Lana Petranović (born 4 January 2000) is a Croatian pair skater. With her skating partner, Antonio Souza-Kordeiru, she has competed in the final segment at four European Championships.

Lana Petranović
Petranović and Souza-Kordeiru in 2018
Born (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24)
Zagreb, Croatia
Height1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCroatia
CoachDmitri Savin
Skating clubKK Medo Zagreb
Began skating2007

Skating career edit

Early years edit

Petranović began learning to skate in 2007.[1] As a singles skater, she appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event, in October 2014. She last competed in singles in January 2015, at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Dornbirn, Austria.

Petranović decided to switch to pair skating and formed a partnership with Michael Lueck. The pair trained in the United States.[2] They made their international debut in September 2015, at the Lombardia Trophy in Italy, and competed at six other competitions, including three ISU Challenger Series events, before parting ways. Their final competition together was the Hellmut Seibt Memorial in February 2016.[3]

Petranović traveled to Moscow to find a new partner.[2] She teamed up with Russia's Antonio Souza-Kordeiru in spring 2016.[1]

2016–2017 season edit

Making their international debut as a team, Petranović/Souza-Kordeiru placed fourth at the 2016 CS Warsaw Cup in November. They finished fifth at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb in December; 15th at the 2017 European Championships in January in Ostrava, Czech Republic; and 21st at the 2017 World Championships in March in Helsinki, Finland. They were coached by Yuri Larionov in Moscow.[4][5]

2017–2018 season edit

Petranović underwent an operation after injuring the meniscus in her knee and returned to the ice after three months.[6] Due to her injury, the pair was unable to compete in September at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, which served as the final qualification opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. They returned to competition in January, placing 12th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow. In March, they placed 21st at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy. They were coached by Larionov and Dmitri Savin in Moscow.[7]

2018–2019 season edit

Coached by Savin in Moscow,[1] Petranović/Souza-Kordeiru placed 7th at their first event of the season, the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy. They competed at two other Challenger events of the season, the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, placing eighth and seventh. They finished the season placing eighth at the 2019 European Championships and sixteenth at the 2019 World Championships.[8]

2019–2020 season edit

Petranović/Souza-Kordeiru placed twelfth at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and fifteenth at the 2020 European Championships. The 2020 World Championships were cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

2020–2021 season edit

Petranović/Souza-Kordeiru placed twenty-first at the 2021 World Championships.[8]

2021–2022 season edit

Petranović/Souza-Kordeiru began the season at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a berth at the 2022 Winter Olympics. They placed twelfth, outside of qualification. They went on to finish sixth at the Budapest Trophy and eleventh at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, and then sixteenth at the 2022 European Championships.[8]

In February, Souza-Kordeiru announced his retirement from competitive figure skating, ending their partnership.[9]

Programs edit

With Souza-Kordeiru edit

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[10]
2020–2021
[11]
2019–2020
[12]
2018–2019
[1]
2016–2018
[7][5]
  • Strange Birds
    performed by Birdy

With Lueck edit

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016

Ladies' singles edit

Season Short program Free skating
2014–2015

Competitive highlights edit

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Souza-Kordeiru edit

International[8]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
World Champ. 21st 21st 16th C 21st
European Champ. 15th 12th 8th 15th 16th
CS Golden Spin 5th 7th 12th 11th
CS Lombardia Trophy 7th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 12th
CS Warsaw Cup 4th
Budapest Trophy 6th
Challenge Cup 4th 8th
Ice Star 4th
Open Ice Mall 1st
National[8]
Croatian Champ. 1st 1st 1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled

Pairs with Lueck edit

International[3]
Event 2015–2016
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 10th
CS Tallinn Trophy 9th
CS Warsaw Cup 9th
Bavarian Open 6th
Hellmut Seibt Memorial 5th
Lombardia Trophy 4th
Toruń Cup 7th

Ladies' singles edit

International: Junior[13]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15
JGP Croatia 30th
European Youth Olympic Festival 24th
International: Advanced novice[14]
Leo Scheu Memorial 36th 19th
Triglav Trophy 31st 12th
National[14]
Croatian Championships 2nd N 1st N
N = Advanced novice level

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Lana PETRANOVIC / Antonio SOUZA-KORDEIRU: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Grigoryan, Maria (14 February 2017). "Hrvatska klizačica osvaja Moskvu". Russia Beyond (in Croatian).
  3. ^ a b "Competition Results: Lana PETRANOVIC / Michael LUECK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Predstavljanje sportskog para" [Presentation of a pair] (in Croatian). Croatian Skating Federation. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Lana PETRANOVIC / Antonio SOUZA-KORDEIRU: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017.
  6. ^ Grigoryan, Maria (14 December 2017). "Lana Petranović: Rusija me ojačala". Russia Beyond (in Croatian).
  7. ^ a b "Lana PETRANOVIC / Antonio SOUZA-KORDEIRU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Competition Results: Lana PETRANOVIC / Antonio SOUZA-KORDEIRU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  9. ^ Antonio Souza=Kordeiru [@kotantosha] (February 15, 2022). "Hello everybody ✌🏾 I quit professional figure skating as sportsman" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "Lana PETRANOVIC / Antonio SOUZA-KORDEIRU: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Lana PETRANOVIC / Antonio SOUZA-KORDEIRU: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Lana PETRANOVIC / Antonio SOUZA-KORDEIRU: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Competition Results: Lana PETRANOVIC". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Lana PETRANOVIC". rinkresults.com.

External links edit

  Media related to Lana Petranović at Wikimedia Commons