Ira Vannut (born 18 September 1994) is a Belgian former competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. She is the 2011 Belgian ladies champion and the first female skater from Belgium to medal 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, winning a bronze at the 2010 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter.

Career

Vannut began skating by the age of four or five, after attending a public session with her mother. Later, her grandmother signed her up for a club where she began to take skating lessons. In the 2009–10 season, Vannut competed exclusively on the junior circuit, finishing 11th and 12th at her two

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 ...

assignments and 22nd at the 2010 World Junior Championships. In 2010–11, Vannut again competed on the

series. She finished fourth in her first event and then won the bronze medal at the 2010 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter in Dresden, Germany. After winning her first senior national title, she was named in the Belgian team for the 2011 European Championships. At Europeans, she won the qualifying round, and was ranked seventh overall. Vannut then placed in the top ten at the 2011 World Junior Championships. Concluding her season, she qualified for the free skate at the 2011 World Championships and finished 19th overall.

Personal life

Vannut graduated from high school in 2012. She played tennis and practiced ballet until age 14 when she decided to focus on her skating career.

Programs

Competitive highlights

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vannut, Ira Belgian female single skaters Living people 1994 births People from Sint-Truiden Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium) 21st-century Belgian women