Katrina Hacker

Infobox Figure skater
title= Katrina Hacker


caption= Hacker in 2008.
country= USA
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1990|5|31
height= convert|159|cm|ftin|abbr=on
coach= Mark Mitchell, Peter Johansson
formercoach= Tracy Doyle-Lunde,
Teresa Aiello-Lash, Thomas Litz
choreographer= Mark Mitchell
formerchoreographer=
skating club= SC of Boston
retired=
combined total= 153.86
combined date= 2008 Four Continents
SP score= 49.86
SP date= 2008 Four Continents
FS score= 104.00
FS date= 2008 Four Continents

Katrina Hacker (born May 31, 1990 in New York, New York) is an American figure skater. She is the 2005 U.S. novice bronze medalist and 2008 Eastern Sectional champion.

Career

Hacker is the 2005 Triglav Trophy champion. She also placed 5th at the 2006-2007 Junior Grand Prix event in Romania her only Junior Grand Prix event.

Hacker trains at the Skating Club of Boston with coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson. After not qualifying for Nationals in 2007, Hacker moved to Boston in order to train with Mitchell and Johansson. [ [http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=39093 Talent and Togetherness Abound at 2007 Liberty Summer Competition] ] She subsequently won the 2008 New England Regional Championships and 2008 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships. [ [http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071117&content_id=37376&vkey=ice_news Hacker Reigns Supreme at Easterns] ] [ [http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071117&content_id=37262&vkey=ice_news Hacker heads stellar ladies' field] ]

At the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, she placed 6th, and was the third-highest-placing Worlds-age-eligible skater. Hacker was not selected for the World Championships in favor of former World Champion Kimmie Meissner, [ [http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080127&content_id=42967&vkey=ice_news Nagasu Hangs on For Ladies National Title] ] but was selected to compete and made her senior international debut at the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where she was the top finisher among the American ladies. [ [http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080216&content_id=44003&vkey=ice_news Mao Asada bests field for top spot] ]

Hacker was selected for the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Scholastics Honors Team [ [http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=40336 U.S. Figure Skating to Honor 10 Exceptional Scholar Athletes at 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships] ] and has deferred her admission into Princeton University to focus on her skating career. [ [http://goldenskate.com/articles/2007/062208.shtml Katrina Hacker Can Hack It] ]

Hacker has been assigned to compete at Cup of China and the NHK Trophy for the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Season. [PDFlink|1= [http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=957 2008-2009 Grand Prix: Ladies Entries] ]

Programs

* N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060221235745/http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=30120 USFSA bio at Archive.org]
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External links

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* [http://www.tracings.net/hack-katr.html Tracings.net profile]
* [http://www.usfigureskating.org/Magazine.asp?id=57&issue=41164 Kids' Questions]