Karina Sinding Johnson | |
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![]() Karina Johnson in 2010 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Karina Sinding Johnson |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | West Hills, California, United States | May 1, 1991
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Coach | Kent Johnson Jane Johnson |
Choreographer | Kent Johnson Judy Blumberg |
Skating club | Hvidovre Skøjte Klub |
Retired | January 2013 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 121.63 2011 Europeans |
Short program | 43.94 2010 Junior Worlds |
Free skate | 83.33 2011 Europeans |
Karina Sinding Johnson (born May 1, 1991 in West Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States of America) is a Danish-American former competitive figure skater. She is a four-time Danish national champion.
Johnson began skating at age five in Los Angeles, California. She later moved to Houston, Texas and then Miami, Florida. She retired from competition in January 2013. [1]
Her parents are both figure skating coaches. Her father, Kent, is a PSA Double Master Rated Coach, Level 5. Johnson's father is American and her mother is Danish.
Results [2] | |||||||||
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International | |||||||||
Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
Worlds | 35th | 26th | 35th | ||||||
Europeans | 35th | 32nd | 17th | 24th | |||||
Bavarian Open | 17th | ||||||||
Coupe de Nice | 15th | ||||||||
Nebelhorn | 20th | 10th | |||||||
Nordics | 14th J. | 10th J. | 10th J. | 8th | 6th | 7th | 9th | ||
U.S. Classic | 8th | ||||||||
International: Junior or novice | |||||||||
Junior Worlds | 29th | 16th | |||||||
JGP Croatia | 22nd | ||||||||
JGP Germany | 16th | ||||||||
JGP Gr. Britain | 10th | ||||||||
JGP Mexico | 7th | ||||||||
Copenhagen | 17th N. | 3rd J. | |||||||
Merano Cup | 10th N. | ||||||||
Triglav | 2nd J. | ||||||||
National | |||||||||
Danish Champ. | 1st N. | 3rd J. | 2nd J. | 1st J. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix |
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