Alexandra Najarro

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Alexandra Najarro
Born (1993-06-03) June 3, 1993 (age 31)
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Hometown Vaughan, Ontario
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Figure skating career
Country Canada
Skating clubYRSA Richmond Hill
Began skating2000
Retired2014

Alexandra Najarro (born June 3, 1993) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater and Actress. She placed 13th at the 2012 Four Continents Championships.

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Shes known for Vought On Ice - "Let's Put The Christ Back In Christmas", she physically played the iconic character of Queen Maeve, while Shoshana Bean did the vocals within a in-universe parody of "The War on Christmas"

Personal life

Najarro was born on June 3, 1993, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. [1] Fluent in English and French, she also speaks Polish and Spanish, the mother tongues of her parents.

Career

Najarro began skating at age five at the Mississauga Figure Skating Club with her mother Eva as her coach. [2] She appeared in the small role of Snowplow Sam in the 2005 Disney movie Ice Princess . [3]

Najarro won the 2008 Canadian national novice title and began appearing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series the following season.

Najarro placed fourth at the 2011 and 2012 Canadian Championships. She was selected to represent Canada at the 2012 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado; she placed 14th in the short program, 12th in the free skate, and 13th overall.

Najarro did not compete in the 2012–13 season. She placed sixth at the 2014 Canadian Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2011–12
[1]

2010–11
[4]
  • Waltz No. 2
    by Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
    by Johann Strauss II
  • Otonal
    by Raúl di Blasio
2009–10
[5]
  • Peter Gunn
    by Henri Mancini
  • Charade
    by Henry Mancini
  • Two For the Road
    by Henry Mancini
  • Moon River
    by Henry Mancini

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [6]
Event07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Four Continents 13th
International: Junior or novice [6]
Junior Worlds 25th
JGP Australia 11th
JGP Belarus 10th
JGP Czech Rep. 7th
JGP Romania 10th
JGP United Kingdom 5th7th
Merano Cup 6th N
National [6]
Canadian Champ. 1st N8th J15th4th4th6th
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alexandra NAJARRO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012.
  2. "Y.R.S.A. - Alexandra Najarro". York Region Skating Academy. Archived from the original on August 27, 2011.
  3. DiManno, Rosie (January 22, 2011). "Najarro a knockout at skating championships". The Toronto Star. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  4. "Alexandra NAJARRO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 16, 2011.
  5. "Alexandra NAJARRO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010.
  6. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Alexandra NAJARRO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.