Christine Zukowski

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Christine Zukowski
Christine Zukowski 2005 Croatia Cup.jpg
Zukowski at the 2005 Croatia Cup
Born (1989-08-09) August 9, 1989 (age 34)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Discipline Women's singles
Began skating1994
RetiredApril 2008
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Ljubljana Singles

Christine Zukowski (born August 9, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 World Junior bronze medalist.

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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
2005–06
[1] [3] [5]

2004–05
[3]
  • Samson and Delilah

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [4]
Event03–0404–0505–0606–07
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. 2nd J.6th10th

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References

  1. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2006). "Zukowski Fares Well in Juniors and Seniors". SkateToday.
  2. "Christine Zukowski Announces Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. April 28, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Christine Zukowski". U.S. Figure Skating . Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
  5. "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.