Kristin Fraser
| Kristin Fraser | |
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 Fraser and Lukanin at the 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Kristin Fraser |
| Country represented |  Azerbaijan |
| Former country(ies) represented |  United States |
| Born | February 29, 1980 Palo Alto, California |
| Residence | West Orange, New Jersey |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Partner | Igor Lukanin |
| Former partner | Peter Kongkasem (USA) Jonathan Nichols (USA) |
| Coach | Nikolai Morozov |
| Former coach | Alexander Zhulin Genrikh Sretenski |
| Choreographer | Nikolai Morozov |
| Skating club | Central Army Sport Club, Baku |
| Retired | 2010 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 173.95 2008 Worlds |
| Comp. dance | 33.02 2008 Europeans |
| Original dance | 56.35 2008 Worlds |
| Free dance | 87.26 2005 Worlds |
Kristin Fraser (born February 29, 1980, Palo Alto, California) is an American ice dancer who competed for Azerbaijan.
She represented Azerbaijan with Igor Lukanin. They teamed up in 2000 and are four time Azerbaijani national champions. They represented Azerbaijan at the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics. Fraser and Lukanin were married on December 31, 2010 in Montclair, New Jersey.
Fraser previously competed for the United States. She skated with Peter Kongkasem for four years until 1996 when he took a break from skating due to health issues[1] and Jonathan Nichols.
Competitive highlights
For the United States
With Kongkasem
| Event | 1996 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 13th J. |
| J. = Junior level | |
With Nichols
| Event | 2000 |
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| U.S. Championships | 8th |
With Lukanin for Azerbaijan
| Event | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 17th | 19th | |||||||
| World Championships | 19th | 15th | 13th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 16th | 11th | 18th |
| European Championships | 16th | 14th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 9th | |
| Azerbaijani Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 7th | 6th | 6th | ||||||
| NHK Trophy | 5th | ||||||||
| Skate America | 6th | 5th | |||||||
| Cup of Russia | 7th | ||||||||
| Cup of China | 5th | 4th | |||||||
| Skate Canada International | 7th | 7th | 4th | ||||||
| Karl Schäfer Memorial | 2nd | ||||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 2nd | 5th | 1st | ||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | 4th | 4th |
Programs
(with Lukanin)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009[2] | St. Louis Blues | Ocean Heart by Amici Forever (based on Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian) |
| 2002–2003[3] |
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Fiesta de Boi Bumba Orchestra Mundurucania |
References
- ^ Mittan, Barry (March 28, 2006). "Dancers Make Sports History for Thailand". Skate Today.
- ^ "Kristin FRASER / Igor LUKANIN: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original
|archiveurl=requires|url=(help) on March 16, 2012. - ^ Mittan, Barry (December 15, 2002). "American Dancer Represents Azerbaijan". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.
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