Katherine Hadford

Infobox Figure skater
title= Katherine Hadford


caption= Hadford with former coach Priscilla Hill
fullname= Katherine Hadford
altname=
country= HUN
formercountry= USA
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1989|7|24
birthplace= Vienna, Virginia, USA
hometown=
residence= Budapest, Hungary
height= convert|166|cm|ftin|abbr=on
coach= Jeranjak Ipakjan
formercoach= Zsofia Kulcsar,
Priscilla Hill
choreographer= Jeranjak Ipakjan
formerchoreographer= Anjelika Krylova
skating club= Jeghegy Budapest
retired=
combined total= 115.99
combined date= 2008 Europeans
SP score= 39.46
SP date= 2008 Europeans
FS score= 76.53
FS date= 2008 Europeans

Katherine "Kati" Hadford (born 24 July 1989 in Vienna, Virginia, USA) is a Hungarian-American figure skater who skates internationally for Hungary. She is the 2006 and 2007 Hungarian national bronze medalist and 2008 silver medalist.

Biography

Hadford was born and raised in the United States. Her mother is a Hungarian citizen and her grandparents fled Hungary in the 1950s to escape communism. [ [http://www.skatetoday.com/articles08/012208.htm Skate Today : Hungary's Hadford Heralds Her Heritage ] ] She now lives and trains in Hungary, where she is coached by Jerenjak Ipakjan. Hadford was previously coached by Priscilla Hill.

Hadford previously skated for the United States. After failing to qualify for the 2006 United States Figure Skating Championships, Hadford competed at the Hungarian Figure Skating Championships and placed 3rd. Hadford began representing Hungary internationally in the 2006/2007 season.

She is bilingual in Hungarian and English.

Competitive highlights

* N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

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External links

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* [http://www.absoluteskating.com/interviews/2005katihadford.html absoluteskating interview: Competing at the 2005/2006 Hungarian National Championships]