Kristin Fraser | |
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Born | Palo Alto, California | February 29, 1980
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Azerbaijan |
Partner | Igor Lukanin |
Coach | Nikolai Morozov |
Skating club | Central Army Sport Club, Baku |
Retired | 2010 |
Kristin Fraser (born February 29, 1980) is an American former competitive ice dancer who competed for Azerbaijan with Igor Lukanin. They teamed up in 2000 and became four-time Azerbaijani national champions. They represented Azerbaijan at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. Fraser and Lukanin were married on December 31, 2010 in Montclair, New Jersey.
Fraser previously competed for the United States. She skated with Peter Kongkasem for four years until 1996 when he took a break from skating due to health issues [1] and Jonathan Nichols.
Event | 1996 |
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U.S. Championships | 13th J. |
Event | 2000 |
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U.S. Championships | 8th |
Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
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Winter Olympic Games | 17th | 19th | |||||||
World Championships | 19th | 15th | 13th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 16th | 11th | 18th |
European Championships | 16th | 14th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 9th | |
Azerbaijani Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
Trophée Eric Bompard | 7th | 6th | 6th | ||||||
NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||||||
Skate America | 6th | 5th | |||||||
Cup of Russia | 7th | ||||||||
Cup of China | 5th | 4th | |||||||
Skate Canada International | 7th | 7th | 4th | ||||||
Karl Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | ||||||||
Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | 5th | 1st | ||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | 4th | 4th |
(with Lukanin)
Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2008–2009 [2] | St. Louis Blues | Ocean Heart by Amici Forever (based on Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian) |
2007–2008 | Russian gypsy dance | Time to Say Goodbye by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli |
2002–2003 [3] |
| Fiesta de Boi Bumba Orchestra Mundurucania |
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