Katherine Hadford
Katherine Hadford | |
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Full name | Katherine Hadford |
Born | Vienna, Virginia, U.S. | July 24, 1989
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Hungary (2006–2010) United States (until 2005) |
Coach | Jeranjak Ipakjan |
Skating club | Jeghegy Budapest |
Katherine "Kati" Hadford (born 24 July 1989) is a Hungarian-American former competitive figure skater who skated internationally for Hungary. She is the 2008 and 2010 Hungarian national silver medalist and three time (2006, 2007, 2009) bronze medalist.
Personal life
[edit]Hadford was born in Vienna, Virginia, United States in the United States. Her mother is a Hungarian citizen and her grandparents (György Szele and Kornélia Széchényi) fled Hungary in the 1950s to escape communism.[1][2] She is related to István Széchenyi.[1]
She moved to Hungary when she began representing that country in competition. She is bilingual in Hungarian and English.
Career
[edit]Hadford previously skated for the United States.[3][4] Hadford began representing Hungary internationally in the 2006/2007 season.
Competitive highlights
[edit]For Hungary
[edit]Event | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 |
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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 |
For the United States
[edit]Event | 2004–05 |
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U.S. Championships | 17th |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (January 22, 2008). "Hungary's Hadford Heralds Her Heritage". SkateToday. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ Dobor, Helga (2005). "The human heart is the same everywhere". Absolute Skating.
- ^ "Triglav Trophy 2002 - Novice Girls Result". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- ^ "2002 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships: Novice Ladies Free Skate & Final Standings". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
External links
[edit]- Katherine Hadford at the International Skating Union
- Hadford's Hungarian website: http://katihadford.eoldal.hu Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- American female single skaters
- Hungarian female single skaters
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Széchenyi family
- People from Vienna, Virginia
- Sportspeople from Fairfax County, Virginia
- American people of Hungarian descent
- American emigrants to Hungary
- Hungarian winter sports biography stubs
- European figure skating biography stubs
- American figure skating biography stubs