Katrina Hacker (born May 31, 1990) is an American former

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 placed sixth at the 2008 Four Continents and fifth at the 2009 World Junior Championships.

Career

Hacker won the novice-level bronze medal at the 2005 U.S. Championships and was then sent to the 2005

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where she won the junior gold medal. In the 2006–07 season, Hacker placed fifth at a

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competition in

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, her only JGP event. After not qualifying for the 2007 U.S. Championships, she decided to move to Boston in order to train with coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson at the

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. She had a hip injury in summer 2007. She subsequently won the 2008 New England Regionals and 2008 Eastern Sectionals. At the 2008 U.S. Championships, she placed 6th and was the third-highest-placing age-eligible skater for the senior World Championships. Hacker was not selected for Worlds—former World champion

Kimmie Meissner Kimberly Claire "Kimmie" Meissner (born October 4, 1989) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 World champion, the 2007 Four Continents champion, and the 2007 U.S. national champion. She is the first American and th ...

received the third spot—but was selected for the 2008 Four Continents Championships, where she made her senior international debut. She was the top finisher among the American ladies at Four Continents. In the 2008–09 season, Hacker received two senior

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assignments, the 2008 Cup of China and the 2008 NHK Trophy. She placed eighth in China and sixth in Japan. Hacker was assigned to the 2009 World Junior Championships and placed fifth. In May 2009, she said she would not compete in the 2009–10 season, and would instead focus on her studies.

Personal life

In January 2008, Hacker was selected for the U.S. Figure Skating Scholastics Honors Team. She graduated from high school in spring 2008. She deferred her admission into

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for a year to focus on her skating career. She is pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at

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. She identifies as queer.

Programs

Results

Detailed results

2008–2009 season

References

External links

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Katrina Hacker
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