Abigail Pietersen

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Abigail Pietersen
Abigail Pietersen.jpg
Born (1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 39)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country South Africa
Coach Oula Jääskeläinen
Fanis Shakirzianau
Skating clubWestern Province

Abigail Pietersen (born 1 October 1984, in Cape Town) is a South African former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 South African national champion and qualified to the free skate at three Four Continents Championships (2003, 2004, 2007). She switched to pair skating in 2005, but later switched back to singles. Her younger brother, Justin Pietersen, also competed internationally in figure skating.

Contents

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[1]
2008–2009
[2]
2007–2008
[3]
2006–2007
[4]
  • Valley of Dreams
    by John Tesh
2003–2004
[5]
  • Indian melody
    by Mohabbattin
2002–2003
[6]
  • Alone
    by Robert Fine
  • Indian melody
    by Mohabbattin

Results

International [7]
Event01–0202–0303–0404–0505–0606–0707–08 08–09 09–10
Worlds 49th
Four Continents 23rd24th23rd26th32nd29th
Golden Bear 9th J
National [7]
South African 1st J1st J3rd3rd2nd2nd3rd1st
J = Junior level

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References

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  2. "Abigail PIETERSEN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Abigail PIETERSEN: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Abigail PIETERSEN: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Abigail PIETERSEN: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 June 2004.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Abigail PIETERSEN: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2003.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Abigail PIETERSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.