Carolina Kostner

Carolina Kostner (born 8 February 1987 in Bolzano, South Tyrol) is an Italian figure skater who starts in a single run. It is the world champion of 2012 and the European Championships of 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013.

Private

Carolina Kostner comes from Ortisei (South Tyrol ) and is the niece of the former 2nd degree skier Isolde Kostner. Since 2008 Kostner is in a relationship with former South Tyrolean athletes Alex Schwaz. Her father Erwin is a former professional hockey player and current coach of the second division HC Val Gardena. Her younger brother Simon (* 1990) plays in the Finnish Hockey League at JYP Jyväskylä and in the Italian national ice hockey team.

Career

In 2003 she won with her first appearance at a European Championship with a strong free skating program in which she has presented two triple / triple combinations, the 4th Place. On March 19, 2005, she won the bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championship in Moscow. At the opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Carolina Kostner was the flag bearer for the host country Italy. Due to a fall in the short program, they only reached the 9th place at these games. On January 27, 2007, she was at the World Figure Skating Championships in Warsaw European champion. This title she successfully defended at the European Figure Skating Championship 2008 in Zagreb. At the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden Kostner led after the short program, but had to after their Kürleistung the Japanese Mao Asada defeated and won silver. She trained to March 2009 in Oberstdorf ( Germany ) Michael Huth and switched for the Olympic Season 2009/ 2010 in the USA to Frank Carroll and Christa Fassi. At the European Championships 2010 in Tallinn her again succeeded in winning the gold medal. However, for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver disappointed her by a Sturzkür with which they fell back by Rank 7 in the short program at the 16th place in the final standings. After the 2009/10 season, she returned to Oberstdorf to her long-time coach Michael Huth. With him, she came back on the winning track. With a victory at the NHK Trophy in Japan and a 3rd place at Skate America in Portland, she qualified despite knee problems for the Grand Prix Final in Beijing.

At the 2011 World Championships, which were moved due to a major earthquake in Japan Nagano to Moscow, they could be improved by its hitherto best Kürleistung from sixth to the bronze medal.

2011/12

The 2011/12 season was Kostner's most successful. You could first win the ISU Grand Prix Final after two third places and one second place. With a win at the Cup of China and a second place finish at the Trophée Eric Bompard they had qualified third fastest runner. Kostner took the second time since 2003 not to the Italian championships, but could be European Champion for the fourth time. At the World Championships in 2012 Kostner won in its tenth participation for the first time. Kostner was third after the short program, but was able to win with a flawless freestyle. This could Kostner their personal best in the free skate and overall improve.

2014

At the European Championships in Budapest, she could not defend her title last year and was behind the two young Russian girls third parties. At the Olympic Games 2014 Kostner launched in both the single ladies, as well as with the team. In individual they won for the first time the hoped- precious metal in their third Olympic participation. It was good third party and was beaten the Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikowa and the runner-up Kim Yuna. You could even put up with their performance, a new personal best. In team competition managed a 4th place behind Russia, Canada and the United States. At the World Championships she reached the third place again. It was their sixth medal at the World Championships, the fourth in a row. Result, it obtained in the same year at the European Championships, Olympic Games and World Championships each third place. Presumably this is their last season.

Results

  • J = Junior
Winter Olympic Games 2005 World Figure Skating Championships 2008 World Figure Skating Championships 2011 World Figure Skating Championships 2012 World Figure Skating Championships 2013 World Figure Skating Championships 2006 European Figure Skating Championships 2007 European Figure Skating Championships 2008 European Figure Skating Championships 2010 European Figure Skating Championships 2011 European Figure Skating Championships 2012 European Figure Skating Championships 2013 European Figure Skating Championships 2014 European Figure Skating Championships Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Single skating Frank Carroll (figure skater) Nagano, Nagano Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics Adelina Sotnikova List of Olympic medalists in figure skating 2003 World Figure Skating Championships 2004 World Figure Skating Championships 2006 World Figure Skating Championships 2007 World Figure Skating Championships 2009 World Figure Skating Championships 2010 World Figure Skating Championships 2014 World Figure Skating Championships 2003 European Figure Skating Championships 2004 European Figure Skating Championships 2005 European Figure Skating Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships Skate Canada International Cup of Russia International Skating Union Lily Kronberger Sonja Henie Cecilia Colledge Megan Taylor Barbara Ann Scott Jeannette Altwegg Jacqueline du Bief Tenley Albright Gundi Busch Carol Heiss Petra Burka Peggy Fleming Gabriele Seyfert Trixi Schuba Karen Magnussen Christine Errath Dianne de Leeuw Dorothy Hamill Elaine Zayak Rosalynn Sumners Debi Thomas Jill Trenary Kristi Yamaguchi Chen Lu Michelle Kwan Kimmie Meissner Eva Pawlik Valda Osborn Hanna Walter Regine Heitzer Claudia Kristofics-Binder Claudia Leistner Sarah Meier (figure skater)
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