Christine Haigler
Christine "Christy" Haigler (married name: Krall, born January 5, 1948) is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 1963 and 1965 U.S. silver medalist and 1964 bronze medalist. She represented the United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th.[1]
| Christine Haigler | |
|---|---|
Krall in 2010 | |
| Full name | Christine Haigler |
| Other names | Christy Krall |
| Born | January 5, 1948 Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | Broadmoor Skating Club |
Krall graduated from Cheyenne Mountain High School and Colorado College and trained at the Broadmoor Skating Club.[2] She began coaching part-time at age 18 as an assistant to Carlo Fassi.[3] From 1996 to 2002, Krall served as the senior director of athlete programs for U.S. Figure Skating[3] and was a member of the delegation at the 2002 Winter Olympics in that capacity.[4] She was one of the developers of the USFSA's moves in the field test structure.[5]
Krall coaches in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her current and former students include Patrick Chan (from mid-December 2009 to April 2012),[6][7] Agnes Zawadzki (from June 2011[8] to October 2013),[9] Armin Mahbanoozadeh (from December 2011),[10] Angela Wang,[11] and Joshua Farris.[12][13]
She began coaching two-time US National Champion Alysa Liu in November 2021.[14]
Competitive highlights edit
| Event | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympics | 7th | ||||
| World Championships | 19th | 5th | 4th | ||
| U.S. Championships | 4th N. | 1st J. | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd |
References edit
- ^ . Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ Fitzgerald, Doug (October 30, 2012). . The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Elfman, Lois (November 15, 2012). . IceNetwork. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- ^ . U.S. Figure Skating. February 2002. Archived from the original on February 12, 2002.
- ^ Benjamin T. Wright, Skating in America, published by the USFSA
- ^ . The Canadian Press. Sportsnet. April 16, 2012. Archived from the original on April 17, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ . International Figure Skating Magazine. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ . U.S. Figure Skating. June 3, 2011. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ . U.S. Figure Skating. October 9, 2013. Archived from the original on January 13, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn (December 28, 2011). . IceNetwork. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
- ^ "Angela WANG". International Skating Union.
- ^ Walker, Elvin (January 9, 2011). "Farris to debut as senior at U.S. Nationals". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ . International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11.
- ^ Hersh, Phillip (November 22, 2021). "Alysa Liu changes coaches, location a month and a half before Olympic figure skating team selected". NBCSports.
External links edit
- Christy Krall a World-Class Act at Ice Skating International