Natalie Buck

Natalie Buck

Personal information
Country represented	Australia
Born	5 July 1980 (1980-07-05) (age 31)
Height	163 cm
Former partner	Trent Nelson-Bond
Former coach	Natalia Dubova, Anne-Zoe Heiss, Semyon Belits-Geiman
Skating club	Sydney FSC
Retired	2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	121.78 2006 Four Continents
Comp. dance	23.85 2006 Four Continents
Original dance	37.58 2006 Four Continents
Free dance	60.35 2006 Four Continents

Natalie Buck (born 5 July 1980 in Sydney) is an Australian ice dancer. She competed with Trent Nelson-Bond. They are the 2002–06 Australian national champions. They have competed five times at the World Figure Skating Championships and six times at the Four Continents Championships. Their highest placement was 12th at the 2004 and 2006 Four Continents. They retired from competitive skating following the 2005–06 Olympic season.

She used a special physical and psychological training program that former Olympian swimmer Semyon Belits-Geiman had developed for figure skaters, to increase their coordination and flexibility.^[1][2]

Buck previously competed as a single skater at the national level.

Competitive highlights

(with Nelson-Bond)

Event	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
World Championships		28th	25th	26th	28th	28th
Four Continents Championships	14th	13th	WD	12th	14th	12th
Australian Championships	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
Golden Spin of Zagreb		15th		7th	7th
Karl Schäfer Memorial						15th
Nebelhorn Trophy			10th
Pavel Roman Memorial					5th

References

1. ^ Judy Wells (30 April 2000). "Famed skating coach takes to the ice with local talent". The Florida Times-Union. http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/043000/dss_2945594.html. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 
2. ^ "Australian Dancers Flourish Under Dubova". Golden Skate. 1 November 2003. http://www.goldenskate.com/2003/11/australian-dancers-flourish-under-dubova/. Retrieved 2 August 2011. 

External links

• Natalie Buck at the International Skating Union
• Ice Dance.com profile

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Name	Buck, Natalie
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Date of birth	1980-07-05
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