Clara Peters

Clara Peters

Peters at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships
Personal information
Full name	Clara Peters
Country represented	Ireland
Born	July 19, 1991 (1991-07-19) (age 20) Essen, Germany
Home town	Dublin, Ireland
Residence	Newark, Delaware
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Coach	B. R. Williams Ron Ludington Karen Ludington Jeff DiGregorio
Former coach	Kerry Leitch
Skating club	Dundalk Ice Skating Club
Began skating	1999
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	100.92 2011 Coupe Internationale de Nice
Short program	34.10 2011 Coupe Internationale de Nice
Free skate	66.82 2011 Coupe Internationale de Nice

Clara Peters (born July 19, 1991 in Essen, Germany) 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. She moved to Ireland when she was 18 months old and was raised in Dublin.

Career

Peters began skating in Dublin around the age of seven.^[2] When her rink closed, she drove two and a half hours to one in Belfast, Northern Ireland.^[3] In 2006, she moved to the United States for better training conditions and trains in Delaware with Ronald Ludington and his wife Karen.^[4][5]

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 2008-2009 season, when Ireland became a provisional member of the International Skating Union.

She placed 38th at the 2009 European Championships. At the event, she became the first skater to represent Ireland at an ISU Championships.^[3] Peters placed 52nd at the 2009 World Championships, and 47th at the 2010 World Championships. She did not advance beyond the preliminary round at the 2011 World Championships.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–2011	The Giving by Michael W. Smith	Rhapsody on Theme of Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninov
2009–2010
2008-2009	O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini performed by Joshua Bell	Fantasia 2000

Results

Event	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
World Championships	52nd	47th	21st (PR)
European Championships	38th	36th	27th
Nebelhorn Trophy		32nd		19th
Coupe Internationale de Nice			22nd	22nd
Merano Cup	19th		24th

PR: Preliminary round

References

1. ^ A long week in Helsinki
2. ^ True Life: Meet Ireland’s rising figure skating star
3. ^ ^{a b} Mittan, Barry (March 9, 2009). "Irish Lass Sur Le Glace". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/03/09/irish-lass-sur-le-glace/. Retrieved July 30, 2011. 
4. ^ Clara Peters at the International Skating Union
5. ^ Notebook: U.S. having historic struggles

External links

• Tracings.net profile

http://soundcloud.com/grainnewray/at-the-top-of-my-game

Persondata
Name	Peters, Clara
Alternative names
Short description	Irish figure skater
Date of birth	July 19, 1991
Place of birth	Essen, Germany
Date of death
Place of death