Carolina Kostner

Kostner in 2007.
Personal Info
Country:	Italy
Date of birth:	February 8, 1987 (1987-02-08) (age 21)
Residence:	Ortisei, Italy
Height:	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Coach:	Michael Huth
Former Coach:	Friedrich Juricek
Choreographer:	Lori Nichol
Skating Club:	Fiamme Azzurre
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	184.68	2008 Worlds
Short Program:	67.15	2007 Worlds
Free Skate:	120.40	2008 Worlds

Medal record
Competitor for  Italy
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
Bronze	2005 Moscow	Ladies' Singles
Silver	2008 Gothenburg	Ladies' Singles
European Figure Skating Championships
Bronze	2006 Lyon	Ladies' Singles
Gold	2007 Warsaw	Ladies' Singles
Gold	2008 Zagreb	Ladies' Singles

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Personal Life

Carolina Kostner is the daughter of Patrizia, who was a nationally ranked figure skater in the 1970s, and Erwin, who played ice hockey for the Italian national team at the World Championships and Olympic Games. She has two brothers^[1]. Kostner is the cousin and godchild of Isolde Kostner, a silver medalist in alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She has dated fellow figure skater and 2006 Olympic silver medalist, Stéphane Lambiel, in the past.^{[citation needed]} Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Italian national ice hockey team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio (FISG). ... The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... Isolde Kostner (born March 20, 1975 in Bolzano, South Tyrol) is an Italian former Alpine skier who won two bronze medals at the 1994 and 1 silver medal at 2002 Olympics, as well as two Gold Medal in Super-G at the Alpine Ski World Championships (1996 and 1997). ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, and with the theme slogan Light The Fire Within, were celebrated in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Stéphane Lambiel (born April 2, 1985 in Martigny, Switzerland) is a Swiss figure skater, known for his creative and beautiful spins. ...

Kostner speaks Ladin at home, and also speaks fluent German, Italian, English and some French.^{[citation needed]} She completed her secondary education in Oberstdorf in June 2007 and announced plans to enroll at the University of Torino (Turin) in the fall of 2007, continuing to train with Huth in Germany and splitting her time between Obertsdorf and Turin. Ladin (Ladino in Italian, Ladin in Ladin, Ladinisch in German) is a Rhaetian language spoken in the Dolomite mountains in Italy, between the regions of Trentino-South Tyrol and Veneto. ... The University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino, UNITO) is the university of Turin in the Piedmont region of north-western Italy. ...

Career

Kostner made her senior European debut in the 2002-2003 season, finishing 4th at the European championships. Later that year, she became the first Italian skater to medal at Junior Worlds, winning a bronze. In 2004, she finished 5th at Europeans and at Worlds, and in 2005 finished 7th at Europeans before narrowly edging Michelle Kwan for a bronze medal at the World Championships in Moscow^[2]. Kostner was chosen to be flag bearer for the host Italian team during the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics. She had a disappointing Olympics, finishing in 9th place, and later finished in 12th place at 2006 Worlds. The next two seasons brought better results for Kostner: she won the Euopean title in 2007 and 2008, won the bronze at the 2007-8 Grand Prix Final, and was the silver medalist at the 2008 World Championships, behind Japanese skater Mao Asada. Kostner is ranked third in the world as of March 2008^[3]. There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level: European Football Championship (football) European LC Championships (swimming) European SC Championships (swimming) European Mens Handball Championship (handball) European Womens Handball Championship (handball) Rugby League European Nations Cup (formerly known as the European Championship) (Rugby... Michelle Wing Kwan (關穎珊) (born 7 July 1980) is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... The Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics (Torino 2006) was held on February 10, 2006 beginning at 20:00 CET (19:00 UTC) at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, Italy. ... The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Mao Asada , born September 25, 1990 in Nagoya, Japan) is a Japanese figure skater. ...

Kostner is a Left-handed Jumper. She is renowned for her commanding speed over the ice and her ability to land triple-triple combinations, most consistently the triple flip-triple toe. Although she had an issue of not doing well on edge jumps, she is still doing quite good. In practices she has landed three jump triple-triple-triple combinations. When her home rink closed in 2001, Carolina set out on an international search for a new coach and training center and chose to work with Michael Huth in Oberstdorf, Germany, about a four hour drive from her home in Bolzano. She continues to work with Michael Huth as her primary trainer and uses a mix of choreographers including her longtime choreographer, Megan Smith, and stars such as Kurt Browning and Lori Nichol. Oberstdorf villageview. ... Browning skates during the 2000 Stars on Ice tour Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a prominent Canadian figure skater who was extremely popular during the late 1980s and 1990s. ... Lori Nichol Lori Nichol is a Canadian figure skating choreographer. ...

Programs

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Competitive highlights

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References

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