Karla Quinn

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Karla Quinn
Personal information
Country representedUnited Kingdom
Born (1988-09-15) September 15, 1988 (age 34)
Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
CoachMargaret "Mags" O'Neill
ChoreographerMark Hanretty
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Ladies' figure skating
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg British Figure Skating Championships 2008

Karla Quinn (born 15 September 1988 in Rasharkin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a British figure skater. She has been crowned as British Junior Ice Skating Champion 2008 British junior silver medallist [1] [2] and the 2006 British junior bronze medalist. She is the first female Irish skater to take three British titles at Novice, Primary and Junior levels.

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Quinn began skating at the age of six under the tutelage of Margaret "Mags" O'Neill.[ citation needed ] Her choreographer is Mark Hanretty.[ citation needed ]

In 2003, she was awarded Britain's Brilliant Prodigy [3] for Sport at an awards ceremony in London, presided over by The Duchess of York. In 2005 Quinn was struck down by illness, but, following an operation in November 2006, made her comeback to skating. [4]

In the 2004–2005 season, Quinn competed at the Junior Grand Prix Harghita Cup, where she placed 12th in a field of 30. [5] In the 2007–2008 season, she competed at the Junior Grand Prix John Curry Memorial, where she placed 25th in a field of 35. [6] [7] She was the 2003 Merano Cup bronze medalist on the junior level. [8]

In 2007 local PR company AKR Promotions took over the promotion and publicity for Quinn. [9]

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Quinn is competing[ when? ] in her first Senior IJS Qualifier - Result - won gold medal and qualified for Senior Ladies. Quinn turned down an opportunity to take part in Celebrity Big Brother - Hijack in January 2008 due to the British Championships in January '08 - RESULT JUST IN QUINN TAKES BRITISH JUNIOR TITLE 10 JAN 2008. [10] [11]

Quinn came third in the British Senior Championships for the 2008–09 season. [12]

Quinn was forced to withdraw from the British Championships in the 2009/10 season after her short programme because of injury.

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References

  1. 2004 British Figure Skating Championships Junior Ladies Result Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2003 British Figure Skating Championships Junior Ladies Result Archived 2007-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Sailor boy Seb named Prodigy of the Year". 26 April 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. Karla's "Quinn" the big time Ballymoney times. (July 5, 2007) Accessed November 17, 2007.
  5. ISU Junior GP Harghita Cup Ladies Result
  6. ISU JGP John Curry Memorial - Junior Ladies Result
  7. Brave Karla included in Grand Prix Squad Belfast Telegraph
  8. 6th Merano Cup 2003 Junior Ladies Final Result Archived 2006-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
  9. AKR Promotions website Archived 2008-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
  10. British Junior Champion 2008 "British C'Ships 2008"
  11. "KARLA" . Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  12. "Home - National Ice Skating Assoc" . Retrieved 21 April 2016.