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2008 Crystal Skate Of Romania
The 2008 Crystal Skate of Romania was the 9th edition of an annual senior-level international figure skating competition held in Romania. It was held between November 13 and 15, 2008 in Galați Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most pa .... Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles. Results Men Ladies External links results {{2008–09 in figure skating Crystal Skate Of Romania, 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galați
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most part of Moldavia's existence. In 2011, the Romanian census recorded 249,432 residents, making it the 8th most populous city in Romania. Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați, the naval shipyard, and the largest steel factory in Romania, Galați steel works. Etymology and names The name ''Galați'' is derived from the Cuman word . This word is ultimately borrowed from the Persian word , "fortress". Other etymologies have been suggested, such as the Serbian . However, the ''galat'' root appears in nearby toponyms, some of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example Gălățui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -''ui'' suffix for "water". Another toponym in the region is Galicia, with its town of Halych, lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgi Kenchadze
Georgi Kenchadze (born August 16, 1986 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Bulgarian former figure skater of Georgian descent. He is the 2006 & 2007 Bulgarian national silver medalist and the 2005 national bronze medalist. He is a two-time competitor at the World Junior Championships. His twin brother, Leri Kenchadze, has competed in pair skating. George now competes for Bulgaria with his partner Sarah May Coward Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious .... They are the current Bulgarian National Ice Dance Champions. Results References Bulgarian male single skaters Male single skaters from Georgia (country) Living people Figure skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade 1986 births Georgian Georgian emigrants to Bulgaria Sportspeople from Tbilisi {{Bulgaria-figur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manouk Gijsman
Manouk Gijsman (born 29 September 1992 in Leiderdorp) is a Dutch former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Dutch national champion and reached the free skate at three ISU Championships – 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, 2010 Junior Worlds in The Hague, and 2010 Worlds in Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. Th .... Programs Competitive highlights ''JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' References External links * Manouk Gijsmanat Tracings.net 1992 births Living people Dutch female single skaters Sportspeople from Alphen aan den Rijn Sportspeople from Leiderdorp 21st-century Dutch women 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerstin Frank
Kerstin Frank (born 23 October 1988) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. She is a six-time national champion and represented Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has won eleven international medals and reached the free skate at nine ISU Championships. Personal life Kerstin Frank was born on 23 October 1988 in Vienna, Austria. She studied biology at the University of Vienna and serves in a work and sports program in the Austrian army. Career Frank began competing on the junior international level in 2004 and made her senior international debut in spring 2006; she would appear on both levels that year and 2007. Her best result at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event was seventh at the 2006 JGP in Courchevel, France. She was selected to represent Austria at the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 23rd. In the 2008–09 season, Frank won the silver medal at the Austrian Championships and was assigned to her first senior ISU Championships. Reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianka Padar
Bianka is a feminine given name in Hungarian, Polish, Slovak and German. People with this name * Bianka (singer) (born 1985), Russian and Belarusian singer * Bianka Buša (born 1994), Serbian volleyball player * Bianka Lamade (born 1982), German tennis player * Bianka Panova (born 1970), Bulgarian gymnast * Bianka Schwede (born 1953), German rower * Bianka Munoz (born 2007), American musician See also *Bianca, a feminine given name *Blanka (given name), a feminine given name *Blanca (given name), a feminine given name *Branca, a feminine given name *Branka Branka ( sr-cyr, Бранка) is a Serbo-Croatian female given name derived from the Slavic root ''bran'' – the same as in Branislav and Branimir – with the meaning "to defend or protect". It can also be a version of the Portuguese name ' ..., a feminine given name References {{given name German feminine given names Polish feminine given names Hungarian feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Radeva
Sonia Radeva ( bg, Соня Радева, born 11 March 1985 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Bulgarian national champion and reached the free skate at two ISU Championships – the 2005 European Championships in Turin, Italy, and the 2006 European Championships in Lyon, France. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ...; JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' References External links * Bulgarian female single skaters 1985 births Living people Figure skaters from Sofia {{Bulgaria-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxana Luca
Roxana Hartmann, née Luca (born 23 December 1982) is a Romanian former competitive figure skater. She is a ten-time Romanian national champion and represented her country at two Olympics. She qualified for the free skate at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, four European Championships, and two World Junior Championships. Her best ISU Championship result was 15th, which she achieved at the 2002 Junior Worlds and 2005 Europeans. Career Luca made her senior international debut when she was 13 years old, placing 14th in her qualifying group at the 1996 European Championships. She competed on both the junior and senior levels until the end of the 2001–02 season. Her best result in five appearances at the World Junior Championships was 15th in 2002. Luca placed 23rd at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. She underwent knee surgery in September 2003 and missed the 2003–04 season as a result. Luca finished a career-best 15th at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Pieman
Isabelle Pieman (born 28 September 1983) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. She won five senior international medals and three Belgian national titles (2007, 2009, 2012). At the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, Pieman qualified a spot for Belgium in the ladies' singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ... in Vancouver, where she placed 25th. She qualified to the free skate at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield. Programs Results References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pieman, Isabelle Belgian female single skaters 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Brussels Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Belgium 21st-century Belgian women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Kunova
Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man". The name Alexandra was one of the epithets given to the Greek goddess Hera and as such is usually taken to mean "one who comes to save warriors". The earliest attested form of the name is the Mycenaean Greek ( or //), written in the Linear B syllabic script.Tablet MY V 659 (61). Alexandra and its masculine equivalent, Alexander, are both common names in Greece as well as countries where Germanic, Romance, and Slavic languages are spoken. Variants * Alejandra, Alejandrina (diminutive) (Spanish) * Aleksandra (Александра) (Albanian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian) * Alessandra (Italian) * Alessia (Italian) * Alex (various languages) * Alexa (English, Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicole Graf
Nicole Graf (born 7 May 1985 in Wil, Switzerland) is a Swiss figure skater who competes in ladies singles. She won the gold medal at the 2009 Swiss Figure Skating Championships and finished 26th at the European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European champion. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ... that year. In 2012, she captured the bronze medal at the Swiss Nationals. References * Swiss female single skaters 1985 births Living people Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade People from Wil {{Switzerland-figure-skater-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktória Pavuk
Viktória Pavuk (born 30 December 1985, in Budapest) is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is a two-time International Cup of Nice champion and the 2011 Hungarian national champion. Pavuk's first coach was István Simon and she also spent summers training with Igor Tchiniaev. She was later coached by her sister. In December 2012, Pavuk announced her retirement from competitive skating. Programs Competitive highlights ''GP: Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ...; JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavuk, Viktoria 1985 births Living people Hungarian female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Hungary Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics Figure skaters from Budapest Competito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Movchan
Iryna Pavlivna Movchan ( uk, Ірина Павлівна Мовчан; born 26 June 1990 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a Ukrainian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2008 Crystal Skate of Romania champion and a two-time (2009, 2011) Ukrainian national champion. She qualified to the free skate at three ISU Championships — 2007 Europeans in Warsaw, Poland; 2009 Europeans in Helsinki, Finland; and 2011 Worlds in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ..., Russia. Programs Competitive highlights ''JGP: Junior Grand Prix'' References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Movchan, Iryna Ukrainian female single skaters 1990 births Living people Figure skaters from Dnipro Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
