David Kranjec | |
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Born | Celje, Slovenia | 17 August 1994
Hometown | Brisbane, Australia |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Slovenia |
Coach | Irina Stavrovskaia Valentin Kadzevitch |
Skating club | Boondall IFSC |
Began skating | 1999 |
David Kranjec (born 17 August 1994) is a Slovenian-Australian competitive figure skater. He is the 2016 Slovenian national champion and qualified for the free skate at the 2016 European Championships.
He represented Australia until the end of the 2013–14 season, winning the 2013 national title and competing at three ISU Championships – once at the World Junior Championships and twice at the Four Continents Championships.
David Kranjec was born on 17 August 1994 in Celje, Slovenia, and resides in Brisbane, Australia. [1]
Kranec placed fourth at the 2007 Slovenian Championships. [2]
In the 2009–10 season, Kranjec won the junior bronze medal at the Australian Championships. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2011, placing 12th in Brisbane, Australia, and then 18th in Innsbruck, Austria.
In 2012–13, Kranjec won the Australian senior national title. He was sent to the 2013 Four Continents Championships in Osaka, Japan, where he finished last (23rd). At the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, he placed 20th of 37 skaters in the short program. He qualified for the free skate and finished 24th overall.
In the 2013–14 season, Kranjec competed at two JGP events, placing 11th in Gdańsk, Poland and 10th in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He finished second to Brendan Kerry at the Australian Championships. Making his final international appearance for Australia, he placed 21st at the 2014 Four Continents Championships. [2]
In the 2015–16 season, Kranjec began competing internationally for Slovenia. After placing 8th at the Merano Cup, he won the bronze medal at the Golden Bear of Zagreb and took the Slovenian national title. He was assigned to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, where he qualified for the free skate. [3]
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2015–2016 [1] |
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2013–2014 [4] | ||
2012–2013 [5] | ||
2011–2012 [6] |
CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix
International [2] | ||
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Event | 2006–07 | 2015–16 |
European Champ. | 22nd | |
CS Golden Spin | 18th | |
Dragon Trophy | 2nd | |
Golden Bear | 3rd | |
Merano Cup | 8th | |
National [2] | ||
Slovenian Champ. | 4th | 1st |
WD = Withdrew |
International [2] | ||||
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Event | 2009–10 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
Four Continents | 23rd | 21st | ||
Skate Down Under | 2nd | |||
International: Junior [2] | ||||
Junior Worlds | 24th | |||
JGP Australia | 12th | |||
JGP Austria | 18th | |||
JGP Croatia | 10th | |||
JGP Czech Republic | 10th | |||
JGP Poland | 11th | |||
JGP Slovenia | 12th | |||
NZ Winter Games | 2nd | |||
National [2] | ||||
Australian Champ. | 3rd J | 2nd J | 1st | 2nd |
J. = Junior level |
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