Clara Peters
Clara Peters | |
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Peters at the 2012 World Championships | |
Personal information | |
Country represented | Ireland |
Born |
Essen, Germany | 19 July 1991
Home town | Dublin, Ireland |
Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Coach | Karen Ludington, Jeff DiGregorio |
Former coach | Ron Ludington, Kerry Leitch |
Choreographer | Karen Ludington |
Skating club | Dundalk Ice Skating Club |
Training locations | Newark, Delaware |
Began skating | 1999 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total |
125.98 Ukrainian Open 2013 |
Short program |
39.51 Mentor Nestle Nesquik Torun Cup 2014 |
Free skate |
86.61 Ukrainian Open 2013 |
Clara Peters (born 19 July 1991) is an Irish figure skater. She is the first figure skater to represent Ireland in ISU competition.[1]
Personal life
Peters was born in Germany because her parents were working there at the time.[2] She moved to Ireland when she was 18 months old and was raised in Dublin.[2]
Career
Peters began skating in Dublin around the age of seven.[3] After her rink closed in 2000, she travelled two and a half hours to one in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[4][5] In January 2006, Peters moved to Florida to be coached by Kerry Leitch.[5] After Leitch retired in 2008, she moved to Delaware to train with Ronald Ludington and his wife Karen.[2][5] The Republic of Ireland has no permanent rink.[6]
Peters initially competed in domestic events in Great Britain, placing ninth at the 2007 British novice championships. She began competing internationally for Ireland beginning in the 2008–09 season, when Ireland became a provisional member of the International Skating Union.
Peters placed 38th at the 2009 European Championships. At the event, she became the first skater to represent Ireland at an ISU Championships.[4] Peters placed 52nd at the 2009 World Championships, and 47th at the 2010 World Championships. She improved to 27th at the 2011 Europeans, but did not advance beyond the preliminary round at the 2011 World Championships. In 2012, Peters finished 28th at her fourth Europeans and improved significantly upon her past results by coming in 29th at Worlds; Peters stated that qualifying for the short program was "a huge deal" and meant that all her hard work had paid off.[7][8]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2013–2014 [9] |
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2012–2013 | ||
2011–2012 [10] |
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2010–2011 [11] |
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2009–2010 [2] |
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2008–2009 [12] |
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Results
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[13] | ||||||
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Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
Worlds | 52nd | 47th | 21st (PR) | 29th | ||
Europeans | 38th | 36th | 27th | 28th | ||
Crystal Skate | 10th | |||||
Cup of Nice | 22nd | 22nd | 28th | |||
DS Cup | 8th | 10th | ||||
Challenge Cup | 20th | |||||
Istanbul Cup | 9th | |||||
Torun Cup | 7th | |||||
Merano Cup | 19th | 24th | ||||
Nebelhorn | 32nd | 19th | 33rd | |||
Skate Down Under | 3rd | |||||
Triglav Trophy | 9th | 12th | ||||
Ukrainian Open | 6th | |||||
US Classic | 14th | 12th | ||||
International: Junior[13] | ||||||
JGP Czech Rep. | 31st | |||||
JGP Spain | 33rd | |||||
National[13] | ||||||
Irish Champ. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
PR: Preliminary round |
References
- ↑ Bőd, Titanilla (2009). "A long week in Helsinki". Absolute Skating.
- 1 2 3 4 "Clara PETERS: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010.
- ↑ Russell, Chrissie (6 May 2010). "True Life: Meet Ireland's rising figure skating star". Independent.ie.
- 1 2 Mittan, Barry (9 March 2009). "Irish Lass Sur Le Glace". SkateToday. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 Gillis, Sean (11 July 2012). "Clara Peters: On the Edge of a Dream". IFS Magazine.
- ↑ McGill, Kelly (22 September 2014). "Clara Peters: Little Feet Making A Big Mark". Womens Sports Journal.
- ↑ "2012 Worlds: Ladies Short Program".
- ↑ O'Connor, Colm (29 March 2012). "Success costly for Irish ice queen Clara". Irish Examiner.
- ↑ "Clara PETERS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Clara PETERS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Clara PETERS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011.
- ↑ "Clara PETERS: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Clara PETERS". International Skating Union.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clara Peters. |
- Clara Peters at the International Skating Union
- Clara Peters at sport-folio.net
- Clara Peters at Tracings.net
- Documentary: At the top of my game