Christine Zukowski

Christine Zukowski

Zukowski in 2005.
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born August 9, 1989
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Former coach Priscilla Hill, Jeff Digregori, Barbara Roles
Former choreographer Natalia Linichuk
Skating club University of Delaware
Training locations Newark, Delaware
Began skating 1994
Retired 2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 141.14
2005 JGP Andorra
Short program 51.37
2006 World Juniors
Free skate 93.93
2005 JGP Andorra

Christine Zukowski (born August 9, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 World Junior bronze medalist.

Zukowski started skating at age five.[1] She changed coaches to Priscilla Hill before the 2007 Nationals, where she placed 10th. She missed the 2007–2008 season and announced her retirement in April 2008 due to a chronic back injury.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2007–2008
[3]
  • Phantom of the Opera
2006–2007
[3][4]
  • Le Vertigo, Rondeau, Moderent
    by Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrace Royer
2005–2006
[1][3][5]
2004–2005
[3]
  • Samson and Delilah

Competitive highlights

Results[3][4]
International
Event 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007
Four Continents Championships 10th
GP Trophée Eric Bompard 7th
GP NHK Trophy 5th
International: Junior
World Junior Championships 3rd
Junior Grand Prix Final 6th
JGP Andorra 2nd
JGP China 5th
JGP Croatia 3rd
Gardena Spring Trophy 1st J.
National
U.S. Championships 1st N. 2nd J. 6th 10th
Eastern Sectionals 1st N. 2nd J.
South Atlantic Regionals 1st N. 1st J. 1st 2nd
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2006). "Zukowski Fares Well in Juniors and Seniors". SkateToday.
  2. ↑ "Christine Zukowski Announces Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. April 28, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Christine Zukowski". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
  5. ↑ "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.

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