Kerstin Frank (born 23 October 1988) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater. She is a six-time national champion and represented Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She has won eleven international medals and reached the free skate at nine ISU Championships.
| Kerstin Frank | |
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 Frank in 2014 | |
| Born | 23 October 1988 Vienna, Austria |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Austria |
| Coach | Sonja Harand, Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen |
| Skating club | Wiener EV |
| Began skating | 1998 |
| Retired | August 8, 2018 |
Personal life
editKerstin Frank was born on 23 October 1988 in Vienna, Austria.[1] She studied biology at the University of Vienna and serves in a work and sports program in the Austrian army.[2]
Career
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Frank began competing on the junior international level in 2004 and made her senior international debut in spring 2006; she would appear on both levels that year and 2007.[3] Her best result at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event was seventh at the 2006 JGP in Courchevel, France. She was selected to represent Austria at the 2007 World Junior Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 23rd.
In the 2008–09 season, Frank won the silver medal at the Austrian Championships and was assigned to her first senior ISU Championships. Reaching the free skate at both events, she placed 20th at the 2009 European Championships in Helsinki and 23rd at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles.
Frank achieved her best European result at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, where she finished 12th. At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, she qualified a ladies' entry for her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She placed 26th in Sochi.[2]
Programs
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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| 2016–2017 [1] |
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| 2015–2016 [4] |
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| 2014–2015 [5] |
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| 2013–2014 [6] |
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| 2012–2013 [7] |
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| 2011–2012 [8] |
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| 2009–2010 [9] |
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| 2008–2009 [10] |
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| 2006–2007 [11] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[3] | ||||||||||||||
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| Event | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 |
| Olympics | 26th | |||||||||||||
| Worlds | 23rd | 30th | 21st | 24th | 31st | WD | 32nd | 31st | ||||||
| Europeans | 20th | 30th | 12th | 31st | 17th | 22nd | 22nd | |||||||
| CS Denkova-Stav. | 5th | |||||||||||||
| CS Golden Spin | 13th | |||||||||||||
| CS Lombardia | 14th | |||||||||||||
| CS Nebelhorn | 13th | |||||||||||||
| CS Ondrej Nepela | 8th | 16th | ||||||||||||
| CS Tallinn Trophy | 9th | WD | ||||||||||||
| Asian Open | 6th | |||||||||||||
| Coupe Printemps | 9th | |||||||||||||
| Crystal Skate | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Cup of Nice | 13th | |||||||||||||
| FBMA Trophy | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Gardena Trophy | 5th | 3rd | ||||||||||||
| Golden Bear | 1st | 10th | 9th | |||||||||||
| Golden Spin | 13th | |||||||||||||
| Ice Challenge | 5th | |||||||||||||
| Ice Star | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Challenge Cup | 7th | 5th | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Karl Schäfer | 9th | |||||||||||||
| Lombardia Trophy | 6th | |||||||||||||
| Merano Cup | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | ||||||||||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 13th | 13th | 9th | |||||||||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 6th | 2nd | WD | 9th | 10th | |||||||||
| New Year's Cup | 2nd | 2nd | ||||||||||||
| NRW Trophy | 4th | 12th | 3rd | |||||||||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 19th | |||||||||||||
| Sarajevo Open | 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia Open | 1st | |||||||||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||
| Universiade | 10th | |||||||||||||
| International: Junior[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 23rd | |||||||||||||
| JGP Estonia | 20th | |||||||||||||
| JGP France | 7th | |||||||||||||
| JGP U.K. | 20th | |||||||||||||
| Gardena Trophy | 10th | |||||||||||||
| Grand Prize SNP | 4th | 3rd | 1st | |||||||||||
| Heiko Fischer | 3rd | |||||||||||||
| National[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Austria | 5th | WD | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | WD |
| Austria: Junior | 1st | |||||||||||||
| J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerstin FRANK: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Kerstin FRANK". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Competition Results: Kerstin FRANK". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Kerstin FRANK: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007.
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External links
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- Kerstin Frank at the International Skating Union
- Kerstin Frank at Tracings.net
- Kerstin Frank at Facebook.com