Kristine Musademba (born December 3, 1992) is an American former competitive

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. She won three gold medals on the

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series and qualified twice for the JGP Final. She is the 2008 U.S. junior national pewter medalist.

Personal life

Kristine Musademba's mother is from the

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and her father is from

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. She attended Columbia College of

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and was in the class of 2015.

Career

Musademba started skating at the age of 7, after accompanying her best friend to the rink. She won the novice silver medal at the 2007 U.S. Championships. The following season, Musademba received her first

assignments, winning silver in Austria and placing fourth in England. Her results qualified her to the JGP Final, where she finished 4th. She then placed fourth on the junior level at the 2008 U.S. Championships. In the 2008–09 season, Musademba won gold at both of her JGP assignments, France and Spain. She qualified for her second JGP Final and came in 6th. She competed on the senior level at the 2009 U.S. Championships, finishing 11th. In 2009–10, Musademba won gold in her JGP event in the United States but finished 10th in Croatia. She withdrew from the 2010 U.S. Championships. Musademba received one senior

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assignment, the

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, placing 8th.

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Competitive highlights

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Musademba, Kristine American female single skaters 1992 births Living people People from Washington, D.C. American sportspeople of Filipino descent American people of Zimbabwean descent Columbia College (New York) alumni 21st-century American women