Dimitra Korri (born July 17, 1992) is a Greek-American figure skater who represents Greece in ladies' singles. She is the 2021 Skate Helena bronze medalist, the 2018 EduSport Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 Balkan Games bronze medalist, and a six-time Greek national champion (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022).
| Dimitra Korri | |
|---|---|
 Korri performs her freeskate at the 2018 Triglav Trophy | |
| Born | July 17, 1992 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Greece |
| Skating club | Tarandos Ice Sports Club Hellenic Winter Sports Federation |
| Began skating | 1998 |
Personal life edit
Korri spent her childhood between Greece and the USA.[1] She went to school in the United States and spent her summers in Greece.[1] She speaks fluent Greek and English.[2][3]
Career edit
Korri began skating at the age of six and has been representing Greece internationally since the 2011–12 season.[3][4][5] She won the Greek National Figure Skating Championships in 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019.[6][7] At the 2018 Greek National Figure Skating Championships she achieved an historic national record for the highest score ever posted at a Greek national championship.[8][9] Additionally, she holds two national silver medals from the 2011 and 2013 Greek National Championships as well as one national bronze medal from the 2012 Greek National Championships.[7] She finished 9th at the 2013 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.[10] In March 2017, she won the silver medal at the 29th Coppa Europa in Italy.[5] In January 2018, she won the senior international silver medal at the EduSport Trophy in Romania.[3][11][12] She finished 4th at the 2018 Triglav Trophy and in March 2018 she earned a bronze medal at the Balkan Games.[2] This was the first time since 1989 that a Greek female athlete had achieved a podium position at a Balkan Games.[13]
Signature move edit
Korri is known for executing a low one handed hydroblade in her skating programs.[14][15]
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Results edit
| International[16] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
| CS Finlandia | WD | ||||||||||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 31st | 35th | |||||||||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 12th | ||||||||||||
| Balkan Games | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 8th | ||||||||||||
| Denkova-Staviski Cup | 15th | 9th | |||||||||||
| Dragon Trophy | 16th | ||||||||||||
| EduSport Trophy | 2nd | WD | |||||||||||
| FBMA Trophy | 12th | ||||||||||||
| Istanbul Cup | 11th | ||||||||||||
| Mexico Cup | 5th | ||||||||||||
| Open d'Andorra | 8th | 11th | |||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10th | ||||||||||||
| Prague Ice Cup | 15th | ||||||||||||
| Reykjavik International | 5th | 7th | |||||||||||
| Skate Helena | 10th | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Tayside Trophy | 8th | ||||||||||||
| Toruń Cup | 12th | ||||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 4th | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Classic | 9th | ||||||||||||
| Winter Universiade | 28th | ||||||||||||
| International: Junior[16] | |||||||||||||
| JGP Romania | 24th | ||||||||||||
| National[16] | |||||||||||||
| Greek Champ. | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
References edit
- ^ a b "This Chicago Greek is the Greek National Figure Skating Champion [Q&A] - WindyCity Greek". 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Biography". www.isuresults.com.
- ^ a b c "Greece's National Figure Skating Champion Dimitra Korri". www.hellenicjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "Δήμητρα Κόρρη". Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ a b "Dimitra KORRI - RinkResults". www.rinkresults.com.
- ^ http://www.hisf.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-Greek-National-FS-Championships-Protocol.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "Χορός στον πάγο".
- ^ "Dimitra Korri Breaks new record". www.welovesports.gr. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Historic Record". www.eox.gr. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "icenetwork.com". www.usfigureskating.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Pattinaggio artistico, EduSport Trophy 2018: trionfo di Lucrezia Gennaro nel singolo femminile". www.oasport.it. 7 January 2018.
- ^ "EduSport Trophy". www.vistream.pl. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "A medal for Korri". www.eox.gr.
- ^ "US International Figure Skating Classic Ladies Free Skate". 14 September 2013.
- ^ FBMA LSA (30 January 2017). "FBMA Trophy 2017 Senior Ladies ПП 3 Korri DIMITRA GRE" – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Ladies Dimitra Korri". www.isuresults.com.