Katherine Hadford

Katherine Hadford

Hadford with former coach Priscilla Hill
Personal information
Full name	Katherine Hadford
Country represented	Hungary
Former country(ies) represented	United States
Born	July 24, 1989 (1989-07-24) (age 22) Vienna, Virginia, USA
Residence	Budapest, Hungary
Height	166 cm (5.45 ft)
Coach	Jeranjak Ipakjan
Former coach	Zsofia Kulcsar, Priscilla Hill
Choreographer	Jeranjak Ipakjan
Former choreographer	Anjelika Krylova
Skating club	Jeghegy Budapest
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	115.99 2008 Europeans
Short program	39.46 2008 Europeans
Free skate	76.53 2008 Europeans

Katherine "Kati" Hadford (born 24 July 1989) is a Hungarian-American figure skater who skates internationally for Hungary. She is the 2008 & 2010 Hungarian national silver medalist and three time (2006, 2007, 2009) bronze medalist.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Competitive highlights 4 References 5 External links

Personal life

Hadford was born in Vienna, Virginia, USA in the United States. Her mother is a Hungarian citizen and her grandparents fled Hungary in the 1950s to escape communism.^[1] She is descended from Szechenyi Istvan.^[1]

She moved to Hungary when she began representing that country in competition. She is bilingual in Hungarian and English.

Career

Hadford previously skated for the United States. Hadford began representing Hungary internationally in the 2006/2007 season.

Competitive highlights

(for Hungary)

Event	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011
European Championships			21st	31st	31st	34th
World Junior Championships		25th	24th
Hungarian Championships	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	2nd
Golden Spin of Zagreb		9th		11th	11th	15th
Crystal Skate of Romania					14th
Ondrej Nepela Memorial				10th
Karl Schäfer Memorial				12th
Junior Grand Prix, Italy				25th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany			12th
Junior Grand Prix, Austria			23rd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary		10th
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic		18th

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

(for the United States)

Event	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006
U.S. Championships	4th N.			17th
Triglav Trophy	3rd N.
Eastern Sectionals	2nd N.	5th J.	11th	3rd	8th
South Atlantic Regionals		2nd J.	3rd	1st	2nd

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mittan, Barry (January 22, 2008). "Hungary’s Hadford Heralds Her Heritage". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2008/01/22/hungarys-hadford-heralds-her-heritage/. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 

• "Triglav Trophy 2002 - Novice Girls Result". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928060213/http://www.drsalna-zveza.si/TT2002/CAT012RS.HTM. Retrieved 2007-06-29. 
• "2002 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Novice Ladies Free Skate & Final Standings". http://www.usfigureskating.org/event_related_details.asp?ri=content/events/200102/uschamps/novladies-free.htm. Retrieved 2007-06-29. 

External links

• Katherine Hadford at the International Skating Union
• absoluteskating interview: Competing at the 2005/2006 Hungarian National Championships
• Katherine's Hungarian website: http://katihadford.eoldal.hu

Persondata
Name	Hadford, Katherine
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Date of birth	24 July 1989
Place of birth	Vienna, Virginia, USA
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