- Beata Handra
Infobox Figure skater
title= Beata Handra
caption=
country= USA
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1977|1|3
residence=
height= 160 cm
partner=Charles Sinek
formercoach=Inese Bucevica
skating club= Santa Rosa FSC
retired=Beata Handra (born January 03, 1977 in
San Francisco ,California ,USA ) is an Americanice dancer . With partner and husbandCharles Sinek , she is the 1999-2002 U.S. national pewter medalist.Biography
Handra's father was a refugee from the Hungarian revolution in 1956 and her mother was a concert pianist from Japan. [ [http://www.deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,70000762,00.html Dancers' path to S.L. winding, icy - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage ] ]
Handra teamed up with Sinek in 1995 when she was 18 years old. She came to the 1995 National Championships looking for a dance partner. She had not completed her senior test at the time. [ [http://www.boston.com/sports/packages/usfigureskating/stories/011601_dancers_have_taken_the_plunge.htm Boston.com / Sports / US Figure Skating Championships ] ] She has been skating as a solo dancer before teaming up with Sinek. They teamed up in 1995 and were married the next summer in 1996.
Despite their fourth place finish at the 2002 Nationals, Handra & Sinek earned the United States' second spot to the
2002 Winter Olympics because the two teams who placed above them (Tanith Belbin &Benjamin Agosto andMelissa Gregory &Denis Petukhov ) were not eligible to compete at the Olympics due to citizenship problems.Competitive highlights
(with Sinek)
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