Christine Zukowski

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Christine Zukowski
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
DisciplineWomen's singles
Began skating1994
RetiredApril 2008
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Ljubljana Singles

Christine Zukowski (born August 9, 1989, in

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 U.S. Championships, where she placed 10th. After missing the 2007–08 season, she announced her retirement in April 2008 due to a chronic back injury.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2007–08
[3]
  • Phantom of the Opera
2006–07
[3][4]
  • Le Vertigo, Rondeau, Moderent
    by Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrace Royer
2005–06
[1][3][5]

2004–05
[3]
  • Samson and Delilah

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[4]
Event 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07
Four Continents 10th
GP
Bompard
7th
GP NHK Trophy 5th
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds 3rd
JGP Final 6th
JGP Andorra 2nd
JGP China 5th
JGP Croatia 3rd
Gardena
1st J.
National[3]
U.S. Champ. 2nd J. 6th 10th

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e "Christine Zukowski". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c "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.