Christine Zukowski
| Christine Zukowski | |||||||||||||||
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 Zukowski in 2005. | |||||||||||||||
| Born | August 9, 1989 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | University of Delaware | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Christine Zukowski (born August 9, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 World Junior bronze medalist.
Zukowski started skating at age five.[1] She changed coaches to Priscilla Hill before the 2007 U.S. Championships, where she placed 10th. After missing the 2007–08 season, she announced her retirement in April 2008 due to a chronic back injury.[2]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2007–08 [3] |
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| 2006–07 [3][4] |
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| 2005–06 [1][3][5] |
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| 2004–05 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[4] | ||||||||
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| Event | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 |
| Four Continents | 10th | |||||||
| GP Bompard | 7th | |||||||
| GP NHK Trophy | 5th | |||||||
| International: Junior[4] | ||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 3rd | |||||||
| JGP Final | 6th | |||||||
| JGP Andorra | 2nd | |||||||
| JGP China | 5th | |||||||
| JGP Croatia | 3rd | |||||||
| Gardena | 1st J. | |||||||
| National[3] | ||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 1st N. | 2nd J. | 6th | 10th | ||||
| U.S. Jr. Champ. | 1st Jv. | 10th QI. | ||||||
| Eastern Sect. | 7th N. | 1st N. | 2nd J. | |||||
| South Atlantic | 6th Jv. | 1st Jv. | 2nd I. | 3rd N. | 1st N. | 1st J. | 1st | 2nd |
| Levels: Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior Q = Qualifying round | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2006). "Zukowski Fares Well in Juniors and Seniors". SkateToday.
- ^ "Christine Zukowski Announces Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. April 28, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Christine Zukowski". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
- ^ "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christine Zukowski.
- Official site at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Christine Zukowski at the International Skating Union