Christine Zukowski

Christine Zukowski
Christine Zukowski
	Zukowski in 2005.
Born	August 9, 1989 (age 34); 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
Representing United States
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
World Junior Championships

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
2007–08 ^[3]		Phantom of the Opera
2006–07 ^[3]^[4]	Le Vertigo, Rondeau, Moderent by Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrace Royer	Armen's Variation by Aram Khachaturian Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre Gypsy Dance (from Henry VII) by Camille Saint-Saëns
2005–06 ^[1]^[3]^[5]	The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky	Three Preludes by George Gershwin The Mission by Ennio Morricone Selections by Tim Janis	Our Lips Are Sealed by the Go-Go's
2004–05 ^[3]	Nyah (from Mission: Impossible II) by Hans Zimmer	Samson and Delilah

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[4]
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Official site at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Christine Zukowski at the International Skating Union

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[ST060126-1] Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2006). "Zukowski Fares Well in Juniors and Seniors". SkateToday.

[USFS080428-2] "Christine Zukowski Announces Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. April 28, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

[USFS-CZ-3] "Christine Zukowski". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[ISU-0607-4] "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[ISU-0506-5] "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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