Dimitra Korri

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Dimitra Korri
Korri Skates.jpg
Korri performs her freeskate at the 2018 Triglav Trophy
Born (1992-07-17) July 17, 1992 (age 32)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Skating clubTarandos Ice Sports Club Hellenic Winter Sports Federation
Began skating1998

Dimitra Korri (born July 17, 1992) is a Greek-American figure skater who represents Greece in women's singles. She is the 2021 Skate Helena bronze medalist, the 2018 EduSport Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 Balkan Games bronze medalist, and a six-time Greek national champion (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).

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Personal life

Korri spent her childhood between Greece and the USA. [1] She went to school in the United States and spent her summers in Greece. [1] She speaks fluent Greek and English. [2] [3]

Career

Korri began skating at the age of six and has been representing Greece internationally since the 2011–12 season. [3] [4] [5] She won the Greek National Figure Skating Championships in 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019. [6] [7] At the 2018 Greek National Figure Skating Championships she achieved an historic national record for the highest score ever posted at a Greek national championship. [8] [9] Additionally, she holds two national silver medals from the 2011 and 2013 Greek National Championships as well as one national bronze medal from the 2012 Greek National Championships. [7] She finished 9th at the 2013 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. [10] In March 2017, she won the silver medal at the 29th Coppa Europa in Italy. [5] In January 2018, she won the senior international silver medal at the EduSport Trophy in Romania. [3] [11] [12] She finished 4th at the 2018 Triglav Trophy and in March 2018 she earned a bronze medal at the Balkan Games. [2] This was the first time since 1989 that a Greek female athlete had achieved a podium position at a Balkan Games. [13]

Signature move

Korri is known for executing a low one handed hydroblade in her skating programs. [14] [15]

Korri performs a hydroblade. Dimitra Signature Move.jpg
Korri performs a hydroblade.

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Results

International [16]
Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
CS Finlandia WD
CS Nebelhorn 31st35th
CS U.S. Classic 12th
Balkan Games 3rd
Crystal Skate 8th
Denkova-Staviski Cup 15th9th
Dragon Trophy 16th
EduSport Trophy 2ndWD
FBMA Trophy 12th
Istanbul Cup 11th
Mexico Cup5th
Oceania International3rd
Open d'Andorra 8th11th
Philadelphia 10th
Prague Ice Cup15th
Reykjavik International 5th7th
Skate Helena 10th3rd
Tayside Trophy 8th
Toruń Cup 12th
Triglav Trophy 4th
U.S. Classic 9th
Winter Universiade 28th
International: Junior [16]
JGP Romania 24th
National [16]
Greek Champ.2nd3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st

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