Katrina Hacker

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Katrina Hacker
Hacker in 2008.
Personal Info
Country: Flag of the United States United States
Date of birth: May 31, 1990 (1990-05-31) (age 18)
Height: 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Coach: Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
Former Coach: Tracy Doyle-Lunde,
Teresa Aiello-Lash, Thomas Litz
Choreographer: Mark Mitchell
Skating Club: SC of Boston
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total: 153.86 2008 Four Continents
Short Program: 49.86 2008 Four Continents
Free Skate: 104.00 2008 Four Continents
Not to be confused with German figure skater Katharina Häcker.

Katrina Hacker (born May 31, 1990 in New York, New York) is an American figure skater. She is the 2005 U.S. novice bronze medalist and 2008 Eastern Sectional champion.

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[edit] Career

Hacker is the 2005 Triglav Trophy champion. She also placed 5th at the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix event in Romania her only Junior Grand Prix event.

Hacker trains at the Skating Club of Boston with coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson. After not qualifying for Nationals in 2007, Hacker moved to Boston in order to train with Mitchell and Johansson.[1] She subsequently won the 2008 New England Regional Championships and 2008 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships.[2] [3]

At the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she placed 6th, and was the third-highest-placing Worlds-age-eligible skater. Hacker was not selected for the World Championships in favor of former World Champion Kimmie Meissner,[4] but was selected to compete and made her senior international debut at the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where she was the top finisher among the American ladies.[5]

Hacker was selected for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Scholastics Honors Team [6] and she will be attending Princeton University in the fall of 2008. [7]

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008
Four Continents Championships 6th
U.S. Championships 6th N. 3rd N. 7th J. 6th
Junior Grand Prix, Romania 5th
Triglav Trophy 1st J.
Eastern Sectionals 2nd N. 3rd N. 3rd J. 6th 1st
New England Regionals 1st
North Atlantic Regionals 1st N. 1st N. 1st J. 1st
  • N = Novice level; J = Junior level

[edit] References

  1. ^ Talent and Togetherness Abound at 2007 Liberty Summer Competition
  2. ^ Hacker Reigns Supreme at Easterns
  3. ^ Hacker heads stellar ladies' field
  4. ^ Nagasu Hangs on For Ladies National Title
  5. ^ Mao Asada bests field for top spot
  6. ^ U.S. Figure Skating to Honor 10 Exceptional Scholar Athletes at 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
  7. ^ The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew 4/7/2008

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