Ira Vannut
Ira Vannut | |
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Born | Sint-Truiden, Belgium | 18 September 1994
Hometown | Alken |
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Belgium |
Coach | Silvie de Rijcke |
Skating club | HSK Hasselt |
Began skating | 1999 |
Ira Vannut (born 18 September 1994) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 Belgian ladies champion and the first female skater from Belgium to medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, winning a bronze at the 2010 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter.
Career
Vannut began skating by the age of four or five, after attending a public session with her mother. Later, her grandmother signed her up for a club where she began to take skating lessons.[1]
In the 2009–10 season, Vannut competed exclusively on the junior circuit, finishing 11th and 12th at her two
In 2010–11, Vannut again competed on the
Personal life
Vannut graduated from high school in 2012. She played tennis and practiced ballet until age 14 when she decided to focus on her skating career.[1]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2010–2011 [2] |
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2009–2010 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
Results[5] | |||
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International | |||
Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
World Champ. | 19th | ||
European Champ. | 7th | ||
Cup of Nice |
3rd J. | 4th | |
International: Junior | |||
World Junior Champ. | 22nd | 10th | |
JGP Austria | 4th | ||
JGP Germany | 3rd | ||
JGP Poland | 11th | ||
JGP Turkey | 12th | ||
EYOF | 2nd J. | ||
National | |||
Belgian Champ. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 1st |
JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior |
References
- ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (22 May 2011). "Belgium's ice princess on the rise". GoldenSkate. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Ira VANNUT: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Ira Vannut leads women's qualifying at Europeans". Associated Press. NBC Sports. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ira VANNUT: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Competition Results: Ira VANNUT". International Skating Union.
External links
Media related to Ira Vannut at Wikimedia Commons