Hungarian Figure Skaters - Julia Sebestyen (Paperback)

Chapters: Julia Sebestyen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 95. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Julia Sebestyen (Hungarian pronunciation: born May 14, 1981 in Miskolc, Hungary) is a Hungarian figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion and 2002-2010 Hungarian national champion. At the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, she became the first Hungarian woman to win the European title. She is also 4-time olympic team member of Hungary. As of April 2010, she was ranked 11th in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU). Sebestyen began skating at the age of 4, practicing on the outdoor ice rink Tiszaujvaros. After she turned 13 her situation improved. She still represents the club Tiszaujvarosi SC. Her former coach was Andras Szaraz. She changed coaches to Gurgen Vardanjan shortly after the 2005-2006 season. She began competing on the senior international levein 1995. She made her senior ISU Championship debut at the 1995 European Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 15th. She competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and placed 15th. In the 1998-1999 post-Olympic season, Sebestyen competed on both the Junior Grand Prix and at senior ISU championships. She made her senior Grand Prix debut in the 1999-2000 season. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics and placed 8th. In 2004, she won the 2004 European Figure Skating Championships, becoming the first Hungarian woman to win that competition. Although Hungarian women had won the World Figure Skating Championships, the European Championships were not established in that time. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 18th. She began the 2006-2007 skating season strongly. She won the 2006 Cup of China and the silver medal at the 2006 Cup of Russia. This qualified her for the 2006-2007 Grand Prix Fin...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=3262096