/biographies/serbie/zivanovic_trifun.htm
- ^ http://ww2.nwherald.com/pdf/olympics/zivanovic.html
- ^ Skate Today : Zivanovic Makes History for Serbia
[edit] External links
- Trifun Zivanovic at the International Skating Union
- http://pagesperso-orange.fr/planetepatinage/biographies/serbie/zivanovic_trifun.htm
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