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Júlia Sebestyén
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| Júlia Sebestyén at the 2007-2008 Hungarian Championship. |
| Personal Info |
| Country: |
 Hungary |
| Date of birth: |
May 14, 1981 (1981-05-14) (age 27) |
| Residence: |
Budapest, Hungary |
| Height: |
164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Coach: |
Gurgen Vardanyan |
| Former Coach: |
András Száraz, Eszter Jurek |
| Choreographer: |
Jerena Ipakjan, Nina Petrenko |
| Skating Club: |
Tiszaújvárosi SC |
| ISU Personal Best Scores |
| Short + Free Total: |
165.22 |
2003 Skate Canada |
| Short Program: |
61.28 |
2005 Europeans |
| Free Skate: |
107.60 |
2003 Skate Canada |
Júlia Sebestyén [ˈjuːliɒ ˈʃɛbɛʃceːn] (born May 14, 1981 in Miskolc , Hungary) is a Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion. She is the first Hungarian woman to win the European title.
[edit] Biography
Sebestyén began skating at the age of 4, practicing on the outdoor ice rink Tiszaújváros. After she turned 13 her situation improved. She is still skating for the club Tiszaújvárosi SC. Her former coach was András Száraz. Gurgen Vardanjan became her new coach shortly after the 2005-2006 season. She started the next season very strongly by winning the Cup of China event and getting the silver at Cup of Russia. She placed 6th at the Grand Prix Final.
In 2004 she won the European championships, becoming the first Hungarian woman to do so. Although Hungary already had two World champions, Lily Kronberger and Opika von Méray Horváth, in their time the European championships were not yet established.
[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] Post-2000
Júlia at the 2004 World Championships in
Dortmund
[edit] Pre-2000
[edit] External links
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