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Christine Zukowski
Christine Zukowski
	Zukowski at the 2005 Croatia Cup
Born	August 9, 1989 (age 34); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Discipline	Women's singles
Began skating	1994
Retired	April 2008
World Junior Championships

Christine Zukowski (born August 9, 1989, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2006 World Junior bronze medalist.

Zukowski started skating at age five.^[1] She changed coaches to Priscilla Hill before the 2007 U.S. Championships, where she placed 10th. After missing the 2007–08 season, she announced her retirement in April 2008 due to a chronic back injury.^[2]

Programs edit

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2007–08 ^[3]		Phantom of the Opera
2006–07 ^[3]^[4]	Le Vertigo, Rondeau, Moderent by Joseph-Nicholas-Pancrace Royer	Armen's Variation by Aram Khachaturian Lawrence of Arabia by Maurice Jarre Gypsy Dance (from Henry VII) by Camille Saint-Saëns
2005–06 ^[1]^[3]^[5]	The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky	Three Preludes by George Gershwin The Mission by Ennio Morricone Selections by Tim Janis	Our Lips Are Sealed by the Go-Go's
2004–05 ^[3]	Nyah (from Mission: Impossible II) by Hans Zimmer	Samson and Delilah

Competitive highlights edit

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International^[4]
Event	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07
Four Continents			10th
GP Bompard				7th
GP NHK Trophy				5th
International: Junior^[4]
Junior Worlds			3rd
JGP Final			6th
JGP Andorra			2nd
JGP China		5th
JGP Croatia			3rd
Gardena	1st J.
National^[3]
U.S. Champ.		2nd J.	6th	10th

References edit

^ ^a ^b Mittan, Barry (January 26, 2006). "Zukowski Fares Well in Juniors and Seniors". SkateToday.
^ "Christine Zukowski Announces Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. April 28, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Christine Zukowski". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2007.
^ "Christine ZUKOWSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006.