David Kranjec

David Kranjec
Personal information
Country represented Slovenia
Former country(ies) represented Australia
Born (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994
Celje, Slovenia
Home town Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Coach Irina Stavrovskaia
Valentin Kadzevitch
Former coach Boris Uspenski
Inna Uspenska
Choreographer Igor Tchiniaev
Former choreographer Irina Stavrovskaia
Skating club Boondall IFSC
Training locations Brisbane
Began skating 1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 164.99
2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Short program 59.51
2015 Golden Spin of Zagreb
Free skate 106.99
2016 Europeans

David Kranjec (born 17 August 1994) is a Slovenian competitive figure skater. He is the 2016 Slovenian national champion and qualified for the free skate at the 2016 European Championships.

He represented Australia until the end of the 2013–14 season, winning the 2013 national title and competing at three ISU Championships – once at the World Junior Championships and twice at the Four Continents Championships.

Personal life

David Kranjec was born on 17 August 1994 in Celje, Slovenia, and resides in Brisbane, Australia.[1]

Career

Kranec placed fourth at the 2007 Slovenian Championships.[2]

2009–10 to 2013–14

In the 2009–10 season, Kranjec won the junior bronze medal at the Australian Championships. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2011, placing 12th in Brisbane, Australia, and then 18th in Innsbruck, Austria.

In 2012–13, Kranjec won the Australian senior national title. He was sent to the 2013 Four Continents Championships in Osaka, Japan, where he finished last (23rd). At the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, Italy, he placed 20th of 37 skaters in the short program. He qualified for the free skate and finished 24th overall.

In the 2013–14 season, Kranjec competed at two JGP events, placing 11th in Gdańsk, Poland and 10th in Ostrava, Czech Republic. He finished second to Brendan Kerry at the Australian Championships. Making his final international appearance for Australia, he placed 21st at the 2014 Four Continents Championships.[2]

2015–16 season

In the 2015–16 season, Kranjec began competing internationally for Slovenia. After placing 8th at the Merano Cup, he won the bronze medal at the Golden Bear of Zagreb and took the Slovenian national title. He was assigned to the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia, where he qualified for the free skate.[3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[1]
2013–2014
[4]
  • Who Wants to Live Forever
    by Queen
    performed by David Garrett
2012–2013
[5]
2011–2012
[6]
  • Walk This Way
    by Aerosmith
  • Live and Let Die
    by Paul McCartney and Wings

Competitive highlights

CS: ISU Challenger Series; JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

For Slovenia

International[2]
Event 2006–07 2015–16
European Champ. 22nd
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 18th
Dragon Trophy 2nd
Golden Bear of Zagreb 3rd
Merano Cup 8th
National[2]
Slovenian Champ. 4th 1st
WD = Withdrew

For Australia

International[2]
Event 2009–10 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Four Continents Champ. 23rd 21st
Skate Down Under 2nd
International: Junior[2]
World Junior Champ. 24th
JGP Australia 12th
JGP Austria 18th
JGP Croatia 10th
JGP Czech Republic 10th
JGP Poland 11th
JGP Slovenia 12th
New Zealand WG 2nd J.
National[2]
Australian Champ. 3rd J. 2nd J. 1st 2nd
J. = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "David KRANJEC: 2015/2016". International Skating Union.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Competition Results: David KRANJEC". International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ "European Championships 2016". International Skating Union. 27 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "David KRANJEC: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "David KRANJEC: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "David KRANJEC: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011.
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