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1991 NHK Trophy
The 1991 NHK Trophy was held in Hiroshima. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing Ice dance (sometimes referred to as ice dancing) is a discipline of figure skating that historically draws from ballroom dancing. It joined the World Figure Skating Championships in 1952, and became a Winter Olympic Games medal sport in 1976. A .... Results Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing External links 1991 NHK Trophy {{NHK Trophy Figure skating Nhk Trophy, 1991 NHK Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui has been the city's mayor since April 2011. Hiroshima was founded in 1589 as a castle town on the Ōta River delta. Following the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Hiroshima rapidly transformed into a major urban center and industrial hub. In 1889, Hiroshima officially gained city status. The city was a center of military activities during the imperial era, playing significant roles such as in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the two world wars. Hiroshima was the first military target of a nuclear weapon in human history. This occurred on August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., when the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) dropped the atomic bomb "Little Boy" on the city. Most of Hiroshima was destroyed, and by the end of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Burghart
Ralph Burghart (born 16 September 1966) is an Austrian figure skating coach and former competitor. A seven-time Austrian national champion, he competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and placed 18th. Personal life Ralph Burghart was born on 16 September 1966 in Vienna, Austria. He married U.S. figure skater Rory Flack in December 1992. They have two sons, Rendell, born 28 September 1993, and Remington, born 17 January 1997. Their elder son plays tennis for Division 1, Eastern Washington University and the younger competes in figure skating. Burghart and Flack divorced by 2009. He is now married to Cheryl Burghart. Career Burghart began skating at age four and joined the EKE Vienna skating club in 1975. He became Austria's senior national champion for the first time in the 1984–85 season and was selected to compete at the 1985 European Championships. He placed 13th at the event in Gothenburg, Sweden. In 1988, Burghart won his third national title. After placing 14th at the Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Asanuma
Mari may refer to: Places *Mari, Paraíba, Brazil, a city *Mari, Cyprus, a village *Mari, Greece, a village, site of ancient town of Marius *Mari, Iran (other), places in Iran *Mari, Punjab, a village and a union council in Pakistan *Mari, Syria, ancient Near Eastern city-state *Mari El, a republic in Russia **Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1990), an administrative division of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and a predecessor to the Mari El mentioned above. **Mari Autonomous Oblast (1920–1936), an administrative division of the Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and a predecessor to the Mari ASSR. *Mari (crater), an impact crater on Mars Religion *Mari (goddess), Basque goddess *Māri or Mariamman, Indian goddess *Mari Native Religion, surviving pagan religion People and fictional characters *Mari (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Mari (surname), a list of people *Abba Mari (c. 1250–c. 1306), Provençal r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yulia Vorobieva
Julia Valeryevna Vorobieva (russian: Юлия Валерьевна Воробьёва; born 25 June 1974) is a Russian-Azerbaijani retired figure skater who competed for the Soviet Union and Azerbaijan. She was a two-time Soviet national champion. She placed 7th at the 1991 European Championships and 10th at the 1991 World Championships for the Soviet Union, and 14th at the 1992 Winter Olympics for the Unified Team. In 1993, Vorobieva began competing for Azerbaijan. She appeared at the 1998 Winter Olympics, placing 16th. In September 2000, she began training and coaching in Odintsovo Odintsovo ( rus, Одинцово, , ɐdʲɪnˈtsovə) is a city and the administrative center of Odintsovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Western suburb of Moscow. Population: History The village of Odintsovo was established in the late ..., near Moscow. Programs Results For the Soviet Union, Unified Team, and Russia For Azerbaijan References External links * Julia Valeryevna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Yaginuma (figure Skater)
is a Japanese former figure skater who is now a figure skating commentator. She is the 1993 Winter Universiade champion and a two-time World Junior silver medalist (1988–89). She placed 14th at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Yaginuma guest-starred as herself in the fourth episode of ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on February 18, 2007 on TV Asahi's 2007 ''Super Hero Time'' prog ...'', teaching the Gekirangers how to ice skate. Results References External links Junko Yaginuma official blog 1973 births Living people Japanese female single skaters Olympic figure skaters of Japan Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists Sportspeople from Tokyo Universiade medalists in figure skating Universiade gold medalists for Japan Competitors at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Preston
Karen Elizabeth Preston (born July 8, 1971) is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. She is the 1992 Grand Prix International de Paris silver medallist, a two-time Skate Canada International bronze medallist, a two-time (1989, 1992) Canadian national champion, and the 1987 Blue Swords Junior champion. She finished in the top ten at two World Championships and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Personal life Preston was born on July 8, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario. She attended Erindale Secondary School in Mississauga. She has two children, Lindsay (born 2004) and Ryan (born 2007), and became a naturalized U.S. citizen during her time in the United States. Career Preston joined the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club (TCSCC) when she was nine years old. She was awarded gold at the 1987 Blue Swords in East Germany. In the 1988–89 season, she won her first senior national title, ahead of Charlene Wong, and went on to compete at the 1989 World Championships i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Lu (figure Skater)
Chen Lu (, born 24 November 1976) is a Chinese former figure skater. She is the 1994 and 1998 Olympic bronze medalist and the 1995 World Champion. Chen won the first ever Olympic medal in figure skating for China. Amateur career Chen was born in Changchun, China in 1976, the daughter of an ice hockey coach and a table tennis player. She was one of the most decorated figure skaters of the 1990s winning two Olympic medals, four World medals, and nine national titles. Her success brought attention to Chinese figure skating and spurred more Chinese success. Early success As a young skater in the early 1990s, Chen demonstrated both athletic and artistic potential. She often out-jumped many of her contemporaries and the world's top figure skaters, including Kristi Yamaguchi, Midori Ito, Tonya Harding, Surya Bonaly, and Nancy Kerrigan. She landed seven triple jumps, including a triple toeloop/triple toeloop combination at the 1991 World Championships held in Munich, Germany. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya Bonaly
Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly (born 15 December 1973) is a French-born retired competitive figure skater. She is a three-time World silver medalist (1993–1995), a five-time European champion (1991–1995), the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French national champion (1989–1997). Bonaly is the only Olympic figure skater to land a backflip on one blade; she performed it at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Early life Surya Varuna Claudine Bonaly was born in Nice, France, on 15 December 1973. She was initially named Claudine and placed in an orphanage by her birth mother. She was adopted at eight months by Suzanne and Georges Bonaly, who named her Surya, meaning "the sun" in Sanskrit. Suzanne worked as a physical education teacher and Georges as an architect. In the late 1980s, journalists claimed that Surya Bonaly was born in Réunion, an island off the coast of Madagascar, and was found lying on a coconut-strewn beach. However, the skater's passport d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Johansson (figure Skater)
Peter Johansson (born 2 April 1967 in Näsby, Örebro) is a Swedish retired competitive figure skater. He is a four-time Swedish national champion. He currently works as a coach in Boston, Massachusetts with Mark Mitchell. Competitive career Johansson competed at five European Figure Skating Championships, four World Figure Skating Championships, and the 1988 Winter Olympics. He won the Swedish Figure Skating Championships four consecutive times. Coaching career Johansson currently works as a coach at the Skating Club of Boston. With Mark Mitchell, he coaches many top-level skaters, including 2007 World Junior champion Stephen Carriere, 2008 Eastern Sectional champion Katrina Hacker, 2007 US National junior pewter medalist Curran Oi, 2007 Eastern Sectional champion Kylie Gleason, two time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist Juliana Cannarozzo, 2008 US National junior bronze medalist Brittney Rizo, 2009 US National Junior Champion Ross Miner, 2010 US National Junior Silver Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Péter Kovács (figure Skater) (born 1956), Romanian lawyer and politician
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Péter Kovács may refer to: *Péter Kovács (serial killer) (1934–1968), Hungarian serial killer *Péter Kovács (handballer) (born 1955), Hungarian Olympic handball player *Péter Kovács (gymnast) (born 1959), Hungarian gymnast *Péter Kovács (lawyer) (born 1959), Hungarian judge of the Constitutional Court * Péter Kovács (politician) (born 1971), Hungarian politician *Péter Kovács (footballer) (born 1978), Hungarian footballer * Péter Kovács (basketball) (born 1989), Hungarian basketball player * Péter Kovács (painter), 2008 recipient of the Kossuth Prize See also *Péter Eckstein-Kovács Péter Eckstein-Kovács (born July 5, 1956) is a Romanian lawyer and politician. A former member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR), he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Cluj County from 1990 to 1992 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Larson (figure Skater)
Erik Larson is an American former competitive figure skater. He is the 1985 World Junior champion and won senior international medals at the Nebelhorn Trophy, Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and Skate Electric. Personal life Erik Larson was born in 1968 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Erik is married to a figure skating coach Roseann Crowe Larson. They have a daughter Anabelle which is also a figure skater, born on September 9, 2005 in Ft.Lauderdale, Florida. Bella won the 2017 U.S. National Solo Dance Championships in Colorado Springs at the new World Arena and is the 2018 U.S. National Solo Dance Silver Medalist, which was held in Cape Cod, Mass. Her coaches are Marina Zoueva, Johnny Johns, Steven Belanger. Career Larson began his skating at age five. He placed fourth at the 1984 World Junior Championships in Sapporo, Japan. In December 1984, Larson won gold at the 1985 World Junior Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was coached by 1960 Squaw Valley Olympic b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shubin Zhang
Zhang Shubin (; born February 16, 1966, in Harbin) is a Chinese former competitive figure skater. He is the 1985 Winter Universiade champion, 1986 Asian Winter Games silver medalist, and 1986 Fujifilm Trophy bronze medalist. He placed 20th at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 25th at the 1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ... in Albertville. He retired from competitive skating in 1992 and became a coach. He is the father of American businessman Raymond Zhang. Results References * Skatabase: 1988 Winter Olympics Chinese male single skaters 1966 births Living people Figure skaters from Harbin Olympic figure skaters of China Figure skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Asian Games medalists i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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