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Portia Duval-Rigby
Portia Duval-Rigby (born 3 September 1970 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian retired ice dancer. With her husband Francis Rigby, she is a two time Australian Champion. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma and Svetlana Liapina. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 12th at the 1999 and 2001 Four Continents Championships. Rigby previously skated with Andrejs Liepinieks, with whom she competed at the 1989 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She is a civil engineer. Competitive highlights (with Rigby) References External links * Australian female ice dancers 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Townsville {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Rigby
Francis Rigby (born 21 March 1973 in Stockport, England) is an Australian retired ice dancer. With his wife Portia Duval-Rigby, he is a two time Australian Champion. They were married in 1997. The Rigbys were coached by Helen Ma and Svetlana Liapina. Their highest placement at an ISU Championship was 12th at the 1999 and 2001 Four Continents Championships. Rigby previously skated with Krystal Lee Krystal Lee is a Jamaican Labour Party politician currently serving as Member of Parliament for Saint Ann North Western. In 2020 general election, she defeated incumbent People's National Party MP Dayton Campbell. She is an advocate for renova .... He is an economist. Competitive highlights (with Rigby) References * External links Australian male ice dancers 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Stockport {{Australia-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships (''"Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the categories of single skating, men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Generally held in March, the World Championships are considered the most prestigious of the ISU Figure Skating Championships. With the exception of the Olympic title, a world title is considered to be the highest competitive achievement in figure skating. The corresponding competition for junior-level skaters is the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Championships. The corresponding competition for senior-level synchronized skating is the ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, World Synchronized Skating Championships and for junior level the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships, World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships. History The Internationale Eislauf-Vereinigung (Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Births
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Australian Female Ice Dancers
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Ondrej Nepela Memorial
The Nepela Memorial ( sk, Memoriál Ondreja Nepelu), formerly known as the Ondrej Nepela Trophy in 2013–15 & 2017 and the Ondrej Nepela Memorial, is an annual senior-level international figure skating competition. Named after Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1972 Olympic champion Ondrej Nepela, the competition has been held annually since 1993. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competition is generally held in Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, except 2009 when it was held in Piešťany. In most years, medals are awarded in four disciplines – single skating, men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, pairs, and ice dancing. Medalists ''CS: ISU Challenger Series'' Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links * () Ondrej Nepela Memorial at the Slovak Figure Skating Association {{ISU Challenger Series Ondrej Nepela Memorial, ISU Challenger Series International figure skating competitions hosted by Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebelhorn Trophy
The Nebelhorn Trophy is an international senior-level figure skating competition organized by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union and held annually in Oberstdorf, Germany. It became part of the ISU Challenger Series in the 2014–15 season. The competition is named after the Nebelhorn, a nearby mountain. It is usually one of the first international senior competitions of the season. Skaters are entered by their respective national federations and compete in four disciplines: men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dancing. The Fritz-Geiger-Memorial Trophy is presented to the team with the highest placements across all disciplines. History The Nebelhorn Trophy competition has been held annually since 1969 and is thus one of the oldest international figure skating competitions that remains in existence. In its early years, this competition was paired with a now-defunct French event, the Grand Prix International St. Gervais (unrelated to the current ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Schäfer Memorial
The Karl Schäfer Memorial (other titles: Asko Cup (1987), Vienna Cup (1994), or Vienna Trophy) was a senior-level international figure skating competition held in Vienna, Austria. Medals were awarded in four disciplines: 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 .... Named after Karl Schäfer, who died in April 1976, the competition was held annually, usually in the autumn, from 1974 through 2008. It formed the Donaupokal along with the Penta Cup International (also known as Novarat Trophy), an event in Budapest. The Karl Schäfer Memorial served as an Olympic qualifying competition in 1997 and 2005. It was last held in 2008. Medalists Men Ladies Pairs Ice dancing References External links Competitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-African and non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships. The event's name refers to North America and South America are both the Americas, Asia and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Africa and Europe). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance. Historically, the 4CC has been dominated by just four countries – Canada, China, Japan, and the United States – which have won a combined 267 out of 276 possible medals. South Korea (5), Kazakhstan (2), North Korea (1), and Uzbekistan (1) are the only other countries to have earned Four Continents medals. Qualifying Skaters must belong to a non-African and non-European member nation of the ISU. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The World Junior Figure Skating Championships (''"World Juniors"'' or ''"Junior Worlds"'') is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters within a designated age range compete for the title of World Junior champion. The ISU guidelines for junior eligibility have varied throughout the years – currently, skaters must be at least 13 years old but not yet 19 before the previous 1 July, except for men competing in pair skating and ice dancing where the age maximum is 21. This event is one of the four annual ISU figure skating Championships and is considered the most prestigious international competition for juniors. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. History The first World Junior Championships were held in March 1976 in Megève, France, and were originally named the "ISU Junior Figure Skating Championships". In 1977 the championships were held ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrejs Liepinieks
Andrejs is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Andrew and may refer to: *Andrejs Apsītis (1888–1945), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor * Andrejs Auzāns (1871-1953), Latvian military general and topographer * Andrejs Butriks (born 1982), Latvian football forward and sporting director *Andrejs Dūda (born 1981), Latvian swimmer and Olympic competitor * Andrejs Elksniņš (born 1982), Latvian politician * Andrejs Everitt (born 1989), Australian rules footballer *Andrejs Freimanis (1914-1994), Latvian Obersturmführer in the Waffen SS during World War II * Andrejs Grants (born 1955), Latvian photographer and teacher * Andrejs Gražulis (born 1993), Latvian basketball player *Andrejs Kapmals (1889–1994), Latvian track and field athlete and Olympic competitor *Andrejs Kiriļins (born 1995), Latvian footballer *Andrejs Klementjevs (born 1973), Latvian politician * Andrejs Krūkliņš (1891-2001), Latvian track and field athlete and Olympic competito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Continents Championships
The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-African and non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships. The event's name refers to North America and South America are both the Americas, Asia and Oceania (four of the continents represented in the Olympic rings, omitting Africa and Europe). Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, and ice dance. Historically, the 4CC has been dominated by just four countries – Canada, China, Japan, and the United States – which have won a combined 267 out of 276 possible medals. South Korea (5), Kazakhstan (2), North Korea (1), and Uzbekistan (1) are the only other countries to have earned Four Continents medals. Qualifying Skaters must belong to a non-African and non-European member nation of the ISU. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
