Diane Szmiett (born September 17, 1990) is a Canadian former competitive

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. She placed tenth at the 2010 Four Continents Championships and won two medals on the

ISU Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

series in 2008.

Career

Szmiett began skating at age seven because her friend was a skater. After becoming the 2006

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junior champion, she was sent to the 2006 World Junior Championships, where she finished 21st. The following season, she began competing on the senior level nationally but remained a junior internationally. In 2008, Szmiett won silver and bronze medals at her two JGP events in

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, France and South Africa. She was assigned to the 2009 World Junior Championships and placed 13th. In the 2009—10 season, Szmiett began competing as a senior internationally. She received one senior

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assignment, the 2009 Cup of China, where she finished eighth. After placing fourth at the Canadian Championships, she was sent to the 2010 Four Continents Championships where she finished tenth. In 2010–11, Szmiett appeared at two Grand Prix events and retired from competition at the end of the season.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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Junior Grand Prix The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...

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