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Diane Szmiett (born September 17, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She placed tenth at the 2010 Four Continents Championships and won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2008.
Diane Szmiett | |
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Born | London, Ontario | September 17, 1990
Hometown | Watford, Ontario |
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Canada |
Skating club | Watford Skating Club |
Began skating | 1997 |
Retired | 2011 |
Career edit
Szmiett began skating at age seven because her friend was a skater.[1] After becoming the 2006 Canadian national junior champion, she was sent to the 2006 World Junior Championships, where she finished 21st. The following season, she began competing on the senior level nationally but remained a junior internationally.
In 2008, Szmiett won silver and bronze medals at her two JGP events in Courchevel, France and South Africa. She was assigned to the 2009 World Junior Championships and placed 13th.
In the 2009—10 season, Szmiett began competing as a senior internationally. She received one senior Grand Prix assignment, the 2009 Cup of China, where she finished eighth. After placing fourth at the Canadian Championships, she was sent to the 2010 Four Continents Championships where she finished tenth.
In 2010–11, Szmiett appeared at two Grand Prix events and retired from competition at the end of the season.
Programs edit
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2010–11 [2] |
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2009–10 [3] |
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2008–09 [4] |
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2007–08 [5] |
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2005–06 [6] |
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Competitive highlights edit
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[7] | |||||||
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Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 |
Four Continents | 10th | ||||||
GP Cup of China | 8th | 10th | |||||
GP NHK Trophy | 12th | ||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 6th | ||||||
International: Junior or novice[7] | |||||||
Junior Worlds | 21st | 13th | |||||
JGP Final | 8th | ||||||
JGP France | 6th | 3rd | |||||
JGP Estonia | 9th | ||||||
JGP Norway | 15th | ||||||
JGP South Africa | 2nd | ||||||
National[7] | |||||||
Canadian Champ. | 16th J | 1st J | 13th | 10th | 4th | 4th | |
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior |
References edit
- ^ Mittan, Barry (May 28, 2006). "Sizzling Szmiett". SkateToday.
- ^ "Diane SZMIETT: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ "Diane SZMIETT: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010.
- ^ "Diane SZMIETT: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009.
- ^ "Diane SZMIETT: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
- ^ "Diane SZMIETT: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.
- ^ a b c "Competition Results: Diane SZMIETT". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 22, 2014.
External links edit
Media related to Diane Szmiett at Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Szmiett at the International Skating Union
- Diane Szmiett at Tracings.net