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

Medal record

Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Representing United States
World Junior Championships
	2006 Ljubljana	Ladies' singles

Christine Zukowski (born August 9, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former competitive 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	Armen's Variation by Aram Khachaturian Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre Gypsy Dance (from Henry VII) by Camille Saint-Saëns
2005–06 ^[1]^[3]^[5]	The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky	Three Preludes by George Gershwin The Mission by Ennio Morricone Selections by Tim Janis	Our Lips Are Sealed by the Go-Go's
2004–05 ^[3]	Nyah (from Mission: Impossible II) by Hans Zimmer	Samson and Delilah

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[4]
Event	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	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.					1st N.	2nd J.	6th	10th
U.S. Jr. Champ.		1st Jv.	10th QI.
Eastern Sect.				7th N.	1st N.	2nd J.
South Atlantic	6th Jv.	1st Jv.	2nd I.	3rd N.	1st N.	1st J.	1st	2nd
Levels: Jv. = Juvenile; I. = Intermediate; N. = Novice; J. = Junior Q = Qualifying round

References

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

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