Katherine Bobak

Katherine Bobak

Bobak and Beharry in 2011
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994
Guelph, Ontario
Home town Guelph, Ontario
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Former partner Ian Beharry, Matthew Penasse
Coach Lee Barkell, Doug Leigh, Kevin Wheeler
Former coach Kris Wirtz
Kristy Wirtz
Choreographer Michelle Wheeler, Kelly Johnson
Former choreographer Susie McGrigor
Mark Pillay
Skating club Preston Figure Skating Club
Former skating club Kitchener Waterloo SC
Training locations Mariposa Skating Club, Barrie, Ontario & Preston Figure Skating Club, Cambridge, Ontario
Former training locations Waterloo, Ontario
Began skating 1997
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 152.65
Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
Short program 52.77
Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
Free skate 99.88
Junior Grand Prix Final 2011/2012
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Figure skating: Pairs
Junior Grand Prix Final
2011–12 Quebec Pairs

Katherine Bobak (born August 8, 1994) is a Canadian pair skater. With Ian Beharry, she is the 2011 JGP Final silver medalist and the 2012 Canadian national junior champion. With Matthew Penasse, she is the 2009 Canadian national novice champion and two-time (2010–2011) Canadian junior bronze medalist.

Career

Early in her career, Bobak competed with Matthew Penasse.[1] They competed once on the JGP series, are the 2009 Canadian National Novice Pair Champions and won two national bronze medals on the junior level.

Bobak teamed up with Ian Beharry on February 12, 2011.[2][3] In the 2011–12 season, they won silver at their first Junior Grand Prix event in Poland and gold at their second event in Estonia, earning a berth to the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final. They won the silver medal at the event and set a new Canadian junior pair record with their score of 152.65 points. Bobak and Beharry then won the 2012 Canadian Junior Championships. They finished 7th at the 2012 World Junior Championships. In April 2012, Bobak and Beharry ended their partnership.

Programs

With Beharry

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012
[4]
  • Who Wants To Live Forever
    by Queen

With Penasse

Season Short program Free skating
2009–2010
[1]

Competitive highlights

Bobak and Beharry in 2011

With Beharry

International[5]
Event 2011–2012
World Junior Championships 7th
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Estonia 1st
ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland 2nd
National[5]
Canadian Championships 1st J.
J. = Junior level

With Penasse

International[6]
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
JGP United States 8th
National[6]
Canadian Championships 1st N. 3rd J. 3rd J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 Katherine BOBAK / Matthew PENASSE: 2009/2010 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived February 15, 2011)
  2. ↑ Walker, Elvin (April 15, 2012). "Bobak and Beharry look forward to sophomore season". Golden Skate.
  3. ↑ Massey, Rob (2011-12-24). "Beharry and Bobak, one hot junior pair". Guelph Mercury. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ Katherine BOBAK / Ian BEHARRY: 2011/2012 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived April 19, 2012)
  5. 1 2 Competition Results: Katherine BOBAK / Ian BEHARRY at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived August 5, 2013)
  6. 1 2 Competition Results: Katherine BOBAK / Matthew PENASSE at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived February 17, 2011)

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